Frosmoth (Pokémon)

Total: 2
Frosmoth
0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	2 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

White

Base friendship

50

External Links

Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves from Snom when leveled up with high friendship at night.

Biology

Frosmoth is a white, moth-like Pokémon with a round body, of which the upper half is thicker, giving it the appearance of a ruff. It has deep blue eyes and long eyelashes. It has a blue jewel between its eyes and two long antennae, which are grey at the tip with trapezoid patterns. Frosmoth has two large wings which a grey with a white rim, the patterns on its wings are the same as that on the tip of its antennae. Frosmoth typically keeps its arms crossed, and its usually obscured palms each have a heart-shaped pad.

The ice scales from Frosmoth's wings can fall like snow while it flies over the fields and mountains. The wings have a temperature of -290 Degrees Fahrenheit. Should anyone desecrate the fields and mountains, Frosmoth will show no mercy. Frosmoth flies around using its icy wings to create blizzards in order to chase away offenders.

In the anime

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Frosmoth appeared in The Gathering of Stars, under the ownership of Melony.

In the manga

Frosmoth in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Frosmoth debuted in the Sword & Shield chapter, under the ownership of Melony.

In the TCG

Main article: Frosmoth (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.

Generation VIII

Galar
#350

Galar
Crown Tundra #002

Sinnoh
#—

Hisui
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword	Icy scales fall from its wings like snow as it flies over fields and mountains. The temperature of its wings is less than -290 degrees Fahrenheit.
Shield	It shows no mercy to any who desecrate fields and mountains. It will fly around on its icy wings, causing a blizzard to chase offenders away.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Giant's Cap, Hammerlocke Hills, Stony Wilderness (Max Raid Battle)

Expansion Pass

Path to the Peak
Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure)

Brilliant Diamond

Shining Pearl

Unobtainable

Legends: Arceus

Unobtainable

In side games

Generation VIII

New Snap

Shiver Snowfields

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70		130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 125		117 - 194	229 - 383
Sp. Def: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Speed: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Total: 475	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 VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Fighting

1×

Poison

1×

Bug

1×

Ghost

1×

Water

1×

Electric

1×

Psychic

1×

Dragon

1×

Dark

1×

Fairy

1×

Weak to:

Flying

2×

Rock

4×

Steel

2×

Fire

4×

Immune to:

None

Resistant to:

Ground

½×

Grass

½×

Ice

½×

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
None

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	05555	09595%	15
011	Powder Snow	Ice	Special	04040	100100%	25
011	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	05050	100100%	20
011	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	20
011	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	15
Evo.Evo.	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	05555	09595%	15
044	Stun Spore	Grass	Status	0000—	07575%	30
088	Infestation	Bug	Special	02020	100100%	20
1212	Mist	Ice	Status	0000—	00——%	30
1616	Defog	Flying	Status	0000—	00——%	15
2121	Feather Dance	Flying	Status	0000—	100100%	15
2424	Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	06565	100100%	20
2828	Hail	Ice	Status	0000—	00——%	10
3232	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	09090	100100%	10
3636	Aurora Veil	Ice	Status	0000—	00——%	20
4040	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110110	07070%	5
4444	Tailwind	Flying	Status	0000—	00——%	15
4848	Wide Guard	Rock	Status	0000—	00——%	10
5252	Quiver Dance	Bug	Status	0000—	00——%	20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frosmoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Frosmoth

By TM/TR

Generation VIII

Other generations:
None

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM08	TM08	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
TM09	TM09	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
TM17	TM17	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	30
TM18	TM18	Reflect	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TM19	TM19	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	25
TM21	TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM24	TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM27	TM27	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	05555	095}}95%	15
TM28	TM28	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	07575	100}}100%	10
TM31	TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM35	TM35	Hail	Ice	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM39	TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM41	TM41	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TM44	TM44	Imprison	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM46	TM46	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	10
TM51	TM51	Icicle Spear	Ice	Physical	02525	100}}100%	30
TM56	TM56	U-turn	Bug	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM64	TM64	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	06060	100}}100%	10
TM76	TM76	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
TM78	TM78	Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	05555	100}}100%	15
TM95	TM95	Air Slash	Flying	Special	07575	095}}95%	15
TR05	TR05	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR06	TR06	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110110	070}}70%	5
TR18	TR18	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
TR20	TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR26	TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR27	TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR49	TR49	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR61	TR61	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR89	TR89	Hurricane	Flying	Special	110110	070}}70%	10
TR90	TR90	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	09090	090}}90%	10
TR92	TR92	Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	08080	100}}100%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frosmoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Frosmoth

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
None

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20
Fairy Wind	Fairy	Special	40	100%	30
Mirror Coat	Psychic	Special	—	100%	20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Frosmoth in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Frosmoth in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frosmoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Frosmoth

By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
None

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Triple Axel	Ice	Physical	20	90%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frosmoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Frosmoth

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII

Other generations:
None

Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Frosmoth
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Frosmoth

Side game data

Pokémon GO

File:GO873.png	Base Stamina: 172	Base Attack: 230	Base Defense: 155
	Egg Distance: N/A km	Buddy Distance: 5 km	Evolution Requirement: N/A
	Fast Attacks: Bug Bite, Powder Snow
	Charged Attacks: Icy Wind, Ice Beam, Bug Buzz, Hurricane

New Pokémon Snap


	Photodex entry #169
	Anyone who messes with the snowfields will have to deal with freezing scales unleashed by Frosmoth. But just watching its elegant fluttering can be wonderfully calming and peaceful.

Evolution

Unevolved

Snom
Ice Bug

Friendship
(night)
→

First evolution

Frosmoth
Ice Bug

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.

Generation VIII

Sword	Shield


HOME

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

Trivia

No other Pokémon have the same type combination as Frosmoth and its pre-evolved form.
Frosmoth is the only fully-evolved Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII to not receive a Gigantamax form.
Frosmoth and its pre-evolution are the only Ice-type Pokémon in the Bug Egg Group.

Origin

Frosmoth may be based on the Gynaephora genus of alpine or Arctic moths. One particular species, the arctic woolly bear moth, can enter a dormant state that allows it to endure temperatures as low as −94 °F (−70 °C).

Given its size, the tails on its wings, and green-hued Shiny palette, Frosmoth may also draw inspiration from the Actias genus of giant silk moths, also known as moon moths or luna moths, and, as suggested by its Chinese names, white flannel moths. Its translucent wings may have been inspired by clearwing moths (Hemaris or Sesiidae) or glasswing butterflies.

Name origin

Frosmoth may be a combination of frost and moth, and could also come from prism.

Mothnow may be a combination of moth and snow.

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	モスノウ Mothnow	From moth and snow
French	Beldeneige	From belle and boule de neige
Spanish	Frosmoth	Same as English name
German	Mottineva	From Motte and neve
Italian	Frosmoth	Same as English name
Korean	모스노우 Mothnow	Transcription of its Japanese name
Cantonese Chinese	雪絨蛾 Syutyùhngngòh	From 雪 syut, 絨 yùhng, 蛾 ngòh, and 絨蛾 yùhngngòh
Mandarin Chinese	雪絨蛾 / 雪绒蛾 Xuěróng'é	From 雪 xuě, 絨 róng, 蛾 é, and 絨蛾 róng'é

More languages
Thai	มอสโนว์ Motno	Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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