Is Snorunt Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Ice with AbilityInner Focus. Glalie at 42 or Dawn Stone for Froslass. If imported, Froslass's Ice/Ghost typing handles Drayden and Shauntal. Glalie is average.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Marlon's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Snorunt cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Glalie cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Froslass cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Snorunt in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Snorunt in Black 2 & White 2. Bring Snorunt over from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
Snorunt Weakness
Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel moves hit Snorunt for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ice typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Snorunt Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snorunt
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x75-88% Rock Smash 2x35-43% | ||
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 2x59-71% Rock Smash 2x33-39% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x74-88% Rock Smash 2x58-69% Rollout 2x31-37% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 2x78-92% Rock Smash 2x34-40% | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Magnezone builds →Mirror Shot 2x129-152%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x113-133%KO Rock Smash 2x47-56% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x109-129%KO Rock Tomb 2x49-58% Rock Smash 2x41-48% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x129-152%KO Rock Smash 2x53-63% | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x77-91% Rock Smash 2x61-72% Rock Tomb 2x51-61% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x217-256%KO Smack Down 2x61-73% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Magnezone builds →Mirror Shot 2x122-143%KO | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x165-194%KO Brick Break 2x69-82% Rock Tomb 2x48-57% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x107-126%KO Rock Smash 2x45-55% | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x107-126%KO Brick Break 2x75-89% Rock Tomb 2x51-61% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x237-279%KO Hammer Arm 2x132-156%KO Rock Slide 2x100-118%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x216-255%KO Rock Slide 2x90-106%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x150-177%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Emboar builds →Hammer Arm 2x178-210%KO Flame Charge 2x91-108%KO Rock Slide 2x90-106%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x107-126%KO Rock Smash 2x44-52% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x248-293%KO Superpower 2x165-195%KO Rock Slide 2x104-123%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x225-265%KO Rock Slide 2x94-112%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x129-153%KO Iron Head 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x136-160%KO Rock Slide 2x128-150%KO Brick Break 2x85-100%KO Fire Blast 2x83-98% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x246-291%KO Superpower 2x165-194%KO Rock Slide 2x102-121%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x224-265%KO Rock Slide 2x94-110%KO | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x128-151%KO Iron Head 2x114-135%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 2x172-203%KO Rock Slide 2x144-170%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x272-320%KO Flash Cannon 2x156-184%KO Ancient Power 2x78-92% Rock Smash 2x39-46% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x361-424%KO Brick Break 2x120-142%KO Fire Blast 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x249-294%KO Superpower 2x166-196%KO Stone Edge 2x139-163%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Arcanine can KO Snorunt with Flare Blitz (202-238%). Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (296-348%). Rhyperior's Stone Edge also KOs at 370-436%.
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x202-238%KO Extreme Speed45-53% Close Combat 2x134-158%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x296-348%KO Extreme Speed66-77% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake185-218%KO Stone Edge 2x370-436%KO Megahorn148-174%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Metagross builds →Earthquake80-94% Bullet Punch 2x97-114%KO | ||
Snorunt Evolutions
From here, Snorunt's line branches into Glalie and Froslass. That's 2 possible evolutions, each with its own method. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Snorunt. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Snorunt easily with 38 breeding partners from the Fairy and Mineral egg groups. Pass egg moves like Avalanche, Bide, Block and 6 more to offspring.
B2W2 Snorunt Best Moveset
Ice at 50 across all stats can't compete at any tier. AbilityMoody as a hidden ability randomly boosts and drops stats each turn, creating unpredictable variance. The moveset gambles on favorable boosts. Evolves into Glalie or Froslass depending on gender.
Best Build
Snorunt best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Disable
- Ice Beam
- Crunch
- Ice Shard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Snorunt picks up Avalanche and Bide only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Blizzard and Ice Beam while Dark and Normal coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It is said that several Snorunt gather under giant leaves and live together in harmony.
Snorunt Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Snorunt through the first few routes without issues. 300 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Glalie as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Snorunt appears in 17 titles across 8 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves