On paper, Frosmoth looks underwhelming. In practice, Ice Scales halves all special damage — and that's the whole story. Ice/Bug typing means watch the Fire and Rock matchup though — quadruple damage means one hit can end it. Watch the Fire and Rock matchup though — quadruple damage means one hit can end it.
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.
Icy scales fall from its wings like snow as it flies over fields and mountains. The temperature of its wings is less than −290 degrees Fahrenheit.
It shows no mercy to any who desecrate fields and mountains. It will fly around on its icy wings, causing a blizzard to chase offenders away.
Frosmoth Weakness
FragileFire, Rock, Flying, and Steel-type 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 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.
How to Evolve
Breed with Frosmoth to get Snom eggs easily using 47 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Bug Bite, Fairy Wind, Mirror Coat.
Modest nature gives Frosmoth the special lean it needs to trade hits effectively. Assault Vest adds a special bulk boost with no status moves allowed, max HP and Sp. Atk EVs split the difference, and the remaining moves punishes anything trying to wall it.
Best Build
Best Frosmoth Moveset
- Bug Buzz
- Blizzard
- Air Slash
- Dazzling Gleam
Recommended Teammates
Don't skip the egg moves. Frosmoth picks up Bug Bite and Fairy Wind only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Blizzard and Bug Buzz while Flying and Fairy coverage and more adds range.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Frosmoth appears at high spawn rates across 18 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Frosmoth in Sword & Shield
Snom is your first catch on the way to Frosmoth. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 38-65 across 88 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch SnomEFFORTLESSRoute 8 - on Steamdrift WayShieldGrassLv.38-4140%LateRouteAll WeatherEFFORTLESSRoute 8 - on Steamdrift WaySwordGrassLv.38-4140%LateRouteAll WeatherEFFORTLESSRoute 8 - on Steamdrift WayShieldOverworldLv.39-4340%LateRouteAll WeatherEFFORTLESSRoute 8 - on Steamdrift WaySwordOverworldLv.39-4340%LateRouteAll WeatherMODERATERoute 10 - Near StationSwordGrassLv.43-4610%LateRouteAll WeatherMODERATERoute 10ShieldGrassLv.44-4610%LateRouteAll WeatherMODERATERoute 10SwordGrassLv.44-4610%LateRouteAll WeatherMODERATERoute 10 - Near StationShieldGrassLv.44-4910%LateRouteAll WeatherEFFORTLESSLake of OutrageShieldGrassLv.50-5240%PostWaterSnowingEFFORTLESSLake of OutrageSwordGrassLv.50-5240%PostWaterSnowingEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6535%PostIceHeavy FogEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6535%PostIceHeavy FogEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6535%PostIceOvercastEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6535%PostIceOvercastEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6535%PostIceNormal WeatherEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6535%PostIceNormal WeatherEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6534%PostIceHeavy FogEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6534%PostIceHeavy FogEFFORTLESSSlippery SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6530%PostSnowingEFFORTLESSSlippery SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6530%PostSnowingEFFORTLESSSlippery SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6530%PostSnowstormEFFORTLESSSlippery SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6530%PostSnowstormEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6530%PostIceIntense SunEFFORTLESSSnowslide SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6530%PostIceIntense SunEASYSlippery SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6525%PostSnowstormEASYSlippery SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6525%PostSnowingEASYSlippery SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6525%PostSnowingEASYSlippery SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6525%PostNormal WeatherEASYSlippery SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6525%PostNormal WeatherEASYSlippery SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6525%PostIntense SunEASYSlippery SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6525%PostSnowstormEASYSlippery SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6525%PostIntense SunEASYSnowslide SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6525%PostIceSnowingEASYSnowslide SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6525%PostIceOvercastEASYSnowslide SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6525%PostIceOvercastEASYSnowslide SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6525%PostIceNormal WeatherEASYSnowslide SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6525%PostIceNormal WeatherEASYSnowslide SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6525%PostIceSnowstormEASYSnowslide SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6525%PostIceSnowstormEASYSnowslide SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6525%PostIceSnowstormEASYSnowslide SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6525%PostIceSnowingEASYSnowslide SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6525%PostIceSnowingEASYSnowslide SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6525%PostIceSnowingEASYSlippery SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6522%PostHeavy FogEASYSlippery SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6522%PostHeavy FogEASYSlippery SlopeShieldOverworldLv.60-6522%PostOvercastEASYSlippery SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6522%PostOvercastEASYSlippery SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6520%PostOvercastEASYSlippery SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6520%PostOvercastEASYSlippery SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6520%PostNormal WeatherEASYSlippery SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6520%PostNormal WeatherEASYSnowslide SlopeSwordOverworldLv.60-6520%PostIceSnowstormEASYSnowslide SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6520%PostIceIntense SunEASYSnowslide SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6520%PostIceIntense SunEASYPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6519%PostSnowingEASYPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6519%PostSnowingEASYPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6519%PostHeavy FogEASYPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6519%PostHeavy FogEASYPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6519%PostOvercastEASYPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6519%PostOvercastEASYPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6519%PostNormal WeatherEASYPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6519%PostNormal WeatherEASYPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6519%PostSnowstormEASYPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6519%PostIntense SunEASYPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6519%PostSnowstormEASYPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6519%PostIntense SunEASYSlippery SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6516%PostIntense SunEASYSlippery SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6516%PostIntense SunEASYSlippery SlopeShieldGrassLv.60-6516%PostHeavy FogEASYSlippery SlopeSwordGrassLv.60-6516%PostHeavy Fog
Step 2Frosmoth ✓EFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-65100%PostThunderstormEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-65100%PostThunderstormEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-65100%PostSandstormEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-65100%PostRainingEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-65100%PostSandstormEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-65100%PostRainingEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6580%PostSnowingEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6580%PostSnowingEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6580%PostHeavy FogEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6580%PostHeavy FogEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6570%PostNormal WeatherEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6570%PostOvercastEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6570%PostSnowstormEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6570%PostNormal WeatherEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6570%PostSnowstormEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6570%PostIntense SunEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakSwordOverworldLv.60-6570%PostIntense SunEFFORTLESSPath to the PeakShieldOverworldLv.60-6570%PostOvercastor 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 C-Tier as a wallbreaker.
Snom evolves into Frosmoth by leveling up. Frosmoth is the fully evolved form. It sits at 475 BST in its evolved form.
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 can be found in Scarlet & Violet and Sword & Shield.
Introduced in Sword & Shield, Frosmoth has appeared in 2 games across 2 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A