Is Snubbull Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Route 38 in Johto. Normal-type (not Fairy in Gen 2) with decent Attack. Granbull evolves at 23 and hits hard physically. A middle-of-the-road Normal-type that works but never impresses.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Snubbull trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Granbull has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Bruno's typing presses Granbull's defenses.
Granbull trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Catch Snubbull on Route 38 (walking, Lv 13, rare).
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunder11070%10
- TM48FireFire Punch75100%15
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- TM41ElectricThunder Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- LV 43NormalTake Down9085%20
Your Snubbull should hit Level 23 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunder11070%10
- TM48FireFire Punch75100%15
- TM33IceIce Punch75100%15
- TM41ElectricThunder Punch75100%15
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- LV 51NormalTake Down9085%20
How to Get Snubbull in Gold & Silver
Snubbull tops out at low spawn rates across 2 locations in early-game routes. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.
Where To Catch Snubbull in GS
Step 1Snubbull ✓Route 38Lv.13GrassRate 1%
Step 2Evolve into GranbullBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Goldenrod Pokemon Day Care to receive a Granbull egg.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Snubbull Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Snubbull
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snubbull View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x143-169%KO | ||
 Machoke Fighting | B | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snubbull View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x138-163%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | B | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snubbull View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x138-163%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | B | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snubbull View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x138-163%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | B | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | B | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snubbull View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x144-170%KO | ||
Snubbull Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Snubbull easily with 16 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Crunch, Feint Attack, Heal Bell and 5 more to offspring.
GS Snubbull Best Moveset
Normal pre-evolution with 80 Attack but low stats everywhere else. MoveReturn provides modest Normal damage. Granbull improves the Attack significantly after evolving.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Curse
- Lovely Kiss
- Shadow Ball
- Return
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Snubbull picks up Crunch and Feint Attack only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Take Down and Strength while coverage across 8 types adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Although it looks frightening, it is actually kind and affectionate. It is very popular among women.
It has an active, playful nature. Many women like to frolic with it because of its affectionate ways.
Snubbull Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves