Frieza has multiple ways of gaining extra Evolution Energy through his Raider Passive Skills. He can gain it from executing Civilians, executing Survivors, executing Namekians that aren't holding Dragon Balls, and even from taking damage.

Frieza doesn't gain Evolution Energy worth mentioning from executing regular human Civilians, meaning most Frieza players ignore them entirely. And, because of this, the Survivors can get more Dragon Charge from rescuing those Civilians.

Because of all these extra Evolution Energy options, Frieza has the highest average chance of getting to his Stage 4 Final Form per match.

Frieza is also pretty reliant on finding Namekians for both Evolution Energy and Dragon Balls, so if Survivors rescue a ton of them in the first few minutes, Frieza's Evolution Energy gain will slow down pretty heavily.

Frieza has great Super Attacks overall as well as Break Strike to get out of melee combos and turn it back on the Survivor.

If Survivors aren't fighting Frieza or escaping him well using certain Skills, then Frieza isn't gaining any extra Evolution Energy from being hurt and his Stage progression can slow down.

Stage 1 Frieza is on par with Buu's Spopovich form as the strongest Stage 1 Raider in the game. He has great Ki Blast, Super Attacks, the Scouter Active Skill, and even Zarbon/Dodoria at his disposal all at Stage 1.

Because of the Namekian mechanic, the Dragon Balls can be split up between the Survivors a lot easier which makes it more difficult for Frieza to collect. Not only that but it's easier for the Survivors to get all seven as well.

Frieza has the Zarbon and Dodoria Active Skills throughout all four phases and they're by far the strongest "scouting" type of Skills in the game if used correctly. Sending them in opposite directions while Frieza goes a third way means that the player can scout the majority of the map all at once. Not only that, they're great for holding spots too such as the Super Time Machine or Escape Time Machines, as they can use Ki Blasts and deal damage to Survivors.

But, because Zarbon and Dodoria are so good, Frieza is heavily reliant on them. He has no other way of finding players aside from them so if a player isn't using them optimally or is getting unlucky then they can really struggle in the early game.

The Namekian mechanic Frieza introduces has no real downsides for him. Even when he finds one without a Dragon Ball, they give him extra Evolution Energy.

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The short execution duration and the fact that Frieza can use it from afar makes Frieza's telekinetic executions the best ones overall.

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Frieza is the only Raider with a unique wish at Shenron, as he can wish to become immortal. When done, Frieza is literally unkillable and players can only "win" by somehow getting the Super Time Machine to go off.

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The first focus is to find Survivors right away and get them to fight against Frieza using their Transphere characters for maximum Evolution energy. If none are found quickly, start hunting Namekians instead by checking common spawn points or finding a Dragon Radar.

Use mostly the same basic strategy as the 1st Stage Frieza, but now players can fight even more aggressively using Break Strike.

Pretty much identical to how Stage 2 Frieza is played but Stage 3 has much better Super Attacks with Crazy Finger Shot and Death Beam.

Pretty much unbeatable in this Stage, but if Survivors are still trying use the This Planet Will Die Super Attack to block off the Time Machine or the Escape Time Machine beacons.

The more early-game fights the better, Frieza wants to bait players into thinking they need to use Dragon Change and fight back or they won't get away so he can get hit a few times, down them, then execute them for maximum Evolution Energy.

Use Zone Destruction on Stage 2 in one of the areas where the key hasn't been placed yet to force the game forward to the Super Time Machine phase where Frieza can make the most out of his Passive Skills.

The optimal Stage for the Super Time Machine Phase to start since Stage 3 prevents most players from winning in a melee battle.

The other Super Attack, Death Slash, is almost impossible to miss.

The more 1st Stage Frieza keeps Survivors hiding, fighting, and running away, the less time they're spending saving Namekians. And, if Frieza is lucky, the other Survivors might spend this time slotting Power Keys to get to the Super Time Machine phase faster which is where Frieza excels the most.

Use Zarbon and Dodoria to "guard" the executed bodies of downed Survivors and then circle back around if they pick up anyone getting close to try and revive them.

Also, a great Stage to go hunt down the Dragon Balls as either result is beneficial. Either Frieza finds them or the Survivors use this time to slot Power Keys and Frieza gets to beat them up at the Time Machine.

Also, the best time to execute anyone who gets downed as it full-kills them no matter what at Stage 4.