Snorunt
Ice
Best attacking moveset: Powder Snow and Avalanche, worth 5.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Snorunt can learn 6 combinations. Powder Snow with Avalanche 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
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex | Ghost | 8 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 1.0s | +15 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Icy Wind | Ice | 65 | 3.5s | -33 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Snorunt has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,004 at level 50, 888 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 507 CP at level 20, or 634 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 465 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 95 attack · 95 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.71 m and 16.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Snorunt 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 Flying, Ground, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Powder Snow + Avalanche | 8.6 | |
| Ground | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 8.6 |
| Grass | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 8.6 |
| Dragon | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 8.6 |
| Ghost | Hex + Shadow Ball | 7.9 |
| Psychic | Hex + Shadow Ball | 7.9 |
| Normal | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 5.4 |
| Fighting | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 5.4 |
| Poison | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 5.4 |
| Rock | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 5.4 |
| Bug | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 5.4 |
| Electric | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 5.4 |
| Dark | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 5.4 |
| Fairy | Powder Snow + Avalanche | 5.4 |
| Steel | Powder Snow + Shadow Ball | 5.0 |
| Fire | Powder Snow + Shadow Ball | 5.0 |
| Water | Powder Snow + Shadow Ball | 5.0 |
| Ice | Powder Snow + Shadow Ball | 5.0 |
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 Snorunt is actually for.
Counters: what beats Snorunt
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 66.2 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 56.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 54.9 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 51.4 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 51.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 50.7 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 50.3 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 49.6 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 49.1 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 49.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Snorunt's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.