Physical
Trick Room
300Low
30Very Slow
CTier

While most trainers evolve Snubbull into Granbull immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Dragon moves can't touch it, and only 2 types hit it super-effectively. Known as the Fairy Pokemon.

Nothing fancy in Snubbull's spread. It leans physical with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
300Avg
HP60
C
Attack80
C
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def40
D
Speed30
F
Total300
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Snubbull yields +1 Atk
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch190EasyFast800,000 XP0.6m / 2'00"7.8kg / 17.2 lbs60Base XP
Pokedex Entries

Small Pokémon flee from its scary face. It is, however, considered by many people to be cute.

Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Snubbull Weakness

Good

Poison and Steel-type moves hit Snubbull for super-effective damage. The upside? Dragon-type moves can't touch it at all. Snubbull's Fairy typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

4xCriticali
None
½xResisti
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
2Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Scorei+2
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
IntimidateLowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
Run AwayEnsures success fleeing from wild battles.
RattledHARaises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

Snubbull is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Granbull. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Snubbull.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Snubbull
Fairy
HP
60
90+30
ATK
80
120+40
DEF
50
75+25
SP.ATK
40
60+20
SP.DEF
40
60+20
SPE
30
45+15
BST
300C-Tier
450C-Tier+150
ROLE
Trick Room
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed Snubbull easily with 45 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Counter, Mimic, Present and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
FairyGround
Gender
25.0%75.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
raichuazumarillpachirisupikachugrimmsnarltandemausgolduckampharosglaliefroslasswhimsicottalcremie

Still unevolved, still relevant. Snubbull's Eviolite bulk with max Attack without Speed EVs creates a defensive profile that punches above its stage. Intimidate adds passive value. Play Rough gives it offensive presence.

Best Build

Physical Tank
Ability
Intimidate
Item
EvioliteBULK
Nature
Brave+ATK
EVs

Best Snubbull Moveset

  • Play RoughSTAB
  • EarthquakeCoverage
  • Thunder Wave
  • Psychic Fangs

Coverage runs deep. Snubbull can hit 12 types beyond STAB, including Fire and Ice. The offense anchors on Play Rough and Dazzling Gleam while TMs handle everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Charm
10020Fairy
Lv 1
Fire Fang
659515Fire
Lv 1
Growl
10040Normal
Lv 1
Ice Fang
659515Ice
Lv 1
Scary Face
10010Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
10030Normal
Lv 1
Thunder Fang
659515Electric
Lv 7
Bite
6010025Dark
Lv 13
Lick
3010030Ghost
Lv 19
Headbutt
7010015Normal
Lv 25
Roar-6
20Normal
Lv 31
Last Resort
1401005Normal
Lv 37
Play Rough
909010Fairy
Lv 43
Payback
5010010Dark
Lv 49
Crunch
8010015Dark

TM Moves

Src
TM66
Body Slam
8510015Normal
TM58
Brick Break
7510015Fighting
TM64
Bulk Up
20Fighting
TM28
Bulldoze
6010020Ground
TM02
Charm
10020Fairy
TM167
Close Combat
1201005Fighting
TM108
Crunch
8010015Dark
TM224
Curse
10Ghost
TM79
Dazzling Gleam
8010010Fairy
TM55
Dig
8010010Ground
TM204
Double-Edge
12010015Normal
TM149
Earthquake
10010010Ground
TM122
Encore
1005Normal
TM205
Endeavor
1005Normal
TM47
Endure+4
10Normal
TM25
Facade
7010020Normal
TM03
Fake Tears
10020Dark
TM141
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM08
Fire Fang
659515Fire
TM67
Fire Punch
7510015Fire
TM125
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TM43
Fling
10010Dark
TM192
Focus Punch-3
15010020Fighting
TM130
Helping Hand+5
20Normal
TM117
Hyper Voice
9010010Normal
TM10
Ice Fang
659515Ice
TM69
Ice Punch
7510015Ice
TM199
Lash Out
751005Dark
TM12
Low Kick
10020Fighting
TM80
Metronome
10Normal
TM05
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
TM157
Overheat
130905Fire
TM127
Play Rough
909010Fairy
TM07
Protect+4
10Normal
TM63
Psychic Fangs
8510010Psychic
TM50
Rain Dance
5Water
TM85
Rest
5Psychic
TM134
Reversal
10015Fighting
TM172
Roar-6
20Normal
TM06
Scary Face
10010Normal
TM114
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM70
Sleep Talk
10Normal
TM148
Sludge Bomb
9010010Poison
TM30
Snarl
559515Dark
TM168
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM177
Spite
10010Ghost
TM84
Stomping Tantrum
7510010Ground
TM103
Substitute
10Normal
TM49
Sunny Day
5Fire
TM183
Super Fang
9010Normal
TM01
Take Down
908520Normal
TM87
Taunt
10020Dark
TM207
Temper Flare
7510010Fire
TM171
Tera Blast
8010010Normal
TM18
Thief
6010025Dark
TM166
Thunder
1107010Electric
TM09
Thunder Fang
659515Electric
TM68
Thunder Punch
7510015Electric
TM82
Thunder Wave
9020Electric
TM126
Thunderbolt
9010015Electric
TM20
Trailblaze
5010020Grass
TM191
Uproar
9010010Normal
TM11
Water Pulse
6010020Water
TM147
Wild Charge
9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Counter-5
10020Fighting
Egg
Mimic
10Normal
Egg
Present
9015Normal
Egg
Retaliate
701005Normal
Egg
Snore
5010015Normal

Tutor Moves

Snubbull can't learn any Tutor moves

No wild encounters for Snubbull in Scarlet & Violet. It's available in Gold, Crystal, or Brilliant Diamond and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Snubbull is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

  • At 300 BST, Snubbull is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Granbull before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • Watch for Crobat (Poison) and Scizor (Steel) when using Snubbull. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 30 Speed, Snubbull won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • Snubbull evolves into Granbull at level 23. Snubbull is the base form of this evolutionary line.

  • Snubbull gets Intimidate, Run Away, and Rattled. But Intimidate is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Snubbull is a physical attacker with base 80 Attack. Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.

  • Snubbull appears in 16 games, including Gold & Silver, Crystal, and Ruby & Sapphire.

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Snubbull appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.