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 her Poké Ball.

History
In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, Samson Oak revealed two s to the students of the Pokémon School. 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 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.

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 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 's. Geodude took no damage from Togedemaru's and knocked away Snowy's Powder Snow with a  Counter Shield.

In Family Determination!, Snowy was used alongside Gladion's to battle a   and several  and. While Gladion 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, enabling it to defeat Kommo-o.

In Rescuing the Unwilling!, Snowy joined Ash's Lycanroc against Lusamine's, 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.

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 has also been shown 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; the breath 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 SM030's Poké Problem, Snowy was also shown 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. SM035's Poké Problem segment showed that Snowy dislikes spicy food. It is also suspectible to, suffering airsickness while on an airplane in Alola, Kanto!. In SM098, Lillie revealed that Snowy likes to eat pancakes and yogurt. In SM104, Snowy was shown to not enjoy the taste of Poni Island's daikon.

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 away from the Ice Stone, hiding behind Mallow's Steenee.

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.

Trivia

 * Snowy was implied to be Lillie's in the poster of the and in the first opening, where its Egg appeared briefly while being held by her.
 * Snowy is the first regional variant owned by a main character.
 * 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.
 * 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 anime to have received a nickname before hatching.

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