Competitive Information for Snover [Black/White]
Grass / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Snover? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Snover is an interesting Grass and Ice-typed Pokemon. Snover is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Snover can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Snover is weak to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Poison, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Icy Rock / Occa Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Synthesis
Physical Sweeper Snover (Snow Warning)
Snover is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Snover from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Snover's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Snover is damaged by the target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Snover by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Icy Rock / Occa Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Shadow Ball
- Water Pulse
Special Sweeper Snover (Snow Warning)
Snover is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Snover from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Snover's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Snover recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 248 Hp / 32 Def / 220 SpD / 8 Spe
Moveset:
- Giga Drain
- Protect
- Toxic
- Leech Seed
Snover Special Wall (Eviolite Snover)
Snover is an astounding Special Wall. It's designed to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Snover is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active.
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Snover this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Snover every turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Snover? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Icy Rock / Occa Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Razor Leaf
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Synthesis
Doubles Physical Sweeper Snover (Snow Warning)
Snover is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Snover from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Snover's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Snover is damaged by the target).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Snover by a weather-dependent amount).
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Item: Icy Rock / Occa Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Icy Wind
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Shadow Ball
- Water Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Snover (Snow Warning)
Snover is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Snover from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Snover's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active.
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Snover recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Snover learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Snover can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Snover
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Ability: Snow warning + Move: Blizzard
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Snover's stats
- Growth
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Snover
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Snover in Black and White
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