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 Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Snubbull works as a placeholder. Fairy 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 Scarlet & Violet. 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

CTier

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

IntimidateTop Pick

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Run Away

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

RattledHANiche

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

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

No Scarlet Violet entries available

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

Snubbull Weakness

Poison and Steel moves hit Snubbull for super-effective damage. The upside? Dragon-type moves can't touch it at all. Snubbull's Fairy typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Snubbull Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Poison, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Bug, Dark
0x (Immune)	Dragon

Type ChartGood

2Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Poison Steel

½xResist

Fighting Bug Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Dragon

STAB (3)

Fighting Dragon Dark

How to Beat Snubbull in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Archaludon SteelDragon	A
Steel is super effective against SnubbullView Archaludon →
Glimmora RockPoison	A
Poison is super effective against SnubbullView Glimmora →
Salazzle PoisonFire	A
Poison is super effective against SnubbullView Salazzle →

Scarlet & Violet 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

Fairy

Granbull

Fairy

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 50 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Counter, Mimic, Present and 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Snubbull Best Moveset

Still unevolved, still relevant. Snubbull's Eviolite bulk with max Attack without Speed EVs creates a defensive profile that punches above its stage. Intimidate adds passive value. Play Rough gives it offensive presence.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Ability

Intimidate

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Snubbull

Brave+ATK

Snubbull best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Play RoughSTAB
EarthquakeCoverage
Thunder Wave
Psychic Fangs

Recommended Teammates

GrookeyDecent

MudbrayDecent

GlimmetDecent

Moves

Coverage runs deep. Snubbull can hit 12 types beyond STAB, including Fire and Ice. The offense anchors on Play Rough and Dazzling Gleam while TMs handle everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 1

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 1

Scary Face

C—10010Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Lv 7

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 13

Lick

D3010030Ghost

Lv 19

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 25

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 31

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Lv 37

Play Rough

S909010Fairy

Lv 43

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 49

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM66

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM58

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM64

Bulk Up

C——20Fighting

TM28

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM02

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM167

Close Combat

C1201005Fighting

TM108

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM224

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM79

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM55

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM204

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM149

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM122

Encore

C—1005Normal

TM205

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM03

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

TM141

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM08

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

TM67

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM125

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM192

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM117

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TM10

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

TM69

Ice Punch

A7510015Ice

TM199

Lash Out

C751005Dark

TM12

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

TM80

Metronome

C——10Normal

TM05

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM157

Overheat

D130905Fire

TM127

Play Rough

S909010Fairy

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM63

Psychic Fangs

A8510010Psychic

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM134

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM172

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM06

Scary Face

C—10010Normal

TM114

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM148

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM30

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM168

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM177

Spite

——10010Ghost

TM84

Stomping Tantrum

C7510010Ground

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM183

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

TM01

Take Down

C908520Normal

TM87

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM207

Temper Flare

C7510010Fire

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

B6010025Dark

TM166

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM09

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

TM68

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM82

Thunder Wave

A—9020Electric

TM126

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

TM191

Uproar

D9010010Normal

TM11

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

TM147

Wild Charge

C9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Mimic

D——10Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Retaliate

D701005Normal

Egg

Snore

D5010015Normal

Tutor Moves

Snubbull can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Snubbull in Scarlet & Violet

No wild encounters for Snubbull in Scarlet & Violet. It's available in Gold, Crystal, or Brilliant Diamond and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Also found in:

Gold Crystal Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold

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 Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Snubbull works as a placeholder. Fairy coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Granbull. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Snubbull in Scarlet & Violet. 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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