Froslass
ユキメノコ Yukimenoko
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Artwork from D/P
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HP
0
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0
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| Sp.Atk
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0
| Speed
2
| Exp.
187
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Froslass (Japanese: ユキメノコ Yukimenoko) is a dual-type Ice/Ghost Pokémon.
It evolves from female Snorunt when exposed to radiation from a Dawn Stone.
Biology
Physiology
Froslass doesn't have any feet, so she floats in the air like her counterpart, Glalie. What appears to be her torso is hollow, as is stated in the Pokédex's entry for Froslass, which is the reason for her surprisingly low weight. This "body" resembles a kimono, especially due to the fact that the red band around her waist is reminiscent of an Obi. 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 her male counterpart, because they both evolve from the same Pokémon. However, a Glalie could still be female.
Special abilities
Froslass has the ability to freeze foes with her -58 degrees Fahrenheit breath and create illusions to manipulate both her prey and foes as evidenced in the anime.
Behavior
Froslass' behavior is somewhat reminiscent to that of the Yuki-onna in Japanese mythology, since it will wander around snowstorms or blizzards to find unsespecting humans and prey and will attack by freezing them into solid ice. Froslass are also very caring and will protect those who she loves and trusts, especially their young.
Habitat
Froslass live in very snowy areas. Their rarity is quite high.
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 the movie Giratina and the Sky Warrior where she helped Ash's friends to stop the glacier.
Froslass made her anime debut in The Drifting Snorunt where she kidnapped Dawn's Piplup and Meowth forcing Ash, Dawn, Brock and Team Rocket to help her by saving her child Snorunt from a hunter.
A Froslass and Lucario were participating in a Double contest on TV in DP150.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| DP116
| Froslass
| Dawn's Pokédex
| Froslass, the Snow Land Pokémon and an evolved form of Snorunt. It freezes its opponents to temperatures nearly minus sixty degrees.
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| This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.
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In the TCG
- Main article: Froslass (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
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| III
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation III.
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| IV
| Diamond
| It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees F. What seems to be its body is actually hollow.
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| Pearl
| It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees F. What seems to be its body is actually hollow.
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| Platinum
| It freezes prey by blowing its -58 degree F breath. It is said to then secretly display its prey.
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| HeartGold
| ゆきやまで そうなんした じょせいの うまれがわりという いいつたえが ゆきの おおい とちに のこる。
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| SoulSilver
| ゆきやまで そうなんした じょせいの うまれがわりという いいつたえが ゆきの おおい とちに のこる。
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Game locations
In side games
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
| Range
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 130 - 177
| 250 - 344
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| 76 - 145
| 148 - 284
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| 67 - 134
| 130 - 262
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| 76 - 145
| 148 - 284
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| 67 - 134
| 130 - 262
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| 103 - 178
| 202 - 350
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Froslass is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.
- Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Froslass.
- Unlike most other breedable Ghost-types, 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 (due to being genderless).
- 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 Ice-type 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 another Pokémon from a prior generation.
- Froslass is tied with Gengar for the fastest Ghost-type Pokémon, with a base Speed of 110.
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
Body size: 1
( Ice )
(Crush ×4)
For other sprites and images, please see Froslass images on Bulbagarden Archives.
