Froslass
IceGhost
Best attacking moveset: Hex and Shadow Ball, worth 9.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Froslass can learn 8 combinations. Hex with Shadow Ball 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex | Ghost | 8 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 1.0s | +15 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Triple Axel | Ice | 60 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Froslass has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,306 at level 50, 2,040 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,166 CP at level 20, or 1,457 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,102 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 171 attack · 150 defense · 172 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 | 1.3 m and 26.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Froslass does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Flying.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Hex + Shadow Ball | 15.5 |
| Psychic | Hex + Shadow Ball | 15.5 |
| Powder Snow + Avalanche | 14.3 | |
| Ground | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 14.3 |
| Grass | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 14.3 |
| Dragon | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 14.3 |
| Fighting | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Poison | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Rock | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Bug | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Steel | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Fire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Water | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Electric | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Ice | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Fairy | Hex + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Normal | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 8.9 |
| Dark | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 8.9 |
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 Froslass is actually for.
Counters: what beats Froslass
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 44.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 36.6 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 33.5 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 33.1 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 32.7 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 32.7 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 32.6 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 32.0 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 31.8 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 31.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Froslass's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.