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sneasel
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Sneasel

Sharp Claw Pokémon

DarkIce

It feeds on eggs stolen from nests. Its sharply hooked claws rip vulnerable spots on prey.

Base Stats

HP 55
Attack 95
Defense 55
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 75
Speed 115
Total 430

Type Effectiveness

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Details

Category Sharp Claw Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 28.0 kg
Base Exp 86
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

sneasel Front Front
sneasel Back Back
sneasel Front Shiny Front Shiny
sneasel Back Shiny Back Shiny
sneasel Front ♀ Front ♀
sneasel Back ♀ Back ♀
sneasel Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
sneasel Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
sneasel Official Art Official Art
sneasel Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

almostanyability Usage: 2.0%
FREE WEAVILE
Moves
Swords Dance / Low Kick / Pursuit
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Refrigerate
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Sneasel is the fastest STAB Refrigerate user in the metagame, and this, combined with its passable Attack stat, makes it a solid offensive threat. Sneasel has excellent super effective coverage and high Base Power STAB moves, as well as strong priority that allows it to pick off Gale Wings users, giving it a great matchup versus offensive teams. However, Sneasel also suffers from poor bulk and a weakness to Stealth Rock, making it easy to wear down and difficult to switch in on even weak attackers. Sneasel is also easily stopped by most physical walls, particularly common bulky Water-types, which makes it much harder for it to perform versus bulkier teams.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
89.1%
Ice Shard
78.4%
Pursuit
58.3%
Fake Out
26.6%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
26.2%
Life Orb
24.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc