Is Snorunt Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Shoal Cave catch. AbilityInner Focus blocks flinching. Snorunt evolves into Glalie at 42. Ice handles Drake's Dragon E4 perfectly. The late evolution limits story contribution, but Ice coverage arrives right before the E4 demands it. Worth the grind if your team lacks Dragon answers.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Flannery's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Snorunt trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Snorunt in Shoal Cave (walking, Lv 26-30, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26IceIcy WindPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 28DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 34IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 43IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Evolve Snorunt to Glalie
Snorunt evolves into Glalie at Level 42. Your Snorunt should hit Level 42 before you reach Juan, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 42)
- LV 42IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TUTORNormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Pacifidlog Town
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Seafloor Cavern
- LV 53IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Snorunt in Emerald
Snorunt turns up in Shoal Cave as an uncommon level 26 to 30 catch and nowhere else in Emerald. That tide-shifting cavern near Mossdeep is its single home, so a trip inside is the whole hunt for the ice imp.
1 location to catch Snorunt
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7Where To Catch Snorunt in E
- Step 1Snorunt ✓
- Step 2Evolve into GlalieBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Snorunt egg.
To plan your throws, open the Emerald catch rate calculator with Snorunt preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Snorunt in Emerald
Snorunt shuffles through the frozen chambers of Shoal Cave at an uncommon rate; explore the ice rooms and reset each encounter, watching for the snow-hooded imp to glimmer in its off-color shiny. Compare Shiny Snorunt odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Snorunt Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Emerald shiny odds calculator with Snorunt already selected.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Snorunt Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snorunt
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x266-313%KO Rock Tomb 2x59-71% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x266-313%KO Overheat 2x230-272%KO Rock Tomb 2x59-71% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x274-323%KO Rock Tomb 2x63-74% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x283-334%KO Iron Tail 2x126-148%KO | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x228-269%KO Fire Blast 2x73-86% Rock Tomb 2x53-62% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x228-269%KO Focus Punch 2x132-155%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x230-272%KO Iron Tail 2x93-110%KO Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Registeel builds →Focus Punch 2x122-143%KO Metal Claw 2x63-75% Ancient Power 2x49-59% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x180-212%KO Iron Tail 2x82-97% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x237-279%KO Rock Slide 2x78-91% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Metagross builds →Brick Break 2x99-117%KO Metal Claw 2x101-119%KO Rock Tomb 2x67-79% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Aggron builds →Focus Punch 2x164-193%KO Iron Tail 2x165-194%KO Rock Tomb 2x83-98% Fire Blast 2x82-97% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x186-220%KO Iron Tail 2x89-105%KO Rock Smash 2x19-22% | ||
 Regirock Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 111 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Regirock builds →Focus Punch 2x152-179%KO Ancient Power 2x92-109%KO | ||
Snorunt Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Snorunt grows into Glalie through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. 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 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Mineral egg groups. Pass egg moves like Block, Spikes to offspring.
E Snorunt Best Moveset
Flinch immunity through AbilityInner Focus is a minor perk, but Snorunt's stats are too low for competitive play. The moveset should run special Ice moves while building toward Glalie.
Best Build
Snorunt best EVs are HP and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Spikes
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Endure
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Snorunt. TMs unlock Dark and Normal coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Blizzard and Ice Beam into something with actual 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
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They tend to move about in groups of around five SNORUNT. In snowy regions, it is said that when they are seen late at night, snowfall will arrive by morning.
Snorunt Emerald Guide
For Emerald, 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
Available in 17 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Snorunt spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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 7Let's Go
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
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