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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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 is said that several SNORUNT gather under giant leaves and live together in harmony.

Platinum

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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 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 →
Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Snorunt Iron Tail 2x 131-154%KO Flash Cannon 2x 76-90% Rock Slide 2x 66-79% Fire Fang 2x 57-67% View Steelix builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 15 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 116-137%KO Iron Tail 2x 87-103%KO Flamethrower 2x 95-112%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-95% View Ponyta builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 37 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Slide 2x 57-67% Ancient Power 2x 83-98% Rock Tomb 2x 48-56% Rock Smash 2x 21-26% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Slide 2x 95-112%KO Rock Tomb 2x 76-90% Rock Smash 2x 35-41% View Kabuto builds →

Platinum 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 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum 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

Tutor Moves

Tut

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

Platinum Snorunt Locations

4 encounter spots for Snorunt at decent spawn rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Snorunt in Platinum

You can find Snorunt through 4 walking encounters at Lv. 33-40. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.

Acuity Lakefront

Grass Lv.33 Water

UncommonLate

Night

Route 216

Grass Lv.33 Route

UncommonLate

Night

Route 217

Grass Lv.33 Route

UncommonLate

Night

Lake Acuity

Grass Lv.39-40 Water

UncommonLate

Night

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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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Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Throw 2x 52-64% View Lunatone builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 9 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Throw 2x 48-57% Rock Smash 2x 26-33% View Onix builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 121-143%KO Ember 2x 48-57% Rock Smash 2x 31-38% View Growlithe builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift HM Move Moves Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Smash 2x 24-29% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift HM Move Moves Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Smash 2x 36-43% View Kabuto builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Focus Punch 2x 277-327%KO Brick Break 2x 141-166%KO Rock Tomb 2x 75-89% Rock Smash 2x 77-91% View Heracross builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Tomb 2x 63-75% Rock Throw 2x 54-64% View Lunatone builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Tomb 2x 54-64% Rock Smash 2x 23-29% Rollout 2x 30-38% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Tomb 2x 80-96% Rock Smash 2x 39-46% View Kabuto builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 130-155%KO Flame Wheel 2x 77-91% Ember 2x 54-64% Rock Smash 2x 36-43% View Growlithe builds →

Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Fire SpinLv. 24 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 120-141%KO Flame Wheel 2x 83-99% Ember 2x 47-56% Fire Spin 2x 40-47% View Ponyta builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Slide 2x 61-73% Rock Tomb 2x 50-60% Rock Smash 2x 24-29% Rollout 2x 29-34% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Slide 2x 94-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x 76-90% Rock Smash 2x 36-43% View Kabuto builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 127-150%KO Flame Wheel 2x 73-86% Ember 2x 50-60% Rock Smash 2x 33-40% View Growlithe builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerLv. 24 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 101-120%KO Flamethrower 2x 83-99% Ember 2x 40-47% View Vulpix builds →

Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 125-148%KO Flamethrower 2x 103-122%KO Flame Wheel 2x 84-99% Ember 2x 48-57% View Ponyta builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Slide 2x 65-76% Rock Tomb 2x 51-61% Rock Smash 2x 23-28% Rollout 2x 28-34% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Slide 2x 100-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x 80-95% Rock Smash 2x 35-43% View Kabuto builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire FangLv. 28 Flame WheelLv. 20 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 132-156%KO Flamethrower 2x 109-129%KO Fire Fang 2x 80-95% Flame Wheel 2x 73-87% View Growlithe builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 103-122%KO Flamethrower 2x 86-103%KO Ember 2x 42-49% View Vulpix builds →

Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 125-148%KO Flamethrower 2x 103-122%KO Flame Wheel 2x 84-99% Ember 2x 48-57% View Ponyta builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Slide 2x 65-76% Rock Tomb 2x 51-61% Rock Smash 2x 23-28% Rollout 2x 28-34% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snorunt Rock Slide 2x 100-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x 80-95% Rock Smash 2x 35-43% View Kabuto builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire FangLv. 28 Flame WheelLv. 20 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 132-156%KO Flamethrower 2x 109-129%KO Fire Fang 2x 80-95% Flame Wheel 2x 73-87% View Growlithe builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire FangLv. 30 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snorunt Fire Blast 2x 144-171%KO Flamethrower 2x 119-141%KO Fire Fang 2x 71-84% Ember 2x 54-65% View Houndour builds →