Physical
Balanced
DTier
20Speed · Very Slow

You won't find a real weakness in Snom's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Worm Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Low
HP30
F
Attack25
F
Defense35
F
Sp. Atk45
D
Sp. Def30
F
Speed20
F
Total185
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight3.8 kg
8.4 lbsFeather
Base XP37
Low Yield
Abilities
Shield DustPopular
Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
Ice ScalesHAPopular
Halves damage from Special moves.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entries

It eats snow that has accumulated on the ground. It prefers soft, freshly fallen snow, so it will eat its way up a mountain, aiming for the peak.

Snom is weak to Fire, Rock, Flying, and Steel. Watch out for Fire and Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage.

Snom Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Fire, Rock
2x (Weak)Flying, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Ice, Ground
Type ChartFragile
4Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-9
4xCritical
FireRock
2xWeak
FlyingSteel
½xResist
GrassIceGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (6)
GrassGroundFlyingDragonPsychicDark
How to Beat Snom (Best Counters)

Duraludon can KO Snom with Flash Cannon (158-187%). Rhyperior threatens a KO with Stone Edge (361-425%). Braviary deals 60-70% with Close Combat.

Duraludon
Duraludon
SteelDragon
A
Recommended Build
AbilityLightmetal
ItemEviolite
NatureTimid
Moves
  • Flash Cannon
  • Draco Meteor
  • Stealth Rock
  • Body Press
Damage vs Snom
Flash Cannon 2x
158-187%KO
Draco Meteor
128-150%KO
View Duraludon builds →

Snom is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Frosmoth. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 290 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Snom
#872Snom
High Friendship (Night)
Frosmoth
#873Frosmoth
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Snom
IceBug
Frosmoth
IceBug
HP
30
70+40
ATK
25
65+40
DEF
35
60+25
SP.ATK
45
125+80
SP.DEF
30
90+60
SPE
20
65+45
BST
185D-Tier
475B-Tier+290
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Special
Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Snom easily with 91 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
flygondrapionmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaskorupiparastrapinchsurskitshuckle
12 of 91·

Icescales and Eviolite give Snom staying power beyond its evolution stage. Modest nature boosts Sp. Atk, spread EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Ice Scales
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Snom
Modest+SPA

Snom best EVs are Defense and Sp. Atk

EVs

Bulky Support Moveset

  • Bug BuzzSTAB
  • Icy WindSTAB
  • Mirror Coat
  • Tera Blast

Recommended Teammates

Mienfoo
MienfooDecent
Chinchou
ChinchouDecent
Impidimp
ImpidimpDecent

Moves

Most of Snom's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Bug Buzz and Lunge, but Normal and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Powder Snow
—4010025Ice
Lv 1
Struggle Bug
D5010020Bug

TM Moves

TM
TM182
Bug Bite
D6010020Bug
TM162
Bug Buzz
S9010010Bug
TM25
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM187
Icicle Spear
S2510030Ice
TM34
Icy Wind
S559515Ice
TM185
Lunge
S8010015Bug
TM21
Pounce
D5010020Bug
TM07
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM85
Rest
S——5Psychic
TM219
Skitter Smack
D709010Bug
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM15
Struggle Bug
D5010020Bug
TM103
Substitute
S——10Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
S8010010Normal

Egg Moves

Snom doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Snom can't learn any Tutor moves

No wild encounters for Snom in Scarlet & Violet. It's available in Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Snom is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Sword

  • Snom evolves into Frosmoth by leveling up. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 185 BST.

  • For a casual playthrough, Snom works as a placeholder. Ice/Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Frosmoth. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • Snom only appears in 2 games. Currently catchable in Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet. First available in Scarlet & Violet.

  • Snom can be found in Scarlet & Violet and Sword & Shield.

Since Sword & Shield, Snom has been obtainable in 2 games. A Generation 8 debut means a shorter history, but Snom has appeared steadily across every generation since.

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