Is Snorunt Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Routes 216 and 217 at level 33, before Snowpoint. Ice-type with AbilityInner Focus preventing flinches. Glalie at level 42 or Froslass at Dawn Stone for females. Two evolution paths for two different roles.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Snorunt has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Maylene's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Crasher Wake's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Byron's team hits Snorunt's weaknesses hard.
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Candice:
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Volkner:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Aaron:
Glalie 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:
Flint's team hits Glalie's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Flint:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lucian:
Glalie resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Jupiter:
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Mars:
Glalie has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Saturn:
Glalie trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catchable
Catch Snorunt on Route 216 (walking, Lv 33, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33IceIce FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 33IceIcy WindPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 15
- LV 33DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Candice
- LV 46IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Snorunt to Glalie
Snorunt evolves into Glalie at Level 42. Your Snorunt should hit Level 42 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 42)
- LV 42IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42IceIce FangPower 98Accuracy 95%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM72IceAvalanchePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Candice
- LV 51IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Snorunt to Froslass
Snorunt evolves into Froslass with a Dawn Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Candice.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Maylene
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 51IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Snorunt in Platinum
Snorunt only appears at night, scattered across the snowbound routes and the Acuity lake area in the low forties. Cold weather and after-dark timing both gate it, so the snow hat is a narrow window catch.
Wild Snorunt may be holding when caught:
Babiri Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when struck by a super-effective Steel-type attack to halve the damage.4 locations to catch Snorunt
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7Where To Catch Snorunt in Pt
Snorunt is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 32-40. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Available in-game· 2 pathsPick one
- GlalieLv 42
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Snorunt preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Snorunt in Platinum
Snorunt hops through the snowy night grass of Route 216 and Route 217, so chain it to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Snorunt odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Snorunt Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Snorunt Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snorunt
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x273-322%KO Rock Slide 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x285-335%KO Iron Tail 2x127-150%KO Rock Slide 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x273-322%KO Rock Slide 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x236-278%KO Fire Blast 2x188-222%KO Iron Tail 2x105-124%KO Rock Slide 2x79-94% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Empoleon builds →Flash Cannon 2x132-157%KO Brick Break 2x68-81% Rock Slide 2x68-81% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x239-281%KO Rock Slide 2x81-95% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Rampardos builds →Focus Punch 2x231-272%KO Rock Slide 2x174-205%KO Iron Tail 2x154-182%KO Fire Blast 2x86-103%KO | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Registeel builds →Focus Punch 2x121-142%KO Flash Cannon 2x98-116%KO Rock Slide 2x61-72% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x181-214%KO Iron Tail 2x110-130%KO Rock Smash 2x46-54% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x153-181%KO Iron Tail 2x82-97% | ||
 Kabutops RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Kabuto (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Kabutops builds →Rock Slide 2x128-151%KO Brick Break 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x227-268%KO Rock Slide 2x77-90% Fire Blast 2x71-85% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snorunt View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x197-232%KO Iron Tail 2x93-110%KO Rock Smash 2x38-45% | ||
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 Bide, Block, Disable and 2 more to offspring.
Pt Snorunt Best Moveset
50 across every stat with Ice typing. AbilityIce Body heals in hail, but the moveset can't do anything with it. Evolves to Glalie or, for females, Froslass with Held ItemDawn Stone.
Best Build
Snorunt best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Ice Shard
- Icy Wind
- Spikes
- Blizzard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
25 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is said that several SNORUNT gather under giant leaves and live together in harmony.
Snorunt Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Snorunt in Platinum can hold Babiri Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Babiri Berry.
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.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Snorunt appears in 17 titles across 7 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 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
Winds & Waves
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