Snorunt (Pokémon)

Snorunt ユキワラシ Yukiwarashi

Artwork from R/S/E

Type Species  Ice  Snow Hat Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Inner Focus or Ice Body 1,000,000 Pokédex National #361 Johto #— Hoenn #171 Sinnoh #206Pt Browser Fiore R-174 Almia R-213 Height Weight 2'04" 37.0 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Gray 190 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Fairy, Mineral 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 74 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Snorunt (Japanese: ユキワラシ Yukiwarashi) is an Ice-type Pokémon.

It can either evolve into Glalie at level 42, or, if female, Froslass when exposed to radiation from a Dawn Stone.

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.

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. Snorunt apparently has powerful jaws, since it can learn Crunch and Ice Fang.

Behavior

They usually move about in small groups of about five or so.

Habitat

Cave Pokémon

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, however, they are sometimes found with the Babiri Berry in their possession.

In the anime

Snorunt 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.

A Snorunt made a cameo appearance in Camping It Up! where it was one of the Pokémon trained by the students of the Pokémon Summer Academy.

A Snorunt appeared in The Drifting Snorunt where it was captured by a hunter.

In the TCG

Main article: Snorunt (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Snorunt is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

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

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 20+	Purified moves
Shadow Shed	Shadow		Sing	Normal
Shadow Wave	Shadow		Water Pulse	Water
--			Bite	Dark
--			Icy Wind	Ice

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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:  Ice	Loops: 7	Minimum Experience: 25
Poké Assist: ( Ice )	Field Move: (Crush ×1)	Maximum Experience: 45
"Snorunt tosses ice rings that can shatter small Rocks."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: A
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Ice	Poké Assist: ( Ice )	Field Move: (Crush ×1)
"It blows powdered snow and hunks of ice from its mouth to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved Snorunt  Ice	→ Level 42	First evolution
			Glalie  Ice
		→ Dawn Stone (female only)	First evolution
			Froslass  Ice  Ghost

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
	File:Spr 3r 361 s.png		File:Spr 3e 361 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 361 s.png		File:Spr b g3 361 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

Trivia

• Snorunt was the first pure Ice-type Pokémon.
• Snorunt and its evolutions are the only Pokémon in the Mineral egg group that are in another egg group; they are also in the Fairy egg group.

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.

In other languages

• German: Schneppke
• French: Stalgamin - From stalagmite and gamin (brat). A pun on sale gamin.
• Korean: 눈꼬마 Nunkkoma

Related articles

• Ash's Snorunt

External links

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