#0478 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Froslass

Snow Land Pokémon · Ice/Ghost-type

Froslass is a Ice/Ghost-type Pokémon, the Snow Land Pokémon, number 478 (#0478) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 26.6 kg.

Froslass is the Snow Land Pokémon, a female-only Ice and Ghost type that legend says was born from the lingering regrets of a woman who died high on a snowy slope. It is the only Pokémon with its type combination.

How to pronounce Froslass

Froslass is pronounced FROS-las. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Froslass said out loud:

In Japanese it is ユキメノコ (Yukimenoko).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Froslass is a regal, floating figure, 1.3 m tall and 26.6 kg, with a hollow kimono-like body, a red band like an obi, flared sleeves and a head with holes like a mask topped by two ice-crystal horns. Mega Froslass grows far taller, floats on a flat cloud and has a mask-like head that trails behind it like long hair.

Behaviour

Froslass is said to knock on doors during terrible blizzards, and Ultra Moon warns that you should not open up. The Pokédex says it freezes foes or hikers it likes and carries them back to its den, lining them up neatly as decorations. A Legends: Arceus researcher notes legends that it places curses on misbehaving men.

Habitat

Bulbapedia places it in snowy caverns. In Scarlet and Violet it lives on Glaseado Mountain and in Dalizapa Passage, and in Legends: Z-A in Wild Zone 20 and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.

Diet

Sword's Pokédex says its favourite food is frozen souls.

Powers

Froslass has Snow Cloak, with Cursed Body hidden. It learns Hex, Destiny Bond, Will-O-Wisp, Shadow Ball and Aurora Veil, and its base Speed of 110 makes it quick. Mega Froslass, from Froslassite, keeps Ice and Ghost, gains Snow Warning and 140 Special Attack, and uses cold air infused with spectral energy that can freeze wind or flames.

Name origin

Froslass may combine 'frost' and 'lass'. The Japanese name is Yukimenoko (ユキメノコ), which may blend yuki (snow), yuki-onna (the snow woman of folklore) and menoko (an old word for a girl).

Design inspiration

Froslass most likely draws on the yuki-onna, a snow-woman spirit from Japanese folklore, and its body shape also recalls a kokeshi doll. Mega Froslass's taller, more regal look may echo the Western fairy tale The Snow Queen. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Froslass evolves only from a female Snorunt exposed to a Dawn Stone, which fits it being female-only.

In the games

In PokéPark Wii, Pikachu fights Froslass in the Iceberg Zone to help settle her quarrel with Glalie, and in Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness the rescue of Scizor in Crevice Cave ends with a battle against one. The species first appeared in Diamond and Pearl, and Mega Froslass arrived in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Froslass made her series debut in 'The Drifting Snorunt!', where she kidnapped Dawn's Piplup and Team Rocket's Meowth to make Ash and his friends save her Snorunt from a poacher. In 'A Real Rival Rouser!' Paul used a Froslass against Ash at the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Fun facts

• No other Ghost type shares Froslass's place in the Fairy Egg Group, and its evolutionary line holds the only Ice types there.
• Bulbapedia lists it as the only Ice type whose body is classed as a head and arms.
• Froslass's SoulSilver Pokédex entry is missing its final full stop, an error that HeartGold avoids.
• In Black and White, the offensive-nickname filter stopped an English-language Froslass being traded on the GTS unless it had a nickname.

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

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 80
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 80
• Sp. Def: 70
• Speed: 110

Froslass’s base stat total is 480. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Froslass weak to?

Froslass takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Rock (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Ice (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×).

It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.

Evolution

What does Froslass evolve from?

Froslass evolves from Snorunt (Dawn Stone, female).

Froslass is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Snorunt, Glalie, Froslass.

• Snorunt evolves into Glalie at level 42.

Forms

• Mega Froslass (Mega): Ice/Ghost-type, base stat total 580 (HP 70, Attack 80, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 140, Sp. Def 100, Speed 120). Ability: Snow Warning.

Abilities

• Snow Cloak: Increases evasion to 1.25× during snow or hail. Protects against hail damage.
• Cursed Body (hidden ability): Has a 30% chance of Disabling any move that hits the Pokémon.

Moves

Moves Froslass learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Froslass learns the move the moment it evolves: Hex.

TM moves (53)

Froslass can learn 53 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Scary Face, Protect, Ice Fang, Water Pulse, Confuse Ray, Chilling Water, Facade, Hex, Icy Wind, Draining Kiss, Night Shade, Fling, Avalanche, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Body Slam, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Thunder Wave, Rest, Taunt, Spikes, Imprison, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Crunch, Trick, Shadow Ball, Psychic, Ice Spinner, Thunderbolt, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Tera Blast, Haze, Spite, Icicle Spear, Weather Ball, Poltergeist, Pain Split, Psych Up, Triple Axel, Curse.

Egg moves (5), which Snorunt can hatch knowing:Block, Disable, Icicle Crash, Rollout, Switcheroo.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 0% male, 100% female.
• Egg groups: Fairy, Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 168.

Pokédex entries

It spits out cold air of nearly −60 degrees Fahrenheit to freeze its quarry. It brings frozen prey back to its lair and neatly lines them up. (Shield)

A Pokémon inhabited by the soul of a woman who died bearing a grudge in the snowy mountains. Legends of Froslass placing deathly curses on misbehaving men send shivers down my spine. (Legends: Arceus)

After a woman met her end on a snowy mountain, her regrets lingered on. From them, this Pokémon was born. Its favorite food is frozen souls. (Sword)

It's said that on nights of terrible blizzards, it comes down to human settlements. If you hear it knocking at your door, do not open it! (Ultra Moon)

It freezes hikers who have come to climb snowy mountains and carries them back to its home. It only goes after men it thinks are handsome. (Ultra Sun)

The soul of a woman lost on a snowy mountain possessed an icicle, becoming this Pokémon. The food it most relishes is the souls of men. (Moon)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Ghost type in Gen 4: 110 Speed.
• The only Pokémon with the Ice/Ghost typing.
• Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
• Heavier than 48% of all Pokémon (26.6 kg).
• Base stat total 480, ranked #405 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Speed, ranked #69 of 1,025.
• One of 1 Pokémon that are both Ice and Ghost.
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 92 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 68 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 11 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: Froslass (Pokémon), Serebii: Froslass (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (FROS-las): 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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