What does Snubbull evolve into?

Get Snubbull to Granbull at level 23. At 300 BST, Snubbull is just the starting point.

At what level does Snubbull evolve?

Level 23 gets you Granbull . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Snubbull?

In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Snubbull works as a placeholder. normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Granbull . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Snubbull?

You can find Snubbull in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Snubbull - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

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

Avg

HP60

Attack80

Defense50

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def40

Speed30

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.6 m

Weight7.8 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Run Away

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

RattledHANot in game

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

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

Platinum

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.

Snubbull Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen IV Type Chart

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Snubbull in Platinum (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 251-296%KO Brick Break 2x 128-152%KO Rock Smash 2x 71-84% View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 25 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 211-248%KO Brick Break 2x 108-128%KO Vital Throw 2x 101-120%KO Revenge 2x 88-104%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 143-168%KO Brick Break 2x 75-88% Rock Smash 2x 40-48% View Medicham builds →

Platinum Evolution

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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#209Snubbull

Level 23

#210Granbull

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Snubbull

Normal

Granbull

Normal

90+30

ATK

120+40

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

45+15

BST

300C-Tier

450C-Tier+150

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Snubbull easily with 35 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Close Combat, Crunch, Feint Attack and 9 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

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Snubbull Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

Coverage runs deep. Snubbull can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Fire and Ice. The offense anchors on Last Resort and Double-Edge while TMs handle everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charm

——10020Normal

Lv 1

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Lv 1

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 1

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Lv 7

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 13

Lick

—2010030Ghost

Lv 19

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

Lv 25

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 31

Rage

D2010020Normal

Lv 37

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 43

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 49

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM08

Bulk Up

D——20Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM50

Overheat

D140905Fire

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Close Combat

C1201005Fighting

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Heal Bell

C——5Normal

Egg

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Egg

Metronome

———10Normal

Egg

Present

——9015Normal

Egg

Reflect

D——20Psychic

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Snore

D4010015Normal

Egg

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Tutor

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Tutor

Last Resort

B1301005Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Platinum Snubbull Locations

Snubbull is available from mid-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 1 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Snubbull in Platinum

Route 209

Grass Lv.18-19 Route

CommonMid

Swarm active

Snubbull Guide

Get Snubbull to Granbull at level 23. At 300 BST, Snubbull is just the starting point.
Level 23 gets you Granbull. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Platinum, For a casual playthrough, Snubbull works as a placeholder. normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Granbull. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Snubbull in Platinum. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 15 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Snubbull appears in 16 games across 9 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

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Infernape FireFighting	A
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 41 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 222-262%KO Close Combat 2x 179-211%KO Focus Blast 2x 210-247%KO Brick Break 2x 113-133%KO View Infernape builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 260-307%KO Close Combat 2x 210-247%KO Focus Blast 2x 101-120%KO Brick Break 2x 132-156%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 227-267%KO Focus Blast 2x 179-211%KO Brick Break 2x 115-136%KO Revenge 2x 92-109%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Gallade PsychicFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 53 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 260-307%KO Close Combat 2x 210-247%KO Focus Blast 2x 143-169%KO Brick Break 2x 132-156%KO View Gallade builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 145-171%KO High Jump Kick 2x 126-149%KO Focus Blast 2x 136-160%KO Drain Punch 2x 73-87% View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 250-294%KO Close Combat 2x 202-238%KO Focus Blast 2x 100-118%KO Brick Break 2x 126-149%KO View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 SubmissionLv. 32 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 209-247%KO Focus Blast 2x 116-137%KO Submission 2x 114-135%KO Brick Break 2x 107-126%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 140-165%KO High Jump Kick 2x 121-143%KO Focus Blast 2x 131-154%KO Drain Punch 2x 71-84% View Medicham builds →
Croagunk PoisonFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 143-168%KO Focus Blast 2x 133-157%KO Brick Break 2x 74-87% Revenge 2x 59-70% View Croagunk builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 248-292%KO Close Combat 2x 199-235%KO Focus Blast 2x 99-117%KO Brick Break 2x 126-149%KO View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 40 SubmissionLv. 32 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 206-243%KO Focus Blast 2x 115-136%KO Cross Chop 2x 139-164%KO Submission 2x 110-130%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 139-164%KO High Jump Kick 2x 122-143%KO Focus Blast 2x 130-154%KO Drain Punch 2x 70-83% View Medicham builds →
Croagunk PoisonFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 142-167%KO Focus Blast 2x 133-157%KO Brick Break 2x 73-86% Revenge 2x 57-68% View Croagunk builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 155-183%KO Focus Blast 2x 90-107%KO Drain Punch 2x 79-94% Brick Break 2x 79-94% View Riolu builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 260-307%KO Close Combat 2x 210-247%KO Focus Blast 2x 101-120%KO Brick Break 2x 132-156%KO View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 40 SubmissionLv. 32 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 217-256%KO Focus Blast 2x 119-140%KO Cross Chop 2x 145-171%KO Submission 2x 117-138%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 145-171%KO High Jump Kick 2x 126-149%KO Focus Blast 2x 136-160%KO Drain Punch 2x 73-87% View Medicham builds →
Croagunk PoisonFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 147-173%KO Focus Blast 2x 138-162%KO Brick Break 2x 76-89% Revenge 2x 60-71% View Croagunk builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Snubbull Focus Punch 2x 162-191%KO Focus Blast 2x 94-111%KO Drain Punch 2x 83-98% Brick Break 2x 83-98% View Riolu builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Close Combat MegahornSTAB Stone Edge Sleep Talk Damage vs Snubbull Close Combat 2x 254-299%KO Megahorn 127-149%KO Stone Edge 70-83% View Heracross builds →
Lucario FightingSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Close Combat Extreme Speed Swords Dance Bullet Punch Damage vs Snubbull Close Combat 2x 331-390%KO Extreme Speed 74-87% Bullet Punch 56-66% View Lucario builds →