Its greatest asset is Sp. Def — higher than 98% of species. Weak point: Defense — lower than 79% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. Defensively it can rely on 4 weaknesses and 1 resistance.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def; weak point: Attack.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Def, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (95) is 45 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 89% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 6
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Unova | #121 | Black / White |
|---|---|---|
| Unova | #197 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Kalos | #111 | X / Y |
| Crown Tundra | #030 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
| Paldea | #360 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Hyperspace | #029 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Levitate Evades ground moves.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.
Rank 239 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.03% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
When its body temperature goes up, it turns into steam and vanishes. When its temperature lowers, it returns to ice.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Cryogonal takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2010–2016The sprites come straight from the games in which Cryogonal appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (4)
All Cryogonal cards →Cryogonal has 4 cards in 3 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →This species is genderless, so its only possible partner is Ditto.
The Egg hatches after 25 cycles, which is roughly 6,600 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (12)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Kalos
Unova
Moves (66)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (48 via TM/TR, 3 via Egg, 12 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 |
| 1 | Ice Shard | Ice | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Sharpen | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 4 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 8 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100% | 40 |
| 12 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 |
| 12 | Laser Focus | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 16 | Haze | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 16 | Mist | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 20 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 24 | Aurora Beam | Ice | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 28 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 32 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Freeze Dry | Ice | Special | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 40 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 40 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 48 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 52 | Acid Armor | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 56 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 60 | Sheer Cold | Ice | Special | — | 30% | 5 |