Snowy: Difference between revisions

==History==

In ''[[SM008|Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!]]'', [[Samson Oak]] revealed two {{pkmn|Egg}}s to the students of the [[Pokémon School]]. While one Egg was received from {{an|Professor Oak|his cousin}} from the [[Kanto]] [[region]], the other was found on [[Mount Lanakila]]. He decided to give the class an assignment to raise one of the Eggs and offered to let them choose between the two. {{an|Mallow}} suggested that {{an|Lillie}} should choose one of the Eggs and raise it, as it would potentially help her get over her inability to touch Pokémon. Lillie agreed and chose the one from Mount Lanakila, as she preferred it over the other one. She would eventually name the Egg Snowy, a name it would retain once it hatched.

[[File:Lillie Vulpix and Kanto Ninetales.png|right|thumb|250px|Snowy meeting a {{p|Ninetales}} in [[Kanto]]]]

In ''[[SM013|Racing to a Big Event!]]'', the Egg hatched into an {{alo|Vulpix}}. In the [[SM014|next episode]], Samson Oak assigned the students to raise Snowy, and the students agreed that Lillie should keep it. Lillie {{pkmn2|caught}} Snowy despite her fear of Pokémon. On the day of its hatching, Lillie and Snowy spent much of the day bonding while walking in [[Hau'oli City]]. They went into a Malasada donut shop, where Lillie had Snowy try some different donuts. When they left the shop, they were challenged by {{TRT}}. Snowy defended Lillie, first using {{m|Powder Snow}} to freeze a sidewalk to slow them down, then using Powder Snow to neutralize {{TP|James|Mareanie}}'s {{m|Sludge Bomb}}. When a second Sludge Bomb blew Snowy off a rooftop, Lillie jumped off after it and caught it. The two were saved by {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Rowlet}} with {{m|Leafage}}. Snowy then froze Team Rocket with Powder Snow, and they were taken away by {{an|Bewear}}. Lillie had no issue holding Snowy from that point on, though she was still afraid of other Pokémon.

In ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]'', Lillie used Snowy alongside {{TP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}} in a battle against {{an|Brock}}'s {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}. Geodude took no damage from Togedemaru's {{m|Zing Zap}} and knocked away Snowy's Powder Snow with a {{m|Gyro Ball}} [[Counter Shield]].

In ''[[SM053|Rescuing the Unwilling!]]'', Snowy joined [[Ash's Lycanroc]] against [[Lusamine]]'s {{p|Clefable}}, which was under {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Nihilego}}'s control. After Snowy knocked back Clefable with Powder Snow, Lillie reminded Clefable of the Clefairy doll they used to play with together, in order to free it from Nihilego's command. When Clefable began powering up a move, Lillie gestured Snowy and Lycanroc not to attack before freeing Clefable with a simple embrace.

In ''[[SM090|Securing the Future!]]'', Snowy joined the rest of Alola in showering {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Necrozma}} with light so it could return to its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|true form}}.

==Personality and characteristics==

[[File:Lillie and Snowy.png|thumb|left|250px|Snowy and Lillie]]

After Snowy first hatched, it was a very reserved Pokémon that didn't want to interact with anyone else but {{an|Lillie}}. When {{Ash}} tried to interact with it, it promptly {{status|freeze|froze}} him. Although it was newly hatched, it didn't hesitate to attack {{TRT}} when they chased it, and it even froze them, despite Ash preparing to fight them himself with his {{AP|Pikachu}}. By the end of ''[[SM014|Getting to Know You!]]'', it warmed up to the Pokémon owned by its Trainer's friends and was willing to play with them. In ''[[SM030|The Ol' Raise and Switch!]]'', Snowy started to be more friendly and open towards other people after it had been with Ash over the weekend. Snowy was also helped to become more open by [[Ash's Torracat]], while it was a Litten, as they quickly formed a close friendship, much like [[Serena's Sylveon]] relationship and friendship with [[Clemont's Bunnelby]]. It also started to develop a fondness for walks. Snowy has been supportive of its Trainer as seen in ''[[SM048|Night of a Thousand Poses!]]'' and ''[[SM049|Mission: Total Recall!]]'', where after Lillie became scared of Pokémon again, Snowy remained near Lillie whilst keeping a distance until Lillie overcame her fear.

Snowy also tends to take the initiative in order to help, even when its assistance isn't needed. For example, in ''[[SM029|Lulled to La-La Land!]]'', Snowy blew a cold breath of air on a fire that had been created by {{AP|Litten}} to cook a pot of curry, but it ended up freezing the pot. This was also demonstrated in ''[[SM041|Mounting an Electrifying Charge!]]'', when Ash, {{an|Kiawe}}, and {{an|Sophocles}} were only on fire due to their excitement for the upcoming [[Charjabug race]]. In the [[Poké Problem]] extra scene of SM030, Snowy was revealed to have picked up some of Ash's habits, like his way of eating, as demonstrated when the Fox Pokémon quickly ate up the food Lillie gave to it. The [[Poké Problem]] extra scene of [[SM035]] revealed that Snowy dislikes spicy food. It is also susceptible to {{wp|motion sickness}}, suffering airsickness while on an airplane in ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]''. In ''[[SM098|Bright Lights, Big Changes!]]'', Lillie revealed that Snowy likes to eat pancakes and yogurt. In ''[[SM104|That's Some Spicy Island Research!]]'', Snowy was shown to not enjoy the taste of [[Poni Island]]'s {{wp|daikon}}.

==Moves used==

{{anmov/h|ice||Snowy {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Powder Snow|1=Hail|2=Aurora Veil}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Powder Snow|1=Hail|2=Aurora Veil}}}}

===Moves improvised===

* Snowy was implied to be Lillie's in the poster of the {{series|Sun & Moon}} and in the [[Alola!!|first opening]], where its Egg appeared briefly while being held by her.