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Froslass
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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.

Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
HexGhost81.0s+13
Powder SnowIce61.0s+15
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
AvalancheIce852.5s-50
CrunchDark653.0s-33
Shadow BallGhost1003.0s-50
Triple AxelIce602.0s-33

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.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GhostHex + Shadow Ball15.5
PsychicHex + Shadow Ball15.5
FlyingPowder Snow + Avalanche14.3
GroundPowder Snow + Avalanche14.3
GrassPowder Snow + Avalanche14.3
DragonPowder Snow + Avalanche14.3
FightingHex + Shadow Ball9.4
PoisonHex + Shadow Ball9.4
RockHex + Shadow Ball9.4
BugHex + Shadow Ball9.4
SteelHex + Shadow Ball9.4
FireHex + Shadow Ball9.4
WaterHex + Shadow Ball9.4
ElectricHex + Shadow Ball9.4
IceHex + Shadow Ball9.4
FairyHex + Shadow Ball9.4
NormalPowder Snow + Avalanche8.9
DarkPowder Snow + Avalanche8.9

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

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerateMind BlownLegacy44.1
ReshiramDragonFireFire FangFusion FlareLegacy36.6
DarkraiDarkSnarlFoul Play33.5
ChandelureGhostFireFire SpinOverheat33.5
CinderaceFireFire SpinPyroball33.1

Ranked by damage per second against Froslass's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Froslass is weak to.

Type matchups

Weak toRockGhostSteelFireDark
ResistsFightingPoisonBugIce
Strongly resistsNormal

Shiny

Froslass
Normal
Shiny Froslass
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Froslass has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP2,306 at level 50, 2,040 at level 40
Raid catch1,166 CP at level 20, or 1,457 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,102 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats171 attack · 150 defense · 172 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size1.3 m and 26.6 kg