Dawn Stone on female SnoruntTo Froslass

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#0478 · GENERATION 4

Froslass Build Guide

IceGhost

Fast hazard support and special attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMFocus Sash

ABILITYCursed Body

NATURETimid

Spikes

Taunt

Ice Beam

Shadow Ball

How to play

Use Spikes against a suitable matchup or Taunt to block an eligible target’s status moves. Ghost typing prevents opposing Rapid Spin from hitting Froslass; attack when support is unsafe.

Watch out for

Key risk. Focus Sash requires full HP and hazards or chip damage can disable it. Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark and Steel attacks threaten it. Cursed Body activation is not guaranteed; Ghost typing does not block every hazard-removal method.

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

Use Spikes against a suitable matchup or Taunt to block an eligible target’s status moves. Ghost typing prevents opposing Rapid Spin from hitting Froslass; attack when support is unsafe.

The opponent sends in a spinner

Rapid Spin is a Normal move and Ghost types ignore it, so Froslass cannot be spun out by the obvious answer — but a removal method that is not a Normal attack, or a switch to a Dark or Ghost answer, still takes the layers.

You are below full HP

Focus Sash only triggers from a hit that would break it at full HP, so the chip that costs the item is the same chip that costs the lead. Spikes and Taunt both want turns where a setup sweep is the answer instead.

You want to stop a setup sweeper

Taunt blocks status and setup moves against an eligible target, which is how the slowest win condition on the field is taxed. Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark and Steel each deal 2× to an Ice and Ghost type, so the turn still has to be read against what can simply attack.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Froslass 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

Spikes stay on the field after Froslass leaves it, which is the difference between hazard support and a damage move, and Taunt is the turn that stops the opponent’s own support. Focus Sash needs full HP, and Cursed Body disabling a move is a chance rather than a result.

Watch the tradeoff. Focus Sash requires full HP and hazards or chip damage can disable it. Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark and Steel attacks threaten it. Cursed Body activation is not guaranteed; Ghost typing does not block every hazard-removal method.

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

Froslass or Mismagius?

Mismagius offers special setup and Levitate instead of Ice typing and Spikes.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Froslass	Mismagius
HP	70	60
Attack	80	60
Defense	70	60
Sp. Attack	80	105
Sp. Defense	70	105
Speed	110	105

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 Dark teammate helps against Ghost and Dark attacks. A Water partner resists Fire and Steel; check Rock attackers too.

Umbreon

Resists Ghost and Dark and adds bulk alongside a frailer support member.

Read Umbreon guide →Compare teammates →

Milotic

Resists Fire and Steel and provides recovery with Water damage.

Read Milotic 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: Mismagius

Mismagius offers special setup and Levitate instead of Ice typing and Spikes.

Read Mismagius guide →

Try Mismagius →

Type matchups

Weak to

Fire2×Rock2×Ghost2×Dark2×Steel2×

Resistances and immunities

Normal0×Ice0.5×Fighting0×Poison0.5×Bug0.5×

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

HP70

Attack80

Defense70

Sp. Attack80

Sp. Defense70

Speed110

Evolution chain

Snorunt#361
Dawn Stone on female Snorunt
Froslass#478

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

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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#478

Froslass

IceGhost

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense79

Defense59

Coverage33

Synergy18

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Dark attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Fire attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 6 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.

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	Froslass	Weak	Resist
Normal	0×	0	1
Fire	2×	1	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	0×	0	1
Poison	½×	0	1
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	½×	0	1
Rock	2×	1	0
Ghost	2×	1	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	2×	1	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

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

Ground✓ Super effective

Flying✓ Super effective

Psychic✓ Super effective

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

Ghost✓ Super effective

Dragon✓ Super effective

DarkNeutral

SteelNeutral

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.