Competitive Information for Snorunt [Sword/Shield]
Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Snorunt? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield 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: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 28 Def / 28 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Icicle Crash / Ice Fang
- Crunch / Bite
- Astonish
Physical Sweeper Snorunt (Ice Body)
Snorunt is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Snorunt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Snorunt recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Ice Body, if hail is active Snorunt heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail.
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Ice Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 200 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 28 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Weather Ball / Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Round / Snore
- Water Pulse
Special Sweeper Snorunt (Ice Body)
Snorunt is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and increases Snorunt's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Snorunt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Body, if hail is active Snorunt heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail.
◆ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Snorunt must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Snorunt? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 28 Def / 28 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Icicle Crash / Ice Fang
- Crunch / Bite
- Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Snorunt (Ice Body)
Snorunt is an awesome Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Snorunt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Snorunt recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Ice Body, if hail is active Snorunt heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail.
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Icicle Crash is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Ice-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Ice Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Ice Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 200 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 28 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Icy Wind / Weather Ball
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Round / Snore
- Water Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Snorunt (Ice Body)
Snorunt is a sensational Special Sweeper for double battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snore) and boosts Snorunt's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Snorunt's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Ice Body, if hail is active Snorunt heals 1/16 of its max hp each turn; immunity to hail.
◆ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Snorunt must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
◆ 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 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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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, Ice Shard
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Toxic
Most notable and possible best moves for Snorunt
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Snorunt in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Snorunt's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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