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Snom
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Snom

IceBug

Best attacking moveset: Powder Snow and Bug Buzz, worth 4.3 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Snom can learn 4 combinations. Powder Snow with Bug Buzz does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageRockFire
Weak toFlyingSteel
ResistsGroundGrassIce
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Powder SnowIce61.0s+15
Struggle BugBug151.5s+15
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Bug BuzzBug953.5s-50
Icy WindIce653.5s-33

Shiny

No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP597 at level 50, 528 at level 40
Raid catch302 CP at level 20, or 377 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch269 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats76 attack · 59 defense · 102 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Size0.3 m and 3.8 kg

Best moveset against each type

Snom does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GrassPowder Snow + Bug Buzz6.9
PsychicStruggle Bug + Bug Buzz6.7
DarkStruggle Bug + Bug Buzz6.7
FlyingPowder Snow + Icy Wind5.5
GroundPowder Snow + Icy Wind5.5
DragonPowder Snow + Icy Wind5.5
NormalPowder Snow + Bug Buzz4.3
RockPowder Snow + Bug Buzz4.3
BugPowder Snow + Bug Buzz4.3
ElectricPowder Snow + Bug Buzz4.3
WaterStruggle Bug + Bug Buzz4.3
IceStruggle Bug + Bug Buzz4.3
FightingPowder Snow + Icy Wind3.6
PoisonPowder Snow + Icy Wind3.6
GhostPowder Snow + Icy Wind3.6
FairyPowder Snow + Icy Wind3.6
SteelStruggle Bug + Bug Buzz2.9
FireStruggle Bug + Bug Buzz2.9

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Snom is actually for.

Counters: what beats Snom

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy157.3
ReshiramDragonFireFire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy130.6
ChandelureGhostFireFire Spin + Overheat119.6
CinderaceFireFire Spin + Pyroball117.9
VolcaronaBugFireFire Spin + Overheat116.7
DarmanitanFireFire Fang + Overheat116.3
GlimmoraRockPoisonRock Throw + Meteor Beam113.0
BlazikenFireFightingFire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy112.3
RampardosRockSmack Down + Rock Slide112.0
MoltresFireFlyingFire Spin + Overheat111.2

Ranked by damage per second against Snom's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.