Snover
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Best attacking moveset: Leafage and Ice Beam, worth 7.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Snover can learn 9 combinations. Leafage with Ice Beam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Shard | Ice | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Leafage | Grass | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 1.0s | +15 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Ball | Grass | 90 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Stomp | Normal | 50 | 1.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Snover has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,311 at level 50, 1,159 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 662 CP at level 20, or 828 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 614 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 115 attack · 105 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1 m and 50.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Snover does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Flying, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Leafage + Ice Beam | 10.6 |
| Ice Shard + Ice Beam | 9.8 | |
| Grass | Ice Shard + Ice Beam | 9.8 |
| Dragon | Ice Shard + Ice Beam | 9.8 |
| Rock | Leafage + Energy Ball | 9.8 |
| Water | Leafage + Energy Ball | 9.8 |
| Normal | Leafage + Ice Beam | 7.2 |
| Fighting | Leafage + Ice Beam | 7.2 |
| Ghost | Leafage + Ice Beam | 7.2 |
| Electric | Leafage + Ice Beam | 7.2 |
| Psychic | Leafage + Ice Beam | 7.2 |
| Dark | Leafage + Ice Beam | 7.2 |
| Fairy | Leafage + Ice Beam | 7.2 |
| Ice | Leafage + Stomp | 6.8 |
| Poison | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 6.3 |
| Bug | Powder Snow + Ice Beam | 6.3 |
| Fire | Leafage + Stomp | 5.2 |
| Steel | Leafage + Ice Beam | 4.7 |
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 Snover is actually for.
Counters: what beats Snover
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 97.0 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 80.5 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 73.8 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 72.7 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 72.0 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 71.7 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Fire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy | 69.3 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 68.6 |
 Volcanion | FireWater | Incinerate + Overheat | 68.0 |
 Heatran | FireSteel | Fire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy | 67.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Snover's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.