Is Snover Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Grass/Ice with AbilitySnow Warning summoning hail. Abomasnow at 40. If imported, AbilitySnow Warning sets hail automatically. The seven weaknesses including 4x Fire make it fragile.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Snover has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Snover has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Snover cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Snover in Black 2 & White 2
Snover can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Transfer Snover from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Sword & Shield and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Snover in B2W2
Step 1Snover ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 216. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Lake Acuity. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 17. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Axew's Eye · Snowstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Abomasnow
Snover Weakness
Snover's Grass/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, and Steel. Fire hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Snover Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snover
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 4x138-164%KO Rock Smash 2x33-40% | ||
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 4x111-131%KO Rock Smash 2x31-36% | ||
 Koffing Poison | C | |
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 4x137-163%KO Rock Smash 2x54-64% Rollout 2x29-34% Smog 2x14-17% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 4x146-171%KO Rock Smash 2x31-37% | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Muk builds →Sludge 2x57-69% Rock Smash 2x40-49% | ||
Koffing Poison | C | |
Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 4x204-240%KO Rock Tomb 2x46-54% Rock Smash 2x38-45% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 4x209-247%KO Rock Smash 2x44-52% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 4x240-282%KO Rock Smash 2x49-59% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 4x144-169%KO Rock Smash 2x56-67% Rock Tomb 2x47-56% Smog 2x15-19% | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 4x305-360%KO Brick Break 2x64-76% U-turn 2x60-72% Rock Tomb 2x44-53% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x201-237%KO Aerial Ace 2x67-80% Smack Down 2x57-67% Venoshock 2x28-34% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 4x198-234%KO Rock Smash 2x42-51% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 4x225-265%KO Rock Smash 2x47-57% Smog 2x18-21% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x443-521%KO Hammer Arm 2x123-146%KO U-turn 2x87-103%KO Rock Slide 2x93-110%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 4x200-236%KO Aerial Ace 2x62-73% Rock Smash 2x41-49% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snover View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x123-146%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Emboar builds →Flame Charge 4x171-202%KO Hammer Arm 2x166-196%KO Rock Slide 2x84-99% Smog 2x19-22% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x202-238%KO Rock Slide 2x84-99% Aerial Ace 2x68-80% Venoshock 2x28-34% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x458-540%KO Superpower 2x152-180%KO U-turn 2x90-106%KO Rock Slide 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 4x415-489%KO Smog 2x25-29% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 4x388-457%KO U-turn 2x68-81% Gust 2x44-52% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x119-141%KO Iron Head 2x108-127%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-63% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 4x302-355%KO Aerial Ace 2x64-75% Rock Smash 2x43-51% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x454-535%KO Superpower 2x151-178%KO U-turn 2x88-104%KO Rock Slide 2x94-112%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 4x407-478%KO Smog 2x25-29% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 4x380-448%KO Silver Wind 2x96-113%KO Gust 2x43-51% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x118-139%KO Iron Head 2x105-124%KO X-Scissor 2x70-83% Aerial Ace 2x53-62% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 4x296-348%KO Aerial Ace 2x62-74% Rock Smash 2x41-49% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Heatran builds →Overheat 4x439-517%KO Flash Cannon 2x126-148%KO Ancient Power 2x63-74% Rock Smash 2x36-42% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Chandelure builds →Overheat 4x482-568%KO Smog 2x24-28% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Volcarona builds →Overheat 4x453-533%KO Bug Buzz 2x146-172%KO Hurricane 2x130-152%KO Poison Jab 2x51-61% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 4x461-543%KO Superpower 2x154-181%KO Stone Edge 2x128-151%KO U-turn 2x90-106%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 4x412-485%KO Hammer Arm 2x172-202%KO Head Smash 2x171-202%KO Poison Jab 2x92-108%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Scizor can KO Snover with Superpower (249-293%). Gengar threatens a KO with Focus Blast (169-199%). Salamence's Outrage also KOs at 134-158%.
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snover View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x126-148%KO Superpower 2x249-293%KO Pursuit42-49% U Turn 2x218-257%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Snover View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball85-100%KO Focus Blast 2x169-199%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Snover View Salamence builds →Earthquake37-44% Outrage134-158%KO | ||
Snover Evolutions
Snover evolves into Abomasnow. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Snover. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Snover easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Avalanche, Bullet Seed, Double-Edge and 8 more to offspring.
B2W2 Snover Best Moveset
AbilitySnow Warning sets permanent hail on entry, enabling Ice-type strategies and activating hail-dependent abilities. Grass/Ice at 62/62 offenses can't threaten anything directly. The moveset exists to set hail for teammates. Abomasnow one evolution away adds real offensive power behind the weather.
Best Build
Snover best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Blizzard
- Ice Shard
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Avalanche and Bullet Seed on Snover. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Wood Hammer and Solar Beam, they expand what Snover can actually threaten in practice.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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Snover Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Snover does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Ice type on your team. Evolve it into Abomasnow before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Snover first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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 7LGPE
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