Froslass (Pokémon)

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Froslass (Japanese: ユキメノコ Yukimenoko) is a dual-type introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves from a female when exposed to a Dawn Stone. It is one of 's final forms, the other being .
==Biology==
Froslass is a humanoid with a hollow torso that resembles a . It wears a red band around its waist, reminiscent of an . Its body lacks feet and it floats in the air like its counterpart, . Its arms are connected to the sides of its head and flare at the wrists. The flared portion has a dappled light blue coloration. Its hands consist of three small fingers. Froslass's head is shaped similar to a sideways water droplet and is topped with two ice crystals that resemble horns. Its head has several holes on it, resembling a mask. Through two of these holes, crystal blue eyes with yellow sclerae can be seen. It also has a mouth below this "mask".
Froslass lives in snowy areas and has the ability to freeze foes with its breath. It is thought to display its victims secretly after freezing them. It enjoys preying on handsome men climbing in the mountains, but has also been known to take Pokémon. Its favorite food is frozen souls. Froslass is known to bring its frozen prey back to the cave it lives in before lining them up neatly. It also goes down to human homes to knock on doors during nights of cold blizzards. There is a legend that Froslass will place curses on any men that misbehave. As evidenced in the episode The Drifting Snorunt!, it can create illusions to manipulate others. Froslass is a female-only species and is said in legends to have been formed when the spirit and lingering regrets of a woman who was lost in the mountains possessed an icicle.
===Evolution===
Froslass evolves from female and is one of its final forms, the other being .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : The player battles Froslass at the end of Crevice Cave to save .
* PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure: battles Froslass in the Iceberg Zone to persuade her to make up with . She also freezes the lake so Pikachu can save .
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Froslass made her television debut in Pikachu's Ice Adventure, where she was fighting with an before they realized their quarrel was destroying several ice statues.
Froslass made her animated series debut in The Drifting Snorunt!, where she kidnapped Dawn's Piplup and , forcing , , , and to help her by saving her friend from a .
In A Real Rival Rouser!, Paul used a Froslass during his Full Battle against Ash in the Lily of the Valley Conference. She battled but was eventually defeated after a hard-fought match.
====Minor appearances====
Froslass debuted in Giratina and the Sky Warrior, where she helped Ash's friends stop a moving glacier.
In Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!, a 's Froslass was seen on TV participating in a Double Performance along with a .
In a flashback in This Magik Moment!, a Froslass fought an . Their clash triggered a blizzard that prevented a plane carrying three Pokémon stars from arriving at Alola.
In Drawn with the Wind!, two Froslass serve as waitresses for customers in Malie Garden.
In Aiming for the Top Floor!, a Froslass was with Darley inside the Kantonian Gym as a waitress. She brought food for Ash and .
====Pokédex entries====
===GOTCHA!===
====Candice's Froslass====
A Froslass briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Candice.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
Froslass is the Pokémon controls in Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia.
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Froslass first appeared under the ownership of Candice in To and Fro with Froslass, where she used it as her secret weapon during her Gym battle against . It was eventually defeated by Platinum's Rapidash after it had been healed by her 's . During the battle against Team Galactic at the Spear Pillar, Candice gave her Froslass to Platinum. In the , Froslass was used during Platinum's Battle Hall match against Argenta.
Oleana's Froslass first appeared in Stealth!! Infiltrate the Energy Plant.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Froslass.
* Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames being traded on the GTS, an English language Froslass could not be traded on the GTS without a nickname in .
* Froslass's Pokédex entry in Pokémon SoulSilver has a typo where the period at the end of the sentence is missing. This error does not occur in Pokémon HeartGold.
* Froslass and its evolutionary relatives are the only Pokémon in the .
** Froslass is also the only Pokémon in the Fairy Egg Group.
* Froslass is the only Ice-type .
* In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of , Froslass was unable to learn via TM, while its pre-Evolution could.
* Froslass is the only Pokémon within its evolutionary line that does not possess three .
===Origin===
Froslass is most likely based on , a female ice-spirit of Japanese folklore. Its body shape also resembles a doll. Due to its red sash, it appears to be wearing a .
====Name origin====
Froslass may be a combination of frost and lass.
Yukimenoko may be a combination of 雪 yuki (snow), 雪女 yuki-onna (snow woman), and 女の子 menoko (archaic word for girl).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Platinum's Froslass
==External links==
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