Glastrier
Glastrier is a Ice-type Pokémon, the Wild Horse Pokémon, number 896 (#0896) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 2.2 m tall and weighs 800 kg.
Glastrier is the Wild Horse Pokémon, an Ice-type stallion that takes whatever it wants by force. The Pokédex says its ice mask is 100 times harder than diamond, and Bulbapedia says it once ruled the Crown Tundra until Calyrex tamed it.
How to pronounce Glastrier
Glastrier is pronounced GLAS-tree-er. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Glastrier said out loud:
In Japanese it is ブリザポス (Blizzapos).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Glastrier is a white horse, 2.2 m tall and 800 kg, with light-blue ice over its hooves and tail, a mane of ice spikes and an ice mask covering the left side of its face. The Pokédex says it has tremendous physical strength and gives off intense cold from its hooves. Bulbapedia adds that it is not fast, but it can freeze the ground and slide across it in a flash.
Behaviour
Glastrier is proud, arrogant and belligerent, and Bulbapedia says it prefers to serve whoever it judges strongest and loves to fight strong opponents. It terrorised people who entered its territory until Calyrex defeated it and tamed it with the Reins of Unity.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. You get Glastrier at the Crown Shrine in The Crown Tundra if you grew an Iceroot Carrot. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives by trade or from Pokémon HOME, or in The Indigo Disk on Glaseado Mountain after Snacksworth gives you a Glastrier Treat.
Diet
Bulbapedia says it is fond of carrots, especially Iceroot Carrots, and of the Glastrier Treats that Snacksworth makes.
Powers
Its Ability is Chilling Neigh, which raises its Attack each time it knocks out a Pokémon, and Bulbapedia says only Glastrier can have it. It learns Avalanche, Icicle Crash, Double Kick, Take Down, Thrash and Swords Dance, and the defensive Iron Defense. With 145 base Attack and 130 Defense but a Speed of only 30, it is a slow, heavy-hitting attacker. Calyrex can ride it to become Ice Rider Calyrex.
Name origin
Glastrier may combine 'glacier' and destrier, a medieval war horse. The Japanese name Blizzapos (ブリザポス) may merge 'blizzard' with the Greek hippos, meaning 'horse'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia suggests a unicorn (Scotland's national animal, and Scotland seems to be the Crown Tundra's model) and heavy draught horses such as the Clydesdale, whose big feathered hooves its icy ones may echo. Its Chilling Neigh may nod to the Icelandic nykur, a white water horse whose neigh is said to be the sound of cracking lake ice. It and Spectrier may also be the Horsehead Nebula near Orion. These are fan readings.
In the games
Glastrier has a major role in Sword and Shield's Crown Tundra DLC, where it first appeared, and is one of Calyrex's two possible steeds depending on the carrot you grow. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
Fun facts
- It shares one battle theme with Spectrier, 'Battle! (Glastrier / Spectrier)', composed and arranged by Junichi Masuda, in both Sword and Shield and Scarlet and Violet.
- Bulbapedia says that, among the newcomers of The Crown Tundra, only it and Spectrier were never shown directly to the public before release.
- Bulbapedia says that, with Calyrex riding it, its endurance rises until it can run for up to seven days and nights.
Base stats
- HP: 100
- Attack: 145
- Defense: 130
- Sp. Atk: 65
- Sp. Def: 110
- Speed: 30
Glastrier’s base stat total is 580. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Glastrier weak to?
Glastrier takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Fighting (2×), Rock (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Ice (½×).
Evolution
Glastrier does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Chilling Neigh: Boosts Attack after knocking out a Pokémon.
Moves
Moves Glastrier learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 6 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 |
| 12 | Avalanche | Ice | Physical | 60 |
| 18 | Stomp | Normal | Physical | 65 |
| 24 | Torment | Dark | Status | — |
| 30 | Mist | Ice | Status | — |
| 36 | Icicle Crash | Ice | Physical | 85 |
| 42 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 48 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — |
| 54 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 60 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — |
| 66 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
| 72 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — |
TM moves (38)
Glastrier can learn 38 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Trailblaze, Facade, Bulldoze, Snarl, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Avalanche, Endure, Snowscape, Smart Strike, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Taunt, Swords Dance, Body Press, Substitute, Iron Defense, Crunch, Heavy Slam, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Giga Impact, Outrage, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Roar, High Horsepower, Lash Out, Double-Edge, Throat Chop, Curse.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 290.
Pokédex entries
Glastrier has tremendous physical strength, and the mask of ice covering its face is 100 times harder than diamond. (Shield)
Glastrier emits intense cold from its hooves. It's also a belligerent Pokémon—anything it wants, it takes by force. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ブリザポス |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Blizzapos |
| French | Blizzeval |
| German | Polaross |
| Spanish | Glastrier |
| Italian | Glastrier |
| Korean | 블리자포스 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 雪暴马 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 雪暴馬 |
Trivia
- Heaviest Ice type: 800 kg.
- Highest Attack among Ice types: 145, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Attack among Gen 8 Pokémon: 145.
- Heaviest Ice type in Gen 8: 800 kg.
- Highest HP among Ice types in Gen 8: 100.
- Highest Attack among Ice types in Gen 8: 145.
- Highest Defense among Ice types in Gen 8: 130.
- Highest Sp. Def among Ice types in Gen 8: 110.
- Highest base stat total among Ice types in Gen 8: 580.
- Taller than 91% of all Pokémon (2.2 m).
- Heavier than 99% of all Pokémon (800 kg).
- Base stat total 580, ranked #69 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Attack, ranked #10 of 1,025.
- One of 48 Ice-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 87 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 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: Glastrier (Pokémon), Serebii: Glastrier (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (GLAS-tree-er): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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