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[Overview]
<p>Froslass is one of the most unique and effective Pokemon in UU. Froslass's primary role is to quickly and easily set up Spikes, which it does quite well thanks to its base 110 Speed. Additionally, its Ghost-typing ensures that no entry hazards will be spun away while it is setting them up.</p>
<p>Froslass also has access to Taunt and Destiny Bond, which both work exceptionally well with its high Speed. Taunt allows Froslass to shut down other Pokemon while also forcing them to attack and likely be KOed by Destiny Bond. With a bulky EV spread, Froslass also can use Pain Split to make itself a functioning Rapid Spin blocker.</p>
[SET]
name: Suicide Lead
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Destiny Bond
move 4: Ice Beam / Shadow Ball
item: Focus Sash
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set abuses Froslass's access to a quick Destiny Bond after it lays its Spikes. With 350 Speed, not many Pokemon will be outpacing Froslass. The strategy is quite simple: use Spikes until Froslass is low on HP and then Destiny Bond for the potential kill, making the score even but with Spikes on the opponent's side of the field. Taunt prevents opponents from setting up. Additionally, if your opponent has an attack that doesn't damage Froslass, you can use Taunt to force it to attack or switch out. If you predict correctly, you will either take out their lead or set up another layer of Spikes.</p>
<p> Maximum Special Attack is recommended with this set because Froslass is holding a Focus Sash, making defenses not worth investing in. It also gives Froslass the ability to OHKO Donphan. Maximum Speed gives Froslass the ability to outpace Pokemon like Scyther and Mismagius. This means Froslass can hit them with a quick Taunt and Destiny Bond before they get a chance to set up.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The choice between Shadow Ball and Ice Beam is a tough one, but Ice Beam is recommended because otherwise Froslass cannot OHKO Donphan. Shadow Ball's purpose is to take out opposing Froslass while also hitting Pokemon like Alakazam super effectively. If you have another Ghost-type, Shadow Ball is a good choice. Otherwise, Ice Beam is the preferred option.</p>
<p>This set has trouble with very specific leads. Ambipom is difficult to take down because it is faster than Froslass, and it learns Pursuit. Froslass's best bet against it is to set up a layer of Spikes and then faint. Spiritomb also poses a problem with the dual threat of Pursuit and Shadow Sneak. This means you will likely need some hard hitters or another Ghost-type to block Rapid Spin so that your layers of Spikes remain on the field. Pokemon like Moltres and Magmortar prevent the use of Rapid Spin by at the very least 2HKOing every Rapid Spinner. Mismagius and Rotom can block Rapid Spin while also taking advantage of Spikes.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulky
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Taunt / Trick
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Ice Beam
item: Leftovers / Choice Scarf
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 228 Def / 32 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Bulky Froslass may seem odd at first given Froslass's poor defensive stats. However, it can easily defeat most common Rapid Spinners, as well as being able to to survive longer in order to set up more Spikes or switch in later to block Rapid Spin.</p>
<p>Spikes is obvious on a set like this. Ice Beam functions as Froslass's STAB move of choice, as it is capable of hitting Donphan (a top UU Rapid Spinner) for super effective damage. Taunt can be used to prevent opponents from setting up on the offensively weak Froslass. Trick, on the other hand, takes advantage of the defensive nature of many Rapid Spinners, crippling them with a Choice Scarf. Pain Split keeps Froslass healthy and allows it to weaken many common Rapid Spinners, most of which do not carry recovery moves other than Rest.</p>
<p>The EVs of this set are specifically made to survive two Pursuits from Ambipom and four Pursuits from Spiritomb (without a Choice Band). The HP EVs are lowered and added into Defense to ensure that Froslass takes minimal damage from Stealth Rock. 32 Speed EVs with a Timid nature allow Froslass to outpace neutral natured base 95s such as Leafeon and Drapion.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>One of this set's most important qualities is that it can beat many common Rapid Spinners. Hitmontop is easily prevented from using Foresight and Rapid Spin with Taunt or Trick. Donphan is beaten as long as Froslass is moderately healthy, since it can switch into almost any attack from Donphan and survive. After surviving, Froslass can use Pain Split and Ice Beam to put Donphan out of business. Blastoise will actually beat Froslass eventually, but Froslass can set up on Blastoise and switch out. If Froslass absolutely cannot switch out without putting another teammate at risk, Pain Split will put Blastoise well under 50%, giving one of Froslass's teammates the task of simply forcing it out or KOing it.</p>
<p>The choice between Trick and Taunt is definitely a tough one as they are both quite effective at doing different things. Trick is recommended if you are leading with Froslass so that you can set up an almost guaranteed layer of Spikes on many of Froslass's usual counters. However, Taunt is much more effective outside of the lead position because it stops all Pokemon from setting up, while Trick only stops one. Both moves also differ when it comes to disabling Hitmontop, the most common Rapid Spinner. Trick allows Froslass to cripple Hitmontop permanently instead of being forced to predict each switch, but Taunt is more reliable since she cannot always Trick Hitmontop the Choice Scarf.</p>
<p>Froslass's Spikes allow other Pokemon to sweep much more effectively. Moltres and Swellow in particular benefit from Spikes, which drastically reduce the amount of Pokemon that can switch in and survive their assaults. Additionally, Spikes really complement a Pokemon with Roar or Whirlwind on a more defensive team. Steelix is a good candidate for a Roar user since it resists Rock-, Ghost-, and Dark-type attacks. Arcanine is also an option since it has an easy time switching into Fire-type attacks.</p>
<p>Froslass has trouble with strong Fire-type attackers such as Arcanine, Houndoom, Blaziken, since they can easily switch into any of Froslass's attacks. This makes Water-types such as Milotic and Azumarill excellent teammates for Froslass. Pursuit users also cause trouble for Froslass, so using Dugtrio to remove Drapion, Absol, and Houndoom before Froslass enters is a good idea.</p>
name: Hail Spiker
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Protect / Thunder Wave / Confuse Ray
move 3: Spikes
move 4: Blizzard
item: Leftovers
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 228 Def / 32 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set aims to abuse Froslass's Snow Cloak ability, which allows it to evade attacks 20% of the time while hail is active. With Substitute and Leftovers, Froslass has an easy time "forcing" the opponent to miss, thus getting a free turn to set up Spikes. With a bulky EV spread, Froslass will even be able to take a couple of hits while setting up Spikes. Protect is used for scouting Choiced attackers and abusing Leftovers recovery and hail damage. Thunder Wave and Confuse Ray also help Froslass get additional turns of Leftovers recovery, and they can also give Froslass a chance to set up a Substitute. Blizzard is useful for checking Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Torterra, while also giving Froslass a strong attack to use when behind a Substitute with all three layers of Spikes already down. It also prevents Froslass from being Taunt bait.</p>
<p> A bulky EV spread is used with this set so that it doesn't rely purely on the opponent missing to set up Spikes. It also allows Froslass to benefit more from Leftovers and Protect.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Confuse Ray and Thunder Wave can be used over Protect on this set since they make the opponent's attack fail 50% or 25% of the time respectively. However, Protect not only allows Froslass to scout the opponent's moves, but it also allows Froslass to force the opponent to take an extra round of hail damage. Additionally, Protect is very useful when against a Choiced Pokemon since you eliminate prediction.</p>
<p>This set obviously relies on Snover for setting up permanent hail. Froslass also complements Snover with its immunity to Fighting-type attacks. If a Fighting-type Pokemon switches into Snover's Leech Seed, Snover can simply switch to Froslass. This allows Froslass to stall the opponent with Leech Seed by using a combination of Protect and Substitute.</p>
<p>This Froslass has trouble with bulky Pokemon who resist Blizzard, especially Pokemon who can set up due to this set lacking Taunt. Substitute Feraligatr in particular has an easy time setting up on Froslass because it can use Substitute as Froslass does and Dragon Dance so that it outspeeds Froslass, and it will eventually be able to OHKO Froslass, provided it doesn't get horribly unlucky. This means using a Pokemon such as Venusaur to deal with Feraligatr is a good idea.</p>
<p>Froslass also benefits from Pokemon who lure out other Pokemon who allow it to set up. Torterra and Venusaur are great at luring Ice- and Bug-type attacks which Froslass resists and can set up a Substitute against. Froslass also benefits from Rapid Spin support since it is weak to Stealth Rock. Donphan is a good teammate for Froslass because it can not only use Rapid Spin, but it also resists Rock-type attacks aimed at Froslass.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>No non-lead Froslass set functions to its full potential without Rapid Spin support. Additionally, Stealth Rock support helps hit the Pokemon who are immune to Spikes, making sure your opponent is always punished for switching, unless they are using Clefable. Donphan is a great candidate for fulfilling these roles, since it has access to both Rapid Spin and Stealth Rock.</p>
<p>Froslass's Spikes cause many Pokemon to be very difficult to handle, but there are a few in particular that are especially hard to face. Moltres is arguably the best Pokemon to use with Froslass, since there are less than three common Pokemon (Azumarill, Altaria, and Chansey) who can safely switch in and beat Moltres. Additionally, Swellow and Scyther work quite well with Spikes because of their strong U-turns and grounded counters. It should be noted that all of these Pokemon benefit from Rapid Spin support.</p>
<p>Defensively, Froslass generally has trouble with Fire-type Pokemon because they resist Ice Beam and can OHKO Froslass. Kabutops and Aggron also cause Froslass trouble since they resist Ice Beam and can OHKO with their STAB Rock-type attacks. This makes Blastoise a great teammate for Froslass, as it has high Defense and resists Fire-type attacks. Milotic and Azumarill also work well in this regard. Hitmontop is a great teammate for Froslass since it can not only reliably use Rapid Spin against common Ghost-types, but it can also easily switch into Rock-type attacks.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Froslass can be an effective sweeper because of its unique STABs, great movepool, and 350 Speed. With Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, and Trick, Froslass can deal some major damage to the opposing team, especially since it won't be expected. A Life Orb could be used as well, but with Hidden Power Fire on the last slot instead of Trick. However, Froslass simply does not do enough damage to 1-2HKO most Pokemon because of its mediocre Special Attack stat.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Fire-types such as Arcanine and Houndoom cause major trouble for Froslass, since it cannot do much to hurt them while they easily KO it in return. Rock-types that aren't weak to Ice Beam, such as Kabutops and Aggron, easily beat Froslass as well. Cloyster is also a very solid Froslass counter, since it can use Rock Blast to KO Froslass and then Rapid Spin the Spikes away. Pokemon with powerful Pursuits are also quite good against Froslass since it is fairly frail and can't do much to most Dark-type Pokemon anyway. Spiritomb, Houndoom, and Drapion come to mind as good Pursuit users since they don't take much damage from Ice Beam.</p>
<p>In the lead position, Ambipom with Taunt is a good way to stop all Froslass from setting up, even though it won't 2HKO some Froslass with Pursuit. Moltres and Spiritomb also work since they OHKO Froslass, limiting the Focus Sash lead to one layer of early-game Spikes.</p>
[Overview]
<p>Froslass is one of the most unique and effective Pokemon in UU. Froslass's primary role is to quickly and easily set up Spikes, which it does quite well thanks to its base 110 Speed. Additionally, its Ghost-typing ensures that no entry hazards will be spun away while it is setting them up.</p>
<p>Froslass also has access to Taunt and Destiny Bond, which both work exceptionally well with its high Speed. Taunt allows Froslass to shut down other Pokemon while also forcing them to attack and likely be KOed by Destiny Bond. With a bulky EV spread, Froslass also can use Pain Split to make itself a functioning Rapid Spin blocker.</p>
[SET]
name: Suicide Lead
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Taunt
move 3: Destiny Bond
move 4: Ice Beam / Shadow Ball
item: Focus Sash
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set abuses Froslass's access to a quick Destiny Bond after it lays its Spikes. With 350 Speed, not many Pokemon will be outpacing Froslass. The strategy is quite simple: use Spikes until Froslass is low on HP and then Destiny Bond for the potential kill, making the score even but with Spikes on the opponent's side of the field. Taunt prevents opponents from setting up. Additionally, if your opponent has an attack that doesn't damage Froslass, you can use Taunt to force it to attack or switch out. If you predict correctly, you will either take out their lead or set up another layer of Spikes.</p>
<p> Maximum Special Attack is recommended with this set because Froslass is holding a Focus Sash, making defenses not worth investing in. It also gives Froslass the ability to OHKO Donphan. Maximum Speed gives Froslass the ability to outpace Pokemon like Scyther and Mismagius. This means Froslass can hit them with a quick Taunt and Destiny Bond before they get a chance to set up.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The choice between Shadow Ball and Ice Beam is a tough one, but Ice Beam is recommended because otherwise Froslass cannot OHKO Donphan. Shadow Ball's purpose is to take out opposing Froslass while also hitting Pokemon like Alakazam super effectively. If you have another Ghost-type, Shadow Ball is a good choice. Otherwise, Ice Beam is the preferred option.</p>
<p>This set has trouble with very specific leads. Ambipom is difficult to take down because it is faster than Froslass, and it learns Pursuit. Froslass's best bet against it is to set up a layer of Spikes and then faint. Spiritomb also poses a problem with the dual threat of Pursuit and Shadow Sneak. This means you will likely need some hard hitters or another Ghost-type to block Rapid Spin so that your layers of Spikes remain on the field. Pokemon like Moltres and Magmortar prevent the use of Rapid Spin by at the very least 2HKOing every Rapid Spinner. Mismagius and Rotom can block Rapid Spin while also taking advantage of Spikes.</p>
[SET]
name: Bulky
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Taunt / Trick
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Ice Beam
item: Leftovers / Choice Scarf
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 228 Def / 32 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Bulky Froslass may seem odd at first given Froslass's poor defensive stats. However, it can easily defeat most common Rapid Spinners, as well as being able to to survive longer in order to set up more Spikes or switch in later to block Rapid Spin.</p>
<p>Spikes is obvious on a set like this. Ice Beam functions as Froslass's STAB move of choice, as it is capable of hitting Donphan (a top UU Rapid Spinner) for super effective damage. Taunt can be used to prevent opponents from setting up on the offensively weak Froslass. Trick, on the other hand, takes advantage of the defensive nature of many Rapid Spinners, crippling them with a Choice Scarf. Pain Split keeps Froslass healthy and allows it to weaken many common Rapid Spinners, most of which do not carry recovery moves other than Rest.</p>
<p>The EVs of this set are specifically made to survive two Pursuits from Ambipom and four Pursuits from Spiritomb (without a Choice Band). The HP EVs are lowered and added into Defense to ensure that Froslass takes minimal damage from Stealth Rock. 32 Speed EVs with a Timid nature allow Froslass to outpace neutral natured base 95s such as Leafeon and Drapion.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>One of this set's most important qualities is that it can beat many common Rapid Spinners. Hitmontop is easily prevented from using Foresight and Rapid Spin with Taunt or Trick. Donphan is beaten as long as Froslass is moderately healthy, since it can switch into almost any attack from Donphan and survive. After surviving, Froslass can use Pain Split and Ice Beam to put Donphan out of business. Blastoise will actually beat Froslass eventually, but Froslass can set up on Blastoise and switch out. If Froslass absolutely cannot switch out without putting another teammate at risk, Pain Split will put Blastoise well under 50%, giving one of Froslass's teammates the task of simply forcing it out or KOing it.</p>
<p>The choice between Trick and Taunt is definitely a tough one as they are both quite effective at doing different things. Trick is recommended if you are leading with Froslass so that you can set up an almost guaranteed layer of Spikes on many of Froslass's usual counters. However, Taunt is much more effective outside of the lead position because it stops all Pokemon from setting up, while Trick only stops one. Both moves also differ when it comes to disabling Hitmontop, the most common Rapid Spinner. Trick allows Froslass to cripple Hitmontop permanently instead of being forced to predict each switch, but Taunt is more reliable since she cannot always Trick Hitmontop the Choice Scarf.</p>
<p>Froslass's Spikes allow other Pokemon to sweep much more effectively. Moltres and Swellow in particular benefit from Spikes, which drastically reduce the amount of Pokemon that can switch in and survive their assaults. Additionally, Spikes really complement a Pokemon with Roar or Whirlwind on a more defensive team. Steelix is a good candidate for a Roar user since it resists Rock-, Ghost-, and Dark-type attacks. Arcanine is also an option since it has an easy time switching into Fire-type attacks.</p>
<p>Froslass has trouble with strong Fire-type attackers such as Arcanine, Houndoom, Blaziken, since they can easily switch into any of Froslass's attacks. This makes Water-types such as Milotic and Azumarill excellent teammates for Froslass. Pursuit users also cause trouble for Froslass, so using Dugtrio to remove Drapion, Absol, and Houndoom before Froslass enters is a good idea.</p>
name: Hail Spiker
move 1: Substitute
move 2: Protect / Thunder Wave / Confuse Ray
move 3: Spikes
move 4: Blizzard
item: Leftovers
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 228 Def / 32 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set aims to abuse Froslass's Snow Cloak ability, which allows it to evade attacks 20% of the time while hail is active. With Substitute and Leftovers, Froslass has an easy time "forcing" the opponent to miss, thus getting a free turn to set up Spikes. With a bulky EV spread, Froslass will even be able to take a couple of hits while setting up Spikes. Protect is used for scouting Choiced attackers and abusing Leftovers recovery and hail damage. Thunder Wave and Confuse Ray also help Froslass get additional turns of Leftovers recovery, and they can also give Froslass a chance to set up a Substitute. Blizzard is useful for checking Pokemon such as Rhyperior and Torterra, while also giving Froslass a strong attack to use when behind a Substitute with all three layers of Spikes already down. It also prevents Froslass from being Taunt bait.</p>
<p> A bulky EV spread is used with this set so that it doesn't rely purely on the opponent missing to set up Spikes. It also allows Froslass to benefit more from Leftovers and Protect.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Confuse Ray and Thunder Wave can be used over Protect on this set since they make the opponent's attack fail 50% or 25% of the time respectively. However, Protect not only allows Froslass to scout the opponent's moves, but it also allows Froslass to force the opponent to take an extra round of hail damage. Additionally, Protect is very useful when against a Choiced Pokemon since you eliminate prediction.</p>
<p>This set obviously relies on Snover for setting up permanent hail. Froslass also complements Snover with its immunity to Fighting-type attacks. If a Fighting-type Pokemon switches into Snover's Leech Seed, Snover can simply switch to Froslass. This allows Froslass to stall the opponent with Leech Seed by using a combination of Protect and Substitute.</p>
<p>This Froslass has trouble with bulky Pokemon who resist Blizzard, especially Pokemon who can set up due to this set lacking Taunt. Substitute Feraligatr in particular has an easy time setting up on Froslass because it can use Substitute as Froslass does and Dragon Dance so that it outspeeds Froslass, and it will eventually be able to OHKO Froslass, provided it doesn't get horribly unlucky. This means using a Pokemon such as Venusaur to deal with Feraligatr is a good idea.</p>
<p>Froslass also benefits from Pokemon who lure out other Pokemon who allow it to set up. Torterra and Venusaur are great at luring Ice- and Bug-type attacks which Froslass resists and can set up a Substitute against. Froslass also benefits from Rapid Spin support since it is weak to Stealth Rock. Donphan is a good teammate for Froslass because it can not only use Rapid Spin, but it also resists Rock-type attacks aimed at Froslass.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>No non-lead Froslass set functions to its full potential without Rapid Spin support. Additionally, Stealth Rock support helps hit the Pokemon who are immune to Spikes, making sure your opponent is always punished for switching, unless they are using Clefable. Donphan is a great candidate for fulfilling these roles, since it has access to both Rapid Spin and Stealth Rock.</p>
<p>Froslass's Spikes cause many Pokemon to be very difficult to handle, but there are a few in particular that are especially hard to face. Moltres is arguably the best Pokemon to use with Froslass, since there are less than three common Pokemon (Azumarill, Altaria, and Chansey) who can safely switch in and beat Moltres. Additionally, Swellow and Scyther work quite well with Spikes because of their strong U-turns and grounded counters. It should be noted that all of these Pokemon benefit from Rapid Spin support.</p>
<p>Defensively, Froslass generally has trouble with Fire-type Pokemon because they resist Ice Beam and can OHKO Froslass. Kabutops and Aggron also cause Froslass trouble since they resist Ice Beam and can OHKO with their STAB Rock-type attacks. This makes Blastoise a great teammate for Froslass, as it has high Defense and resists Fire-type attacks. Milotic and Azumarill also work well in this regard. Hitmontop is a great teammate for Froslass since it can not only reliably use Rapid Spin against common Ghost-types, but it can also easily switch into Rock-type attacks.</p>
[Optional Changes]
<p>Froslass can be an effective sweeper because of its unique STABs, great movepool, and 350 Speed. With Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, and Trick, Froslass can deal some major damage to the opposing team, especially since it won't be expected. A Life Orb could be used as well, but with Hidden Power Fire on the last slot instead of Trick. However, Froslass simply does not do enough damage to 1-2HKO most Pokemon because of its mediocre Special Attack stat.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Fire-types such as Arcanine and Houndoom cause major trouble for Froslass, since it cannot do much to hurt them while they easily KO it in return. Rock-types that aren't weak to Ice Beam, such as Kabutops and Aggron, easily beat Froslass as well. Cloyster is also a very solid Froslass counter, since it can use Rock Blast to KO Froslass and then Rapid Spin the Spikes away. Pokemon with powerful Pursuits are also quite good against Froslass since it is fairly frail and can't do much to most Dark-type Pokemon anyway. Spiritomb, Houndoom, and Drapion come to mind as good Pursuit users since they don't take much damage from Ice Beam.</p>
<p>In the lead position, Ambipom with Taunt is a good way to stop all Froslass from setting up, even though it won't 2HKO some Froslass with Pursuit. Moltres and Spiritomb also work since they OHKO Froslass, limiting the Focus Sash lead to one layer of early-game Spikes.</p>
