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glalie-mega
Generation III · #10074 — Face Pokémon
Mega Glalie is the Mega Evolution form of the Ice-type Pokémon Glalie, introduced in Generation III and further expanded when Mega Evolution mechanics were introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. This formidable transformation is triggered through the use of the Glalitite Mega Stone, fundamentally altering Glalie's combat capabilities and physical structure. With a base stat total of 580 compared to Glalie's standard 480, Mega Glalie experiences significant enhancements to its Attack and Special Attack, each rising from 80 to 120, while also gaining 20 additional points in Speed, bringing it to 100. Most notably, Mega Glalie gains the unique ability Refrigerate, which converts all Normal-type moves into Ice-type moves and amplifies their power by 1.3 times, creating a devastating offensive weapon for trainers who can harness this frozen fury.
Base Stats
Height
2.1m
Weight
350.2kg
Category
Face Pokémon
Gender
Male 50% / Female 50%
Color
gray
Shape
ball
Habitat
cave
Abilities
Turns the bearer's normal moves into ice moves and strengthens them to 1.3× their power.
Glalie-mega Biology & Physical Characteristics
Mega Glalie retains the fundamental spherical structure of its base form, consisting of a black rock core encased in an impenetrable layer of ice, but undergoes dramatic physical augmentation during its Mega Evolution. The transformation increases its height to an imposing 2.1 meters and its weight to a hefty 350.2 kilograms, making it a significantly larger and more imposing presence than its base form's 1.5 meters and 256.5 kilograms. The ice armor covering Glalie's rocky interior becomes even more formidable during Mega Evolution, hardening to a degree that exceeds steel in durability. According to Pokédex entries, this ice body remains impervious to fire and can instantly freeze atmospheric moisture into any desired shape. The two large black conical horns characteristic of Glalie become even more menacing, and the blue eyes and toothed mouth visible through the ice's surface openings give Mega Glalie an intensely predatory appearance that reflects its enhanced combat prowess.
Pokedex Numbers
Training
Breeding
Glalie-mega Breeding, Gender Ratio & Egg Groups
Mega Glalie maintains a perfectly balanced gender ratio of 50% male to 50% female, consistent with its base form and inherited through the Snorunt evolutionary line. As a Mega Evolution form rather than a distinct species, Mega Glalie does not possess unique breeding characteristics, as Mega Evolution is a temporary battle transformation that does not affect reproductive capabilities. Glalie itself belongs to the Fairy and Mineral egg groups, an unusual combination that reflects its dual nature as a rock-cored creature overlaid with ice, making it compatible with breeding partners from both groups. The base form Snorunt can breed with other Fairy and Mineral types to produce offspring, and any resulting Glalie offspring will have the potential to Mega Evolve if provided with a Glalitite. The hatch counter of 20 cycles and base happiness of 70 remain consistent across both forms, indicating moderate breeding accessibility for trainers seeking to add this Pokémon to their teams. Sexual dimorphism is not visually apparent in Glalie or its Mega Evolution form, unlike some other Pokémon species where gender significantly affects appearance.
Sprites
TMs & HMs
tm01
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
tm02
crystal
tm02
gold silver
tm02
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
tm03
ruby sapphire
tm03
platinum
tm03
firered leafgreen
tm03
heartgold soulsilver
tm03
diamond pearl
tm03
emerald
tm03
xd
tm03
colosseum
tm05
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
tm06
yellow
tm06
gold silver
tm06
red blue
tm06
crystal
tm06
emerald
tm06
firered leafgreen
tm06
diamond pearl
+541 more TMs/HMs
glalie-mega's Evolution Chain
Glalie-mega Evolution, Mega Evolution & Special Forms
Mega Glalie represents the pinnacle of Glalie's evolutionary potential when harnessed through Mega Evolution, a mechanic distinct from standard evolution. To achieve this transformation, a trainer must possess a Glalitite Mega Stone and command Glalie to Mega Evolve during battle. Unlike the standard evolutionary paths from Snorunt—which can evolve into Glalie at level 42 or into Froslass by using a Dawn Stone on a female Snorunt—Mega Evolution is temporary and occurs within combat, reverting to normal Glalie after the battle concludes. The Mega Evolution mechanic does not consume the Glalitite, allowing repeated transformations as long as the trainer retains the stone. This makes Mega Glalie strategically distinct from the permanent Ghost-Ice typing of Froslass, offering trainers a choice between a temporary but significantly more powerful offensive presence or a permanent dual-type evolution with different strategic implications. The introduction of Mega Evolution in Generation VI created an entirely new dimension for Glalie's competitive viability.
Where to Find
Location data not available for this Pokémon in the database.
Glalie-mega Behaviour and Natural Habitat
Mega Glalie embodies the apex predator characteristics of its base form, but with dramatically enhanced hunting efficiency and aggressive territorial behavior. According to Pokédex entries, Glalie possesses the ability to freely control ice and instantaneously freeze moisture in the atmosphere, a capability that becomes even more potent in its Mega Evolution form. The transformation heightens its natural instinct to immobilize prey in solid ice before consuming them with meticulous deliberation. Mega Glalie's behavior reflects a creature of pure predatory focus, dwelling in the harshest icy mountain environments where few other Pokémon dare venture. The legend surrounding Glalie suggests that individual specimens may harbor absorbed distress and regrets from mountaineers lost in blizzards, potentially explaining the intensity and severity of their hunting patterns. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Glalie is described as covering its body with ice armor harder than steel and using its breath to freeze prey, which it then devours like frozen desserts, painting a picture of a Pokémon perfectly adapted to its frozen domain.
Pokedex Entries
Generation III
GLALIE has a body made of rock, which it hardens with an armor of ice. This POKéMON has the ability to freeze moisture in the atmosphere into any shape it desires.
GLALIE has the ability to freely control ice. For example, it can instantly freeze its foe solid. After immobilizing its foe in ice, this POKéMON enjoys eating it in leisurely fashion.
A GLALIE has the power to instantaneously freeze moisture in the atmosphere. A dazzling cloud of diamondlike ice crystals forms around its body.
It has a body of ice that won’t melt, even with fire. It can instantly freeze moisture in the atmosphere.
Generation IV
To protect itself, it clads its body in an armor of ice, made by freezing moisture in the air.
It prevents prey from escaping by instantaneously freezing moisture in the air.
It can instantly freeze moisture in the atmosphere. It uses this power to freeze its foes.
Generation V
It prevents prey from escaping by instantaneously freezing moisture in the air.
It prevents prey from escaping by instantaneously freezing moisture in the air.
Generation VI
To protect itself, it clad its body in an armor of ice, made by freezing moisture in the air.
It can instantly freeze moisture in the atmosphere. It uses this power to freeze its foes.
Glalie has a body made of rock, which it hardens with an armor of ice. This Pokémon has the ability to freeze moisture in the atmosphere into any shape it desires.
Glalie has the ability to freely control ice. For example, it can instantly freeze its prey solid. After immobilizing its prey in ice, this Pokémon enjoys eating it in leisurely fashion.
Generation VII
Legend says a boulder on an icy mountain absorbed the distress and regrets of a stranded mountaineer, giving rise to Glalie.
It freezes its prey and chews them whole. However, it prefers to eat Pokémon like Vanillite that are already frozen.
Its prey is instantaneously frozen stiff by the cold air it exhales from its huge mouth. While they’re in that frozen state, it gobbles them up.
Its actual body is a rock that isn’t particularly hard. Glalie absorbs moisture from the air and drapes itself in an armor of ice.
Generation VIII
It has a body of ice that won’t melt, even with fire. It can instantly freeze moisture in the atmosphere.
It can instantly freeze moisture in the atmosphere. It uses this power to freeze its foes.
It covers its body with an armor of ice harder than steel. Uses its breath to freeze prey, which it then devours as if they were frozen desserts.
Glalie-mega Name Origin & Design Inspiration
The name Glalie derives from a combination of glacial and eerie, befitting its mysterious origins and frozen nature, while its Japanese name Onigohri combines oni, meaning demon or ogre, with gohri, relating to ice or cold. This etymological foundation emphasizes both the legendary supernatural aspect—where a tormented boulder becomes a Pokémon—and its purely elemental ice-based composition. The design itself represents a creative reinterpretation of the concept of a possessed boulder or stone entity, manifested through the imagery of a dark rocky core encased in crystalline ice. Mega Glalie's design amplifies this concept through increased size and a more aggressive aesthetic, with the horns becoming more prominent and the overall form projecting an aura of predatory menace. The use of ice as both literal armor and literal body composition creates a fascinating paradox—a creature that is fundamentally stone yet appears entirely crystalline, suggesting a transformation where the fundamental nature of the Pokémon's being is augmented by frozen power. The spherical base form evokes the image of a massive hailstone or ice boulder, while the visible blue eyes and teeth create an unsettling sense of intelligence trapped within the cold.
Learnable Moves
Glalie-mega can learn 52 moves:
Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| attract | normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| bite | dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| blizzard | ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| block | normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| bulldoze | ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| confide | normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| crunch | dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| dark pulse | dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| double team | normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| earthquake | ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| explosion | normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| flash | normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| freeze dry | ice | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| frost breath | ice | Special | 60 | 90 | 10 |
| frustration | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| giga impact | normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| gyro ball | steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| hail | ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| headbutt | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| hidden power | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| hyper beam | normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| ice beam | ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| ice fang | ice | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| ice shard | ice | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| icy wind | ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| iron head | steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| laser focus | normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| leer | normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| light screen | psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| payback | dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| powder snow | ice | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| protect | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| rain dance | water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| rest | psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| return | normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| safeguard | normal | Status | — | — | 25 |
| secret power | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| shadow ball | ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| sheer cold | ice | Special | — | 30 | 5 |
| signal beam | bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| sleep talk | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| spite | ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| substitute | normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| super fang | normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| swagger | normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| taunt | dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| torment | dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| toxic | poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| water pulse | water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
Glalie-mega Competitive Battle Guide
Mega Glalie has carved out a notable niche in competitive Pokémon battling, particularly through its signature ability Refrigerate, which transforms all Normal-type moves into Ice-type attacks with a 1.3 power multiplier. This capability, combined with its enhanced Attack and Special Attack stats of 120 each and improved Speed of 100, allows Mega Glalie to function as a versatile offensive threat. In competitive formats, Mega Glalie can effectively utilize moves like Earthquake, Close Combat, and Return through the Refrigerate ability, converting them into powerful Ice-type attacks that benefit from STAB while maintaining coverage. The dual 120 in Attack and Special Attack provides flexibility in movesets, allowing trainers to choose between physical and special offensive strategies. However, Mega Glalie's defensive stats remain at the modest 80 threshold across HP, Defense, and Special Defense, making it vulnerable to priority moves and requiring careful team support. Its weakness to common offensive types like Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel, combined with only three resistances in its Ice typing, necessitates thoughtful positioning and prediction in competitive play. Mega Glalie's viability has fluctuated across different competitive formats and generations, with its utility varying based on the broader metagame and available movepool interactions.
Commonly Asked Questions About Glalie-mega
What type is Glalie-mega?
Glalie-mega is a ice type Pokemon.
What does Glalie-mega evolve into?
Glalie-mega does not evolve into any other Pokemon. It is the final form in its evolution line.
What are Glalie-mega's weaknesses?
Glalie-mega is weak to fighting, rock, steel and fire type moves.
Glalie-mega Cultural Impact & Franchise History
While Glalie may not possess the mainstream recognition of iconic Pokémon like Charizard or Dragonite, it has maintained a dedicated following within the Pokémon community, particularly among players who value Ice-type specialists and legendary narratives. The lore surrounding Glalie's origin—a boulder absorbing the distress and regrets of lost mountaineers—has resonated with fans seeking darker, more atmospheric Pokémon mythology, creating an element of melancholic tragedy that distinguishes it from more straightforward designs. The introduction of Mega Glalie in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire provided renewed attention to the species, offering trainers a genuine competitive option and revitalizing interest in its strategic potential. Within competitive circles and online communities, Mega Glalie has earned respect as a legitimate threat during its tenure in various formats, though it has never achieved the tournament-defining status of Pokemon like Mega Charizard X or Mega Salamence. Fan artwork and creative interpretations of Glalie's legendary origin continue to circulate within fan communities, exploring the supernatural and tragic dimensions of the species. The species also represents an example of successful mid-tier Pokémon design, occupying a space where it remains memorable and viable without overshadowing more iconic legendary or pseudo-legendary creatures.
Where to Find Glalie-mega in Every Pokémon Game
Mega Glalie's availability as a Mega Evolution form depends entirely on the availability of Glalie itself and the Glalitite Mega Stone within any given game. Glalie first appeared in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald as part of Generation III's Hoenn region, where it could be caught as a wild Pokémon or obtained through evolution of Snorunt. The Glalitite was introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, making Mega Evolution possible within those remakes. Across subsequent generations, Glalie has appeared in numerous Pokédex entries, including locations in Platinum (Sinnoh), Sun and Moon (Alola), Sword and Shield (Galar), Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Hisui), and Scarlet and Violet (Paldea), with varying methods of capture or evolution. The Glalitite Mega Stone must be obtained specifically within games that feature Mega Evolution mechanics, requiring players to progress through appropriate story events or post-game content to acquire it. In Pokémon GO, Mega Glalie became available with the introduction of Mega Evolution, allowing players to Mega Evolve Glalie temporarily in raids and battles using Mega Energy. Players seeking a complete competitive team with Mega Glalie should prioritize games featuring both Glalie availability and Glalitite distribution, such as the Generation VI remakes or later titles with expanded Pokédex inclusions.