Competitive Information for Abomasnow (mega) [X/Y]
Grass / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Abomasnow-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Abomasnow is a stupendous Grass and Ice-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Abomasnow when battling in the 6th generation meta. Abomasnow is weak to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Poison, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Abomasite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Outrage
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
Physical Sweeper Abomasnow-Mega (Snow Warning)
Abomasnow is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Abomasnow is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Abomasite equipped to it, if held by an abomasnow, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Abomasnow afterwards).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Abomasnow is damaged by the target).
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Item: Abomasite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Shadow Ball
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Abomasnow-Mega (Snow Warning)
Abomasnow is a marvelous Special Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Abomasnow is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. With a Abomasite equipped to it, if held by an abomasnow, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Abomasnow recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Abomasnow cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Abomasnow-mega? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Abomasite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Wood Hammer
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Abomasnow-Mega (Snow Warning)
Abomasnow is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Abomasnow is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. With a Abomasite equipped to it, if held by an abomasnow, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Abomasnow afterwards).
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Item: Abomasite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Icy Wind
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Shadow Ball
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Abomasnow-Mega (Snow Warning)
Abomasnow is a decent Special Sweeper for double battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Abomasnow is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. With a Abomasite equipped to it, if held by an abomasnow, this item allows it to mega evolve in battle.
◆ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Abomasnow recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Abomasnow cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Abomasnow-mega learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Abomasnow-mega can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Abomasnow-mega
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Snow warning + Move: Blizzard
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Abomasnow-mega's stats
- Growth
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Abomasnow-mega
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Abomasnow-mega in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Abomasnow-mega's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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