Snowy

Snowy (Japanese: シロン Shiron) is an who was raised by ever since it was an and is the only Pokémon that she obtained. It is often seen outside of its Poké Ball.
==In animation==
===History===
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In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, Samson Oak revealed two s to the students of the Pokémon School in his special class. While one Egg was received from 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. suggested that should choose one of the Eggs and raise it, as it would potentially help her get over her inability to touch . Lillie agreed and chose the one from Mount Lanakila, as she preferred it over the other one. She eventually named the Egg Snowy, a name it would retain once hatched.
After class ended, Lillie and traveled to Lillie's home in order to take care of the Egg. While they traveled, a managed to sneak onto Lillie's limousine in an attempt to attack the Egg. Later, when Lillie was alone in her room, the Salandit revealed itself and attacked the defenseless Egg. Despite her fear of Pokémon, Lillie instinctively shielded the Egg from harm, protecting it long enough for Ash and Hobbes to send Salandit flying. After Salandit ran away, Lillie realized that she had managed to touch the Egg without any trouble, but was still unable to touch regular Pokémon.
In Racing to a Big Event!, the Egg finally hatched into an . In the next episode, Samson Oak assigned the students to raise Snowy, and the students agreed that Lillie should keep it. Lillie 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 . Snowy defended Lillie, first using to freeze a sidewalk to slow them down, then using Powder Snow to neutralize 's . When a second Sludge Bomb blew Snowy off a rooftop, Lillie jumped off after it and caught it. The two were saved by 's with . Snowy then froze Team Rocket with Powder Snow, and they were taken away by . Lillie had no issue holding Snowy from that point on, though she was still afraid of other Pokémon.
In The Ol' Raise and Switch!, tasked everyone with switching their partner Pokémon with somebody else and Snowy was given to Ash, whilst went to Lillie. Snowy initially had trouble getting along with Ash, even refusing to eat the offered to it. However, it eventually warmed up to him and agreed to do some battle training with him in order to surprise Lillie. When it came time to return the Pokémon to their proper owners, everybody was happy to learn that Lillie can now touch Pikachu after spending some time with him. As such, Ash decided to challenge Lillie to a , with him using Snowy against Lillie and Pikachu, to show how much stronger Snowy had become.
In When Regions Collide!, Lillie used Snowy alongside in a battle against Brock's Geodude. Geodude took no damage from Togedemaru's and deflected Snowy's Powder Snow with a -based Counter Shield.
In Family Determination!, Snowy was used alongside Gladion's Silvally to battle a and several and . While fought Kommo-o, Snowy was able to fend off the Ally Pokémon with Powder Snow. It later froze the ground with Powder Snow, allowing Gladion to retrieve the Fairy Memory. This in turn allowed him to transform Silvally into a type via its , enabling it to defeat Kommo-o.
In Rescuing the Unwilling!, Snowy joined Ash's Lycanroc against Lusamine's Clefable, which was under '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 Getting a Jump on the Competition!, Ash and visited Mount Lanakila, where Snowy's Egg was found. Snowy ran off after sensing an nearby, which led Lillie to meet Cerah and her Ninetales during a PokéSled Jump. After watching their display, Lillie and Snowy decided to participate in the Pokémon Sled Jump Games and learn . After some intense training, Snowy was finally able to successfully perform Aurora Veil during the competition, resulting in a successful jump. However, despite their impressive performance, Lillie and Snowy were unable to win.
In Not Caving Under Pressure!, Snowy and Lillie helped a group of defeat a , which was trying to destroy their home. After emerging victorious, gave Lillie an Ice Stone found by his . Lillie asked Snowy if it wanted to use the stone to evolve, but Snowy got scared and refused to. As a result, Lillie decided to hold on to the stone in case Snowy ever changed its mind.
In Securing the Future!, Snowy joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
In Battle Royal 151!, Snowy was used in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference. With help from and , it was able to defeat a . Snowy's efforts allowed Lillie to progress to the next round.
In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, Lillie used Snowy in her Manalo Conference battle against Gladion and his . Using to hide and Aurora Veil to defend itself, Snowy was able to withstand Umbreon's attacks, giving Lillie a chance to perform . However, Umbreon was able to survive the Z-Move before defeating Snowy with a supereffective , eliminating Lillie from the tournament.
In Z-Move Showdown!, after a trio of invaded the Manalo Conference, Lillie and Snowy combined their Z-Move with those of the other Trainers, knocking the second back into Ultra Space.
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Snowy appeared in a flashback in That New Old Gang of Mine! while read a letter from Lillie, explaining how she was during her search for Mohn.
Snowy appeared in The Homecoming Crown!, taking a picture with Lillie, her family, and their Pokémon after reuniting with Mohn.
In Helping the Hometown Hero!, Snowy, Lillie, and her family returned to Alola. Upon arriving, they attended a party to celebrate the return of Mohn.
In Paring Pokémon While Parrying! and Partners in Time!, Snowy watched Ash's match against .
===Personality and characteristics===
After Snowy first hatched, it was a very reserved Pokémon that didn't want to interact with anyone else but . When tried to interact with it, it promptly him. Although it was newly hatched, it didn't hesitate to attack when they chased it, and it even froze them, despite Ash preparing to fight them himself with his . By the end of Getting to Know You!, it warmed up to the Pokémon owned by its Trainer's friends and was willing to play with them. In The Ol' Raise and Switch!, it started to be more friendly and open towards other people after it had been with Ash over the weekend. It also started to develop a fondness for walks. Snowy has been supportive of its Trainer as seen in Night of a Thousand Poses! and 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 Lulled to La-La Land!, Snowy blew a cold breath of air on a fire that had been created by to cook a pot of curry, but it ended up freezing the pot. This was also demonstrated in Mounting an Electrifying Charge!, when Ash, , and 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 , suffering airsickness while on an airplane in Alola, Kanto!. In Bright Lights, Big Changes!, Lillie revealed that Snowy likes to eat pancakes and yogurt. In That's Some Spicy Island Research!, Snowy was shown to have a distaste for Poni Island's radishes.
Snowy appears to be afraid of the change associated with evolving. In Not Caving Under Pressure!, Snowy witnessed a evolve for the first time, reacting with a stunned silence. When Lillie asked if it would like to evolve as well, Snowy retreated from the Ice Stone and hid behind Mallow's Steenee.
===Appearance===
As an Egg
===Moves used===
====Z-Moves used====
====Moves improvised====
	 	 	
	Twirling with a Bang! 	, , , , , , , and 	The Ultra Guardians' Pokémon
	Description: Super Pokémon Fireworks (Japanese: 超特大ポケモン花火 Super Special Pokémon Fireworks) A combination move used by the Ultra Guardians' partner Pokémon and their Ride Pokémon. launches into the air, followed by and adding to it by creating a makeshift Electroweb with and , respectively. , , , and add to the combination with , , and a double , respectively. , , and then use a triple , followed by Snowy's and 's poison. Together, the moves make a giant spinning ferris wheel-shaped construction. 	Description: Super Pokémon Fireworks (Japanese: 超特大ポケモン花火 Super Special Pokémon Fireworks) A combination move used by the Ultra Guardians' partner Pokémon and their Ride Pokémon. launches into the air, followed by and adding to it by creating a makeshift Electroweb with and , respectively. , , , and add to the combination with , , and a double , respectively. , , and then use a triple , followed by Snowy's and 's poison. Together, the moves make a giant spinning ferris wheel-shaped construction. 	Description: Super Pokémon Fireworks (Japanese: 超特大ポケモン花火 Super Special Pokémon Fireworks) A combination move used by the Ultra Guardians' partner Pokémon and their Ride Pokémon. launches into the air, followed by and adding to it by creating a makeshift Electroweb with and , respectively. , , , and add to the combination with , , and a double , respectively. , , and then use a triple , followed by Snowy's and 's poison. Together, the moves make a giant spinning ferris wheel-shaped construction.
===Artwork===
 	 	 	 	
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==In the games==
===Ash's Classmates' Partner Pokémon===
A Japanese event distributed an in-game representation of Lillie's Alolan Vulpix, along with Mallow's Steenee and Kiawe's Turtonator via serial code and local wireless. The serial codes were available at stores in Japan from July 5 to 14, 2017, and could be used until July 24, 2017. The local wireless were available at stores and Pokémon Stores in Japan from July 22 to August 13, 2017.
The same Vulpix was distributed in to players who inserted the common serial code JAMES from August 24 to October 31, 2017. The serial code was revealed on August 24, 2017 during the debut of SM023 and SM024 on at 5:00 pm. The serial code was posted on the official Korean Pokémon site on September 29, 2017.
==Trivia==
* Snowy was first implied to be 's in the poster of and in the first opening, where she was holding its .
* Snowy is the first:
** Regional form Pokémon owned by a main character.
** Pokémon to have been caught by a main character since caught her , which she caught as a in Hungry for the Good Life!, 403 episodes earlier.
* Snowy is the first nicknamed Pokémon owned by a main character to appear on a regular basis.
** mentioned on that Snowy was given a nickname to distinguish it from Samson Oak's .Omode's tweet (Japanese)
* Snowy is the only Pokémon that hatched from an Egg whose hatch and capture were featured in different episodes.
** Snowy is also the only Pokémon in the to receive a nickname before hatching.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	シロン Shiron 	From 白 shiro (white) and ロコン Rokon ()
English 	Snowy 	From snow
French 	Flocon 	From Flocon, snowflake
German 	Flöckchen 	From Schneeflocke (snowflake) and the diminutive suffix -chen
Italian 	Bianchino 	From bianco (white) and the diminutive suffix -ino
Spanish 	NiviNíveo 	From níveo (snowy)
Korean 	하양이 Hayang-i 	From 하양 hayang (white) and the diminutive suffix 이 -i
Chinese ()	白滾滾 Báigǔngǔn 	From 白 bái (white) and 滾滾 gǔngǔn (rolling)
Danish 	SnowySnefnug 	Same as English nameLiterally "snowflake"
Dutch 	Sneeuwvlok 	Literally "snowflake"
Finnish 	Viti 	From viti, archaic word meaning "freshly fallen white and dry snow"
Norwegian 	Snøfnugg 	Literally "snowflake"
Polish 	Śnieżka 	Literally "snowball"
Portuguese	FloquinhoNevinha 	From floco de neve (snowflake) and the diminutive suffix -inhoFrom neve (snow) and the diminutive suffix -inha
Russian 	Снежок Snezhok 	Diminutive form of снег sneg (snow)
Swedish 	SnöflingaPudersnö	Literally "snowflake"Literally "powder snow", as in the move
Turkish 	Snowy 	Same as English name
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Lillie's Pokémon
Category:Animated series Pokémon hatched from Eggs
Category:Animation characters' first Pokémon
Category:Nicknamed Pokémon
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