Snorunt (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Snorunt (disambiguation).

Snorunt ユキワラシ Yukiwarashi #361
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type Ice ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Snow Hat Pokémon
Abilities Inner Focus or Ice Body Ice Body Blue-Striped ----- Sudden Impulse Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #171 Sinnoh #206 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-174 Almia R-213 Oblivia
Height 2'04" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'04"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 37.0 lbs. Imperial 16.8 kg Metric 37.0 lbs./16.8 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Gray	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Fairy and Mineral groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 74 Battle Exp.: 741*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Snorunt (Japanese: ユキワラシ Yukiwarashi) is an Template:Type2 Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It can either evolve into Glalie at level 42, or, if female, Froslass when exposed to a Dawn Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Snorunt is a small, black Pokémon with a round body, round fingerless hands and toeless feet. Snorunt's body is covered with a yellow-orange cone-shaped cloak. The back of the cloak has three orange rhombus-shaped spots on it.

Gender differences

There are no physical differences; however, female Snorunt are able to evolve into Froslass when exposed to radiation from a Dawn Stone.

Special abilities

Snorunt is capable of several Template:Type2 moves, such as Ice Beam and Avalanche. Snorunt is one of the five Pokémon that can have the Ice Body ability. Snorunt apparently has powerful jaws, since it can learn Crunch and Ice Fang.

Behavior

They usually move about in small groups of about five or so.

Habitat

File:Cave.gif

Cave Pokémon

Snorunt live in icy caverns, but they're quite hard to find.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Snorunt's diet mainly consists of snow and ice; however, they are sometimes found with the Babiri Berry in their possession.

In the anime

Snorunt in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Snorunt

Snorunt first appeared in Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snorunt!. This Snow Hat Pokémon stole Ash's badges, and so he chased after it. Ash eventually gained Snorunt's trust and it joined his team. After learning Ice Beam by practicing extensively, Ash's Snorunt evolved into Glalie.

Other

A Snorunt appeared in The Drifting Snorunt, along with its evolved forms, Glalie and Froslass, where it was almost captured by a hunter.

Minor appearances

A Snorunt made a cameo appearance in Camping It Up! where it was one of the Pokémon trained by the students of the Pokémon Summer Academy.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG108 Snorunt Ash's Pokédex Snorunt, the Snow Hat Pokémon. Snorunt primarially inhabits very snowy regions. It has long been said that any home visited by a Snorunt will be blessed with good fortune.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP116 Snorunt Dawn's Pokédex Snorunt, the Snow Hat Pokémon. Snorunt is said to bring great wealth to any home that it lives in.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In this canon, Snorunt is one of the Pokémon owned by the Hoenn Elite Four Glacia along with its evolution, unlike only Spheal being shown in her possession instead of its evolutions. It is not seen in battle.

In the TCG

Main article: Snorunt (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby Snorunt live in regions with heavy snowfall. In seasons without snow, such as spring and summer, this Pokémon steals away to live quietly among stalactites and stalagmites deep in caverns. Sapphire Snorunt survives by eating only snow and ice. Old folklore claims that a house visited by this Pokémon is sure to prosper for many generations to come. Emerald They tend to move about in groups of around five Snorunt. In snowy regions, it is said that when they are seen late at night, snowfall will arrive by morning. FireRed It is said that a home visited by a Snorunt will prosper. It can withstand cold of minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit. LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond In the snow country, certain folklore says a house will prosper if a Snorunt lives there. Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum It is said that several Snorunt gather under giant leaves and live together in harmony. HeartGold It's said that if they are seen at midnight, they'll cause heavy snow. They eat snow and ice to survive. SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black おおきな　はっぱの　したに　すうひきの　ユキワラシが　あつまり　なかよく　くらしているという。 White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Few Shoal Cave (Low Tide) Emerald Few Shoal Cave (Low Tide) FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD One Shadow Pokémon Lab (Shadow)
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Rare Routes 216 and 217, Acuity Lakefront (Poké Radar) Platinum Uncommon Route 217, Acuity Lakefront, Lake Acuity (Night) HeartGold SoulSilver None Transfer from Pokéwalker Pal Park Mountain Pokéwalker Icy Mountain Rd.
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Hatch from egg
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 8 Secret Storage 15 Endless Level 52 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Frosty Forest (8F-9F) Mt. Faraway (1F-11F) Joyous Tower (50F-57F) Oddity Cave (B14-B15)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Blizzard Island (1F-20F) Crevice Cave (B1-B10) Lower Crevice Cave (B1-B4) Mt. Avalanche (B1-B19)
Pokémon Ranger	Panula Cave
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Almia Castle

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Defense: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp. Atk: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp. Def: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 300	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 4/5 ★★★★☆	Power 2/3 ★★☆
Skill 3/4 ★★★☆	Stamina 2/3 ★★☆
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 13/18 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Powder Snow Ice Special 04040 100100% 25 00Start Leer Normal Status 0000— 100100% 30 044 Double Team Normal Status 0000— ——% 15 1010 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25 1313 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 09595% 15 1919 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 2222 Protect Normal Status 0000— ——% 10 2828 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 09595% 15 3131 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15 3737 Ice Shard Ice Physical 04040 100100% 30 4040 Hail Ice Status 0000— ——% 10 4646 Blizzard Ice Special 120120 07070% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Snorunt Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Snorunt Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Canon	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM79	Ice Breath	Ice	Special	04040	090}}90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Snorunt Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Snorunt Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100%	10
	Bide	Normal	Physical	—	—%	10
	Block	Normal	Status	—	—%	5
	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Evil Eye	Ghost	Special	50	100%	10
	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20
	Spikes*	Ground	Status	—	—%	20
	Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Snorunt in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Snorunt in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Snorunt Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Snorunt Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Snorunt can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Snorunt cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Snorunt Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Snorunt Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Special moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 20+	Purified moves
Shadow Shed	File:Box xd 361.png	Sing	Normal
Shadow Wave		Water Pulse	Water
--		Bite	Dark
--		Icy Wind	Ice

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Hatch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 361.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.5% Friend Area: Frigid Cavern Phrases 51%-100% HP Did you know? You can grow rich by being with me. 26%-50% HP Oh, please! My health is half gone already? 1%-25% HP I'm sorry... I can take cold, but not this... Level up I leveled up! I wonder if you'll get richer? Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up! I wonder if you'll get richer?
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Ice  Poké Assist: ( Ice ) Field move: (Crush ×1) Loops: 7 Min. exp.: 25 Max. exp.: 45 Browser entry   Snorunt tosses ice rings that can shatter small Rocks.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Ice  Poké Assist: ( Ice ) Field move: (Crush ×1) Browser entry   It blows powdered snow and hunks of ice from its mouth to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Snorunt  Ice	Level 42 →	First Evolution Glalie  Ice
	Dawn Stone (female) →	First Evolution Froslass  Ice  Ghost

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Snorunt images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• As of Generation V, Snorunt and its evolutions's egg group (Fairy and Mineral) are unique.
• Snorunt's Platinum Pokédex entry seems to reference the Koro-pok-guru, a race of small people in Ainu folklore. They are said to live under the leaves of plants in harmony. Interestingly, the Ainu live in Hokkaido, the very place in Japan in which Sinnoh is based on.
• In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, the spots on Snorunt's back are missing.

Origin

Snorunt is based on a "Yukinko", a Japanese sprite said to emerge when it snows, according to folk tales, as well as the zashiki warashi, a spiritual creature found in the folklore of Iwate Prefecture. It also seems to be a stylized version of a person wearing a yuki mino, a traditional Japanese winter costume worn long ago by many people in the snowy parts of Japan consisting of a conical snow-cloak made of straw. Generally, Yukinko are depicted as small elf-like creatures wearing yuki mino.

Name origin

Snorunt's name is a combination of snow and runt, referring to a small animal. Yukiwarashi possibly is a combination of 雪 yuki, snow, and 座敷童子 zashiki warashi, a spiritual creature found in the folklore of Iwate Prefecture.

In other languages

• German: Schneppke - From Schnee (snow) and Steppke (little boy).
• French: Stalgamin - From stalagmite and gamin (brat). A pun on sale gamin (dirty brat).
• Korean: 눈꼬마 Nunkkoma
• Chinese (Taiwan): 雪童子 Xuě Tóng Zǐ - From its Japanese name. 童子 may also be derived from 座敷童子 zashiki warashi. Literally "Snow boy/lad".

Related articles

• Ash's Snorunt

External links

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