What does Snom evolve into?

Snom evolves into Frosmoth by leveling up. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 185 BST.

In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Snom works as a placeholder. Ice/Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Frosmoth . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Snom?

Snom is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 1 other game across the series.

What games is Snom in?

Snom is available in Sword & Shield. Across the full series, it appears in 2 games total.

Snom - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

20Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Snom's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Worm Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Sp. Atk EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Low

HP30

Attack25

Defense35

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def30

Speed20

Total185

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight3.8 kg

Base XP37

Abilities

Shield Dust

Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.

Ice ScalesHA

Halves damage from Special moves.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It spits out thread imbued with a frigid sort of energy and uses it to tie its body to branches, disguising itself as an icicle while it sleeps.

Snom Weakness

Snom is weak to Fire, Rock, Flying, and Steel. Watch out for Fire and Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage.

Snom Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fire, Rock
2x (Weak)	Flying, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Ice, Ground

Type ChartFragile

4Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-9

4xCritical

Fire Rock

2xWeak

Flying Steel

½xResist

Grass Ice Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Ground Flying Dragon Psychic Dark

How to Beat Snom in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Ninetales Fire	A
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastLv. 1 InfernoLv. 1 FlamethrowerLv. 1 IncinerateLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Fire Blast 4x 479-564%KO Inferno 4x 434-511%KO Flamethrower 4x 393-463%KO Incinerate 4x 262-309%KO View Ninetales builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Available Moves Moves Burn UpLv. 1 Flare BlitzLv. 1 FlamethrowerLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Burn Up 4x 666-784%KO Flare Blitz 4x 606-713%KO Flamethrower 4x 464-547%KO Fire Fang 4x 333-392%KO View Arcanine builds →
Torkoal Fire	B
Available Moves Moves Heat WaveLv. 48 FlamethrowerLv. 40 Lava PlumeLv. 28 Rock SlideTM22 Damage vs Snom Heat Wave 4x 429-505%KO Flamethrower 4x 409-481%KO Lava Plume 4x 363-428%KO Rock Slide 4x 208-246%KO View Torkoal builds →
Coalossal RockFire	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM22 Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Rock TombTM48 Damage vs Snom Rock Slide 4x 297-350%KO Ancient Power 4x 262-309%KO Incinerate 4x 262-309%KO Rock Tomb 4x 237-279%KO View Coalossal builds →
Heatmor Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire LashLv. 35 IncinerateLv. 10 Rock TombTM48 Damage vs Snom Fire Lash 4x 368-434%KO Incinerate 4x 328-386%KO Rock Tomb 4x 185-218%KO View Heatmor builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Snom is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Frosmoth. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 290 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#872Snom

High Friendship (Night)

#873Frosmoth

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Snom

IceBug

Frosmoth

IceBug

70+40

ATK

65+40

DEF

60+25

SP.ATK

125+80

SP.DEF

90+60

SPE

65+45

BST

185D-Tier

475B-Tier+290

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Snom easily with 47 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Bug Bite, Fairy Wind, Mirror Coat to offspring.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Snom Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Snom. Bug Bite and Fairy Wind come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Bug Buzz and Skitter Smack and Normal and Fairy coverage.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 1

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR61

Bug Buzz

C9010010Bug

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM51

Icicle Spear

D2510030Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Egg

Fairy Wind

—4010030Fairy

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

Sword & Shield Snom Locations

high spawn rates across 70 locations for Snom in late-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Snom in Sword & Shield

70 walking encounters at Lv. 38-65 for Snom across Shield and Sword. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Route 8 - on Steamdrift Way

ShieldGrass Lv.38-41 Route

40%Late

All Weather

Route 8 - on Steamdrift Way

SwordGrass Lv.38-41 Route

40%Late

All Weather

Route 8 - on Steamdrift Way

ShieldOverworld Lv.39-43 Route

40%Late

All Weather

Route 8 - on Steamdrift Way

SwordOverworld Lv.39-43 Route

40%Late

All Weather

Route 10 - Near Station

SwordGrass Lv.43-46 Route

10%Late

All Weather

Route 10

ShieldGrass Lv.44-46 Route

10%Late

All Weather

Route 10

SwordGrass Lv.44-46 Route

10%Late

All Weather

Route 10 - Near Station

ShieldGrass Lv.44-49 Route

10%Late

All Weather

Lake of Outrage

ShieldGrass Lv.50-52 Water

40%Post

Snowing

Lake of Outrage

SwordGrass Lv.50-52 Water

40%Post

Snowing

Snowslide Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

35%Post

Heavy Fog

Snowslide Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

35%Post

Heavy Fog

Snowslide Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

35%Post

Overcast

Snowslide Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

35%Post

Overcast

Snowslide Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

35%Post

Normal Weather

Snowslide Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

35%Post

Normal Weather

Snowslide Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

34%Post

Heavy Fog

Snowslide Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

34%Post

Heavy Fog

Slippery Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

30%Post

Snowing

Slippery Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

30%Post

Snowing

Slippery Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

30%Post

Snowstorm

Slippery Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

30%Post

Snowstorm

Snowslide Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

30%Post

Intense Sun

Snowslide Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

30%Post

Intense Sun

Slippery Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

25%Post

Snowstorm

Slippery Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

25%Post

Snowing

Slippery Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

25%Post

Snowing

Slippery Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

25%Post

Normal Weather

Slippery Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

25%Post

Normal Weather

Slippery Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

25%Post

Intense Sun

Slippery Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

25%Post

Snowstorm

Slippery Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

25%Post

Intense Sun

Snowslide Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Snowing

Snowslide Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Overcast

Snowslide Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Overcast

Snowslide Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Normal Weather

Snowslide Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Normal Weather

Snowslide Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Snowstorm

Snowslide Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Snowstorm

Snowslide Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Snowstorm

Snowslide Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Snowing

Snowslide Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Snowing

Snowslide Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

25%Post

Snowing

Slippery Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

22%Post

Heavy Fog

Slippery Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

22%Post

Heavy Fog

Slippery Slope

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

22%Post

Overcast

Slippery Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

22%Post

Overcast

Slippery Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Overcast

Slippery Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Overcast

Slippery Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Normal Weather

Slippery Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Normal Weather

Snowslide Slope

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65 Ice

20%Post

Snowstorm

Snowslide Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

20%Post

Intense Sun

Snowslide Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Ice

20%Post

Intense Sun

Path to the Peak

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Snowing

Path to the Peak

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Snowing

Path to the Peak

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Heavy Fog

Path to the Peak

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Heavy Fog

Path to the Peak

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Overcast

Path to the Peak

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Overcast

Path to the Peak

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Normal Weather

Path to the Peak

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Normal Weather

Path to the Peak

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Snowstorm

Path to the Peak

ShieldOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Intense Sun

Path to the Peak

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Snowstorm

Path to the Peak

SwordOverworld Lv.60-65

19%Post

Intense Sun

Slippery Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

16%Post

Intense Sun

Slippery Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

16%Post

Intense Sun

Slippery Slope

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

16%Post

Heavy Fog

Slippery Slope

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

16%Post

Heavy Fog

Snom Guide

Snom evolves into Frosmoth by leveling up. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 185 BST.
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Snom works as a placeholder. Ice/Bug coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Frosmoth. That's where the stats start mattering.
Snom is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 1 other game across the series.
Snom is available in Sword & Shield. Across the full series, it appears in 2 games total.

Game Availability

Since Sword & Shield, Snom has been obtainable in 2 games. A Generation 8 debut means a shorter history, but Snom has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Snom Rock Throw 4x 83-100%KO Rollout 4x 52-63% Rock Blast 4x 52-63% View Shuckle builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Flame Wheel 4x 213-250%KO Ember 4x 158-188%KO View Growlithe builds →
Sizzlipede FireBug	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Flame Wheel 4x 200-238%KO Ember 4x 127-150%KO View Sizzlipede builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 16 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Incinerate 4x 190-225%KO Ember 4x 127-150%KO View Vulpix builds →
Dwebble BugRock	D
Available Moves Moves Smack DownLv. 8 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Snom Smack Down 4x 169-200%KO Rock Blast 4x 94-113%KO View Dwebble builds →

Shuckle BugRock	B
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Snom Rock Throw 4x 73-87% Rollout 4x 45-55% Rock Blast 4x 45-55% View Shuckle builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 24 Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Fire Fang 4x 222-262%KO Flame Wheel 4x 204-240%KO Ember 4x 156-185%KO View Growlithe builds →
Sizzlipede FireBug	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Flame Wheel 4x 195-229%KO Ember 4x 129-153%KO View Sizzlipede builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 16 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Incinerate 4x 185-218%KO Ember 4x 129-153%KO View Vulpix builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Snom Ancient Power 4x 156-185%KO Rock Blast 4x 82-98% View Binacle builds →

Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 24 Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Fire Fang 4x 216-256%KO Flame Wheel 4x 200-236%KO Ember 4x 149-177%KO View Growlithe builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Snom Ember 4x 149-177%KO View Salandit builds →
Sizzlipede FireBug	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Flame Wheel 4x 192-226%KO Ember 4x 125-148%KO View Sizzlipede builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 16 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Incinerate 4x 175-207%KO Ember 4x 125-148%KO View Vulpix builds →
Binacle RockWater	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 Rock BlastTM54 Damage vs Snom Ancient Power 4x 149-177%KO Rock Blast 4x 74-89% View Binacle builds →

Torkoal Fire	B
Available Moves Moves Lava PlumeLv. 28 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Lava Plume 4x 359-423%KO Flame Wheel 4x 247-292%KO Ember 4x 182-215%KO View Torkoal builds →
Heatmor Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire LashLv. 35 IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Snom Fire Lash 4x 359-423%KO Incinerate 4x 319-377%KO View Heatmor builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Ancient Power 4x 209-246%KO Incinerate 4x 209-246%KO Flame Charge 4x 163-192%KO Smack Down 4x 163-192%KO View Carkol builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 24 Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Fire Fang 4x 228-269%KO Flame Wheel 4x 209-246%KO Ember 4x 156-185%KO View Growlithe builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Snom Incinerate 4x 235-277%KO Ember 4x 163-192%KO View Salandit builds →

Torkoal Fire	B
Available Moves Moves Lava PlumeLv. 28 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Lava Plume 4x 360-424%KO Flame Wheel 4x 249-293%KO Ember 4x 187-220%KO View Torkoal builds →
Heatmor Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire LashLv. 35 IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Snom Fire Lash 4x 360-424%KO Incinerate 4x 323-380%KO View Heatmor builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 25 Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Fire SpinLv. 35 Damage vs Snom Flame Wheel 4x 249-293%KO Flame Charge 4x 211-249%KO Ember 4x 155-183%KO Fire Spin 4x 137-161%KO View Ponyta builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 20 IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Ancient Power 4x 211-249%KO Incinerate 4x 211-249%KO Flame Charge 4x 161-190%KO Smack Down 4x 161-190%KO View Carkol builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 24 Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snom Fire Fang 4x 229-271%KO Flame Wheel 4x 211-249%KO Ember 4x 161-190%KO View Growlithe builds →