#0459 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Snover

Frost Tree Pokémon · Grass/Ice-type

Snover is a Grass/Ice-type Pokémon, the Frost Tree Pokémon, number 459 (#0459) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 50.5 kg.

Snover is the Frost Tree Pokémon, a small Grass and Ice type that looks like a snow-covered tree. Each spring it grows berries the Pokédex compares to ice pops.

How to pronounce Snover

Snover is pronounced SNOH-ver. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Snover said out loud:

In Japanese it is ユキカブリ (Yukikaburi).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Snover has a white upper body and a brown lower body, like a tree dusted with snow. It is 1.0 m tall and weighs 50.5 kg. Bulbapedia says a male is two-thirds brown and a female two-thirds white. It has green eyes, two pinecone-like spikes on its back and a hand made of five cones, with berries growing along its midsection.

Behaviour

The Pokédex says Snover is curious about people and gathers around footprints in the snow. A Legends: Arceus entry says it sometimes visits human settlements and bonds with children. In cold weather it moves down the mountain and returns to the summit in spring.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it lives on snowy mountains, and Scarlet and Violet place it on Glaseado Mountain.

Powers

Snover's Ability is Snow Warning, which brings snowy weather when it enters battle, with Soundproof hidden. It learns Powder Snow, Ice Shard, Razor Leaf, Ingrain and Wood Hammer, with Blizzard and Sheer Cold later. Its base Speed of 40 is low.

Name origin

Snover may combine 'snow' and 'cover', and may also play on 'snowed over'. The Japanese name is Yukikaburi (ユキカブリ), which may combine yuki ('snow') with kaburi ('head' or 'covering').

Design inspiration

Snover seems styled after a fir tree under snow. Bulbapedia notes the 'hat' on its head echoes a snowy peak and the kanji 山 (mountain), a symbol that began as a drawing of three peaks. These are fan readings, not official statements.

Evolution notes

Snover evolves into Abomasnow at level 40.

In the games

Snover first appeared in Diamond and Pearl, where it lives near the peak of Mt. Coronet. In Scarlet and Violet it also appears in Tera Raid Battles, and in Legends: Z-A it is in the base game's Bleu District and the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.

In the anime

A male Snover made his series debut in 'The Lonely Snover!', hoping to befriend Ash and his friends. Candice's female Snover beat Ash's Gliscor in 'Sliding Into Seventh!' before losing to his Chimchar.

Fun facts

• No other Pokémon shares Snover and Abomasnow's Grass and Ice typing, and they are also the sole Ice types in the Grass Egg Group.
• Snow Warning was exclusive to Snover and Abomasnow before Generation VI.
• In Pokémon Sleep's Sleep Style Dex, other Pokémon sneak up on a sleeping Snover to eat its berries, and Snover is unaware while it sleeps.
• In the film 'Giratina and the Sky Warrior', a Snover tries to stop a glacier from destroying a village.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Snover (Pokémon) · Serebii: Snover (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 60
• Attack: 62
• Defense: 50
• Sp. Atk: 62
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 40

Snover’s base stat total is 334. Its highest stat is Attack and Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Snover weak to?

Snover takes extra damage from Fire (4×), Fighting (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×), Rock (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).

Evolution

How does Snover evolve?

Snover evolves into Abomasnow at level 40.

The whole family: Snover, Abomasnow.

Abilities

• Snow Warning: Summons snow for five turns upon entering battle (eight with an Icy Rock). Before Generation IX it summoned hail.
• Soundproof (hidden ability): Protects against sound-based moves.

Moves

Moves Snover learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (36)

Snover can learn 36 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Protect, Water Pulse, Trailblaze, Chilling Water, Facade, Magical Leaf, Icy Wind, Avalanche, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Bullet Seed, Body Slam, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Ice Spinner, Helping Hand, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Leaf Storm, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Icicle Spear, Weather Ball, Grassy Glide, Double-Edge, Curse.

Egg moves (5):Double-Edge, Growth, Leech Seed, Stomp, Weather Ball.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Monster, Grass.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
• Base experience yield: 67.

Pokédex entries

One is likely to encounter this Pokémon while out in the snow. There are stories of Snover appearing in human settlements but doing no harm—rather, they bond with the children. (Legends: Arceus)

The berries that grow around its belly are like ice pops. Galarian Darumaka absolutely love these berries. (Shield)

It lives on snowy mountains. It sinks its legs into the snow to absorb water and keep its own temperature down. (Sword)

In the spring, it grows berries with the texture of frozen treats around its belly. (Pearl, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

During cold seasons, it migrates to the mountain's lower reaches. It returns to the snow-covered summit in the spring. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X, Omega Ruby)

Seemingly curious about people, they gather around footsteps they find on snowy mountains. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Slowest Ice type in Gen 4: 40 Speed.
• Lowest base stat total among Ice types in Gen 4: 334.
• Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
• Heavier than 67% of all Pokémon (50.5 kg).
• Base stat total 334, ranked #739 of 1,025.
• One of 2 Pokémon that are both Grass and Ice.
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 73 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 49 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Snover (Pokémon), Serebii: Snover (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (SNOH-ver): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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