Level 40To Abomasnow

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#0460 · GENERATION 4

Abomasnow Build Guide

GrassIce

Snow and screen support

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLight Clay

ABILITYSnow Warning

NATUREModest

Aurora Veil

Blizzard

Giga Drain

Earth Power

How to play

Snow Warning starts snow on entry. Aurora Veil requires snow to be used and reduces damage for your side; Light Clay extends its duration to eight turns. Blizzard normally skips its accuracy check in snow.

Watch out for

Key risk. Fire attacks deal 4× damage. A weather change can prevent Aurora Veil from being set. Generation 9 snow does not cause hail chip damage; it raises Ice-type Defense. Screens still do not make every setup turn safe.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

The opponent takes the weather

Aurora Veil is unusable without snow or hail, so a Drought or Drizzle switch can cancel the whole plan for the turn, and Blizzard regains an accuracy check at the same moment.

A Fire type comes in

Fire deals 4× to a Grass and Ice type, the single largest multiplier on this page, and Fire also resists both of the set’s STAB moves. Earth Power is the Ground answer that hits Fire types back for 2×.

You are counting the snow’s value

Generation 9 snow raises Ice-type Defense instead of chipping for damage, so the weather is a defensive tax on the opponent’s physical hits rather than free damage. The Defense raise does nothing about that 4× Fire weakness.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Abomasnow in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Snow Warning starts snow on entry, and Aurora Veil can only be used while that snow is falling — the screen is the reason the weather slot exists, and Light Clay is what stretches it to eight turns. Blizzard skips its accuracy check in the same weather that enables the screen.

Watch the tradeoff. Fire attacks deal 4× damage. A weather change can prevent Aurora Veil from being set. Generation 9 snow does not cause hail chip damage; it raises Ice-type Defense. Screens still do not make every setup turn safe.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Abomasnow or Meganium?

Meganium offers separate Reflect and Light Screen support without requiring snow.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Abomasnow	Meganium
HP	90	80
Attack	92	82
Defense	75	100
Sp. Attack	92	83
Sp. Defense	85	100
Speed	60	80

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Fire-resistant partner helps cover its largest weakness. Choose an attacker that can use the turns created by Aurora Veil.

Milotic

Resists Fire and offers recovery plus special damage.

Read Milotic guide →Compare teammates →

Gyarados

Resists Fire and can use Dragon Dance during protected turns.

Read Gyarados guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Meganium

Meganium offers separate Reflect and Light Screen support without requiring snow.

Read Meganium guide →

Try Meganium →

Type matchups

Weak to

Fire4×Fighting2×Poison2×Flying2×Bug2×Rock2×Steel2×

Resistances and immunities

Water0.5×Electric0.5×Grass0.5×Ground0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP90

Attack92

Defense75

Sp. Attack92

Sp. Defense85

Speed60

Evolution chain

Snover#459
Level 40
Abomasnow#460

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Abomasnow team

Start with Abomasnow. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#460

Abomasnow

GrassIce

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense76

Defense51

Coverage33

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Fire attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Bug attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Abomasnow takes 4× damage from Fire attacks by type.
Your own types can hit 6 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Abomasnow	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	4×	1	0
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	½×	0	1
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	2×	1	0
Poison	2×	1	0
Ground	½×	0	1
Flying	2×	1	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	2×	1	0
Rock	2×	1	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	2×	1	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireResisted

Water✓ Super effective

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

Ground✓ Super effective

Flying✓ Super effective

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

Dragon✓ Super effective

DarkNeutral

SteelResisted

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.