Snowpoint City is the northernmost town in Sinnoh, lost in the snow. Its harbor will open after the League, its temple guards an immense secret, and its Gym Leader, Candice, is an energetic teenager who wields Ice better than anyone.
- Objective
- Defeat Candice
- Gym type
- Ice
- Rewards
- Icicle Badge (Rock Climb outside battle), TM72 Avalanche
- Recommended level
- 42 to 45 (Platinum: 44 to 47)
🏔️Snowpoint City
A small port town with not much besides a Pokémon Center, a Poké Mart and the Gym. Stock up on Ice Heals and healing items. A resident trades her Haunter for a Medicham. Careful: it holds an Everstone, which stops it from evolving. Take it off before trading it again with a friend, otherwise it will never become Gengar.
Snowpoint City
🎒Items
- 🎁EverstoneHeld by the Haunter received in a trade for a Medicham.
- ⚪Ultra BallPlatinumNear the crane.
- 🧪Hyper PotionDiamond/PearlHidden item: Hidden east of the town
- 🎁Rare CandyPlatinumHidden item: Hidden east of the town
⛸️Candice’s Gym
The Gym floor is an ice rink: you slide until you hit the next obstacle. Big snowballs block some passages; run into them to break them. Six Ace Trainers are waiting for you, with Pokémon from level 35 to 39 that are not all Ice types: Tentacruel, Steelix, Quagsire, Golduck.
Candice
📍 Snowpoint GymIce
- Ice Shard
- Leer
- Ingrain
- Razor Leaf
Ability: Snow Warning
- Detect
- Force Palm
- Bulk Up
- Ice Punch
Ability: Pure Power
- Avalanche
- Feint Attack
- Taunt
- Slash
Ability: Inner Focus
- Avalanche
- Wood Hammer
- Grass Whistle
- Swagger
Ability: Snow WarningItem: Sitrus Berry
- Avalanche
- Hail
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
Ability: Oblivious
- Avalanche
- Focus Blast
- Wood Hammer
- Water Pulse
Ability: Snow Warning
- Aerial Ace
- Ice Shard
- Feint Attack
- Slash
Ability: Keen Eye
- Shadow Ball
- Blizzard
- Psychic
- Double Team
Ability: Snow CloakItem: Sitrus Berry
Fire, Fighting, Rock and Steel hurt almost her entire team. Infernape, Lucario, Empoleon, Rapidash or Magnezone are perfect.
Abomasnow, Grass and Ice, fears Fire four times over. Be careful: its Snow Warning Ability summons hail, which hurts your Pokémon every turn.
Sneasel is very fast but fragile: a Fighting move almost always knocks it out in one hit.
In Diamond and Pearl, Medicham knows Force Palm, a Fighting move that is dangerous for your Steel Pokémon. In Platinum, Froslass (Ice and Ghost) brings up the rear: Normal and Fighting moves can’t touch it, so favor Fire, Rock, Ghost or Dark.
Candice gives you the Icicle Badge, which lets you use Rock Climb outside battle, and TM72 Avalanche, an Ice move that doubles in power if its user was hit before acting.
With Rock Climb, the way to Lake Acuity is open: Lake Acuity.
