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No. 873 · National Pokédex

Frosmoth

モスノウ · Mothnow · Beldeneige
❄️ Ice 🐛 Bug
Height
1.3 m
Weight
42.0 kg
Category
Frost Moth Pokémon
Generation
Generation 8
Frosmoth
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Frosmoth

Types
Ice Bug
Weaknesses
×4 Fire, Rock · ×2 Flying, Steel Table
Resistances
×½ Grass, Ice, Ground
Evolution
Snom → Frosmoth
Shiny
Shiny FrosmothAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats
Total 475 · top stat: Special Attack (125) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Beldeneige in French · モスノウ, Mothnow in Japanese · Mottineva in German All Languages

📋Overview

Frosmoth is a Ice and Bug-type Pokémon, No. 873 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Frost Moth Pokémon. Height: 1.3 m, weight: 42 kg.

Frosmoth evolves from Snom and does not evolve further.

Ability: Shield Dust. Hidden Ability: Ice Scales. Frosmoth is weak to Flying and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Frosmoth is very weak to Fire and Rock-type moves (×4 damage).

Generation
Generation 8
Sword / Shield
National No.
#873
National Pokédex
Category
Frost Moth Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
70
255
Attack
65
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
125
255
Special Defense
90
255
Speed
65
255
Total
475
Min HP (Lv. 100)
250
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
344
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ice / Bug). See the type chart

Very weak (×4) — 2 types
Fire
×4
Rock
×4
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Flying
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 11 types
Normal
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Fighting
×1
Poison
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 3 types
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Ground
×½

✨Abilities

Shield Dust
Ability 1
Protective dust shields the Pokémon from the additional effects of moves.
Ice Scales
The Pokémon is protected by ice scales, which halve the damage taken from special moves.

🌱Frosmoth Evolution

Snom
#872
Snom
Ice Bug
Friendship (night) →
Frosmoth
#873
Frosmoth
Ice Bug

🔮Frosmoth Forms and Shiny

Frosmoth
Standard Form
Ice · Bug
Shiny Availability
Shiny Frosmoth
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Frosmoth Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Icy Wind
Ice Spec.
95%
55
15
1
Attract
Normal Stat
100%
—
15
1
Helping Hand
Normal Stat
—
—
20
1
Powder Snow
Ice Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Struggle Bug
Bug Spec.
100%
50
20
4
Stun Spore
Grass Stat
75%
—
30
8
Infestation
Bug Spec.
100%
20
20
12
Mist
Ice Stat
—
—
30
16
Defog
Flying Stat
—
—
15
21
Feather Dance
Flying Stat
100%
—
15
24
Aurora Beam
Ice Spec.
100%
65
20
28
Snowscape
Ice Stat
—
—
10
28
Hail
Ice Stat
—
—
10
32
Bug Buzz
Bug Spec.
100%
90
10
36
Aurora Veil
Ice Stat
—
—
20
40
Blizzard
Ice Spec.
70%
110
5
44
Tailwind
Flying Stat
—
—
15
48
Wide Guard
Rock Stat
—
—
10
52
Quiver Dance
Bug Stat
—
—
20

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Bug
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Frosmoth

Available in 4 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Picnic (1)
Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

PU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
PartiallyUsed
Usage rate: 3.0% · Position #58

📱Frosmoth in Pokémon GO

Frosmoth in Pokémon GO
  • 2,728Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,558Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokémon GO entry: Frosmoth →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

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.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Beldeneige
🇬🇧 English
Frosmoth
🇯🇵 漢字
モスノウ
🇯🇵 Kana
モスノウ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Mothnow
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Mottineva
🇪🇸 Español
Frosmoth
🇮🇹 Italiano
Frosmoth
🇰🇷 한국어
모스노우
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
雪绒蛾
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
雪絨蛾
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Mite Givre
🇬🇧 EN
Frost Moth Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
こおりがポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Eismotten-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Frosmoth

What type is Frosmoth?

Frosmoth is a Ice and Bug-type Pokémon.

Can Frosmoth still evolve?

Frosmoth is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Snom, it does not evolve further.

What are Frosmoth's weaknesses?

Frosmoth is weak to Flying and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Frosmoth is very weak to Fire and Rock-type moves (×4 damage).

What is Frosmoth's Hidden Ability?

Frosmoth's Hidden Ability is Ice Scales. Its regular Ability is Shield Dust.