Is Snubbull Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilityIntimidate on Granbull is good, lowering Attack on switch-in. But RS has native Intimidate users like Gyarados, Tauros, and Mightyena. The import doesn't add a unique ability.
Roxanne's typing presses Snubbull's defenses.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Snubbull's defenses.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Snubbull's defenses.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Snubbull's defenses.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Snubbull's defenses.
Trade
Snubbull 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.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Prize for defeating Flannery
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 43NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20
How to Get Snubbull in Ruby & Sapphire
Snubbull does not turn up anywhere in Ruby or Sapphire. The grumpy pup only joins your team through a trade from another game.
How to Obtain Snubbull in RS
- Step 1Snubbull ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 38 · the Snubbull swarm on Route 38 that Schoolboy. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 6. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 209 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 209 · Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 38 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 10 · Yellow Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Granbull
How to Get Shiny Snubbull in Ruby & Sapphire
Snubbull won't wander Hoenn, so catch a shiny in the Safari Zone's south extension in Emerald and trade it in. See every game where Shiny Snubbull can be hunted
Snubbull Weakness
Fighting moves hit Snubbull for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Snubbull's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Snubbull Weak Against
Good
Snubbull Evolutions
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 take an average time to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Snubbull. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Snubbull easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Field egg groups. Pass egg moves like Crunch, Feint Attack, Heal Bell and 5 more to offspring.
RS Snubbull Best Moveset
Pre-evolution with AbilityIntimidate cutting opponent Attack on switch-in, strong utility even at this stage. 80 Attack with MoveReturn. Granbull improves to 120 Attack with the same Intimidate support.
Best Build
Snubbull best EVs are Attack and HP
Utility Moveset
- Thunder Wave
- Return
- Earthquake
- Thief
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Snubbull picks up Crunch and Feint Attack only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Take Down and Strength while coverage across 9 types 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
All 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
By baring its fangs and making a scary face, SNUBBULL sends smaller POKéMON scurrying away in terror. However, this POKéMON seems a little sad at making its foes flee.
Snubbull Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Snubbull isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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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