Set Name: Snow Cloak Abusive:
Smogon originall (added in Red):While Froslass can make a reliable lead, you cannot forget about its ability: Snow Cloak. This set abuses that ability, along with the parafusion combination, to cause plenty of stress for your opponent. For example, having the opposing Pokemon paralyzed and hail falling, Froslass will only be hit by a 100% accuracy move 60% of the time. Add in confusion and that brings it down to 30%, allowing Froslass to either set up Spikes or attack with its STAB move.
Substitute allows you to stall until the opposing Pokemon misses an attack. Even if they do hit, with Leftovers, Froslass is only losing 18.75% of its HP per turn. Thunder Wave has a dual purpose here. Firstly, it causes the enemy's Speed to drop down to one-fourth of its original Speed, allowing Froslass to get up a Substitute against it first. Secondly, it imposes the opponent from attacking, allowing Froslass to perform its job more easily. While Froslass has a Substitute up, it can set up Spikes. Spikes, along with hail, are going to slowly wear down the enemy. The last slot is for either attacking or more utility if you feel it is necessary. Blizzard takes advantage of the hail, as the accuracy will be 100% while hail falling. Ice Beam is there for the extra PP and accuracy outside of hail, but it is weaker. Confuse Ray allows for the dreaded parafusion, but it does leave Froslass with no attacking moves at all, causing it to be Taunt bait for things like Taunt Gyarados to set up on. Those Taunters still have to worry about a Thunder Wave due to Froslass's Speed.
Leftovers is the main item of this set. Along with the given EVs, it allows you to Substitute five times in a row while waiting for the opponent to miss thanks to Snow Cloak's evasion boost. Leftovers also help Froslass gain HP back while the enemy is missing their attacks. BrightPowder may be used as an alternate item, but it is inferior to Leftovers because it does nothing if your opponent is taking the time to set up their own entry hazards or boosting their own stats with moves like Swords Dance or Nasty Plot. Leftovers allows you to continue healing while your opponent is attempting to set up, allowing you to create more Substitutes.
The given Speed EVs and nature allow Froslass to be as fast as possible, beating anything below 350 Speed and allowing you to tie with Gengar and Latias. 32 HP EVs gives you a Leftovers number plus one, allowing Froslass to create five Substitutes in a row. The remaining EVs go into Special Attack to boost your attacking move. If using Confuse Ray, you would want to give it 248 HP EVs for the most durable Substitutes, as maxing out HP EVs would cause Froslass to die from four switch ins with Stealth Rock on the field and only allowing it to create three Substitutes at max HP. The remaining EVs that were previously in Special Attack can be moved to one of the defensive stats in order to bolster them.
In order to play this set out, Abomasnow is absolutely required to be on your team. Its ability, Snow Warning, brings permanent hail onto the battlefield and activates Froslass’s ability. However, both Abomasnow and Froslass have trouble with Steel- and Fire-type moves often wielded by Steel- and Fire-type Pokemon. While Froslass may be able to Thunder Wave those Pokemon, it cannot do anything else against them. For this reason, Abomasnow could be of the SubPunching variant to take out Steel-type Pokemon or may choose to carry Earthquake to deal with both Steel- and Fire-type Pokemon.
Having both Abomasnow and Froslass on one team creates many weaknesses. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, they have problems with Steel- and Fire-types, along with Rock-type attacks. A bulky Water-type handles the first two types. Suicune can use its impressive defenses to wall physical and special moves. Vaporeon can do the same, along with providing the team with Wish support. Wish support is recommended because both Abomasnow and Froslass are weak to Stealth Rock. Swampert can wall all three attacking types and can set up Stealth Rock for the team. Both Swampert and Suicune also have the ability to Roar out any opposing Pokemon, causing more residual damage by means of Spikes, Stealth Rock, and hail. Tentacruel can use its Water-typing and high Special Defense to take any Fire-type moves, can absorb any Toxic Spikes on your side of the field, and can Spin away Stealth Rock and Spikes. Tentacruel may be used for Toxic Spikes support, but this may inhibit Froslass's ability to paralyze enemies as they will have been poisoned on the switch. Heatran can use its ability to switch into Fire-type attacks, and also resists Steel-type attacks, while Froslass’s Ghost-typing allows it to switch into Fighting-type moves like Close Combat.
A hail team's greatest nemeses are Tyranitar and Hippowdon, both of which cause permanent sandstorm with their abilities. Tyranitar's Rock-typing not only gives it a Special Defense boost from sandstorm, but also allows it to hit Froslass and Abomasnow for both STAB and super effective damage. Hippowdon's Ground-typing allows it to switch in on Thunder Wave, but it will fear Blizzard and Ice Beam. Swampert can handle Tyranitar with Earthquake and Hippowdon with Surf or Ice Beam. Abomasnow can Wood Hammer or Earthquake Tyranitar's switch-in or do the same with Blizzard for Hippowdon. The bulky Water-types mentioned previously also do well at scaring them off, as neither Tyranitar or Hippowdon want to get hit by a STAB Surf.
Because this set is not a lead, it can switch in later on in the game to block Rapid Spin. However, Froslass cannot do much against Forretress and Tentacruel offensively because both of them resist Ice-type attacks, while Thunder Wave actually makes Forretress's Gyro Ball stronger. Once again, Rotom-H would make a good partner for reasons mentioned in the previous set.
Froslass is based on hax you, it can defeat you because you will fail, snow cloak, confuse ray,blizzard frozen, paralized... Frosslas annoyde you a lot.
4HP, 252 Sp.Atk 252 Speed
Timid Nature (- atack, + speed)
Item: Leftovers/brightpowder
Moveset:
-Blizzard
-Shadow Ball / Thunderbolt
-Substitute
-Confuse Ray
ONLY PLAY IT IN HAIL
here is a frosshax, you will say... why this pokemon will be a OU? i haven´t got words to answer... but please...
Look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIjJQTZrx5U
