Team archetype
Snow teams
Slush Rush doubles speed under it, Blizzard stops missing, and Aurora Veil becomes available. Champions sets this with Snowscape; Hail no longer exists.
Boosts the Defense stats of Ice-type Pokémon by 50%.
6
Setters
via ability
8
Payoff Pokemon
benefit from it
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Manual setters
Snowscape
Type effects
Boosts DefenseIce
The engine
Snow setters
These set snow the moment they switch in, without spending a turn. A snow team almost always starts here.
The payoff
Pokemon that profit from snow
Each of these has an ability that does nothing until snow is up, then changes the game.
Backup plan
Pokemon that learn Snowscape
These can set snow with a move instead of an ability. It costs a turn and runs out, so it is usually the weaker option, but it opens the archetype to Pokemon outside the 6 natural setters.
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Alolan NinetalesSlowbroMega SlowbroGalarian SlowbroDragoniteMega DragoniteAzumarillSlowkingGalarian SlowkingPelipperAltariaMega AltariaCastform (Normal)Castform (Sunny Form)Castform (Rainy Form)Castform (Snowy Form)GlalieMega GlalieEmpoleonAbomasnowMega AbomasnowWeavileGlaceonMamoswineFroslassMega FroslassSamurottHisuian SamurottHisuian ZoroarkVanilluxeBearticGreninjaMega GreninjaDragalgeMega DragalgeAurorusAvaluggHisuian AvaluggPrimarinaCrabominableMega CrabominableMr. RimeBasculegion (Male)Basculegion (Female)