#0460 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Abomasnow

Frost Tree Pokémon · Grass/Ice-type

Abomasnow is a Grass/Ice-type Pokémon, the Frost Tree Pokémon, number 460 (#0460) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 2.2 m tall and weighs 135.5 kg.

Abomasnow is the Frost Tree Pokémon, a towering Grass and Ice type that hides in blizzards of its own making. The Pokédex calls it the Ice Monster and says a shake of its body can cause whiteout.

How to pronounce Abomasnow

Abomasnow is pronounced uh-BOM-uh-snoh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Abomasnow said out loud:

In Japanese it is ユキノオー (Yukinooh).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Abomasnow walks upright, a hulking figure under shaggy white fur, with pale purple eyes, bushy eyebrows and fur hanging over its mouth. It is 2.2 m tall and weighs 135.5 kg. Spiky dark green growth like evergreen needles covers its hands, feet and tail, and four pinecone-like buds grow on its back. Bulbapedia says the chest fur is longer on a female.

Behaviour

Abomasnow prefers to be alone. The Pokédex says it lives a quiet life on snowy mountains and hides itself by whipping up blizzards, and that it appears when the snow flowers bloom and retreats when the petals fall. A Legends: Arceus entry says it can split huge boulders. The Sword entry says it chases packs of Darumaka away from Snover by swinging its arms like hammers.

Habitat

The Pokédex places it on mountains that stay snowbound all year. In Sinnoh it is found outside Mt. Coronet, and in Scarlet and Violet on Glaseado Mountain.

Powers

Abomasnow's Ability is Snow Warning, with Soundproof hidden, and it learns Blizzard, Wood Hammer, Ice Shard, Icy Wind and Aurora Veil. Holding the Abomasite lets it Mega Evolve into Mega Abomasnow, which is 2.7 m tall and 185 kg, whose back buds grow into great shafts of ice. The Legends: Z-A Pokédex says Mega Abomasnow can whip up blizzards of -30 °C (-22 °F). Mega Abomasnow has 132 base Attack and Special Attack but only 30 base Speed, making it a slow, heavy hitter.

Name origin

Abomasnow may come from 'abominable snowman', another name for the yeti. The Japanese name is Yukinooh (ユキノオー), which may come from yuki no ō ('snow king').

Design inspiration

Abomasnow appears to add a yeti to Snover's snow-covered tree look. Bulbapedia also suggests juhyō, trees completely covered in snow that are nicknamed 'snow monsters' in Japan. These are fan readings, not official statements.

Evolution notes

Abomasnow evolves from Snover at level 40.

In the games

Abomasnow first appeared in Diamond and Pearl, and its Mega Evolution arrived in Generation VI. In Scarlet and Violet it also appears in 5-star Tera Raid Battles. In Legends: Z-A it is in the base game's Bleu District (Wild Zone 12) and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.

In the anime

Candice's female Abomasnow made its series debut in 'Classroom Training!' and, in the next episode's Gym battle, beat Ash's Staraptor and Grotle before Chimchar's Flame Wheel took it down. Wulfric's Abomasnow Mega Evolved against Ash-Greninja in 'A Real Icebreaker!'.

Fun facts

• Abomasnow is currently first among all Pokémon in alphabetical order, as Bulbapedia notes.
• Abomasnow's first television appearance, in 'Pikachu's Ice Adventure', has it fighting a Froslass until both realise their quarrel is wrecking ice statues.
• A flashback in 'This Magik Moment!' shows an Abomasnow and a Froslass fighting so hard that their blizzard stops a plane reaching Alola.
• In Pokémon Sleep, a sleeping Abomasnow still stirs up blizzards by swinging its arms, and researchers do not know whether it is a habit to hide or just sleepy flailing.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Abomasnow (Pokémon) · Serebii: Abomasnow (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 90
• Attack: 92
• Defense: 75
• Sp. Atk: 92
• Sp. Def: 85
• Speed: 60

Abomasnow’s base stat total is 494. Its highest stat is Attack and Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Abomasnow weak to?

Abomasnow takes extra damage from Fire (4×), Fighting (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×), Rock (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).

Evolution

What does Abomasnow evolve from?

Abomasnow evolves from Snover at level 40.

Abomasnow is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Snover, Abomasnow.

Forms

• Mega Abomasnow (Mega): Grass/Ice-type, base stat total 594 (HP 90, Attack 132, Defense 105, Sp. Atk 132, Sp. Def 105, Speed 30). Ability: Snow Warning.

Abilities

• Snow Warning: Summons snow for five turns upon entering battle (eight with an Icy Rock). Before Generation IX it summoned hail.
• Soundproof (hidden ability): Protects against sound-based moves.

Moves

Moves Abomasnow learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Abomasnow learns the move the moment it evolves: Ice Punch.

TM moves (53)

Abomasnow can learn 53 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Water Pulse, Low Kick, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Bulldoze, Magical Leaf, Icy Wind, Rock Tomb, Fling, Avalanche, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Bullet Seed, Brick Break, Body Slam, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Body Press, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Ice Spinner, Helping Hand, Earth Power, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Outrage, Focus Blast, Leaf Storm, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Icicle Spear, Focus Punch, Weather Ball, Grassy Glide, Double-Edge, Curse, Hard Press.

Egg moves (5), which Snover can hatch knowing:Double-Edge, Growth, Leech Seed, Stomp, Weather Ball.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Monster, Grass.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 60 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack and 1 Sp. Atk effort values.
• Base experience yield: 173.

Pokédex entries

A powerful Pokémon that can split huge boulders with ease. Dislikes associating with others and chooses to live quietly deep within the mountains, playing with the snow. (Legends: Arceus)

This Pokémon is known to bring blizzards. A shake of its massive body is enough to cause whiteout conditions. (Shield)

If it sees any packs of Darumaka going after Snover, it chases them off, swinging its sizable arms like hammers. (Sword)

It lives a quiet life on mountains that are perpetually covered in snow. It hides itself by whipping up blizzards. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It blankets wide areas in snow by whipping up blizzards. It is also known as “The Ice Monster.” (Pearl, X, Omega Ruby)

They appear when the snow flowers bloom. When the petals fall, they retreat to places unknown again. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Tallest Grass type in Gen 4: 2.2 m, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 91% of all Pokémon (2.2 m).
• Heavier than 88% of all Pokémon (135.5 kg).
• Base stat total 494, ranked #335 of 1,025.
• One of 2 Pokémon that are both Grass and Ice.
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 74 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 67 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 60: about 7.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Abomasnow (Pokémon), Serebii: Abomasnow (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (uh-BOM-uh-snoh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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