Abomasnow

**Abomasnow** (Japanese: **ユキノオー** *Yukinooh*) is a dual-type {{Grass}}/{{Ice}} Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves from Snover starting at level 40. It can Mega Evolve into **Mega Abomasnow** using the Abomasite.

## Biology

Abomasnow is a large, bipedal creature covered in shaggy, white fur. It has pale purple eyes with bushy eyebrows and long strands of fur covering its mouth. Two tufts of longer fur grow on both its back and chest, with the chest fur being longer on the female. Its hands, feet, and tail are dark green and spiky, similar to the foliage of an evergreen tree. On its back are four green spikes that resemble pinecones. Abomasnow lives in snowy mountains and appears only when snow flowers bloom. Once the flowers die, it retreats to isolated areas. It is able to create blizzards to hide itself.

The sprouts on its back grow into great shafts of ice when this Pokémon Mega Evolves into Mega Abomasnow. Its fur becomes longer and shaggy over its entire body, particularly around its head. Green fur or sprout remnants surround the base of the large icicles on its back, while white fur covers the middle.

## In the anime

### In the main series

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#### Major appearances

Abomasnow appeared in *Pikachu's Ice Adventure*.

Candice's female Abomasnow debuted in *Classroom Training!*. She was one of the Pokémon that Candice used in the following episode, during her battle against Template:Ash. Abomasnow was able to knock out Staraptor and Grotle, but then ended up losing to Chimchar.

A male Abomasnow appeared in *Survival of the Striaton Gym!*, under the ownership of Morana. It had a battle against Cilan's Pansage, but after a long and hard battle, it was defeated.

A male Abomasnow appeared in *Over the Mountain of Snow!*, where it was looking after a Snover that had become ill. With Template:An's help, Snover became well again.

Wulfric's male Abomasnow debuted in *All Hail the Ice Battlefield!*, in which he was used in a Gym battle against Ash. He battled Hawlucha, but was soon defeated. He reappeared during the rematch in *A Real Icebreaker!*, where he took on Talonflame and won. While battling Greninja, the latter transformed into Ash-Greninja. As a result, Wulfric Mega Evolved him into Mega Abomasnow, but despite this, it was eventually defeated. Wulfric's Abomasnow reappeared in *Rocking Kalos Defenses!* and *Forming a More Perfect Union!*, where it participated in the fight against the Giant Rock.

#### Minor appearances

Abomasnow debuted in *Giratina and the Sky Warrior*, where it helped Ash's friends to stop a sliding glacier.

A Coordinator's Abomasnow appeared in *Dawn of a Royal Day!*, where it was seen participating in the Battle Stage of the Arrowroot Town Pokémon Contest.

An Abomasnow appeared in the opening sequence of *Zoroark: Master of Illusions*.

An Abomasnow that can Mega Evolve into Mega Abomasnow appeared in *Mega Evolution Special I*.

An Abomasnow appeared in *Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel*.

#### Pokédex entries

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### In Pokémon Generations

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An Abomasnow appeared during a flashback in *The Redemption* as one of the many Pokémon fighting in the great war of Kalos, 3,000 years previously. Two were later seen petrified after the ultimate weapon was used by AZ to end the war.

### In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Abomasnow is one of the Pokémon Team Galactic used while attacking Sun Sun. It was bested by Hiori's Template:TP's Bone Rush.

### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

An Abomasnow belonging to Candice was first seen in *Disagreeable Graveler*, when she took it out of its ball to save Platinum after she fainted from the cold on her way to Snowpoint City. Later, she used it in her Gym match against the same girl, where it lost to her Lopunny's Jump Kick after Candice switched out Froslass.

Wulfric uses an Abomasnow in *Pyroar Breathes*, where it was used in an attempt to stop the Ultimate weapon from activating.

Multiple Abomasnow appeared in a flashback in *Flabébé Blooms*.

## Other appearances

### Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

Abomasnow appears as a Poké Ball summon in both versions of the game. When summoned, it will use Blizzard to draw in opponents, and can also attack with Ice Punch.

#### Trophy information

**NA:** *A solitary Grass/Ice type, Abomasnow loves to live in the snowy mountains, though it occasionally mingles with people as well. In Smash Bros., it uses a combo of Blizzard and Ice Punch, punishing anyone who gets too close. It can change direction when attacking, so sneaking up on it from behind won't work!*

**PAL:** *Abomasnow is a Grass- and Ice-type Pokémon said to live the quiet life in snowy mountains, but it's been known to mingle with humans too. It can whip up blizzards to attack anyone who strays too close, and it can throw a powerful Ice Punch either straight in front of back over its shoulder, so there's nowhere to hide!*

## Game data

### Pokédex entries

 Alpha Sapphire  | It lives a quiet life on mountains that are perpetually covered in snow. It hides itself by whipping up blizzards.

### Held items

 Ultra Sun | Ultra Moon | Never-Melt Ice Never-Melt Ice (5%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

##### Abomasnow

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

##### Mega Abomasnow

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By a prior evolution

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* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Abomasnow
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

### Side game data

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### Sprites

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## Trivia

* Mega Abomasnow is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 594.
* Abomasnow is the first Pokémon by alphabetical order.
* No other Pokémon share the same type combination as Abomasnow and its pre-evolution, Snover.

### Origin

Abomasnow appears to be based on a cross between an evergreen tree covered in snow and a yeti. It may also be based on *juhyou*, trees completely covered in snow known as "snow monsters".

#### Name origin

Abomasnow is a shortening of the term *Abominable Snowman*, another name for the yeti.

Yukinooh may come to mean 雪の王 *yuki no ō* (snow king).

## Notes

1. ↑ http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/pokemon/mega\_pokemon/#Abomasnow

## External links

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