Mega Abomasnow
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Best attacking moveset: Leafage and Weather Ball Ice, worth 13.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Mega 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
Shiny availability is tracked for Abomasnow as a species, on the Abomasnow page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,850 at level 50, 3,405 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,946 CP at level 20, or 2,432 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,863 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 240 attack · 191 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
Mega Abomasnow does not have one best moveset, it has 5. 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 | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 20.9 |
| Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 20.4 | |
| Grass | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 20.4 |
| Dragon | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 20.4 |
| Rock | Leafage + Energy Ball | 18.0 |
| Water | Leafage + Energy Ball | 18.0 |
| Normal | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 13.9 |
| Fighting | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 13.9 |
| Ghost | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 13.9 |
| Electric | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 13.9 |
| Psychic | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 13.9 |
| Dark | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 13.9 |
| Fairy | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 13.9 |
| Poison | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 13.0 |
| Bug | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 13.0 |
| Ice | Leafage + Outrage | 12.1 |
| Fire | Powder Snow + Outrage | 9.8 |
| Steel | Leafage + Weather Ball Ice | 8.7 |
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 Mega Abomasnow is actually for.
Counters: what beats Mega Abomasnow
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 56.5 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 46.9 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 43.0 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 42.4 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 41.9 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 41.8 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 40.4 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 40.0 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 39.6 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 39.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Mega Abomasnow's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.