A blisteringly fast, paper-frail physical attacker — base 115 Speed, Knock Off and priority Ice Shard, but six weaknesses and no bulk.
Weak to 4×
Weak to 2×
Resists
Immune to
How to beat Sneasel
Don’t bother racing base Sneasel — it’s very fast but has SIX weaknesses and almost no bulk. Tank one hit with a bulky Fighting- or Steel-type and KO back, or just use priority: Bullet Punch and Mach Punch are both super-effective, and Fighting hits a crushing 4×. Its main tool is Knock Off, so keep item-reliant mons out until it’s gone.
Iron HandsFightingElectricFighting hits Sneasel’s brutal 4× weakness, and Iron Hands is bulky enough to tank a hit and Drain Punch back to full.
ScizorBugSteelBullet Punch is priority Steel — super-effective into Sneasel’s Ice half — and Scizor resists Ice back for a clean revenge kill.
Great TuskGroundFightingClose Combat is a 4× OHKO and Great Tusk’s bulk shrugs off Sneasel’s frail hits.What beats Sneasel?
The best counters resist Sneasel’s attacks and hit it super-effectively. Tap one to scout it, or build a team around it.
CobalionSteelFighting
KeldeoWaterFighting
InfernapeFireFighting
BlazikenFireFighting
QuaquavalWaterFighting
EmboarFireFighting
LucarioFightingSteel
PoliwrathWaterFightingBest Sneasel moveset
A battle-tested Lower tiers (NFE) set:
- Ability
- Inner Focus
- Item
- Eviolite
- Nature
- Jolly (+Spe, −SpA)
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Sneasel in Pokémon GO
In Pokémon GO, Sneasel is mostly a stepping stone — evolve it (walk 7 km, then night-time) into Weavile, one of the best budget Ice/Dark glass-cannon attackers.
Base stats
Total: 430
Evolution line
Sneasel
Normal vs Shiny
Normal
ShinyWhat is Sneasel weak to?
As a Dark/Ice-type, Sneasel takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Fire, Bug, Rock, Steel, Fairy. Pair it with teammates that resist those types — the team builder starts you off with Sneasel and flags the rest of your team’s shared weaknesses as you go.
Sneasel FAQ
What is Sneasel weak to?
Sneasel (Dark/Ice) is 4× weak to Fighting, and 2× weak to Bug, Fire, Rock, Steel and Fairy — six weaknesses in total, which its low bulk makes very punishing.
Should I evolve Sneasel into Weavile?
For battling, yes — Weavile keeps the same great Dark/Ice offense with far better stats. Sneasel is only preferred in NFE-only formats where it can hold an Eviolite.
