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Abomasnow

Frost Tree Pokémon

GrassIce

If it sees any packs of Darumaka going after Snover, it chases them off, swinging its sizable arms like hammers.

Base Stats

HP 90

Attack 92

Defense 75

Sp. Atk 92

Sp. Def 85

Speed 60

Total 494

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

fire 4x fighting 2x flying 2x poison 2x rock 2x bug 2x steel 2x

Resistant to

ground ½x water ½x grass ½x electric ½x

Abilities

Snow Warning Soundproof (Hidden)

Held Items

Never Melt Ice 5%

Forms

Abomasnow Mega

Evolution Chain

Snover

→

Abomasnow Lv. 40

Moves

Locations

Mt Coronet Exterior Snowfall

Mt Coronet Exterior Blizzard

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Front ♀

Front Shiny ♀

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.8%

ZU RU PU

Choice Scarf

Moves

Blizzard

Giga Drain

Earth Power / Focus Blast

Rock Slide / Wood Hammer

Item

Choice Scarf

Nature

Timid / Naive

EVs

Atk 4

SpA 252

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Abomasnow's offensive typing and raw strength grant it a unique place as a wallbreaker in PU. While it struggles to compete with other Ice-types like Frosmoth and Aurorus due to its lack of sweeping capabilities and natural speed, Abomasnow's coverage allows it to disrupt PU's defensive cores. Snow Warning is a huge asset in PU as well due to the prominence of Gigalith. However, Abomasnow is extremely prediction reliant and cannot hit very hard compared to more common wallbreakers like Choice Specs Galarian Articuno and Magneton. The number of opportunities it gets to predict is finite as well given its vulnerability to entry hazards.