Glalie
Ice
Best attacking moveset: Frost Breath and Avalanche, worth 9.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Glalie can learn 12 combinations. Frost Breath with Avalanche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Breath | Ice | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Ice Shard | Ice | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 1.0s | +15 |
| Rollout | Rock | 15 | 1.5s | +19 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Glalie has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,380 at level 50, 2,105 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,203 CP at level 20, or 1,504 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,138 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 162 attack · 162 defense · 190 stamina |
What it costs
| 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 | 1.5 m and 256.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Glalie 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 Flying, Ground, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Frost Breath + Avalanche | 14.2 | |
| Ground | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 14.2 |
| Grass | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 14.2 |
| Dragon | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 14.2 |
| Ghost | Powder Snow + Shadow Ball | 11.5 |
| Psychic | Powder Snow + Shadow Ball | 11.5 |
| Ice | Rollout + Gyro Ball | 10.7 |
| Bug | Rollout + Avalanche | 10.3 |
| Rock | Frost Breath + Gyro Ball | 9.5 |
| Fairy | Frost Breath + Gyro Ball | 9.5 |
| Fire | Rollout + Shadow Ball | 9.4 |
| Normal | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 9.1 |
| Fighting | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 9.1 |
| Poison | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 9.1 |
| Electric | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 9.1 |
| Dark | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 9.1 |
| Water | Rollout + Shadow Ball | 7.9 |
| Steel | Powder Snow + Shadow Ball | 7.2 |
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 Glalie is actually for.
Counters: what beats Glalie
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 41.1 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 34.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 34.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 31.9 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 31.8 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 31.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 31.2 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 30.8 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 30.5 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 30.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Glalie's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.