Sneasel

Sneasel's main qualities are its excellent Speed and wallbreaking potential enabled by its superb offensive typing. Sneasel outspeeds and threatens common metagame staples like Vileplume, Heliolisk, and Xatu and can use this chance to set up with Swords Dance. Despite having numerous useful offensive qualities, though, it sometimes lacks the power to break through teams even when boosted. This issue in particular can have major consequences; common defensive Pokemon like Escavalier, Sylveon, and Copperajah OHKO Sneasel if they manage to survive its hits. Sneasel's frailty and awful defensive typing hold it back, too. Common Pokemon like Talonflame, Choice Scarf Passimian, and Salazzle outspeed and threaten Sneasel with their STAB moves, making it harder to effectively sweep teams. Moreover, the former two can gain momentum by threatening Sneasel out and using U-turn.