Special
Balanced
CTier
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
C
Attack62
C
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk62
C
Sp. Def60
C
Speed40
D
Total334
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.0 m
3'03"Small
Weight50.5 kg
111.3 lbsStandard
Base XP67
Low Yield
Abilities
Snow WarningTop Pick
Summons hail that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.
SoundproofHARare
Protects against sound-based moves.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Legends Z A entries available

During cold seasons, it migrates to the mountain’s lower reaches. It returns to the snow-covered summit in the spring.

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
DamageTypes
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
4xCritical
Fire
2xWeak
FightingPoisonFlyingBugRockSteel
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (6)
WaterGroundRockGrassFlyingDragon
How to Beat Snover in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Annihilape
Annihilape
FightingGhost
A
Fighting is super effective against SnoverView Annihilape →

Legends: Z-A 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
Snover
#459Snover
40
Level 40
Abomasnow
#460Abomasnow
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Snover
GrassIce
Abomasnow
GrassIce
HP
60
90+30
ATK
62
92+30
DEF
50
75+25
SP.ATK
62
92+30
SP.DEF
60
85+25
SPE
40
60+20
BST
334C-Tier
494B-Tier+160
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Mixed
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Snover Best Moveset

Icyrock and Snow Warning form the backbone. Snover invests spread EVs to play its attacker role properly, and Hasty nature pushes Speed higher. Blizzard handles the heavy lifting on offense. The remaining moves rounds it out.

Best Build

Solid pick
Ability
Snow Warning
Item
Icy Rock
Best Nature for Snover
Hasty+SPE

Snover best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • BlizzardSTAB
  • Giga DrainSTAB
  • Ice ShardSTAB
  • Leaf StormSTAB

Moves

Without TMs, Snover's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Water coverage on top of Leaf Storm and Wood Hammer for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leafage
D4010040Grass
Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 10
Mist
D——30Ice
Lv 15
Ice Shard+1
S4010030Ice
Lv 20
Razor Leaf
D559525Grass
Lv 25
Icy Wind
S559515Ice
Lv 30
Growth
C——20Normal
Lv 35
Leech Seed
S—9010Grass
Lv 41
Wood Hammer
S12010015Grass
Lv 45
Blizzard
S110705Ice
Lv 53
Leaf Storm
S130905Grass

TM Moves

TM
TM105
Blizzard
S110705Ice
TM33
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
TM40
Bullet Seed
D2510030Grass
TM110
Chilling Water
D5010020Water
TM35
Endure+4
S——10Normal
TM26
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM42
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
TM13
Ice Beam
C9010010Ice
TM24
Ice Punch
C7510015Ice
TM149
Icicle Spear
B2510030Ice
TM49
Icy Wind
S559515Ice
TM17
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM128
Seed Bomb
C8010015Grass
TM155
Sheer Cold
A—305Ice
TM64
Solar Beam
C12010010Grass
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM139
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM30
Swords Dance
B——20Normal
TM115
Trailblaze
D5010020Grass
TM41
Water Pulse
D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Snover doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Snover can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Snover in Legends: Z-A

No wild encounters for Snover in Legends: Z-A. It's available in Diamond, Platinum, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Also found in:

DiamondPlatinumXSword

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 Legends: Z-A, 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 Legends: Z-A. 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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