Froslass (Pokémon)

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Froslass ユキメノコ Yukimenoko #478
130 Artwork from D/P
Type Ice Ghost Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Snow Land Pokémon
Ability Snow Cloak Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #208 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 4′03″ Imperial 1.3 m Metric 4′03″/1.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 58.6 lbs. Imperial 26.6 kg Metric 58.6 lbs./26.6 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color White	Catch rate 75 (9.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Fairy and Mineral groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 187 Battle Exp.: 1871*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Froslass (Japanese: ユキメノコ Yukimenoko) is a dual-type Ice/Ghost Pokémon.

It evolves from female Snorunt when it is exposed to radiation from a Dawn Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Froslass doesn't have any feet, so it floats in the air like its counterpart, Glalie. What appears to be her torso is hollow, as is stated in the Pokédex's entry for Froslass, which is probably the reason for its surprisingly low weight. This "body" appears to resemble a kimono, especially due to the fact that the red band around her waist is reminiscent of an Obi. Froslass's head must serve as her actual body. Her arms, which hang off the sides of her head like ears, are flared at the wrist to further give it a kimono look. Froslass's head is shaped like a droplet of water turned on its side. The head has two ice crystals on top of it, as well as several holes through which a purple skin can be seen. From two of them, crystal-blue eyes with yellow scleras peek out.

Gender differences

Froslass is a female only species. Glalie partially counts as its male counterpart, because they both evolve from the same Pokémon. However, a Glalie could still be female.

Special abilities

Froslass has slightly weaker defensive stats than its counterpart, Glalie; however, Froslass has more speed than Glalie. Froslass has a few noticeable differences in its movepool as well. For example, Froslass can use more Template:Type2 moves than either Snorunt and Glalie can (such as Confuse Ray and Ominous Wind) instead of learning moves like Dark Pulse, Earthquake or Explosion. Froslass can also wield Electrical attacks and Psychic much like other Ghost Pokémon.

Habitat

Froslass live in snowy areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

While it is difficult to tell what Froslass feed on, they are sometimes found with a Babiri Berry in their possession.

In the anime

Froslass had a brief appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior where she helped Ash's friends to stop the glacier.

Froslass will make her anime debut in DP116.

In the TCG

Main article: Froslass (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: The player battles Froslass at the end of Crevice Cave to save Scizor.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees F. What seems to be its body is actually hollow. Pearl It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees F. What seems to be its body is actually hollow. Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Evolve Snorunt♀ Platinum None Evolve Snorunt♀ HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Crystal Crossing (9F-13F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Almia Castle

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70		130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Defense: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp. Atk: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Def: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Speed: 110		103 - 178	202 - 350
Total: 480	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Weak to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Immune to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 0× Fighting 0× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 2× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 2× None

Notes: If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Normal-type  moves is 1× and the effectiveness of  Fighting-type  moves is 2×.

Learnset

By leveling up

|- style="text-align:center" | style="text-align:left" | ice | style="background:#704170" |  ghost 

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By tutoring

|- style="background:#81DFF7" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Froslass images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Froslass.
• Unlike most other breedable Template:Type2s, Froslass is not in the Indeterminate egg group. It shares this trait with Sableye, which is in the Humanshape egg group, and Shedinja, which is in the Mineral egg group, but can only breed with Ditto.
• Froslass and Shedinja are the only two Ghost-types that evolve from a Pokémon that wasn't a Ghost-type, if Shedinja's appearance in the player's party counts as an evolution.
• Froslass is one of three Ghost-types whose color isn't in the black or purple category. The others are Shedinja (brown) and Rotom (red).
• Froslass is the only Ghost-type Pokémon that cannot learn Will-O-Wisp.
• Although Froslass is a Ghost-type Pokémon and it is stated that it floats in the air, it does not have the ability to Levitate.
• Froslass is the last Template:Type2 Pokémon in National Pokédex order.
• Froslass is the only Ghost-type that can learn Wake-Up Slap by level-up.
• As of Generation IV, Froslass is the last Pokémon in the National Pokédex that evolves from Template:P2 from a prior generation.

Origin

Froslass is most likely based on Yuki-onna, a female ice-spirit of Japanese folklore.

Name origin

Its English name comes from frost and lass. Its Japanese name may come from 雪 yuki, snow, and 女の子 menoko, an old word for girl. It also sounds like a corruption of 着物 kimono.

In other languages

• German: Frosdedje
• French: Momartik - From môme (lass) and arctique (arctic).
• Korean: 눈여아 Nun'yeoa
• Chinese: 霜童女 Shuang Tong Nu

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