Sniffler

Sniffler (Japanese: ナミダくん Namida-kun) is a Drizzile that Marvin owns in Pokémon Adventures and his first known Pokémon.

Sniffler
ナミダくん Namida-kun

Marvin's Drizzile


Debuts in	Wow!! That's One Big Pokémon


Caught in	Chomp!! Defeat Drednaw


Caught at	Galar


Evolves in	PASS16


Gender	Unknown


Ability	Unknown

Current location	With Marvin


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This Pokémon spent 15 rounds as Sobble.

History

As a Sobble

Sniffler debuted in Wow!! That's One Big Pokémon as a Sobble. It was first seen as a passenger on Professor Magnolia's trailer car.

In Crackle!! Practice Battle, Henry and Casey fought a trio of Drednaw that gave the trailer car a flat tire. When Sobble wandered onto the battlefield, it was attacked by a Drednaw, causing it to cry. Sobble's tears made Drednaw cry as well, leaving it open to be taken down by Henry's Twiggy. Afterward, the group noticed that Sobble had taken a liking to Marvin and suggested he catch it. Marvin happily accepted and added Sobble to his team, later giving it the nickname Sniffler.

In PASS08, Sniffler was used to train with Twiggy to prepare for Henry's Gym battle with Nessa. Though Marvin cut the battle short, Twiggy gained enough experience to evolve into a Thwackey.

In PASS16, Sniffler evolved into a Drizzile during a training session for Henry's upcoming Gym battle with Opal. With its newly-obtained ability to create exploding water balloons, Sniffler helped Henry devise a strategy for avoiding Opal's Gigantamax Alcremie's attacks.

In PASS18, the group traveled to Route 9 Tunnel, where a Dracovish had been reported to have Dynamaxed despite the area not being a Power Spot. They found Dracovish being attacked by several Trainers under orders to either catch or get rid of it. With quick thinking and Sniffler's tears, Marvin kept the Trainers distracted long enough for him to catch Dracovish and escape. At Henry and Casey's suggestion, he decided to keep Dracovish and nicknamed it Uonon.

In PASS19, Sniffler was used to battle Gordie's Stonjourner, but the battle was called off when Casey mistook Gordie for an attacker. She borrowed Sniffler and Twiggy and had them team up with her Raboot to create a combination attack that took down Stonjourner. Afterward, the misunderstanding was cleared up.

Personality and characteristics

Sniffler is a sensitive Pokémon, often seen crying and frightened. When wet, Sniffler is able to become invisible.

Moves used

Using Water Pulse as a Sobble

Move	First Used In
Water Pulse	PASS08

Tearful Look	PASS18

Water Gun	PASS19

A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

First Used In	Moves Involved	Partnered With
PASS16	None	None
Description: Sniffler creates water ballons secreted from the moisture in its palms and attacks the opponent with them.
PASS18	Tearful Look	None
Description: Sniffler uses Tearful Look to force itself to cry, then turns its tears into water balloons. The balloons formed from its tears have an added tear gas-like effect, causing anyone hit by them to start crying uncontrollably.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ナミダくん Namida-kun	From 涙 namida (tears)
English	Sniffler	From sniffle
French	Larmiche	From larmiche and larmichette (little tear)
German	Träne	From Träne (tear)