About
It eats snow that piles up on the ground. The more snow it eats, the bigger and more impressive the spikes on its back grow.
- Abilities
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Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
Ice Scales Hidden ability
Halves damage from Special moves.
- Height
- 0.3 m 1′00″
- Weight
- 3.8 kg 8.4 lb
- Gender
♂ 50% ♀ 50%
Base stats
| Stat | Base | Distribution | Range at level 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 30 | 170–264 | |
| Attack | 25 | 49–163 | |
| Defense | 35 | 67–185 | |
| Sp. Atk | 45 | 85–207 | |
| Sp. Def | 30 | 58–174 | |
| Speed | 20 | 40–152 | |
| Total | 185 | ||
Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.
Type matchups
Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.
Taking hits
- Weak 4×
- FireRock
- Weak 2×
- FlyingSteel
- Resists ½×
- GrassIceGround
Same-type attacks
- Super effective 2×
- GrassGroundFlyingPsychicDragonDark
- Not very effective ½×
- FireSteel
Evolution
- Level up with high friendship during the night
Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powder Snow STAB Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Struggle Bug STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Special | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Bite STAB If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
Bug Buzz STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
Icicle Spear STAB Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Ice | Physical | 25 | 100% | 30 |
Icy Wind STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 |
Lunge STAB Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage after inflicting damage. | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
Pounce STAB The user attacks by pouncing on the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
Skitter Smack STAB Lowers the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Physical | 70 | 90% | 10 |
| Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
Struggle Bug STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Special | 50 | 100% | 20 |
| Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Bite STAB If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fairy | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took. | Psychic | Special | — | 100% | 20 |
Training and breeding
Training
- EV yield
- 1 Sp. Atk
- Catch rate
- 190
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 37
- Growth rate
- Medium
Breeding
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Egg cycles
- 20 (about 5,140 steps)