Competitive Information for Snover [Sword/Shield]
Grass / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Snover? 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.
Snover is an astounding 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: 188 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def
Moveset:
- Wood Hammer / Seed Bomb
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Synthesis
Physical Sweeper Snover (Snow Warning)
Snover is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Equipping Icy Rock helps extend the hailstorm weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Snover is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ 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: 188 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Weather Ball
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Shadow Ball
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Snover (Snow Warning)
Snover is a notable Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Equipping Icy Rock helps extend the hailstorm weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-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).
◆ 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 (Snover must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch 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 a decent Special Wall for single battles. It's primary goal is to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Snover is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was attached to it. 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 damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn 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; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
◆ 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 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: Icy Rock / Occa Berry
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 188 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Wood Hammer
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Synthesis
Doubles Physical Sweeper Snover (Snow Warning)
Snover is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Equipping Icy Rock helps extend the hailstorm weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ Wood Hammer is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Snover is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ 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: 188 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Icy Wind
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Shadow Ball
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Snover (Snow Warning)
Snover is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Snover is sent out onto the field. This damages all non-Ice Pokemon every turn while the Hail remains active. Equipping Icy Rock helps extend the hailstorm weather effects this Pokemon creates from 5 turns to 8 instead. With a Occa Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fire-type attack then the Occa Berry gets consumed.
◆ 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 90-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).
◆ 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 (Snover must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch 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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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Snover 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 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 Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Snover's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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