Glastrier is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. That 145 base Attack does the heavy lifting.

What is Glastrier weak to?

Glastrier's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Lucario (Fighting), and Terrakion (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Steel-type attackers are also a problem. At base 30 Speed, Glastrier won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What is the best ability for Glastrier?

Chilling Neigh is the go-to ability for Glastrier. It boosts Attack after knocking out a Pokémon. It's Glastrier's only ability.

What role does Glastrier play in battle?

Glastrier is a physical attacker with base 145 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the wallbreaker role.

What are the best moves for Glastrier?

The core moveset is Highhorsepower, Iciclecrash, Close Combat, and Swords Dance. Highhorsepower leads at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Glastrier - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

BTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Glastrier Best Moveset

145 Attack and 130 Defense on Ice with AbilityChilling Neigh boosting Attack every KO. 110 Sp. Def adds special bulk. 30 Speed means going dead last against everything. The moveset fires devastating physical Ice TermStab from behind real bulk. Each KO makes the next hit harder through Chilling Neigh. Trick Room makes the 30 Speed an advantage. D-Tier outside TR, terrifying inside it.

●Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE

145 Attack and 130 Defense on Ice-type in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield). 30 Speed. Chilling Neigh boosted Attack on KO. Trick Room monster that needed Trick Room.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

TR94

High Horsepower

Ground95COMMONCoverage

Lv 36

Icicle Crash

Ice85COMMONSTAB

Lv 72

Swords Dance

Normal—COMMONUtility

TR79

Heavy Slam

Steel—COMMONCoverage

TR53

Close Combat

Fighting120COMMONCoverage

TR28

Megahorn

Bug120RARECoverage

Glastrier Sword & Shield Moves Glastrier BDSP Moves

Experimental

Physical Tank

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

High Horsepower
Icicle CrashSTAB
Swords Dance
Heavy Slam

Recommended Teammates

VaporeonDecent

MudsdaleDecent

HattereneDecent

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AD

Dropped in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet). 30 Speed without Trick Room was unplayable. 145 Attack existed only in Trick Room. The steed without its rider or its speed.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

TM186

High Horsepower

Ground95COMMONCoverage

Lv 36

Icicle Crash

Ice85COMMONSTAB

TM167

Close Combat

Fighting120COMMONCoverage

Lv 72

Swords Dance

Normal—RAREUtility

Lv 12

Avalanche

Ice60RARESTAB

Glastrier Scarlet & Violet Moves Glastrier Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Glastrier best EVs are Attack and HP

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

High Horsepower
Icicle CrashSTAB
Close Combat
Swords Dance

Recommended Teammates

HattereneDecent

UrsalunaDecent

Glastrier Weakness

Glastrier is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Glastrier's overall bulk (100/130/110) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Glastrier Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Ice

What is Glastrier Weak Against

Fragile

4Weak

1Resist

0Immune

Score-7

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Fighting Rock Steel

½xResist

Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Glastrier Strong Against

4Strong

4Resisted

0Immune

Score0

2xStrong

Grass Ground Flying Dragon

½xResisted

Fire Water Ice Steel

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Glastrier

Ting-Lu	A
Recommended Build AbilityVesselofruin ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RuinationSTAB WhirlwindUtility Stealth Rock Damage vs Glastrier Earthquake 15-18% View Ting-Lu builds →
Clodsire	B
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves RecoverRecovery EarthquakeSTAB ToxicUtility Stealth Rock Damage vs Glastrier Earthquake 11-14% View Clodsire builds →
Grimmsnarl	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLightclay NatureCareful Moves ReflectUtility Light Screen Parting Shot Spirit Break View Grimmsnarl builds →
Slowking-Galar
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureSassy Moves Sludge Bomb Chilly Reception Future Sight Thunder Wave View Slowking-Galar builds →
Landorus-Therian
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves U Turn Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Landorus-Therian builds →

Evolution

Glastrier is strong overall with 580 total stats as a Ice legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#896GlastrierDoes not evolve

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

How to Get Glastrier

Glastrier is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

This is an event-exclusive or special distribution.

Base Stats

The stat bars tell the story: Attack carries everything and Speed's dead weight. But this Wild Horse Pokemon still yields 3 Attack EVs per fight on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Pseudo

HP100

Attack145

Defense130

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def110

Speed30

Total580

Details

Catch Rate

Legendary3 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.2 m

Weight800.0 kg

Base XP290

Abilities

Chilling Neigh

Boosts Attack after knocking out a Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entry

Glastrier has tremendous physical strength, and the mask of ice covering its face is 100 times harder than diamond.

Pokemon Shield

Glastrier Guide

Glastrier is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a wallbreaker. That 145 base Attack does the heavy lifting.
Glastrier's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Lucario (Fighting), and Terrakion (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Steel-type attackers are also a problem. At base 30 Speed, Glastrier won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Chilling Neigh is the go-to ability for Glastrier. It boosts Attack after knocking out a Pokémon. It's Glastrier's only ability.
Glastrier is a physical attacker with base 145 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the wallbreaker role.
The core moveset is Highhorsepower, Iciclecrash, Close Combat, and Swords Dance. Highhorsepower leads at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Sword & Shield, Glastrier has appeared in 2 games. Legendary Pokemon like Glastrier are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.

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