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Sneasel ニューラ Nyula #215
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Dark Ice Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Sharp Claw Pokémon
Abilities Inner Focus or Keen Eye Keen Eye Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #213 Hoenn #357 Sinnoh #144 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'11" Imperial 0.9 m Metric 2'11"/0.9 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 61.7 lbs. Imperial 28 kg Metric 61.7 lbs./28 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Black	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 132 Battle Exp.: 1321*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sneasel (Japanese　ニューラ Nyula) is a Dark/Ice-type Pokémon. It is available in all Generation II games, plus Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon LeafGreen.

Sneasel comes with one of two Abilities: Inner Focus, which prevents flinching; or Keen Eye, which protects from moves which lower accuracy.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

A female has a shorter feather on its head than a male.

Special abilities

Sneasel normally attack by using claw-based moves; such as Slash or Metal Claw. Sneasel are also capable of learning punching moves; like Ice Punch or Focus Punch. Sneasel has the rare ability to know Beat Up, an attack that summons its team-mates to pummel a foe. Since Sneasel bears traits of a Dark-type Pokémon, it can learn certain atacks that come with very disruptive effects; such stealing an opponent's hold item (Thief), or preventing foes from using the same attack twice in a row (Torment). Sneasel is a very agile Pokémon, making it a tough target to hit.

Behavior

Habitat

Sneasel generally live in forests.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Sneasel usually eat Pidgey eggs, but like most Pokémon, Sneasel sometimes eat Berries.

In the anime

Sneasel's first appearance was in Pokémon 4Ever. Vicious sent this Pokémon along with Scizor to get Celebi.

In EP266, This Pokémon was blocking access to the Flame of Ho-oh. Harrison captured that Sneasel.

Sneasel also made an appearance in AG141 under the ownership of Res, a girl that lives outside of Saffron City who was competing for the ownership of her father's resturant.

In the manga

In the TCG

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon LeafGreen

Its paws conceal sharp claws. If attacked, it suddenly extends the claws and startles its enemy.

Pokémon Silver / Pokémon FireRed

Vicious in nature, it drives Pidgey from their nests and feasts on the eggs that are left behind.

Pokémon Crystal

This cunning Pokémon hides in the cover of darkness, waiting to attack it's prey.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Sneasel scale trees by punching its hooked claws into bark. It seeks out ungaurded nests and steals eggs for food while its parents are away.

Pokémon Emerald

A Sneasel scales trees by punching its hooked claws into the bark. It seeks out unguarded nests and steals eggs for food while the parents are away.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Note: If Miracle Eye is used, the effectiveness of Psychic becomes 100.

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

It may be based on weasels, but it also seems to draw inspiration from 鎌鼬 kamaitachi, weasel demons with sickles on their front legs.

Name origin

Sneasel's name is a combination of sneaky and weasel. The name is pronounced as "sneezele", which possibly refers to "sniffle", "the sniffles", "sneeze", or "sneezing", resulting from a bad cold, hence this Pokémon is a Dark/Ice type. Some colds/sicknesses can be brought on by unprotected exposure to very cold weather.

Sneasel's Japanese name may come from sennyu, to sneak, and an yu, meaning weasel.

In other languages

• German: Sniebel
• French: Farfuret
• Korean: 포푸니 Popuni

External links

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