Is Froslass Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Dawn Stone on female Snorunt. Ice/Ghost with AbilitySnow Cloak boosting evasion in hail. The new Gen 4 alternative to Glalie. Froslass is faster with a better typing. If accessed, handles Bertha and Cynthia's Garchomp. Transfer-only since Snorunt isn't native.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
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Glalie trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
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Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
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Glalie 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.
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Glalie trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
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Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
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Glalie resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Jupiter:
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Saturn:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catch Snorunt
Catch Snorunt on Route 216 (Poké Radar, Lv 33-34, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33IceIce FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 33IceIcy WindPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 33DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Candice
- LV 46IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Snorunt to Froslass
Snorunt evolves into Froslass with a Dawn Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Candice.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 51IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Snorunt to Glalie
Snorunt evolves into Glalie at Level 42. Your Snorunt should hit Level 42 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 42)
- LV 42IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42IceIce FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Candice
- LV 51IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Froslass in Diamond & Pearl
Froslass has no wild encounter in Diamond or Pearl. Use a Dawn Stone on a female Snorunt, the snow spirit being the female-only branch of the line opposite Glalie.
Wild Froslass may be holding when caught:
Babiri Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Steel-type attack to halve the damage.Catch Snorunt at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Froslass.
- 1Catch Snorunt
- 2Evolve FroslassUse Dawn Stone ♀
Badge 6How to Obtain Froslass in DP
To get Froslass, start by catching Snorunt through special encounters at Lv. 33-36. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Froslass ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Snorunt egg.
How to Get Shiny Froslass in Diamond & Pearl
Froslass needs a Dawn Stone on a female Snorunt, so chain a shiny Snorunt at the Acuity Lakefront and evolve it that way. Compare Shiny Froslass odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Froslass 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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Froslass in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Froslass Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Froslass
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x182-214%KO Flash Cannon 2x105-124%KO Dark Pulse 2x70-82% Ancient Power 2x53-62% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x151-178%KO Stone Edge 2x72-85% Iron Tail 2x72-85% Shadow Claw 2x51-60% | ||
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodTurnback Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Giratina builds →Shadow Force 2x125-148%KO Stone Edge 2x70-82% Dark Pulse 2x56-66% Iron Tail 2x70-82% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Empoleon builds →Flash Cannon 2x92-109%KO Shadow Claw 2x43-51% Rock Slide 2x47-55% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x162-191%KO Flash Cannon 2x58-68% Stone Edge 2x70-82% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x105-124%KO Stone Edge 2x87-103%KO Iron Tail 2x87-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x61-72% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x123-145%KO Dark Pulse 2x48-56% Iron Tail 2x56-66% | ||
 Armaldo RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Anorith (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Armaldo builds →Stone Edge 2x127-149%KO Iron Tail 2x84-99% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x131-154%KO Iron Tail 2x87-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x61-72% Payback 2x44-52% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Weavile builds →Night Slash 2x85-101%KO Iron Tail 2x81-95% Shadow Claw 2x57-67% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x146-172%KO Iron Tail 2x76-89% Bite 2x46-54% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Kabutops builds →Stone Edge 2x118-139%KO Thief 2x32-38% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Froslass View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x122-143%KO Rock Slide 2x68-80% Shadow Ball 2x54-63% Pursuit 2x37-43% | ||
Froslass Evolutions
Froslass is one of 2 ways Snorunt's chain can end. This one takes the Dawn Stone 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 Bide, Block, Disable and 2 more.
DP Froslass Best Moveset
110 Speed with Ice/Ghost typing makes Froslass the fastest MoveSpikes setter available. The moveset leads with Spikes and MoveTaunt to prevent opposing hazard removal, then fires off special Ice attacks. AbilitySnow Cloak raises evasion in hail. Fragile at 70 across most defensive stats.
Best Build
Froslass best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Attacker Moveset
- Spikes
- Shadow Ball
- Icy Wind
- Destiny Bond
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Bide and Block 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
39 of 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees F. What seems to be its body is actually hollow.
Froslass Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Froslass plays as a hazard setter. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
In Diamond & Pearl, Froslass pairs best with Dialga, Giratina Origin, and Lucario. Dialga has Good synergy and covers what Froslass can't handle on its own.
In Diamond & Pearl, Timid is the go-to nature for Froslass. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the hazard setter role.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Froslass appears in 14 titles across 6 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 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
Winds & Waves
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