Is Abomasnow Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Snover evolves at level 40. Grass/Ice with AbilitySnow Warning setting hail on entry. Handles Clair and Lance through Ice. The 7 type weaknesses limit what Abomasnow can switch into, though. Breed-only chain.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Abomasnow resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Abomasnow resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Abomasnow resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Abomasnow resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Trade
Abomasnow cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 40.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5IceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 36GrassWood HammerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 47IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
How to Get Abomasnow in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Evolving Snover at level 40 gives you Abomasnow in Heart Gold and Soul Silver; the Grass and Ice giant comes only from that final stage of the Snover line.
How to Obtain Abomasnow in HGSS
- Step 1Obtain SnoverCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 217, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom PlatinumAvailableCatch in Platinum via Walking · Lake Acuity, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 17. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Giant's Seat · Snowstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Abomasnow ✓
How to Get Shiny Abomasnow in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Abomasnow evolves from Snover, so breed that base form Masuda-style and raise it once the shiny shows. Compare Shiny Abomasnow odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Abomasnow Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Abomasnow preloaded.
Abomasnow Weakness
Abomasnow is weak to Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, and Steel. Watch out for Fire attacks, those deal 4x damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Abomasnow Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Abomasnow
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Entei builds →Overheat 4x202-238%KO Stone Edge 2x65-77% Iron Tail 2x65-77% Rock Smash 2x27-32% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 4x242-285%KO Focus Punch 2x152-178%KO Brave Bird 2x81-95% Stone Edge 2x67-79% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 4x238-280%KO Brave Bird 2x130-153%KO Steel Wing 2x51-60% Ancient Power 2x34-41% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Houndoom builds →Overheat 4x238-280%KO Sludge Bomb 2x52-61% Iron Tail 2x53-63% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 4x254-299%KO Focus Punch 2x75-88% Rock Slide 2x38-45% Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Charizard builds →Overheat 4x236-278%KO Focus Punch 2x75-88% Air Slash 2x64-75% Iron Tail 2x50-59% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Ninetales builds →Overheat 4x186-219%KO Iron Tail 2x46-55% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Arcanine builds →Overheat 4x220-259%KO Iron Tail 2x63-74% Aerial Ace 2x38-45% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Silver Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Moltres builds →Overheat 4x265-312%KO Air Slash 2x72-85% Ancient Power 2x38-45% U-turn 2x41-48% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 4x207-243%KO Fly 2x111-131%KO Focus Blast 2x89-105%KO Stone Edge 2x82-97% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Torkoal builds →Overheat 4x193-227%KO Sludge Bomb 2x42-49% Stone Edge 2x51-60% Iron Tail 2x51-60% | ||
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 4x209-246%KO Megahorn 2x70-82% Poison Jab 2x46-55% Iron Tail 2x58-69% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Camerupt builds →Eruption 4x244-288%KO Flash Cannon 2x44-52% Stone Edge 2x58-69% Rock Smash 2x24-28% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Magmar builds →Overheat 4x220-259%KO Focus Punch 2x83-98% Iron Tail 2x55-65% Smog 2x11-13% | ||
Abomasnow Evolutions
Evolved from Snover. Abomasnow is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+30 over Snover), and Abomasnow peaks at 494 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Abomasnow to get Snover eggs easily using 45 partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Double-Edge, Growth, Leech Seed and 5 more.
HGSS Abomasnow Best Moveset
Permanent hail from AbilitySnow Warning guarantees MoveBlizzard hits and chips non-Ice opponents every turn. 92 in both offenses fire mixed Grass and Ice attacks. Multiple type weaknesses including 4x Fire and 60 Speed are the costs.
Best Build
Abomasnow best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Ice Shard
- Wood Hammer
- Leech Seed
- Blizzard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Abomasnow gets Double-Edge and Growth exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Wood Hammer and Solar Beam.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It lives a quiet life on mountains that are perpetually covered in snow. It hides itself by whipping up blizzards.
Abomasnow HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Abomasnow does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Abomasnow hits 594 BST.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Abomasnow plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Blizzard is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Adamant is the go-to nature for Abomasnow. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Abomasnow has appeared in 14 titles over 6 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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