What does Snorunt evolve into?

Multiple options from Snorunt: Glalie at level 42 and Froslass using a Dawn Stone. Each branch takes the 300 BST base in a different direction.

At what level does Snorunt evolve?

Not a straight line. Snorunt can become Glalie at level 42 and Froslass using a Dawn Stone. Your choice depends on what you need.

Should I use Snorunt?

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.

Where can you catch Snorunt?

You can find Snorunt in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Snorunt - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Snorunt flexibility. HP barely edges ahead. But any other stat isn't far off. Common in the wild and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve. Yields 1 HP EV.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack50

Defense50

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def50

Speed50

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight16.8 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Inner Focus

Prevents flinching.

Ice Body

Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. Protects against hail damage.

MoodyHA

Raises a random stat two stages and lowers another one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

In some snowy lands, certain folklore says a house will prosper if a Snorunt lives there.

Snorunt Weakness

Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel moves hit Snorunt for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ice typing.

Snorunt Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Ice

Type ChartFragile

4Weak

1Resist

0Immune

Score-7

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Fighting Rock Steel

½xResist

Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon

How to Beat Snorunt in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Stone EdgeTM71 Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Snorunt Iron Tail 2x 131-154%KO Stone Edge 2x 87-103%KO Flash Cannon 2x 76-90% Rock Slide 2x 66-79% View Steelix builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM98 Damage vs Snorunt Flash Cannon 2x 100-118%KO Rock Slide 2x 68-80% Rock Tomb 2x 55-65% Rock Smash 2x 37-45% View Bronzong builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snorunt Overheat 2x 137-163%KO Fire Blast 2x 116-137%KO Iron Tail 2x 87-103%KO Flamethrower 2x 95-112%KO View Ponyta builds →
Magnemite ElectricSteel	C
TM Move Moves Flash CannonTM91 Damage vs Snorunt Flash Cannon 2x 114-135%KO View Magnemite builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 28 Focus BlastTM52 Fire PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 150-177%KO High Jump Kick 2x 131-154%KO Focus Blast 2x 119-140%KO Fire Punch 2x 50-60% View Medicham builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

2 Evolutions

#361Snorunt

#362GlalieLevel 42

#478FroslassDawn Stone

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Snorunt

Ice

Glalie

Ice

Froslass

IceGhost

80+30

70+20

ATK

80+30

DEF

80+30

70+20

SP.ATK

80+30

SP.DEF

80+30

70+20

SPE

80+30

110+60

BST

300D-Tier

480C-Tier+180

480B-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

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.

Egg Groups

FairyMineral

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Snorunt Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 5

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 10

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 15

Ice Shard+1

D4010030Ice

Lv 20

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 25

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Lv 30

Frost Breath

D609010Ice

Lv 35

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 40

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 45

Hail

C——10Ice

Lv 50

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 55

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 60

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

C——10Ice

TM13

Ice Beam

C9010010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Block

D——5Normal

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Hex

D6510010Ghost

Egg

Icicle Crash

D859010Ice

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Switcheroo

C—10010Dark

Egg

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Snorunt can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Snorunt Locations

18 encounter spots for Snorunt at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Two different catch methods are in play here. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Snorunt in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Before you go hunting for Snorunt, check which of the 18 spots belong to your version. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl each have different walking and special encounters at Lv. 16-63.

Icy Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-63 Ice

15%Mid

Unique encounter

Icy Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-63 Ice

15%Mid

Unique encounter

Whiteout Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

15%Mid

Unique encounter

Whiteout Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

15%Mid

Unique encounter

Glacial Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

10%Mid

Unique encounter

Glacial Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

10%Mid

Unique encounter

Route 216

Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.33-34 Route

22%Late

Route 216

Shining PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.33-34 Route

22%Late

Acuity Lakefront

Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.35-36 Water

22%Late

Acuity Lakefront

Shining PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.35-36 Water

22%Late

Route 217

Brilliant DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.35-36 Route

22%Late

Route 217

Shining PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.35-36 Route

22%Late

Glacial Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Glacial Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Icy Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Ice

Post

Post-game

Icy Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Ice

Post

Post-game

Whiteout Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Whiteout Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Snorunt Guide

Multiple options from Snorunt: Glalie at level 42 and Froslass using a Dawn Stone. Each branch takes the 300 BST base in a different direction.
Not a straight line. Snorunt can become Glalie at level 42 and Froslass using a Dawn Stone. Your choice depends on what you need.
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.
You can find Snorunt in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

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

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Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Stone EdgeTM71 Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Snorunt Iron Tail 2x 67-79% Stone Edge 2x 100-118%KO Flash Cannon 2x 45-55% Rock Slide 2x 76-91% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Stone EdgeTM71 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 133-158%KO Fire Blast 2x 61-73% Stone Edge 2x 136-164%KO Brick Break 2x 70-85% View Geodude builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 200-236%KO Fire Blast 2x 67-79% Brick Break 2x 106-127%KO Rock Slide 2x 70-85% View Machop builds →

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Stone EdgeTM71 Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Snorunt Iron Tail 2x 59-70% Stone Edge 2x 89-105%KO Flash Cannon 2x 41-49% Rock Slide 2x 68-81% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Stone EdgeTM71 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 119-141%KO Fire Blast 2x 49-59% Stone Edge 2x 122-146%KO Brick Break 2x 62-76% View Geodude builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 178-211%KO Fire Blast 2x 59-70% Brick Break 2x 95-114%KO Rock Slide 2x 62-76% View Machop builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM98 Damage vs Snorunt Flash Cannon 2x 106-125%KO Rock Slide 2x 71-84% Rock Tomb 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 41-48% View Bronzong builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snorunt Overheat 2x 144-171%KO Fire Blast 2x 125-148%KO Iron Tail 2x 92-109%KO Flamethrower 2x 103-122%KO View Ponyta builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Power GemLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Snorunt Stone Edge 2x 90-106%KO Power Gem 2x 71-84% Rock Slide 2x 67-80% Rock Tomb 2x 54-65% View Nosepass builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 28 Focus BlastTM52 Fire PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 157-186%KO High Jump Kick 2x 138-163%KO Focus Blast 2x 129-152%KO Fire Punch 2x 53-63% View Medicham builds →
Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 232-273%KO Focus Blast 2x 113-133%KO Fire Blast 2x 68-81% Flamethrower 2x 57-68% View Machoke builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM98 Damage vs Snorunt Flash Cannon 2x 106-125%KO Rock Slide 2x 71-84% Rock Tomb 2x 57-68% Rock Smash 2x 41-48% View Bronzong builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snorunt Overheat 2x 144-171%KO Fire Blast 2x 125-148%KO Iron Tail 2x 92-109%KO Flamethrower 2x 103-122%KO View Ponyta builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Power GemLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Snorunt Stone Edge 2x 90-106%KO Power Gem 2x 71-84% Rock Slide 2x 67-80% Rock Tomb 2x 54-65% View Nosepass builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 28 Focus BlastTM52 Fire PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 157-186%KO High Jump Kick 2x 138-163%KO Focus Blast 2x 129-152%KO Fire Punch 2x 53-63% View Medicham builds →
Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 232-273%KO Focus Blast 2x 113-133%KO Fire Blast 2x 68-81% Flamethrower 2x 57-68% View Machoke builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashTM98 Damage vs Snorunt Flash Cannon 2x 101-119%KO Rock Slide 2x 69-82% Rock Tomb 2x 56-67% Rock Smash 2x 38-45% View Bronzong builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snorunt Overheat 2x 140-165%KO Fire Blast 2x 117-139%KO Iron Tail 2x 89-105%KO Flamethrower 2x 98-116%KO View Ponyta builds →
Nosepass Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Power GemLv. 25 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Snorunt Stone Edge 2x 85-100%KO Power Gem 2x 68-81% Rock Slide 2x 66-77% Rock Tomb 2x 52-61% View Nosepass builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 28 Focus BlastTM52 Fire PunchLv. 1 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 153-181%KO High Jump Kick 2x 133-158%KO Focus Blast 2x 123-145%KO Fire Punch 2x 53-62% View Medicham builds →
Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 227-268%KO Focus Blast 2x 110-129%KO Fire Blast 2x 67-80% Flamethrower 2x 55-65% View Machoke builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Snorunt Crunch 159-187%KO Stone Edge 2x 397-467%KO Earthquake 132-156%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Burn Up Flare Blitz Will O Wisp Damage vs Snorunt Extreme Speed 56-66% Flare Blitz 2x 251-296%KO View Arcanine builds →