sneasler
#903

Sneasler

Free Climb Pokémon

FightingPoison

Because of Sneasler's virulent poison and daunting physical prowess, no other species could hope to best it on the frozen highlands. Preferring solitude, this species does not form packs.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 130
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 80
Speed 120
Total 510
EV Yield 2 Attack

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Free Climb Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 43.0 kg
Base Exp 102
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 135
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

sneasler Front Front
sneasler Back Back
sneasler Front Shiny Front Shiny
sneasler Back Shiny Back Shiny
sneasler Official Art Official Art
sneasler Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2024 Usage: 28.0%
Glass Cannon
Moves
Gunk Shot / Dire Claw
Coaching / Protect
Item
White Herb
Ability
Unburden
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Tera Type
DragonStellar

Strategy Overview

  • Sneasler leverages its high Attack and Speed in tandem with its powerful STAB moves and Unburden to become a very dangerous offensive threat. Its STAB moves allow it to threaten many common metagame threats with OHKOs, namely Incineroar, Rillaboom, the Ogerpon formes, and Ursaluna.

  • Sneasler struggles greatly with foes that resist its STAB moves such as Landorus, Gholdengo, Iron Crown, and Tornadus, all of which can threaten Sneasler back with an OHKO. It also struggles to hit Amoonguss, which can be problematic because it stops Sneasler from hitting its common partners like Ursaluna that Sneasler can otherwise threaten.

  • Flutter Mane pairs very well with Sneasler, as it greatly appreciate's Sneasler's ability to threaten Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W, which Flutter Mane can struggle with. In return, Flutter Mane hits Landorus with Icy Wind for Sneasler. Raging Bolt also is a great partner as it can threaten Flying-types like Tornadus, which resist Sneasler's Close Combat; Sneasler can help Raging Bolt back by threatening Fairy-types such as Flutter Mane, which are immune to its Dragon-type STAB moves. Galarian Moltres greatly helps Sneasler by threatening Iron Crown, Gholdengo, and Landorus, the latter two of which otherwise wall its STAB moves, while Sneasler can hit Incineroar and Tera Fairy Raging Bolt, which resist Galarian Moltres's Dark-type moves.

Most Used Moves

Dire Claw
99.2%
Protect
84.5%
Fake Out
29.3%
Coaching
23.1%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc