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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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.

MoodyHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It’s said that if they are seen at midnight, they’ll cause heavy snow. They eat snow and ice to survive.

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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Fighting Rock Steel

½xResist

Ice

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon

How to Beat Snorunt in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Empoleon can KO Snorunt with Hydro Pump (127-150%). Aerodactyl threatens a KO with Stone Edge (203-239%). Heracross's Close Combat also KOs at 275-324%.

Empoleon WaterSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Hydro Pump Grass Knot Aqua Jet Damage vs Snorunt Ice Beam 35-41% Hydro Pump 127-150%KO Aqua Jet 25-30% View Empoleon builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Snorunt Earthquake 68-80% Stone Edge 2x 203-239%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Close Combat MegahornSTAB Stone Edge Sleep Talk Damage vs Snorunt Close Combat 2x 275-324%KO Megahorn 137-162%KO Stone Edge 2x 153-180%KO View Heracross builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Snorunt Air Slash 102-120%KO Flamethrower 2x 245-288%KO View Charizard builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz Crunch Thunder Fang Damage vs Snorunt Extreme Speed 56-66% Flare Blitz 2x 251-296%KO Crunch 56-66% Thunder Fang 46-54% View Arcanine builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 Bide, Block, Disable and 3 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

6moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Snorunt Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Snorunt picks up Bide and Block 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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 4

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 10

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 13

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Lv 19

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 22

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 28

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 31

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 37

Ice Shard+1

D4010030Ice

Lv 40

Hail

D——10Ice

Lv 46

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Bide+1

———10Normal

Egg

Block

———5Normal

Egg

Disable

——8020Normal

Egg

Rollout

—309020Rock

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Weather Ball

D5010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Block

———5Normal

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Snorunt in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Snorunt can't be caught in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Available in:

DiamondPokeradar · Route 216 PlatinumWalking · Route 216

Then trade to HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Omega Ruby Sun Ultra Sun Sword

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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