Abomasnow
GrassIce
Best attacking moveset: Leafage and Weather Ball Ice, worth 10.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Abomasnow can learn 15 combinations. Leafage with Weather Ball Ice does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leafage | Grass | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 1.0s | +15 |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard | Ice | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Icy Wind | Ice | 65 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Weather Ball Ice | Ice | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Abomasnow has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,670 at level 50, 2,362 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,349 CP at level 20, or 1,687 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,281 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 178 attack · 158 defense · 207 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2.2 m and 135.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Abomasnow does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Flying, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Razor Leaf + Weather Ball Ice | 15.6 |
| Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 15.1 | |
| Grass | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 15.1 |
| Dragon | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 15.1 |
| Rock | Razor Leaf + Energy Ball | 13.7 |
| Water | Razor Leaf + Energy Ball | 13.7 |
| Normal | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 10.8 |
| Fighting | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 10.8 |
| Ghost | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 10.8 |
| Electric | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 10.8 |
| Psychic | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 10.8 |
| Dark | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 10.8 |
| Fairy | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 10.8 |
| Poison | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 9.9 |
| Bug | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 9.9 |
| Ice | Leafage + Outrage | 9.5 |
| Fire | Razor Leaf + Outrage | 7.4 |
| Steel | Razor Leaf + Weather Ball Ice | 6.7 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Abomasnow is actually for.
Counters: what beats Abomasnow
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 67.3 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 55.9 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 51.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 50.5 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 49.9 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 49.7 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 48.1 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 47.6 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 47.1 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 47.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Abomasnow's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.