Is Abomasnow Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Snover evolves at level 40 or catch wild in Mt. Coronet. AbilitySnow Warning hail damages everything that isn't Ice. Grass/Ice handles Bertha, Wake, and Garchomp. Candice uses one. Slow, but the hail support and Ice coverage make Abomasnow valuable at the E4.
Abomasnow resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Abomasnow resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Abomasnow resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Flint's team hits Abomasnow's weaknesses hard.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Abomasnow resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Abomasnow in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 38, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 38)
- LV 38GrassWood HammerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 47IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Catch Snover
Catch Snover in Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 36, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 36)
- LV 36GrassWood HammerPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- LV 41IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Abomasnow in Platinum
Abomasnow walks the deep interior of Mt Coronet, common in the high thirties. That mountain heart is its only wild spot, though leveling a northern Snover to 40 reaches the ice monster just as well.
Wild Abomasnow may be holding when caught:
Never Melt Ice (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a piece of ice that repels heat and boosts Ice-type moves.1 location to catch Abomasnow5 locations to catch Snover
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Catch Snover at any of the 5 locations below, then level it up to 40 — it evolves into Abomasnow.
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Badge 7Where To Catch Abomasnow in Pt
The path to Abomasnow starts with Snover at Lv. 32-41 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Abomasnow ✓or evolve from Snover (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Abomasnow catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Abomasnow in Platinum
Abomasnow towers up from Snover, so chain a Snover on Route 217 to 40 for a shiny and raise it up. Compare Shiny Abomasnow odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Abomasnow Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 4x191-226%KO Focus Punch 2x130-154%KO U-turn 2x42-50% Rock Slide 2x45-53% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 4x183-216%KO Aerial Ace 2x38-45% Rock Smash 2x26-30% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x157-185%KO Rock Slide 2x53-62% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x153-180%KO Rock Slide 2x51-61% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x153-180%KO Rock Slide 2x51-61% Aerial Ace 2x42-50% Fury Cutter 2x8-10% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 4x199-235%KO Rock Smash 2x22-26% Smog 2x12-14% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x132-156%KO Rock Slide 2x45-53% Poison Sting 2x16-19% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 4x175-206%KO Rock Smash 2x30-35% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Rampardos builds →Focus Punch 2x129-152%KO Rock Slide 2x98-115%KO Fire Blast 4x90-106%KO | ||
 Forretress BugSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Forretress builds →Bug Bite 2x49-58% Rock Slide 2x41-48% Mirror Shot 2x34-41% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x126-149%KO Fire Blast 4x73-86% Rock Slide 2x43-51% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Abomasnow View Seviper builds →Flamethrower 4x98-115%KO Poison Tail 2x45-53% Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
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 4 more.
Pt Abomasnow Best Moveset
Multiple type weaknesses including 4x Fire and 60 Speed are the costs of permanent hail through AbilitySnow Warning. The moveset uses 92 in both offenses for mixed Grass/Ice attacks and guaranteed MoveBlizzard accuracy. Non-Ice opponents take hail chip every turn.
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 9 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
43 of 45 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They appear when the snow flowers bloom. When the petals fall, they retreat to places unknown again.
Abomasnow Platinum Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Abomasnow does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Abomasnow hits 594 BST.
Yes. Wild Abomasnow in Platinum can hold Never Melt Ice (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Never Melt Ice.
In Platinum, Abomasnow plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Blizzard is the primary attack.
In Platinum, 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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