Competitive Information for Froslass [Sword/Shield]
Ice / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Froslass? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Froslass is a spectacular Ice and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Froslass are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Froslass is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Focus Sash / Safety Goggles
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Frost Breath / Icy Wind
- Ally Switch
- Destiny Bond / Shadow Ball
- Will-O-Wisp
Special Sweeper Froslass (Popular/Trending)
Froslass is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Froslass from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ally Switch is a status move (your Froslass swaps positions with its ally).
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Froslass, it also faints).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Astonish
- Triple Axel / Icicle Crash
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Crunch / Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Froslass (Cursed Body)
Froslass is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Froslass from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Froslass's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Triple Axel is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. each hit can miss, but power rises).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Draining Kiss / Weather Ball
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Froslass (Cursed Body)
Froslass is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Froslass from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Froslass's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled. Draining Kiss was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Draining Kiss is a special 50-base power Fairy-type move (Froslass recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Item: Wide Lens
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Frost Breath
- Taunt
- Destiny Bond
- Thunder Wave
Froslass Support (Critlass)
Froslass is a sensational Support. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Froslass's moves. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled. This set is designed to trigger Anger Point in team member's during Double Battles.
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Froslass, it also faints).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Taunt
- Destiny Bond
- Spikes / Protect
- Ice Beam / Shadow Ball
Froslass Support (Destiny Sash)**
Froslass is an awesome Support. Focus Sash helps protect Froslass from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Destiny Bond is a status move (if an opponent knocks out your Froslass, it also faints).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Froslass? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Astonish
- Triple Axel / Icicle Crash
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Crunch / Sucker Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Froslass (Cursed Body)
Froslass is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Froslass from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Froslass's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Triple Axel is a physical STAB-boosted 20-base power Ice-type move (hits 3 times. each hit can miss, but power rises).
♦ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Draining Kiss / Weather Ball
- Psychic
Doubles Special Sweeper Froslass (Cursed Body)
Froslass is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Froslass from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Froslass's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled. Draining Kiss was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
♦ Draining Kiss is a special 50-base power Fairy-type move (Froslass recovers 75% of the damage dealt).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Froslass learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Froslass can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Froslass
- Moves: Mimic + Imprison
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Pain Split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain Split + Will-O-Wisp
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch, Ice Shard, Ally Switch
Optimize Froslass's EVs for Sword/Shield
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