Special
Wallbreaker
BTier
65Speed · Below Avg

Frosmoth's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Defense trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP70
C
Attack65
C
Defense60
C
Sp. Atk125
A
Sp. Def90
B
Speed65
C
Total475
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging75 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.3 m
4'03"Average
Weight42.0 kg
92.6 lbsLight
Base XP166
Average
Abilities
Shield DustRare
Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
Ice ScalesHATop Pick
Halves damage from Special moves.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe
Special Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

Frosmoth senses air currents with its antennae. It sends its scales drifting on frigid air, making them fall like snow.

Fire, Rock, Flying, and Steel moves hit Frosmoth for super-effective damage. Fire and Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. Frosmoth's special bulk (base 90 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Frosmoth Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Fire, Rock
2x (Weak)Flying, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Ice, Ground
Type ChartFragile
4Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-9
4xCritical
FireRock
2xWeak
FlyingSteel
½xResist
GrassIceGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (6)
GrassGroundFlyingDragonPsychicDark
How to Beat Frosmoth (Best Counters)

Vikavolt deals 34-40% with Volt Switch.

Hydrapple
HydrappleRecovers HP on switch via Regenerator, walls physical sets
GrassDragon
A
Recommended Build
AbilityRegenerator
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots
NatureModest
Moves
  • Earth Power
  • Giga Drain
  • Fickle Beam
  • Nasty Plot
Damage vs Frosmoth
Giga Drain
16-19%
View Hydrapple builds →

Frosmoth is the evolved form of Snom. Breeding produces Snom eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Snom gave Frosmoth the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+80), bringing the total to 475 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Snom
#872Snom
High Friendship (Night)
Frosmoth
#873Frosmoth
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Snom
IceBug
Frosmoth
IceBug
HP
30
70+40
ATK
25
65+40
DEF
35
60+25
SP.ATK
45
125+80
SP.DEF
30
90+60
SPE
20
65+45
BST
185D-Tier
475B-Tier+290
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Special
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Frosmoth to get Snom eggs easily using 91 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
flygondrapionmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaskorupiparastrapinchsurskitshuckle
12 of 91·

the remaining moves is what separates a good sweep from a wasted boost. After Quiver Dance, Frosmoth threatens a wide range with max HP and Sp. Def EVs and Heavy-Duty Boots backing every hit.

Best Build

Solid pick
Ability
Ice Scales
Item
Heavy Duty Boots
Best Nature for Frosmoth
Modest+SPA

Frosmoth best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Ice BeamSTAB
  • Quiver DanceSTAB
  • Tera Blast
  • Giga Drain

Recommended Teammates

Espeon
EspeonDecent

Moves

Without TMs, Frosmoth's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Flying and Fairy coverage and more on top of Blizzard and Bug Buzz for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Attract
C—10015Normal
Lv 1
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
Lv 1
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 1
Struggle Bug
C5010020Bug
Lv 4
Stun Spore
B—7530Grass
Lv 8
Infestation
D2010020Bug
Lv 12
Mist
D——30Ice
Lv 16
Defog
A——15Flying
Lv 21
Feather Dance
C—10015Flying
Lv 24
Aurora Beam
—6510020Ice
Lv 28
Snowscape
C——10Ice
Lv 32
Bug Buzz
S9010010Bug
Lv 36
Aurora Veil
B——20Ice
Lv 40
Blizzard
S110705Ice
Lv 44
Tailwind
B——15Flying
Lv 48
Wide Guard+3
S——10Rock
Lv 52
Quiver Dance
S——20Bug

TM Moves

TM
TM14
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM65
Air Slash
B759515Flying
TM46
Avalanche-4
D6010010Ice
TM143
Blizzard
S110705Ice
TM182
Bug Bite
D6010020Bug
TM162
Bug Buzz
S9010010Bug
TM129
Calm Mind
C——20Psychic
TM79
Dazzling Gleam
B8010010Fairy
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM216
Feather Dance
C—10015Flying
TM111
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
TM152
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM130
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM160
Hurricane
C1107010Flying
TM163
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM135
Ice Beam
S9010010Ice
TM124
Ice Spinner
C8010015Ice
TM187
Icicle Spear
D2510030Ice
TM34
Icy Wind
C559515Ice
TM92
Imprison
C——10Psychic
TM95
Leech Life
C8010010Bug
TM75
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM185
Lunge
C8010015Bug
TM127
Play Rough
D909010Fairy
TM21
Pounce
D5010020Bug
TM07
Protect+4
A——10Normal
TM74
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM219
Skitter Smack
C709010Bug
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM52
Snowscape
C——10Ice
TM15
Struggle Bug
C5010020Bug
TM103
Substitute
A——10Normal
TM32
Swift
C60—20Normal
TM113
Tailwind
B——15Flying
TM01
Take Down
D908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
S8010010Normal
TM212
Triple Axel
D209010Ice
TM60
U-turn
A7010020Bug
TM193
Weather Ball
C5010010Normal

Egg Moves

Frosmoth doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Frosmoth can't learn any Tutor moves

Finding Frosmoth at low spawn rates takes patience. 12 spots are available in late-game routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.

Where To Catch Frosmoth in Scarlet & Violet

Snom is your first catch on the way to Frosmoth. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 42-60 across 12 total spots in the chain.

  1. Snom
    Step 1Obtain Snom
  2. Frosmoth
    Step 2Frosmoth ✓
    Casseroya Lake - Snow
    ScarletOverworld Lv.42-60 Water
    1%Late
    Casseroya Lake - Snow
    VioletOverworld Lv.42-60 Water
    1%Late
    Glaseado Mountain
    ScarletOverworld Lv.42-60 Cave
    1%Late
    Glaseado Mountain
    VioletOverworld Lv.42-60 Cave
    1%Late
    Glaseado Mountain
    VioletOverworld Lv.42-60 Cave
    1%Late
    Glaseado Mountain
    ScarletOverworld Lv.42-60 Cave
    1%Late
    North Province (Area One) - Snow
    VioletOverworld Lv.42-60 Route
    1%Late
    North Province (Area One) - Snow
    ScarletOverworld Lv.42-60 Route
    1%Late
    North Province (Area Three) - Snow
    VioletOverworld Lv.42-60 Route
    1%Late
    North Province (Area Three) - Snow
    ScarletOverworld Lv.42-60 Route
    1%Late
    The Great Crater of Paldea
    VioletOverworld Lv.42-60
    1%Late
    The Great Crater of Paldea
    ScarletOverworld Lv.42-60
    1%Late
    or evolve from Snom (Step 1)

  • Don't let Frosmoth's 475 base stat total fool you. Ice Scales is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a wallbreaker.

  • Watch for Infernape (Fire), Rhyperior (Rock), and Staraptor (Flying) when using Frosmoth. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Infernape is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.

  • Run Ice Scales on Frosmoth. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Frosmoth also gets Shield Dust, but they don't compare.

  • Frosmoth fills the wallbreaker role. It's a special attacker with base 125 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • Frosmoth's hidden ability is Ice Scales. Halves damage from Special moves. Better than the standard options for competitive play.

Introduced in Sword & Shield, Frosmoth has appeared in 2 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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