Competitive Information for Snorunt [Ruby/Sapphire]
Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Snorunt? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Snorunt is an interesting Ice-typed Pokemon. Snorunt is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Snorunt can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Snorunt is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Protect
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Snorunt
Snorunt is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Snorunt cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Snorunt this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Crunch / Bite
- Water Pulse
- Protect
Special Sweeper Snorunt
Snorunt is a notable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Snorunt cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Snorunt this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Snorunt? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Shadow Ball
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Physical Sweeper Snorunt
Snorunt is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Snorunt cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Snorunt this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Crunch / Bite
- Water Pulse
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Snorunt
Snorunt is popular Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Inner Focus, Snorunt cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a special 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Snorunt this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Snorunt learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Snorunt can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Snorunt
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Most notable and possible best moves for Snorunt
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Snorunt in Ruby and Sapphire
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