Snover (Update)*

[franky]

Status: awaiting for critiques / grammar check

http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/snover

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[OVERVIEW]

<p>A number of people questioned Snover’s ability to take over Abomasnow's job. Many people thought Snover would never see the light of day in UU play due to his lackluster stats and his total of 7 weaknesses. However, Snover can bring many positive things to the table. First and foremost, his ability activates infinite hail, making him a standard on all hail-based teams. Secondly, his typing, surprisingly enough, allows him to battle with most of the bulky Waters who plague the metagame. These characteristics and his ability to provide Leech Seed and Toxic support make Snover an important aspect on defensively-based teams despite his poor stat distribution. However, for the most part, Snover will and should only be used in UU play if you want to build a hail team; otherwise, Snover will just turn into a stationary rock.</p>

[SET]
name: Hail (Lead)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Protect
move 3: Blizzard / Toxic
move 4: Substitute / Wood Hammer / Ice Shard
item: Leftovers
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Calm
evs: 248 HP / 172 SpD / 88 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Snover is a huge eyebrow raiser in the UU tier when you consider his rock-bottom stats. However, with the removal of Abomasnow from UU, Snover remains the last man standing who can automatically summon a hailstorm. Snover is usually the main centerpiece on hail teams, so placing him in the lead slot is usually ideal in order to get hail on the field as soon as possible. A Leech Seed set would only make sense on someone like Snover, ensuring that he isn't a sitting duck against anything.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Leech Seed is Snover’s best bet to stay alive in the match and actually stall something out. Protect allows Snover to stall the opponent with Leech Seed and heal off some HP in the process. In addition to this, Protect also shields him from Ambipom’s Fake Out. Blizzard is Snover’s main attacking move since it gains 100% accuracy under hail. However, Toxic is also a noteworthy option to consider over Blizzard, if you’re planning on stalling. There are a number of things to choose from in the final slot, and they each have their own purposes. Substitute is an excellent way of stalling the opponent out with the combination of Leech Seed and Protect. Wood Hammer hits hard on Pokemon who are a little frail on the physical side like Alakazam, Mismagius, and Lanturn. Ice Shard scares away Swellow, although Snover would need to run an Adamant nature to inflict any sort of respectable damage. Grasswhistle was not listed in the main set, but it could be used to provide sleep support even with the terrible accuracy.<p>​

<p>There are many ways to distribute EVs on Snover. The standard EV spread provided allows Snover to combat several specially inclined threats, mostly bulky Waters. The provided HP EVs ensure Snover takes one less damage from Stealth Rock, while still maintaining maximum recovery from Leftovers. The given Speed EVs ensure Snover outpaces base 50 Speed Pokemon. You can tweak the EV spread a little bit to make Snover a little more threatening offensively. For a physical-based EV spread, an Adamant nature with the EVs 248 HP / 172 Atk / 88 Spe could work in order to dish out decent damage with Wood Hammer and Ice Shard. For a specially-based EV spread, 248 HP / 172 SpA / 88 Spe could work to increase the damage of Blizzard.</p>

<p>There are a number of Pokemon who benefit from Snover’s hail. Examples include Walrein, Froslass, and Glaceon. If you’re looking to run a stall team with Snover, Walrein makes an ideal partner. Thanks to his ability, Ice Body, Walrein is quite adept at stalling with Substitute and Protect when used under hail. If your stall team needs a Spikes user, Substitute Froslass does the job extremely well thanks to its ability, Snow Cloak. For more offensive hail teams, Glaceon can spam 100% Blizzards, and Froslass can also run an offensive Substitute set.</p>

<p>If you want to improve the stall team as a whole, bringing a defensive Altaria can be quite beneficial for Snover and hail teams in general. Altaria brings convenient resistances to Fighting- and Fire-type moves, and he can provide the entire team with Heal Bell support. Nidoqueen also fits the bill since she can check a number of Fighting-type threats who threaten Snover and can provide Stealth Rock support as well. Offensively, Hariyama works well with Snover, providing a convenient resistance to Fire-type moves thanks to Thick Fat. Arcanine and Houndoom’s ability Flash Fire allows them to absorb Fire-type hits directed at Snover.</p>

[Team Options]

<p>There are a number of Pokemon who can take advantage of hail, including Walrein, Froslass, and Glaceon. Piloswine and Glalie were not mentioned since there are better options to choose from. If you’re looking to construct a stall team, Walrein is always a valuable asset since he’s incredibly hard to bring down under hail, and Snover can provide Leech Seed support for Walrein, making him more difficult to bring down. Froslass can take advantage of Snow Cloak to set up Spikes, as well as providing a Fighting-type immunity. Offensively, Glaceon turns into a potent offensive force under hail since Blizzard’s accuracy is increased to 100%. As for other options, Glalie has Explosion, which gives it a distinct advantage as a Spike user over Froslass. Piloswine can fit in on offensive teams due to its high Attack stat and ability Snow Cloak.<p>

<p>Outside of hail abusers, there are several Pokemon who can mesh well with Snover. Defensively, Altaria provides Fire- and Fighting-type resistances for Snover, and he can provide Heal Bell support as well if needed. Nidoqueen can absorb Toxic Spikes, cushion Fighting-type hits directed towards Snover, and use a free turn to set up Stealth Rock. Offensively, Hariyama’s resistance to Fire-type hits and high Attack makes it an excellent partner to Snover. Flash Fire users like Houndoom and Arcanine can eat Fire-type hits directed at Snover, and can wreck havoc after consuming a boost.</p>

[Optional Changes]

<p>Supportwise, Snover gets a lot of things to play around with. As mentioned in the set, Grasswhistle could be used in the final slot to provide sleep support, although the accuracy is very low, making the effectiveness of the move near-useless. Snover also gets Light Screen if you want to halve the damage of special attacks for a couple of turns. Lastly, Magic Coat could work if you want to reflect Thunder Wave from Pokemon like Uxie or Mesprit.</p>

<p>Offensively, Snover gets Swords Dance, and if he happens to slip in a single boost, he can actually hurt a couple of things. Snover can use Wood Hammer, Ice Shard, and Ice Punch as the main offensive moves in conjunction with Swords Dance. Snover can run a mixed set as well, although it doesn’t have the overall stats to effectively run it.

<p>An alternate EV spread Snover could run is 248 HP / 172 Atk / 88 Spe with an Adamant nature. This particular spread aims to inflict damage on the opponent. You can replace Blizzard with Wood Hammer on the third slot if you want to attack with physical moves. With the EV spread, Swellow is 2HKOd from Ice Shard, with a chance to OHKO if it came in on Stealth Rock and if it has taken both Toxic and Hail damage. You can also aim for a similar EV spread as the previous one, but instead focus on utilizing special attacks. A Modest nature with 248 HP / 172 SpA / 88 Spe should suffice.</p>

[Counters]

<p>Counters? You could pull an entire list when you take into account his typing and overall stats; anything with a Fire-, Steel-, or Fighting-type move are considered counters. For Fire-types, Arcanine, Blaziken, Houndoom, and Moltres can easily torch Snover, while they take pitiful damage from Snover's attacks. For Steel-types, Registeel can literally switch in with impunity and take down Snover with Iron Head, or grab a free turn to set up Stealth Rock. As for Fighting-types, not everyone can switch in successfully on Snover, but Hariyama is the best Fighting-type switch in due to its ability, Thick Fat. Hariyama can shatter Snover into a million pieces with Close Combat. Other Fighting-types include Hitmontop and Hitmonlee – both can come in on Blizzard thanks to their respectable Special Defense stats and scare away Snover with Close Combat.Clefable's ability allows it to walk all over Toxic, Leech Seed, and hail damage quite easily, making it a full proof counter.</p>

 

[Lemmiwinks MkII]

That's a terribly inefficient spread you've got right there (a number of these have appeared recently for some reason). 252 HP / 168 SpD / 88 Spe with a Careful nature gives you an extra 7 points in Special Defense. But of course max HP results in a Stealth Rock number for Snover, so lets change that to 248 HP / 172 SpD / 88 Spe, which allows Snover to take 1 less HP damage from SR but maintains the maximum Leftovers recovery. All subsequent spreads should maintain these key principles.

 

[franky]

I couldn't find an efficient spread for Snover since I used this particualr spread to test with it. When I looked at the usage stats, a number of players were using Timid so I thought had an efficient spread. However, that is clearly better. Thanks Lemi

 

[Sheshi]

[SET]
name: Hail (Lead)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Protect
move 3: Blizzard / Toxic
move 4: Substitute / Wood Hammer / Ice Shard
item: Leftovers
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 216 SpD / 40 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Snover is a huge eyebrow raiser in the UU tier when you consider its rock-bottom stats. However, with the removal of Abomasnow from the tier, Snover remains as the last man standing who can keep hail in play (confusing). Snover is usually the main centerpiece on Hail teams, so placing Snover in the lead slot would be accommodating for the entire team in order to have Hail on the field as soon as possible.</p>

<p>Leech Seed is Snover’s best bet to stay alive in the match and actually stall something out. Protect allows Snover to stall the opponent with Leech Seed, and heal off some HP in the process. In addition to this, Protect also shields it from Ambipom’s Fake Out. Blizzard is Snover’s main attacking move since it gains 100% accuracy under Hail. However, Toxic is also a noteworthy option to look for over Blizzard, if you’re planning on stalling. There are a number of things to choose from in the final slot, and they each have their own purposes. Substitute is an excellent way of stalling the opponent out with the combination of Leech Seed and Protect. Wood Hammer hits hard on Pokemon who are a little frail on the physical side like Alakazam, Mismagius, and Lanturn. Ice Shard scares away Swellow and Honchkrow; although Snover would need to run a Jolly nature to inflict respectable amounts of damage on the former two. Grasswhistle was not listed in the main set, but it could be used to provide sleep support even with the terrible accuracy.<p>​

<p>There are many ways to distribute EVs on Snover. The standard EV spread provided allows Snover to combat (removed with) several specially inclined threats, mostly bulky waters. The given Speed EVs ensures Snover outpaces Base 50 Speed Pokemon. You can tweak the EV spread a little bit to make Snover a little more threatening offensively. For a physical-based EV spread, 216 HP / 252 Atk / 40 Spe could work in order to dish out decent damage with Wood Hammer and Ice Shard. For a specially-based EV spread, 216 HP / 252 SpA / 40 Spe could work to increase the damage of Blizzard.</p>

<p>There are a number of Pokemon who benefit from Snover’s Hail play. Examples include Walrein, Froslass, and Glaceon. If you’re looking to run a stall team with Snover, Walrein makes an ideal partner since it’s normally regarded as a dangerous threat when paired with Hail, so make sure to bring a Walrein of your own to stall the opponent out. If your stall team needs a Spike user, Substitute Froslass does the job extremely well thanks to its ability, Snow Cloak. For offensive hail teams, Glaceon can spam 100% Blizzards. Froslass could also run an offensive substitute set.</p>

<p>If you want to improve the stall team as a whole, bringing a defensive Altaria can be quite accommodating for Snover and Hail teams in general. Altaria brings convenient resistances to Fighting- and Fire-type moves, and it can provide the entire team with Heal Bell support. Nidoqueen seems to fit the bill since it can check a number of Fighting-type threats who can threaten Snover, and it can provide Stealth Rock support as well. Offensively, Hariyama could work well with Snover since it provides a convenient resistance to Fire-type moves thanks to Thick Fat. Arcanine and Houndoom’s ability Flash Fire allows them to absorb Fire-type hits directed at Snover.</p> (Questioning this paragraph as Team Options says very similar things)

[Team Options]

<p>With Snover on the field, there are a number of Pokemon who can take advantage of Hail including Walrein, Froslass, and Glaceon. Piloswine and Glalie were not mentioned since there are better options to choose from. If you’re looking to construct a stall team, Walrein is always a valuable asset since (removed benefits) it’s incredibly hard to bring down under hail. Snover can provide Leech Seed support for Walrein, (Removed only) making it more difficult to bring down. Froslass can take advantage of Snow Cloak to set up Spikes, as well as providing a Fighting-type immunity. Offensively, Glaceon turns into a potent offensive force under Hail since Blizzard’s accuracy is 100%. As for other options, Glalie has Explosion which gives it a distinct advantage as a Spike user over Froslass. Piloswine can fit in on offensive teams due to its high Attack stat and ability Snow Cloak.<p>

<p>Outside of hail abusers, there are several Pokemon who can mesh well with Snover. Defensively, Altaria provides Fire- and Fighting-type resistance directed as Snover, and it can provide Heal Bell support as well if needed. Nidoqueen can absorb Toxic Spikes and can cushion Fighting-type hits directed towards Snover, and can use a free turn to set up Stealth Rock. Offensively, Hariyama’s resistance to Fire-type hits and high Attack makes it an excellent partner along with Snover. Flash Fire users like Houndoom and Arcanine can eat Fire-type hits directed at Snover, and can wreck havoc with after consuming a boost.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Support wise, Snover gets a lot of things to play around with. As mentioned in the set, Grasswhistle could be used in the final slot to provide sleep support, although the accuracy is very low, making the effectiveness of the move near-useless. Synthesis could work in order to keep Snover alive for the entire match. As an extra, Synthesis could work well with Toxic in order to effectively stall the opponent out. Snover also gets Light Screen if you want to temporary gain some Special Defense for a couple of turns. Lastly, Magic Coat could work if you want to send back Thunder Wave from Pokemon like Uxie or Mesprit.</p>

<p>Offensively, Snover gets Swords Dance and if it happens to slip in a single boost, it can actually hurt a couple of things. Snover can use Wood Hammer, Ice Shard, and Ice Punch as the main offensive moves in conjunction with Swords Dance. Snover can run a mix set as well, although it doesn’t have the overall stats to effectively run it.<p>

[EVs]

<p>There are many ways you could choose to EV Snover depending on what you’re planning to do with it. The current EV spread takes advantage of its unique typing to combat (removed with) many threats including Milotic, Slowbro, Blastoise, and to a lesser extent, Raikou. With the EVs listed, Slowbro will never come close to 2HKOing since Psychic only deals 35.49% - 41.98%. Snover can use Leech Seed and can alternate between Protect and Substitute to bring it down eventually. The same goes for Milotic and Blastoise since both of them never beat Snover with the current EV spread. A Timid nature and 40 Speed EVs ensure Snover outpaces Base 50 Pokemon including Donphan, and Tangrowth.</p>

<p>An alternate EV spread Snover could run is 216 HP / 252 Atk / 40 Spe with a Jolly nature. This particular spread aims to inflict damage on the opponent. You could replace Blizzard with Wood Hammer on the third slot if you want to attack with physical moves. (flow) With the EV spread, Swellow takes 51.34% - 62.07% from Ice Shard – a chance to OHKO if it came in on Stealth Rock and if it has taken both Toxic and Hail damage. You can also aim for a similar EV spread as the previous one, but instead focus on utilizing special attacks. A Timid nature with 216 HP / 252 SpA / 40 Spe should suffice.</p>

[Opinion]

<p>A number of people questioned Snover’s ability to take over Abomasnow job. Many people thought Snover will never see the light in UU play due to its lackluster stats and a total of 7 weaknesses. However, Snover can bring many positive things to the table – namely (shorter word) infinite hail play. First and foremost, its typing surprisingly enough allows it to battle with most bulky waters that plague the metagame. Along with being able to combat with most bulky waters, the ability to provide Leech Seed and Toxic support make it an important aspect on defensively-based teams despite its poor stat distribution. Although for the most part, Snover will and should only be seen in UU play when you plan to build a Hail team, otherwise Snover turns into a stationary rock (if you’re not running one -should remove-).</p>

[Counters]

<p>Counters? You could pull an entire list when you take into account its typing and overall stats; anything with a Fire-, Steel- and Fighting-type move are considered counters. For Fire-types, Arcanine, Blaziken, Houndoom, and Moltres can easily torch Snover, while they take pitiful damage from Snover's attacks. For Steel-types, Registeel can literally switch in with impunity and take down Snover with Iron Head, or grab a free turn to set up Stealth Rock. As for Fighting-types, not everyone can switch in successfully on Snover, but Hariyama is the best Fighting-type switch in due to its ability, Thick Fat. Hariyama can shatter Snover into a million pieces with Close Combat. Other Fighting-types include Hitmontop, Hitmonlee and Gallade (You said Hitmontop twice) – all three can come in on Blizzard thanks to their respectable Special Defense stats, and scare away Snover with Close Combat.</p>

Synthesis heals 25% in Hail I believe. I do not believe however that that is very useful on Snover. Leech Seed and Leftovers should be enough to heal it, especially with Protect. I do not believe this deserves a mention, even in OO. But that's just me.

 

[Diesel]

Status: awaiting for critiques / grammar check

http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/snover

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[SET]
name: Hail (Lead)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Protect
move 3: Blizzard / Toxic
move 4: Substitute / Wood Hammer / Ice Shard
item: Leftovers
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Careful
evs: 248 HP / 172 SpD / 88 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Snover is a huge eyebrow raiser in the UU tier when you consider its rock-bottom stats. However, with the removal of Abomasnow from the tier, Snover remains as the last man standing who can summon a hailstorm(removed space). Snover is usually the (removed main - redundant) centerpiece of hail (shouldn't be capitalized) teams, so placing Snover in the lead slot benefits the entire team because it gets hail on the field as soon as possible.</p>

<p>Leech Seed is Snover’s best bet to stay alive (removed "in the match") and actually stall something out. Protect allows Snover to stall the opponent with a combination of Leech Seed and hail damage, and regain some HP in the process. In addition to this, Protect also shields it from Ambipom’s Fake Out. Blizzard is Snover’s main attacking move since it achieves 100% accuracy in hail. However, Toxic is also a noteworthy option to consider over Blizzard, if you’re planning on purely stalling. There are a number of moves to choose from in the final slot, and (deleted they) each serves its own purposes. Substitute is an excellent way of stalling the opponent out along side the combination of Leech Seed and Protect. Wood Hammer hits hard on Pokemon who are a little frail on the physical side like Alakazam, Mismagius, and Lanturn. Ice Shard scares away Swellow and Honchkrow; although Snover would need to run a Jolly (Careful?) nature to inflict respectable amounts of damage on the former two. Grasswhistle was not listed in the main set, but it could be used to provide sleep support, despite its terrible accuracy.<p>​

<p>There are many ways to distribute EVs on Snover. The standard EV spread provided allows Snover to combat several specially inclined(word choice?) threats, mostly bulky waters. The provided HP EVs ensure(removed 's') Snover takes one less damage from Stealth Rock (removed comma) while still maintaining maximum recovery from Leftovers. The given Speed EVs ensure(removed 's') Snover outpaces Base 50 Speed Pokemon. You can tweak the EV spread a (removed little) bit to make Snover a little more threatening offensively. For a physical attacking EV spread, 248 HP / 172 Atk / 88 Spe could work in order to dish out decent damage with Wood Hammer and Ice Shard (and Ice Shard?). For a special attacking EV spread, 248 HP / 172 SpA / 88 Spe (removed could) works to increase the damage of Blizzard.</p>

<p>There are a number of Pokemon who benefit from Snover’s hail in play, including Walrein, Froslass, and Glaceon. If you’re looking to run a stall team with Snover, Walrein makes an ideal partner since it’s normally regarded as a dangerous threat when paired with hail, so make sure to bring a Walrein of your own to stall the opponent out. If your stall team needs a Spike user, Substitute Froslass does the job extremely well thanks to its ability, Snow Cloak. For offensive hail teams, Glaceon can spam 100% Blizzards. Froslass can also run an offensive Substitute set.</p>

<p>If you want to improve the stall team as a whole, bringing a defensive Altaria can be quite accommodating for Snover and hail teams in general. Altaria brings convenient resistances to Fighting- and Fire-type moves, and it can provide the entire team with Heal Bell support. Nidoqueen seems to fit the bill since she can check a number of Fighting-type threats who can threaten Snover, and it can provide Stealth Rock support as well. Offensively, Hariyama could work well with Snover since it provides a convenient resistance to Fire-type moves thanks to Thick Fat. Arcanine and Houndoom’s ability Flash Fire allows them to absorb Fire-type hits directed at Snover.</p> (Both of the above paragraphs should be merged with Team Options, IMO, since that's what they are.)

[Team Options]

<p>With Snover on the field, there are a number of Pokemon who can take advantage of Hail including Walrein, Froslass, and Glaceon. Piloswine and Glalie were not mentioned since there are better options to choose from. If you’re looking to construct a stall team, Walrein is always a valuable asset since (removed benefits) it’s incredibly hard to bring down under hail. Snover can provide Leech Seed support for Walrein, (Removed only) making it more difficult to bring down. Froslass can take advantage of Snow Cloak to set up Spikes, as well as providing a Fighting-type immunity. Offensively, Glaceon turns into a potent offensive force under Hail since Blizzard’s accuracy is 100%. As for other options, Glalie has Explosion which gives it a distinct advantage as a Spike user over Froslass. Piloswine can fit in on offensive teams due to its high Attack stat and ability Snow Cloak.<p>

<p>Outside of hail abusers, there are several Pokemon who can mesh well with Snover. Defensively, Altaria provides Fire- and Fighting-type resistance directed as Snover, and it can provide Heal Bell support as well if needed. Nidoqueen can absorb Toxic Spikes and can cushion Fighting-type hits directed towards Snover, and can use a free turn to set up Stealth Rock. Offensively, Hariyama’s resistance to Fire-type hits and high Attack makes it an excellent partner along with Snover. Flash Fire users like Houndoom and Arcanine can eat Fire-type hits directed at Snover, and can wreck havoc with after consuming a boost.</p>

[Other Options]

<p>Support wise, Snover gets a lot of moves to play around with. As mentioned in the set comments, Grasswhistle can be used in the final slot to provide sleep support, although the accuracy is very low, making the effectiveness of the move questionable. Synthesis can work in order to keep Snover alive for the entire match, although it only provides 25% recovery in hail. (Removed "unnecessary" sentence) Snover also gets Light Screen if you want to temporarily gain some Special Defense for a few of turns. Lastly, Magic Coat could work if you want to send back Thunder Wave from Pokemon like Uxie or Mesprit.</p>

<p>Offensively, Snover gets Swords Dance and if it happens to slip in a single boost, it can actually hurt a couple of things. Snover can use Wood Hammer, Ice Shard, and Ice Punch as the main offensive moves in conjunction with Swords Dance. Snover can run a mix set as well, although it doesn’t have the overall stats to effectively run it.<p>

[EVs]

<p>There are many ways you could choose to EV Snover depending on what you’re planning to do with it. The given EV spread takes advantage of its unique typing to combat many threats including Milotic, Slowbro, Blastoise, and to a lesser extent, Raikou. With the EVs listed, Slowbro will never come close to 3HKOing with . Snover can use Leech Seed and can alternate between Protect and Substitute to eventually bring it down (moved eventually). The same goes for Milotic and Blastoise, as neither of them beat Snover with the given EV spread. As mentioned, 88 Speed EVs ensure Snover outpaces Base 50 Pokemon including Donphan, and Tangrowth. 248 HP EVs allow(removed s) Snover to take one less damage from Stealth Rock, while still achieving maximum recovery from Leftovers.</p>

<p>An alternate EV spread Snover can run is 248 HP / 172 Atk / 88 Spe with an Adamant nature. This particular spread aims to inflict greater damage on the opponent. You can replace Blizzard with Wood Hammer in the third slot to provide a physical attack. With this EV spread, Swellow is 2HKOed by Ice Shard with a chance to OHKO if it came in on Stealth Rock and if it has taken both Toxic (from Toxic Orb) and hail damage. You can also aim for a similar EV spread as the previous one, but instead focus on utilizing special attacks. A Modest nature with 248 HP / 172 SpA / 88 Spe
will suffice.</p>

[Opinion]

<p>A number of people questioned Snover’s ability to take over Abomasnow job. Many people thought Snover will never see the light in UU play due to its lackluster stats and a total of 7 weaknesses. However, Snover can bring many positive things to the table – namely infinite hail play. First and foremost, its typing, surprisingly enough, allows it to battle with most bulky waters that plague the metagame. Along with being able to combat (removed with) most bulky waters, the ability to provide Leech Seed and Toxic support make it an important aspect on defensively-based teams, despite its poor stat distribution. (Removed final sentence)</p>

[Counters]

<p>Counters? You could pull an entire list when you take into account Snover's typing and overall stats; anything with a Fire-, Steel- and Fighting-type move is considered a counter. For Fire-types, Arcanine, Blaziken, Houndoom, and Moltres can easily torch Snover, while they take pitiful damage from Snover's attacks. For Steel-types, Registeel can literally (not literally) switch in with impunity (Leech Seed?) and take down Snover with Iron Head, or grab a free turn to set up Stealth Rock. As for Fighting-types, not everything can switch in successfully on Snover, but Hariyama is the best Fighting-type switch-in due to its ability, Thick Fat. Hariyama can shatter Snover into a million pieces with Close Combat or Brick Break. Other Fighting-types include Hitmontop, Hitmonlee and Gallade – all three can come in on Blizzard thanks to their respectable Special Defense stats, and scare away Snover with Close Combat.</p>

Also why is the nature Careful when Blizzard is recommended? Maybe address this in EVs or OO? You might also want to mention that opposing weather teams fuck with hail, so maybe include something about preserving Snover so it can come in repeatedly?

Feel free to ask about my edits, in case I screwed up on a couple (my comma instincts aren't great). :P

Good job. :)

 

[Eo Ut Mortus]

[OVERVIEW]

<p>A number of people questioned Snover’s ability to take over Abomasnow's job. Many people thought Snover would never see the light of day in UU play due to his lackluster stats and his total of 7 weaknesses. However, Snover can bring many positive things to the table. First and foremost, his ability activates infinite hail, making him a standard on all hail-based teams. Secondly, his typing, surprisingly enough, allows him to battle with most of the bulky Waters who plague the metagame. These characteristics and his ability to provide Leech Seed and Toxic support make Snover an important aspect on defensively-based teams despite his poor stat distribution. However, for the most part, Snover will and should only be used in UU play if you want to build a hail team; otherwise, Snover will just turn into a stationary rock.</p>

[SET]
name: Hail (Lead)
move 1: Leech Seed
move 2: Protect
move 3: Blizzard / Toxic
move 4: Substitute / Wood Hammer / Ice Shard
item: Leftovers
ability: Snow Warning
nature: Calm
evs: 248 HP / 172 SpD / 88 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>Snover is a huge eyebrow raiser in the UU tier when you consider his rock-bottom stats. However, with the removal of Abomasnow from UU, Snover remains the last man standing who can automatically summon a hailstorm. Snover is usually the main centerpiece on hail teams, so placing him in the lead slot is usually ideal in order to get hail on the field as soon as possible. A Leech Seed set would only make sense on someone like Snover, ensuring that he isn't a sitting duck against anything.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Leech Seed is Snover’s best bet to stay alive in the match and actually stall something out. Protect allows Snover to stall the opponent with Leech Seed and heal off some HP in the process. In addition to this, Protect also shields him from Ambipom’s Fake Out. Blizzard is Snover’s main attacking move since it gains 100% accuracy under hail. However, Toxic is also a noteworthy option to consider over Blizzard, if you’re planning on stalling. There are a number of things to choose from in the final slot, and they each have their own purposes. Substitute is an excellent way of stalling the opponent out with the combination of Leech Seed and Protect. Wood Hammer hits hard on Pokemon who are a little frail on the physical side like Alakazam, Mismagius, and Lanturn. Ice Shard scares away Swellow, although Snover would need to run an Adamant nature to inflict any sort of respectable damage. Grasswhistle was not listed in the main set, but it could be used to provide sleep support even with the terrible accuracy.<p>​

<p>There are many ways to distribute EVs on Snover. The standard EV spread provided allows Snover to combat several specially inclined threats, mostly bulky Waters. The provided HP EVs ensure Snover takes one less damage from Stealth Rock, while still maintaining maximum recovery from Leftovers. The given Speed EVs ensure Snover outpaces base 50 Speed Pokemon. You can tweak the EV spread a little bit to make Snover a little more threatening offensively. For a physical-based EV spread, [Adamant or Careful?] 248 HP / 172 Atk / 88 Spe could work in order to dish out decent damage with Wood Hammer and Ice Shard. For a specially-based EV spread, 248 HP / 172 SpA / 88 Spe could work to increase the damage of Blizzard.</p>

<p>There are a number of Pokemon who benefit from Snover’s hail. Examples include Walrein, Froslass, and Glaceon. If you’re looking to run a stall team with Snover, Walrein makes an ideal partner. Thanks to his ability, Ice Body, Walrein is quite adept at stalling with Substitute and Protect when used under hail. If your stall team needs a Spikes user, Substitute Froslass does the job extremely well thanks to its ability, Snow Cloak. For more offensive hail teams, Glaceon can spam 100% Blizzards, and Froslass can also run an offensive Substitute set.</p>

<p>If you want to improve the stall team as a whole, bringing a defensive Altaria can be quite beneficial for Snover and hail teams in general. Altaria brings convenient resistances to Fighting- and Fire-type moves, and he can provide the entire team with Heal Bell support. Nidoqueen also fits the bill since she can check a number of Fighting-type threats who threaten Snover and can provide Stealth Rock support as well. Offensively, Hariyama works well with Snover, providing a convenient resistance to Fire-type moves thanks to Thick Fat. Arcanine and Houndoom’s ability Flash Fire allows them to absorb Fire-type hits directed at Snover.</p>

[Team Options]

<p>There are a number of Pokemon who can take advantage of hail, including Walrein, Froslass, and Glaceon. Piloswine and Glalie were not mentioned since there are better options to choose from. If you’re looking to construct a stall team, Walrein is always a valuable asset since he’s incredibly hard to bring down under hail, and Snover can provide Leech Seed support for Walrein, making him more difficult to bring down. Froslass can take advantage of Snow Cloak to set up Spikes, as well as providing a Fighting-type immunity. Offensively, Glaceon turns into a potent offensive force under hail since Blizzard’s accuracy is increased to 100%. As for other options, Glalie has Explosion, which gives it a distinct advantage as a Spike user over Froslass. Piloswine can fit in on offensive teams due to its high Attack stat and ability Snow Cloak.<p>

<p>Outside of hail abusers, there are several Pokemon who can mesh well with Snover. Defensively, Altaria provides Fire- and Fighting-type resistances for Snover, and he can provide Heal Bell support as well if needed. Nidoqueen can absorb Toxic Spikes, cushion Fighting-type hits directed towards Snover, and use a free turn to set up Stealth Rock. Offensively, Hariyama’s resistance to Fire-type hits and high Attack makes it an excellent partner to Snover. Flash Fire users like Houndoom and Arcanine can eat Fire-type hits directed at Snover, and can wreck havoc after consuming a boost.</p>

[Optional Changes]

<p>Supportwise, Snover gets a lot of things to play around with. As mentioned in the set, Grasswhistle could be used in the final slot to provide sleep support, although the accuracy is very low, making the effectiveness of the move near-useless. [synthesis + hail = bad]Snover also gets Light Screen if you want to halve the damage of special attacks for a couple of turns. Lastly, Magic Coat could work if you want to reflect Thunder Wave from Pokemon like Uxie or Mesprit.</p>

<p>Offensively, Snover gets Swords Dance, and if he happens to slip in a single boost, he can actually hurt a couple of things. Snover can use Wood Hammer, Ice Shard, and Ice Punch as the main offensive moves in conjunction with Swords Dance. Snover can run a mixed set as well, although it doesn’t have the overall stats to effectively run it.

<p>An alternate EV spread Snover could run is 248 HP / 172 Atk / 88 Spe with an Adamant nature. This particular spread aims to inflict damage on the opponent. You can replace Blizzard with Wood Hammer on the third slot if you want to attack with physical moves. With the EV spread, Swellow is 2HKOd from Ice Shard, with a chance to OHKO if it came in on Stealth Rock and if it has taken both Toxic and Hail damage. You can also aim for a similar EV spread as the previous one, but instead focus on utilizing special attacks. A Modest nature with 248 HP / 172 SpA / 88 Spe should suffice.</p>

[Counters]

<p>Counters? You could pull an entire list when you take into account his typing and overall stats; anything with a Fire-, Steel-, or Fighting-type move are considered counters. For Fire-types, Arcanine, Blaziken, Houndoom, and Moltres can easily torch Snover, while they take pitiful damage from Snover's attacks. For Steel-types, Registeel can literally switch in with impunity and take down Snover with Iron Head, or grab a free turn to set up Stealth Rock. As for Fighting-types, not everyone can switch in successfully on Snover, but Hariyama is the best Fighting-type switch in due to its ability, Thick Fat. Hariyama can shatter Snover into a million pieces with Close Combat. Other Fighting-types include Hitmontop and Hitmonlee – both can come in on Blizzard thanks to their respectable Special Defense stats and scare away Snover with Close Combat.[Clefable is probably the best counter thanks to Magic Guard and deserves mention]</p>

 

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