Snom is an ice and bug-type Pokemon known as the Worm Pokemon. It evolves into Frosmoth when leveled up with high friendship at night, making tools such as a soothe bell and luxury balls useful, as well as keeping track of your Snoms friendship through the various Friendship Checker characters you can find in each game since Diamond and Pearl. With its unique design, Snom became one of the most popular Sword and Shield Pokemon, mainly for its simplicity and cuteness.
About Snom
| First appearance in anime | N/A |
| First appearance in game | Sword and Shield |
| Region | Galar |
| Evolution | -->Frosmoth |
| 1st Evo level | Evolves when leveled up with high friendship during the night |
| 2nd Evo level | N/A |
| Pokedex Entry | It eats snow that piles up on the ground. The more snow it eats, the bigger and more impressive the spikes on its back grow. It spits out thread imbued with a frigid sort of energy and uses it to tie its body to branches, disguising itself as an icicle while it sleeps. |
Snom Base Stats
| HP | 30 |
| ATTACK | 25 |
| DEFENCE | 35 |
| SP. ATTACK | 45 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 30 |
| SPEED | 20 |
| TOTAL | 185 |
Appearance of Snom
Snom is a larva-based Pokemon with translucent ice spikes on its back. Snom has two rounded mouthparts and two black eyes. Underneath its rounded body, Snom has four short legs that resemble ice.
Behavior of Snom
Snom consumes snow piles in order to grow and increase the size of its spikes. In order to be satisfied, Snom must consume massive amounts of food or snow. When sleeping, Snom will attach itself to branches in order to look like an icicle.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Snom has very low stats before its evolution. As a bug and ice-type Pokemon, Snom is weak to flying, rock, steel, and fire-type attacks and is resistant to ground, grass, and ice-type Pokemon. Due to these types of advantages, Snom is especially effective against grass-types.
Shiny Snom
The Shiny Snom version of Snom has a light green tone instead of the traditional white. A Shiny Snom can be found through traditional luck or breeding just like any other shiny Pokemon.
Best moveset for Snom
Since Snom isn’t fully evolved, it is at a disadvantage in combat. Snom, however, can use an eviolite in order to increase its defense and special defense and develop some tank-like characteristics. Regardless, Snom is not the best Pokemon to use for competitive battling and should not be used without a type advantage. If un-evolved, TRs like Bug Buzz will be incredibly useful for dealing with Snom’s limitations.
| Protect | Bug Buzz |
| Icy Winds | Facade |
How to catch Snom in Pokemon Go?
Snom is not yet available in Pokemon Go.
Video Guide
Trivia
- Snom is one of the Worm Pokemon, along with Caterpie and Wurmple
- Snom is the only Pokemon with its combination
- Snom has the lowest speed and base stat total of any ice-type Pokemon and is tied with Swinub for the lowest special defense stat of any ice-type Pokemon
- Snom is the only ice-type Pokemon incapable of learning Ice Beam and Blizzard
- Snom is similar to the jewel caterpillar: its appetite in Pokemon Camp is likely a reference to Saturniidae biology
FAQs
Q. Why is Snom so popular?
Due to its cute design, Snom was popular before the games were even released. The simplicity of its design is refreshing when compared to mainly ferocious and complicated designs.
Q. How does Snom evolve?
Snom evolves into Frosmoth when leveled up with high friendship at night, making tools such as a soothe bell and luxury balls useful, as well as keeping track of your Snoms friendship through the various Friendship Checker characters you can find in each game since Diamond and Pearl. Evolving Snom requires a friendship level of at least 220 with the base friendship level of a Riolu caught without using a luxury ball is 50.
Q. Is Snom rare?
Snom is a pretty rare Pokemon that can be found on Route 8 and Route 10, though Route 8 is the easiest place to find a Snom since it appears in the overworld. It can also be found at the Lake of Outrage, Giant's Cap, Hammerlock Hills, Stony Wilderness (though only in Max Raid Battle).
Q. How weak is Snom?
Snom is not the best Pokemon to use for competitive battling and should not be used without a type advantage. As a bug and ice-type Pokemon, Snom is weak to flying, rock, steel, and fire-type attacks and Snom has the lowest speed and base stat total of any ice-type Pokemon and is tied with Swinub for the lowest special defense stat of any ice-type Pokemon.
Q. What animal is Snom?
Snom is likely based on the jewel caterpillar: its appetite in Pokemon Camp is likely a reference to Saturniidae biology.
Conclusion
Snom, while not known for its battle capabilities, charmed the public with its cute design and Pokemon Camp behavior. With its own subreddit r/snom, Snom has become the standout Pokemon to come out of Pokemon Sword and Shield.
