Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026
Snover
Say it: SNO-ve-r
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Snover is the Frost Tree Pokémon — Grass and Ice before Abomasnow. In Pokémon GO it is usually candy on the way to Abomasnow — not a finished raid attacker. Grass and Ice help against Water, Ground, Rock, Flying, and Dragon; Fire hits it very hard (double weakness on the line). Weather Ball (Ice) from Snover Community Day belongs on Abomasnow. Catch Snover from the wild, eggs, or events, then evolve.
Say it: SNO-ve-r
Snover (#459) is a Grass / Ice Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the baby stage of Abomasnow. Trainers almost never power Snover for raids; the value is candy and IVs for Abomasnow (and Weather Ball (Ice) / Mega Abomasnow). Against Snover, lead with Fire (best), or Rock, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, or Steel. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.
Type-colored placeholder — not official Pokémon artwork (see IP notice below).
Pokédex notes
Snover is a Grass / Ice-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0459. Grass picks spike during Sunny weather and certain Community Days.
Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events
Invest tip: Do not sink Stardust into Snover. Keep high-IV copies for Abomasnow. Shadow Snover is the same — evolve toward Shadow Abomasnow after Frustration removal. Weather Ball (Ice) is an Abomasnow-line Community Day move — not on Snover.
Type matchups
- Grass moves hit Water, Ground, and Rock hard.
- Ice moves hit Grass, Ground, Flying, and Dragon hard.
When Snover is your opponent, Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Rock, Steel hits hard.
Full type matchup guide →GO base stats
From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.
- Attack
- 115
- Defense
- 105
- Stamina
- 155
Weak to
Resists
Best Pokémon to use against it
When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.
Recommended
Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.
- 1. Mega Charizard Y · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 2. Reshiram · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Fusion Flare
- 3. Shadow Moltres · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 4. Shadow Charizard · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 5. Mega Blaziken · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 6. Shadow Entei · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 7. Blaziken · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 8. Darmanitan · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 9. Chandelure · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 10. Heatran · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Flamethrower
- 11. Emboar · beats Fire
Ember + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 12. Infernape · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
Budget
Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.
- 1. Darmanitan · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 2. Arcanine · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Flamethrower
- 3. Flareon · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 4. Typhlosion · beats Fire
Incinerate + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 5. Magmortar · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Fire Punch
- 6. Camerupt · beats Fire
Incinerate + Overheat
- 7. Torkoal · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 8. Rapidash · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Fire Blast
- 9. Pyroar · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 10. Simisear · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Flamethrower
- 11. Charizard · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 12. Houndoom · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Flamethrower
Recommended moves
Snover’s Game Master pool is temporary. Real investment is Abomasnow (Powder Snow + Weather Ball (Ice)) — evolve before serious TMs and power-ups.
Fast
- Powder Snow · Standard
Ice energy
- Ice Shard · Standard
Ice damage
- Leafage · Standard
Grass energy
Charged
- Ice Beam · Standard
Ice nuke
- Energy Ball · Standard
Grass coverage
- Stomp · Standard
Normal filler
Moves in GO
Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.
Fast
- powder snow
- ice shard
- leafage
Charged
- ice beam
- energy ball
- stomp
PvP league ranks (family snapshot)
- Great League · rank #473 of 954 · CP 1311
Powder Snow + Ice Beam
- Master League · rank #703 of 1023 · CP 1311
Powder Snow + Ice Beam
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