Is Snover Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Route 216 encounter. Abomasnow is Candice's ace for a reason. Grass/Ice with AbilitySnow Warning setting hail automatically.
Snover resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Snover has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Snover has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Snover trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Abomasnow resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Flint's team hits Abomasnow's weaknesses hard.
Abomasnow trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Abomasnow has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Snover on Mt. Coronet (walking, Lv 38, common).
Your Snover should hit Level 40 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Snover in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
A solid number of locations for Snover with decent spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Snover in BDSP
To get Snover, start by catching Snover through walking encounters at Lv. 32-46. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Snover ✓Route 216Lv.32-33GrassRate 25%Acuity LakefrontLv.34-35GrassRate 25%Route 217Lv.34-35GrassRate 25%Mt. Coronet - SummitLv.38CaveRate 20%Glacial CavernLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeIcy CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle BadgeWhiteout CaveLv.42-46CaveRequires Icicle Badge
Step 2Catch or Evolve into AbomasnowMt. Coronet - SummitLv.40CaveRate 20%or evolve from Snover (Step 1)
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 |
What is Snover Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Snover
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x169-200%KO Fire Blast 4x98-116%KO Poison Jab 2x62-76% Rock Slide 2x60-71% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x100-120%KO Brick Break 2x62-76% Aerial Ace 2x51-62% | ||
 Staravia Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Staravia builds →Fly 2x100-120%KO Steel Wing 2x51-62% | ||
 Doduo Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Doduo builds →Fly 2x113-133%KO Steel Wing 2x60-71% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Geodude builds →Focus Punch 2x113-133%KO Stone Edge 2x113-133%KO Fire Blast 4x89-107%KO | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Machop builds →Focus Punch 2x189-223%KO Fire Blast 4x109-128%KO Poison Jab 2x68-81% Rock Slide 2x64-77% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x109-128%KO Brick Break 2x68-81% Aerial Ace 2x57-68% | ||
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Dustox builds →Bug Buzz 2x74-89% Sludge Bomb 2x74-89% Aerial Ace 2x38-47% | ||
Doduo Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Doduo builds →Fly 2x123-147%KO Steel Wing 2x64-77% | ||
Staravia Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Staravia builds →Fly 2x113-134%KO Steel Wing 2x57-68% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x215-254%KO Fire Blast 4x115-136%KO Poison Jab 2x78-92% Rock Slide 2x73-87% | ||
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Ponyta builds →Overheat 4x240-282%KO Iron Tail 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x116-138%KO Air Cutter 2x78-92% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x84-99% Flash Cannon 2x84-99% Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x105-124%KO Brick Break 2x66-78% Aerial Ace 2x52-61% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x215-254%KO Fire Blast 4x115-136%KO Poison Jab 2x78-92% Rock Slide 2x73-87% | ||
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Ponyta builds →Overheat 4x240-282%KO Iron Tail 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Sudowoodo builds →Focus Punch 2x144-169%KO Stone Edge 2x146-173%KO | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x116-138%KO Air Cutter 2x78-92% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x84-99% Flash Cannon 2x84-99% Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x211-249%KO Fire Blast 4x112-132%KO Poison Jab 2x76-90% Rock Slide 2x71-84% | ||
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Ponyta builds →Overheat 4x229-270%KO Iron Tail 2x83-98% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x84-99% Rock Slide 2x64-76% Rock Smash 2x35-42% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Staraptor builds →Fly 2x147-174%KO Close Combat 2x130-154%KO U-turn 2x76-90% Steel Wing 2x76-90% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Dodrio builds →Fly 2x137-162%KO Steel Wing 2x71-84% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x209-247%KO Fire Blast 4x111-131%KO Poison Jab 2x76-90% Rock Slide 2x71-84% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Ponyta builds →Overheat 4x233-275%KO Iron Tail 2x82-97% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x83-98% Rock Slide 2x64-77% Rock Smash 2x35-41% | ||
 Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Skuntank builds →Fire Blast 4x139-164%KO Poison Jab 2x107-126%KO Iron Tail 2x89-105%KO Rock Smash 2x36-43% | ||
 Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Rapidash builds →Overheat 4x266-313%KO Megahorn 2x110-130%KO Poison Jab 2x74-87% Iron Tail 2x93-110%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x206-243%KO Fire Blast 4x106-125%KO Poison Jab 2x74-87% Rock Slide 2x69-82% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x82-97% Rock Slide 2x63-75% Rock Smash 2x35-42% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Skuntank builds →Fire Blast 4x136-160%KO Poison Jab 2x106-125%KO Iron Tail 2x87-103%KO Rock Smash 2x37-43% | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Rapidash builds →Overheat 4x266-313%KO Megahorn 2x110-130%KO Poison Jab 2x74-87% Iron Tail 2x93-110%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x206-243%KO Fire Blast 4x106-125%KO Poison Jab 2x74-87% Rock Slide 2x69-82% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x82-97% Rock Slide 2x63-75% Rock Smash 2x35-42% | ||
Skuntank PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Skuntank builds →Fire Blast 4x136-160%KO Poison Jab 2x106-125%KO Iron Tail 2x87-103%KO Rock Smash 2x37-43% | ||
Rapidash Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 4x341-401%KO Megahorn 2x113-134%KO Poison Jab 2x77-90% Iron Tail 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Camerupt builds →Eruption 4x390-459%KO Flash Cannon 2x70-82% Stone Edge 2x95-112%KO Rock Smash 2x39-46% | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Magcargo builds →Overheat 4x297-350%KO Ancient Power 2x70-82% Clear Smog 2x39-46% Rock Smash 2x23-27% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x247-291%KO Stone Edge 2x110-130%KO Poison Jab 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Snover View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x166-195%KO Hammer Arm 2x122-144%KO Rock Slide 2x92-109%KO Sludge Bomb 2x71-85% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Gengar can KO Snover with Sludge Bomb (119-140%). Salamence's Earthquake hits Snover for 53-62%. Scizor's Bullet Punch also KOs at 97-114%.
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityCursedbody ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Snover View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball53-62% Sludge Bomb 2x119-140%KO Giga Drain16-20% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snover View Salamence builds →Earthquake53-62% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Snover View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x97-114%KO Knock Off52-61% | ||
Snover Evolutions
Snover evolves into Abomasnow. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool 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 45 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Double-Edge, Growth, Leech Seed and 5 more to offspring.
BDSP Snover Best Moveset
AbilitySnow Warning sets hail on entry, the only automatic hail setter in the dex. Grass/Ice pre-evo at 62/62 mixed offenses and 60/60 bulk. The moveset is weather support at pre-evo power. Dropped from B-tier as the hail teams that needed it lost competitive relevance.
Best Build
Snover best EVs are Sp. Def
Support Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
- Hail
- Snore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Double-Edge and Growth 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
Base Stats
It lives on snowy mountains. Having had little contact with humans, it is boldly inquisitive.
In the spring, it grows berries with the texture of frozen treats around its belly.
Snover Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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