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abomasnow
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Abomasnow

Frost Tree Pokémon

GrassIce

It whips up blizzards in mountains that are always buried in snow. It is the abominable snowman.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

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

nu Usage: 0.2%
Mixed Attacker
Moves
Focus Blast / Earthquake
Substitute / Ice Shard
Item
Abomasite
Ability
Soundproof
Nature
Modest / Mild
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Item
Abomasite
Ability
Soundproof
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mega Abomasnow's great Attack and Special Attack stats and powerful STAB attacks in Blizzard and Wood Hammer alongside coverage moves like Focus Blast and Earthquake make it an effective wallbreaker. Mega Abomasnow also enjoys switching into common walls in the tier like certain variants of Xatu, Vaporeon, and Seismitoad. Soundproof prior to Mega Evolution also helps the matchup against the likes of Heliolisk and Vikavolt by giving an immunity to what would otherwise be highly damaging STAB moves. However, a poor Speed stat and a vulnerability to entry hazard damage make it rather easy to wear down and revenge kill. Even Xatu and the Water-types it can supposedly switch into threaten it in one way or another, be it Toxic from Xatu or Vaporeon or Fire-type coverage from Slowking. Lastly, it faces competition with other breakers like Alolan Exeggutor and Mega Glalie that are overall faster and more powerful.

Most Used Moves

Blizzard
81.6%
Ice Shard
79.9%

Most Used Items

Icy Rock
57.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc