Is Froslass Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Dawn Stone on female Snorunt. Ice/Ghost with 110 Speed. Handles Cynthia's Garchomp with Ice moves and bypasses Normal immunity with Ghost typing. Fragile but fast. A specialized Cynthia counter that contributes against Lucian too.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Snorunt resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Candice:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Froslass trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Volkner:
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Aaron:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bertha:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Froslass trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Flint:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lucian:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catch Snorunt on Route 216 (Poké Radar, Lv 33-34, common).
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Candice.
Your Snorunt should hit Level 42 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Froslass in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Froslass. The 2-stage line runs through Snorunt, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve through a special method once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Froslass in BDSP
Snorunt is your first catch on the way to Froslass. You'll find special and walking encounters from Lv. 33-63 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch SnoruntRoute 216Lv.33-34Using PokeRadarRate 22%Acuity LakefrontLv.35-36Using PokeRadarRate 22%Route 217Lv.35-36Using PokeRadarRate 22%Glacial CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameIcy CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameWhiteout CaveLv.58-63CavePost-game
Step 2Froslass ✓
Froslass Weakness
Type-wise, Froslass takes extra damage from Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, and Steel. Normal and Fighting moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
What is Froslass Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Froslass
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Geodude builds →Stone Edge 2x91-109%KO Fire Blast 2x38-47% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x64-77% Iron Tail 2x43-51% Payback 2x23-30% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Geodude builds →Stone Edge 2x96-114%KO Fire Blast 2x40-48% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x70-84% Iron Tail 2x46-56% Payback 2x26-32% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x69-82% Flash Cannon 2x69-82% | ||
 Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x98-115%KO Dark Pulse 2x65-77% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Ponyta builds →Overheat 2x100-119%KO Iron Tail 2x63-75% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Graveler builds →Stone Edge 2x103-122%KO Fire Blast 2x44-53% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x62-73% Iron Tail 2x41-48% Payback 2x22-26% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x109-129%KO Sucker Punch 2x49-59% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x95-112%KO Stone Edge 2x89-105%KO Iron Tail 2x89-105%KO Shadow Claw 2x63-75% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x69-82% Flash Cannon 2x69-82% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x98-115%KO Dark Pulse 2x65-77% | ||
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Ponyta builds →Overheat 2x100-119%KO Iron Tail 2x63-75% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x105-123%KO Sucker Punch 2x49-58% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x90-107%KO Stone Edge 2x85-101%KO Iron Tail 2x85-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x60-71% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x68-81% Flash Cannon 2x68-81% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x71-84% Shadow Ball 2x48-56% Rock Slide 2x49-58% Payback 2x33-39% | ||
Haunter GhostPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Haunter builds →Shadow Ball 2x95-112%KO Dark Pulse 2x64-75% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x103-123%KO Sucker Punch 2x49-57% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x90-107%KO Stone Edge 2x85-101%KO Iron Tail 2x85-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x60-71% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch 2x69-81% Iron Tail 2x64-77% Fire Blast 2x57-68% Shadow Claw 2x45-54% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x66-78% Flash Cannon 2x66-78% | ||
 Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Rapidash builds →Overheat 2x111-132%KO Iron Tail 2x69-81% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x91-107%KO Stone Edge 2x85-101%KO Iron Tail 2x85-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x60-72% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x103-122%KO Sucker Punch 2x48-57% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x72-85% Iron Tail 2x78-93% Shadow Claw 2x56-67% | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Rapidash builds →Overheat 2x111-132%KO Iron Tail 2x69-81% | ||
Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Absol builds →Night Slash 2x91-107%KO Stone Edge 2x85-101%KO Iron Tail 2x85-101%KO Shadow Claw 2x60-72% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x103-122%KO Sucker Punch 2x48-57% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Weavile builds →Assurance 2x72-85% Iron Tail 2x78-93% Shadow Claw 2x56-67% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x154-182%KO Sucker Punch 2x48-57% | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 2x124-147%KO Iron Tail 2x69-82% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x123-145%KO Ancient Power 2x58-69% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x161-190%KO Flash Cannon 2x57-68% Stone Edge 2x69-82% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x85-101%KO Iron Tail 2x80-95% Shadow Claw 2x57-67% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile can KO Froslass with Knock Off (97-114%). Rhyperior's Earthquake hits Froslass for 69-81%. Metagross deals 59-69% with Earthquake.
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Weavile builds →Knock Off 2x97-114%KO Ice Shard15-17% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake69-81% Avalanche14-16% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Metagross builds →Earthquake59-69% | ||
Froslass Evolutions
Froslass is one of 2 ways Snorunt's chain can end. This one takes the item path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Snorunt to get eggs. Froslass and Glalie share the same 480 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Froslass to get Snorunt eggs using 35 partners from the Fairy and Mineral egg groups. Notable egg moves include Block, Disable, Fake Tears and 6 more.
BDSP Froslass Best Moveset
110 Speed with Ice/Ghost TermStab and hidden AbilityCursed Body disabling moves on contact. 80/80 mixed offenses give the moveset fast special or physical output. Crashed from A-tier as 70/70/70 bulk at those offensive numbers fell behind. E-tier because the Speed is real but the power and survival don't match.
Best Build
Froslass best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Stallbreaker Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Spikes
- Shadow Ball
- Taunt
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Block and Disable give Froslass options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Blizzard and Ice Beam. The egg moves push it further.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It freezes foes with an icy breath that is nearly −60 degrees Fahrenheit. What seems to be its body is actually hollow.
Froslass Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, we rate Froslass C-Tier: a niche pick in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's meta. At 480 BST, it fits the hazard setter role. Ice Beam with Focus Sash is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Froslass's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Rhyperior (Rock), and Gengar (Ghost), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dark and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Froslass's base 110 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Snow Cloak is the go-to ability for Froslass. It increases evasion to 1.25× during hail. Its hidden ability Cursed Body can work in specific setups.
Base 110 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Froslass is a special attacker with base 80 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a hazard setter.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Ice Beam, Spikes, Shadow Ball, and Taunt. Ice Beam leads at 0% usage. This set covers the hazard setter role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Froslass appears in 14 titles across 7 generations since Diamond & Pearl. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
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 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves