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cryogonal
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Cryogonal

Crystallizing Pokémon

Ice

When its body temperature goes up, it turns into steam and vanishes. When its temperature lowers, it returns to ice.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 50
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 135
Speed 105
Total 515

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Crystallizing Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 148.0 kg
Base Exp 180
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

cryogonal Front Front
cryogonal Back Back
cryogonal Front Shiny Front Shiny
cryogonal Back Shiny Back Shiny
cryogonal Official Art Official Art
cryogonal Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2011 Usage: 0.0%
Special Attacker
Moves
Ice Beam / Blizzard
Ice Shard / Reflect
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Hasty
EVs
Atk 28
SpA 252
Spe 228

Strategy Overview

Cryogonal has usable Speed and Special Attack, and a brilliant STAB typing in Ice. It also has an excellent Special Defense stat, capable of surviving Chandelure's super effective Heat Wave, allowing it to serve as a reasonably bulky special attacker. However, its absolutely terrible Defense stat and numerous weaknesses due to its Ice typing means it will hardly ever survive a physical hit, although its ability, Levitate, allows it to avoid Earthquake. Cryogonal's STAB Ice Beam or Blizzard does severe damage to many of the common Pokemon in VGC 2011, but its movepool is relatively barren otherwise. While Cryogonal may not be the best choice for many teams, its ability to fire off a fast and powerful Ice Beam can prove deadly, and gives it a definite niche over its fellow Ice-type, Vanilluxe.

Most Used Moves

Icy Wind
100.0%
Blizzard
78.6%
Hail
78.6%
Protect
78.6%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc