Pokémon TCG: Top 10 Best Froslass

Gen IV brought us to Sinnoh and introduced many new Pokémon, including evolutions for old Pokémon from previous regions. That was the case for female Snorunt, who, ever since then, can evolve into Froslass!

Let's see the 10 best Froslass in Pokémon TCG!

10 - Froslass “Gym Leader” (Diamond/Pearl: Rising Rivals)

This is the only "Trainer's Partner" Froslass. It features Candace, the Sinnoh Ice gym leader, and its attacks interact with special conditions.

Its first attack, Sleep Inducer, forces the opponent to move their active Pokémon to their bench and put a new one in its place. This new active Pokémon then comes into play "Asleep", so the opponent has to flip a coin at the beginning and the end of every turn to wake them up.

Its second attack, Wake-Up Slap, deals 30 base damage + 20 extra damage if the enemy Pokémon is under any special conditions. After taking this damage, that active enemy Pokémon is reset and may drop its special conditions (any condition it may already have and any conditions Froslass gave it).

9 - Froslass (Diamond/Pearl: Arceus)

This is the second Froslass ever printed. Its main strength is its ability, Snow Gift: when you evolve your Snorunt into a Frolass directly from your hand, you may look for 1 card in your deck and get it. This means any card.

8 - Froslass (Diamond/Pearl: Legends Awakened)

This is the first Frolass ever printed, back in the Diamond & Pearl era. It is excellent because it has two incredible attacks:

To use Destiny Bond, you have to discard one Psychic energy attached to Froslass. If you do, and if in the next turn the opponent knocks out your Froslass, their active Pokémon is also knocked out.

As for its second attack, Ice Breath, it deals "spread" damage, as it puts 1 damage counter on each Pokémon on the enemy bench.

Please note that "sniper" damage and "spread" damage are different. When this card was released, there was nearly nothing we could do to counter "spread" damage, so it was great.

7 - Froslass (Sun/Moon: Unified Minds)

This Sun & Moon Froslass was strong against some Standard decks back then. One of them was Reshiram & Charizard-GX UNB 20 because it is vulnerable to Water Pokémon.

Its first attack, Spiteful Sigh, for instance, was more powerful in this case. Its text states that it deals 20 damage for each damage counter on Froslass itself. If you set it up with only 10 HP left, this attack deals 140 damage for just one energy. Against vulnerable Pokémon types, it deals 280 damage, which was enough to knock out Reshiram & Charizard-GX UNB 20, one of the main TAG TEAM Pokémon at the time.

However, as this Froslass essentially forces you to sacrifice it, it is very vulnerable to counterattacks. So, it wasn't good in Standard, just situational. It is also difficult to play in Expanded, even though it deals a lot of damage and is quite accessible. Furthermore, to play it well, you need to manage the damage counters in play carefully and even play cards to make Froslass bigger, like Hero's Cape TEF 152.

6 - Froslass (X/Y: Generations)

When this X&Y set came out, this Froslass was part of a collectible "miniset". It has an interesting attack that also works with damage counters and is a sort of "spread" strategy: Snowy Drop lets you put 4 damage counters on enemy Pokémon at your discretion.

Its greatest strength is its ability, Drag Along, which works like this: you flip a coin, and if you get heads, you may instantly knock out any active enemy Pokémon that knocks out your active Froslass.

5 - Froslass (Scarlet/Violet: Twilight Masquerade)

This Froslass has been popular since last year and usually sees play with Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex DRI 136.

The reason for this is its ability, Freezing Shroud. In between turns, this ability lets you put 1 damage counter on any Pokémon with an ability (yours or the opponent's). You can stack it if you put more than one Froslass in play.

We usually play this ability on Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex DRI 136 and then move these damage counters around with Munkidori PRE 44. This is actually a very efficient combo, and this strategy is useful in Standard and Expanded.

4 - Froslass "Plasma" (Black/White: Plasma Blast)

This Froslass was an excellent "sniper" attacker when "Team Plasma" Pokémon were popular because of its attack, Blizzard: it deals 30 damage to the active Pokémon and 10 damage to all Pokémon on the enemy bench.

Furthermore, its ability, Cursed Glare, is a simple but efficient control tool. While Froslass is your active Pokémon, the opponent can't play special energies from their hand to their Pokémon. It was quite relevant in Black & White's Standard format.

3 - Froslass (Sword/Shield: Silver Tempest)

This Froslass stands out because of its attack, Frosty Jail, which actually needs Candice SIT 152 to work. If you use this card before you use this attack, you'll deal 20 + 90 damage (110), and the opponent's Pokémon will be Paralyzed.

Paralysis is one of the most punishing special conditions because it prevents the Pokémon in question from attacking or retreating (you have to use cards like Switch to reset it). In Expanded, you can create a loop with this Froslass, Candice SIT 152, and items like VS Seeker PHF 109.

2 - "Terastal" Froslass ex (Scarlet/Violet: Paradox Rift)

Our second-best Froslass is Froslass ex sv4 3, which is also a "Terastal" and Grass Pokémon. It plays a different role.

Its attack, Frost Bullet, deals 140 damage to the enemy active Pokémon and 20 damage to all Pokémon on the enemy bench. Furthermore, its ability, Evanescent, lets you flip a coin when it is knocked out: if you get heads, the opponent will draw one Prize card less, which goes around the rule that states knocking out Pokémon ex gives you 2 Prize cards.

In Expanded, with Life Dew PLF 107 (which also prevents the opponent from drawing too many Prize cards), you might even be able to prevent the opponent from getting both Prize cards.

1 - Mega Froslass ex (Mega Evolution: Ascended Evolved)

Our best Froslass is Mega Froslass ex from Ascended Heroes, the special set.

Its first attack, Resentful Refrain, deals 50 damage for each card in the opponent's hand, so it punishes players that draw too many cards.

Its second attack, Absolute Snow, deals 150 damage and sets the enemy Pokémon as "Asleep".

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