What does Snover evolve into?

Get Snover to Abomasnow at level 40. At 334 BST, Snover is just the starting point.

At what level does Snover evolve?

Level 40 gets you Abomasnow . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

In Diamond & 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.

Where can you catch Snover?

You can find Snover in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Snover - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Snover's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Attack EV, slow 1.25M XP grind to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP60

Attack62

Defense50

Sp. Atk62

Sp. Def60

Speed40

Total334

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight50.5 kg

Base XP67

Abilities

Snow WarningTop Pick

Summons hail that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

SoundproofHANot in game

Protects against sound-based moves.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It lives on snowy mountains. Having had little contact with humans, it is boldly inquisitive.

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.

Snover Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Fire
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

7Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-12

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Fire

2xWeak

Fighting Poison Flying Bug Rock Steel

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Water Ground Rock Grass Flying Dragon

How to Beat Snover in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Fire SpinLv. 25 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 193-228%KO Flamethrower 4x 163-192%KO Ember 4x 76-90% Fire Spin 4x 66-78% View Ponyta builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire FangLv. 28 Flame WheelLv. 20 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 209-246%KO Flamethrower 4x 173-204%KO Fire Fang 4x 142-168%KO Flame Wheel 4x 132-156%KO View Growlithe builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 1 Fire SpinLv. 34 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 168-198%KO Flamethrower 4x 137-162%KO Ember 4x 66-78% Fire Spin 4x 56-66% View Vulpix builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 91-108%KO Fire Blast 4x 183-216%KO Flamethrower 4x 147-174%KO Brick Break 2x 47-56% View Chimchar builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Steel WingTM47 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 11 Damage vs Snover Fly 2x 56-66% Steel Wing 2x 28-34% U-turn 2x 28-34% Wing Attack 2x 38-45% View Wingull builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

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

2 Forms

#459Snover

Level 40

#460Abomasnow

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Snover

GrassIce

Abomasnow

GrassIce

90+30

ATK

92+30

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

92+30

SP.DEF

85+25

SPE

60+20

BST

334C-Tier

494B-Tier+160

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Snover easily with 45 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Double-Edge, Growth, Leech Seed and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

PlantMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Snover Best Moveset

utility options gives Snover answers even while choice-locked. Choice Scarf provides speed patching through item lock, and max HP and Sp. Def EVs with Snow Warning mean every prediction that lands hits hard.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Snow Warning

Item

Choice ScarfSPEED

Best Nature for Snover

Calm+SPD

Snover best EVs are Sp. Def and HP

EVs

SpA

SpD

Wall Moveset

BlizzardSTAB
Leech SeedSTAB
Energy BallSTAB
ToxicUtility

Recommended Teammates

WalreinExcellent

MamoswineGood

WeavileGood

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Powder Snow

—4010025Ice

Lv 5

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Lv 9

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Lv 13

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Lv 17

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 21

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 26

Ice Shard+1

D4010030Ice

Lv 31

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 36

Wood Hammer

C12010015Grass

Lv 41

Blizzard

S120705Ice

Lv 46

Sheer Cold

——305Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM72

Avalanche-4

D6010010Ice

TM14

Blizzard

S120705Ice

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

S8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

C9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

S—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Growth

———20Normal

Egg

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Egg

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Egg

Mist

———30Ice

Egg

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Egg

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Tutor Moves

Snover can't learn any Tutor moves

Diamond & Pearl Snover Locations

A handful of locations for Snover with high 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.

Best Locations to Catch Snover in Diamond & Pearl

Snover's encounter pool splits between Pearl and Diamond. You've got 8 walking spots at Lv. 32-38 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Route 216

PearlGrass Lv.32-33 Route

CommonLate

Route 216

DiamondGrass Lv.32-33 Route

CommonLate

Acuity Lakefront

DiamondGrass Lv.34-35 Water

CommonLate

Acuity Lakefront

PearlGrass Lv.34-35 Water

CommonLate

Route 217

PearlGrass Lv.34-35 Route

CommonLate

Route 217

DiamondGrass Lv.34-35 Route

CommonLate

Mt. Coronet - Summit

DiamondGrass Lv.38 Cave

UncommonLate

Mt. Coronet - Summit

PearlGrass Lv.38 Cave

UncommonLate

Snover Guide

Get Snover to Abomasnow at level 40. At 334 BST, Snover is just the starting point.
Level 40 gets you Abomasnow. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Diamond & 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.
You can find Snover in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

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

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Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Aerial AceLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 238-280%KO Brick Break 2x 124-147%KO Aerial Ace 2x 67-80% Rock Smash 2x 67-80% View Heracross builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 202-240%KO Ember 4x 89-107%KO Rock Smash 2x 29-36% View Growlithe builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 89-107%KO Fire Blast 4x 180-213%KO Brick Break 2x 49-58% Ember 4x 78-93% View Chimchar builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 104-124%KO Rock Smash 2x 24-31% View Shieldon builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Snover Wing Attack 2x 67-80% View Staravia builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Aerial AceLv. 13 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 243-286%KO Brick Break 2x 125-148%KO Aerial Ace 2x 68-80% Rock Tomb 2x 68-80% View Heracross builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Snover Wing Attack 2x 74-88% Pluck 2x 74-88% Peck 2x 46-55% View Murkrow builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 203-240%KO Flame Wheel 4x 132-157%KO Ember 4x 78-92% Rock Smash 2x 31-37% View Growlithe builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Brick BreakTM31 Flame WheelLv. 17 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 91-108%KO Fire Blast 4x 180-212%KO Brick Break 2x 46-55% Flame Wheel 4x 117-138%KO View Chimchar builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Snover Gust 2x 51-60% View Beautifly builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 258-304%KO Focus Blast 2x 80-95% Brick Break 2x 132-155%KO Rock Slide 2x 87-104%KO View Heracross builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Fire SpinLv. 25 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 204-240%KO Flamethrower 4x 167-198%KO Ember 4x 78-92% Fire Spin 4x 72-85% View Ponyta builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire FangLv. 28 Flame WheelLv. 20 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 215-254%KO Flamethrower 4x 180-212%KO Fire Fang 4x 149-176%KO Flame Wheel 4x 138-162%KO View Growlithe builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 173-205%KO Flamethrower 4x 144-169%KO Ember 4x 66-78% View Vulpix builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 95-113%KO Fire Blast 4x 192-226%KO Flamethrower 4x 155-184%KO Brick Break 2x 49-59% View Chimchar builds →

Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Snover Iron Tail 2x 123-146%KO Flash Cannon 2x 64-76% Rock Slide 2x 62-73% Fire Fang 4x 107-127%KO View Steelix builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 195-230%KO Iron Tail 2x 82-97% Flamethrower 4x 162-191%KO Ember 4x 76-90% View Ponyta builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire FangLv. 28 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 209-247%KO Iron Tail 2x 71-84% Flamethrower 4x 171-202%KO Fire Fang 4x 143-168%KO View Growlithe builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 166-196%KO Iron Tail 2x 49-58% Flamethrower 4x 137-163%KO Ember 4x 66-79% View Vulpix builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 92-108%KO Fire Blast 4x 180-213%KO Iron Tail 2x 62-73% Flamethrower 4x 152-179%KO View Chimchar builds →

Steelix SteelGround	C
Available Moves Moves Iron TailTM23 Flash CannonTM91 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Snover Iron Tail 2x 122-143%KO Flash Cannon 2x 63-76% Rock Slide 2x 62-73% Fire Fang 4x 106-125%KO View Steelix builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 190-224%KO Iron Tail 2x 81-96% Flamethrower 4x 159-188%KO Ember 4x 75-89% View Ponyta builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire FangLv. 28 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 203-240%KO Iron Tail 2x 69-82% Flamethrower 4x 168-198%KO Fire Fang 4x 137-162%KO View Growlithe builds →
Vulpix Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Snover Fire Blast 4x 159-188%KO Iron Tail 2x 49-57% Flamethrower 4x 133-157%KO Ember 4x 62-73% View Vulpix builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Fire BlastTM38 Iron TailTM23 FlamethrowerTM35 Damage vs Snover Focus Punch 2x 90-106%KO Fire Blast 4x 177-209%KO Iron Tail 2x 60-71% Flamethrower 4x 146-172%KO View Chimchar builds →