Is Snorunt Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Ice-type. Glalie is balanced but unremarkable. Froslass via Dawn Stone (female only) is a faster Ghost/Ice alternative. Froslass handles Cynthia's Garchomp with Ice moves.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Snorunt resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Byron's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Candice:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Froslass trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Volkner:
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Aaron:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bertha:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Froslass trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Flint:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lucian:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Froslass has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catch Snorunt on Route 216 (Poké Radar, Lv 33-34, common).
Your Snorunt should hit Level 42 before you reach Volkner, at typical leveling pace.
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Volkner.
How to Get Snorunt in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
12 encounter spots for Snorunt at decent spawn rates starting from late-game encounter areas. Two different catch methods are in play here. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Snorunt in BDSP
To get Snorunt, start by catching Snorunt through special and walking encounters at Lv. 33-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Snorunt ✓Route 216Lv.33-34Using PokeRadarRate 22%Acuity LakefrontLv.35-36Using PokeRadarRate 22%Route 217Lv.35-36Using PokeRadarRate 22%Glacial CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameIcy CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameWhiteout CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameAvailable in-game· 2 pathsPick one
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 |
What is Snorunt Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snorunt
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x181-214%KO Rock Slide 2x64-76% Fire Blast 2x55-67% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Geodude builds →Focus Punch 2x121-143%KO Stone Edge 2x121-143%KO Fire Blast 2x52-62% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x83-100%KO Iron Tail 2x55-67% Rock Smash 2x26-33% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x202-239%KO Rock Slide 2x68-82% Fire Blast 2x61-73% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Geodude builds →Focus Punch 2x134-159%KO Stone Edge 2x139-164%KO Fire Blast 2x57-68% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Onix builds →Stone Edge 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x64-77% Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x232-273%KO Rock Slide 2x78-94% Fire Blast 2x68-81% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x103-122%KO Flash Cannon 2x103-122%KO Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Ponyta builds →Overheat 2x144-171%KO Iron Tail 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Graveler builds →Focus Punch 2x148-175%KO Stone Edge 2x151-178%KO Fire Blast 2x65-76% | ||
 Meditite FightingPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Meditite builds →Focus Punch 2x122-144%KO Rock Slide 2x43-51% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x232-273%KO Rock Slide 2x78-94% Fire Blast 2x68-81% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 2x154-182%KO Stone Edge 2x157-186%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x103-122%KO Flash Cannon 2x103-122%KO Rock Smash 2x28-33% | ||
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Ponyta builds →Overheat 2x144-171%KO Iron Tail 2x92-109%KO | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Graveler builds →Focus Punch 2x148-175%KO Stone Edge 2x151-178%KO Fire Blast 2x65-76% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x227-268%KO Rock Slide 2x76-90% Fire Blast 2x67-80% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x101-119%KO Rock Slide 2x69-82% Rock Smash 2x38-45% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 2x152-178%KO Stone Edge 2x153-181%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x98-116%KO Flash Cannon 2x98-116%KO Rock Smash 2x27-32% | ||
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Ponyta builds →Overheat 2x140-165%KO Iron Tail 2x89-105%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x224-264%KO Rock Slide 2x76-90% Fire Blast 2x66-78% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x99-117%KO Rock Slide 2x69-82% Rock Smash 2x37-44% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 2x149-176%KO Stone Edge 2x150-177%KO | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x96-114%KO Flash Cannon 2x96-114%KO Rock Smash 2x27-32% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x221-261%KO Rock Slide 2x74-88% Fire Blast 2x64-77% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Rapidash builds →Overheat 2x162-191%KO Iron Tail 2x100-118%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x100-118%KO Rock Slide 2x68-80% Rock Smash 2x37-45% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 2x148-174%KO Stone Edge 2x150-177%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x221-261%KO Rock Slide 2x74-88% Fire Blast 2x64-77% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Rapidash builds →Overheat 2x162-191%KO Iron Tail 2x100-118%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x100-118%KO Rock Slide 2x68-80% Rock Smash 2x37-45% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 2x148-174%KO Stone Edge 2x150-177%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x267-315%KO Stone Edge 2x119-141%KO | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 2x184-217%KO Iron Tail 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x179-211%KO Hammer Arm 2x132-156%KO Rock Slide 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x184-217%KO Ancient Power 2x86-102%KO Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x230-270%KO Rock Slide 2x77-91% Fire Blast 2x66-78% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Arcanine can KO Snorunt with Flare Blitz (106-124%). Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (137-162%). Rhyperior deals 43-51% with Earthquake.
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemRocky Helmet NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed24-28% Flare Blitz 2x106-124%KO Flamethrower 2x61-72% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Lucario builds →Extreme Speed31-36% Close Combat 2x137-162%KO Aura Sphere 2x72-85% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemWeakness Policy NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake43-51% Avalanche9-10% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Metagross builds →Earthquake37-44% | ||
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 35 breeding partners from the Fairy and Mineral egg groups. Pass egg moves like Block, Disable, Fake Tears and 6 more to offspring.
BDSP Snorunt Best Moveset
50 across every stat with hidden AbilityMoody randomly raising one stat and lowering another each turn. The moveset is non-functional at these numbers. Two evolutions: Glalie for a balanced Ice-type or Froslass for Ice/Ghost at 110 Speed.
Best Build
Snorunt best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Protect
- Ice Shard
- Substitute
- Weather Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Snorunt picks up Block and Disable only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Blizzard and Ice Beam while Ghost and Dark 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
Base Stats
In some snowy lands, certain folklore says a house will prosper if a Snorunt lives there.
Snorunt Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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