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.
Froslass is a decent Ice and Ghost-typed Pokemon. Froslass is a not-uncommon Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Froslass is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Body Slam / Facade
- Crunch / Bite
- Astonish
Physical Sweeper Froslass (Cursed Body)
Froslass is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It was 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. Life Orb boosts the power of Froslass's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Froslass is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Froslass (Cursed Body)
Froslass is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It's meant 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. Life Orb boosts the power of Froslass's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ 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).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icicle Crash / Ice Punch
- Body Slam / Facade
- Crunch / Bite
- Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Froslass (Cursed Body)
Froslass is a remarkable 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. Life Orb boosts the power of Froslass's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Froslass is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Froslass (Cursed Body)
Froslass is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is meant 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. Life Orb boosts the power of Froslass's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Cursed Body, if Froslass is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
♦ 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).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Froslass learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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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: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ice Shard, Ally Switch
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