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Snorunt ユキワラシ Yukiwarashi
Artwork from R/S/E
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Type	Ice
Species	Snow Hat Pokémon
Height	2′04″ (0.7m)
Weight	37.0 lbs. (16.8kg)
Abilities	Inner Focus
	Ice Body
Egg groups	Fairy
	Mineral
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 HP
Exp. yield	74 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	190
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Snorunt (Japanese: ユキワラシ Yukiwarashi) is an Ice-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the TCG 4 Game data 4.1 Pokédex entries 4.2 Game locations 4.2.1 In side games 4.3 Base stats 4.4 Type effectiveness 4.5 Learnset 4.5.1 By leveling up 4.5.2 By TM/HM 4.5.3 By breeding 4.5.4 By tutoring 4.5.5 Special moves 4.6 Side game data 5 Evolution 6 Sprites 7 Trivia 7.1 Origin 7.1.1 Name origin 8 In other languages 9 Related articles 10 External links

Biology

Physiology

Snorunt is a small, black Pokémon with a round body, round fingerless hands and toeless feet. Snorunt's body is covered with a yellow-orange cone-shaped cloak. The back of the cloak has three orange rhombus shaped spots on it.

Gender differences

No physical differences, however female Snorunt are able to evolve into Froslass when exposed to radiation from a Dawn Stone. Snorunt of either gender can evolve into Glalie at level 42.

Special abilities

Snorunt is capable of several Ice-type moves, such as Ice Beam and Avalanche. Snorunt is one of the five Pokémon that can have the Ice Body ability.

Behavior

Habitat

Snorunt live in icy caverns, but they're quite hard to find.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Snorunt's diet mainly consists of snow and ice.

In the anime

Snorunt first appeared in Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snorunt!. This Snow Hat Pokémon stole Ash's badges, and so he chased after it. Ash eventually gained Snorunt's trust and it joined his team. After learning Ice Beam by practicing extensively, Ash's Snorunt evolved into Glalie.

In the TCG

Main article: Snorunt (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Snorunt live in regions with heavy snowfall. In seasons without snow, such as spring and summer, this Pokémon steals away to live quietly among stalactites and stalagmites deep in caverns.
	Sapphire	Snorunt survives by eating only snow and ice. Old folklore claims that a house visited by this Pokémon is sure to prosper for many generations to come.
	Emerald	They tend to move about in groups of around five Snorunt. In snowy regions, it is said that when they are seen late at night, snowfall will arrive by morning.
	FireRed	It is said that a home visited by a Snorunt will prosper. It can withstand cold of minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
	LeafGreen	It is said that a home visited by a Snorunt will prosper. It can withstand cold of minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
IV	Diamond	In the snow country, certain folklore says a house will prosper if a Snorunt lives there.
	Pearl	In the snow country, certain folklore says a house will prosper if a Snorunt lives there.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Few	Shoal Cave
	Pokémon Emerald	Few	Shoal Cave
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Shadow Pokémon Lab (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Routes 216 and 217, Acuity Lakefront (Poké Radar)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Hatch from egg
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 8 Secret Storage 15 Endless Level 52 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Frosty Forest (8F-9F) Mt. Faraway (1F-11F) Joyous Tower (50F-57F) Oddity Cave (B14-B15)
Pokémon Ranger	Panula Cave
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Almia Castle

Base stats

HP:	50
Attack:	50
Defense:	50
SpAtk:	50
SpDef:	50
Speed:	50

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Fighting: 2× Rock: 2× Steel: 2× Fire: 2×	Ice: ½×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Grass: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Snorunt is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

Note: Moves in italics are STAB moves for some/all of its evolutions. 

By leveling up

Game	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Powder Snow Leer	Powder Snow Leer
4		Double Team
7	Double Team
10	Bite	Bite
13		Icy Wind
16	Icy Wind
19	Headbutt	Headbutt
22		Protect
25	Protect
28	Crunch	Ice Fang
31		Crunch
34	Ice Beam
37	Hail	Ice Shard
40		Hail
43	Blizzard
46		Blizzard

By TM/HM

Game	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Water Pulse	Water Pulse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM07	Hail	Hail
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice Beam
TM14	Blizzard	Blizzard
TM16	Light Screen	Light Screen
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM27	Return	Return
TM30	Shadow Ball	Shadow Ball
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM58		Endure
TM70		Flash
TM72		Avalanche
TM78		Captivate
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM05	Flash

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Bide			Pachirisu
Block			Sudowoodo Nosepass, Probopass
Disable			Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Rollout			Jigglypuff Geodude, Graveler, Golem Marill, Azumarill
Spikes*			Roselia, Roserade
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding.

By tutoring

In Pokémon FireRed, Pokémon LeafGreen, and Pokémon Emerald:

• Body Slam
• Double-Edge
• Mimic
• Substitute

In Pokémon Emerald only:

• Endure
• Icy Wind
• Snore
• Sleep Talk
• Swagger

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Snorunt knows Shadow Shed and Shadow Wave as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Sing after being purified.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.5%	Friend Area: Frigid Cavern
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Did you know? You can grow rich by being with me.
26%-50% HP	Oh, please! My health is half gone already?
1%-25% HP	I'm sorry... I can take cold, but not this...
Level Up	I leveled up! I wonder if you'll get richer?
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 7	Minimum Experience: 25
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Crush	Maximum Experience: 45
Snorunt tosses ice rings that can shatter small Rocks.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Crush

Evolution

Basic Snorunt	Level 42 Glalie
	Dawn Stone (Female) Froslass

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 361.png			Image:Spr 3f 361.png
	Image:Spr 3r 361 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 361 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 361 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 361 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 361.png		Image:Spr 4p 361.png
			Image:Spr 4p 361 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 361 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Snorunt images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Snorunt was the first pure Ice-type Pokémon. All Ice-types before it had been half Ice-type. The only other pure Ice-types following it are Glalie, Regice, and Glaceon.
• Snorunt and its evolutions are the only Pokémon in the Mineral egg group that are in another egg group: Fairy.
• Snorunts sprite animation resembles someone shivering from the cold.

Origin

Snorunt is based on a "Yukinko", a Japanese sprite said to emerge when it snows, according to folk tales, as well as the zashiki warashi, a spiritual creature found in the folklore of Iwate Prefecture. It also seems to be a stylized version of a person wearing a yuki mino, a traditional Japanese winter costume worn long ago by many people in the snowy parts of Japan consisting of a conical snow-cloak made of straw. Generally, Yukinko are depicted as small elf-like creatures wearing yuki mino.

Name origin

Snorunt's name is a combination of snow and runt, referring to a small animal. Its Japanese name possibly is a combination of 雪 yuki, snow, and 座敷童子 zashiki warashi, a spiritual creature found in the folklore of Iwate Prefecture. Its French name is based off of "stalagmite".

In other languages

• German: Schneppke
• French: Stalgamin
• Korean: 눈꼬마 Nunkkoma

Related articles

• Ash's Snorunt

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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