NationalDex
abomasnow
#460

Abomasnow

Frost Tree Pokémon

GrassIce

They appear when the snow flowers bloom. When the petals fall, they retreat to places unknown again.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 92
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 92
Sp. Def 85
Speed 60
Total 494

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
fire 4xfighting 2xflying 2xpoison 2xrock 2xbug 2xsteel 2x
Resistant to
ground ½xwater ½xgrass ½xelectric ½x

Abilities

Snow Warning Soundproof (Hidden)

Held Items

Never Melt Ice 5%

Evolution Chain

snover Snover
→
abomasnow Abomasnow Lv. 40

Moves

Details

Category Frost Tree Pokémon
Height 2.2 m
Weight 135.5 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Monster ,Plant

Sprites

abomasnow Front Front
abomasnow Back Back
abomasnow Front Shiny Front Shiny
abomasnow Back Shiny Back Shiny
abomasnow Front ♀ Front ♀
abomasnow Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
abomasnow Official Art Official Art
abomasnow Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
UUOUMONOTYPEVGC2012DOUBLESOU
Bulky Attacker
Moves
Blizzard
Giga Drain / Grass Knot
Ice Shard / Ice Beam
Protect
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Quiet
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpA 252
Choice Scarf
Moves
Blizzard
Giga Drain / Grass Knot
Ice Shard
Sheer Cold / Light Screen
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

In every year of VGC where it has been allowed, Abomasnow has been an excellent Pokemon. With its unique ability, Snow Warning, it is able to shut down most weather strategies, which nullifies several threatening playstyles in the metagame. In addition, hail allows Abomasnow to use an extremely powerful STAB Blizzard that hits both opponents. Although Abomasnow may not have the greatest defensive typing or stats in the metagame, its excellent ability combined with its powerful moves makes it an effective Pokemon on most teams.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc