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snover
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Snover

Frost Tree Pokémon

GrassIce

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

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 62
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 62
Sp. Def 60
Speed 40
Total 334

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Frost Tree Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 50.5 kg
Base Exp 67
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 120
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster ,Plant

Sprites

snover Front Front
snover Back Back
snover Front Shiny Front Shiny
snover Back Shiny Back Shiny
snover Front ♀ Front ♀
snover Back ♀ Back ♀
snover Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
snover Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
snover Official Art Official Art
snover Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.6%
Lead
Moves
Blizzard / Toxic
Substitute / Wood Hammer / Ice Shard
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 248
SpD 172
Spe 88
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Hasty
EVs
HP 8
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 244

Strategy Overview

A number of people questioned Snover's ability to take over Abomasnow's job. Many people thought Snover would never see the light of day in UU play due to his lackluster stats and his total of 7 weaknesses. However, Snover can bring many positive things to the table. First and foremost, his ability activates infinite hail, making him a standard on all hail-based teams. Secondly, his typing, surprisingly enough, allows him to beat most of the bulky Waters who plague the metagame. These characteristics and his ability to provide Leech Seed and Toxic support make Snover an important aspect on defensive teams despite his poor stat distribution. However, for the most part, Snover will and should only be used in UU play if you want to build a hail team; otherwise, he might as well just be a stationary rock.

Most Used Moves

Blizzard
95.4%
Ice Shard
57.0%
Protect
41.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
36.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc