Sneasel (Pokémon)
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| Sneasel ニューラ Nyula | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| National Dex | #215 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #213 |
| Hoenn Dex | #357 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #144 |
| Fiore Browser | R-199 |
| Almia Browser | R-244 |
| Type | Dark / Ice |
| Species | Sharp Claw Pokémon |
| Height | 2′11″ (0.9m) |
| Weight | 61.7 lbs. (28.0kg) |
| Abilities | Inner Focus |
| Keen Eye | |
| Egg group | Ground |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Spd |
| Exp. yield | 132 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,059,860 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Black |
| Catch rate | 60 |
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Sneasel (Japanese: ニューラ Nyula) is a Dark/Ice-type Pokémon. It is available in all Generation II games, including 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.
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Biology
Physiology
Sneasel is a bipedal Pokémon which vaguely resembles a weasel. Its body is predominantly black, but it possesses bright red feather-like growths on its left ear and lower back. Its most striking features are the two retractable claws on its front and back paws. It also has distinctive yellow markings on its face and chest. Its unusual facial markings, which resemble eyelashes, are found on both males and females; these markings strongly resemble the makeup worn by the primary character in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.
Gender differences
A female has a shorter red 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 attacks that come with very disruptive effects; such as 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
Sneasel are notoriously vicious Pokémon, whom is perfectly capable of using its impressive claws to do substantial amounts of damage. Its nasty temperament can be seen in Hail to the Chef when it sabotaged Meowth's food, nearly leading to a clash of claws. Sneasel are cunning, and have developed many strategies to capture its prey. In addition to being formidable weapons, their claws are also useful tools and enable them to climb trees.
Habitat
Sneasel generally live in forests.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
Sneasel's preferred diet consists of 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 Pop Goes The Sneasel, This Pokémon was blocking access to the Flame of Ho-Oh. Harrison captured that Sneasel and later used it in the Silver Conference. Harrison's Sneasel beat Ash's Pikachu, then lost to Ash's Totodile.
Sneasel also made an appearance in Hail to the Chef under the ownership of Rhoda, a girl that lives outside of Saffron City who was competing for the ownership of her father's restaurant.
In Duels of the Jungle, a Sneasel tried to stop a feud between two Weavile.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga
Sneasel's most predominant role is as one of Silver's Pokémon, presumably his first Pokémon as it was the Pokémon he used during his training under Pryce.
In the TCG
- Main article: Sneasel (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| II | Gold | Its paws conceal sharp claws. If attacked, it suddenly extends the claws and startles its enemy. |
| Silver | Vicious in nature, it drives Pidgey from their nests and feasts on the eggs that are left behind. | |
| Crystal | This cunning Pokémon hides in the cover of darkness, waiting to attack its prey. | |
| Stadium 2 | Its paws conceal sharp claws. If attacked, it suddenly extends the claws and startles its enemy. | |
| III | Ruby | Sneasel scale trees by punching its hooked claws into bark. It seeks out unguarded nests and steals eggs for food while its parents are away. |
| Sapphire | Sneasel scale trees by punching its hooked claws into bark. It seeks out unguarded nests and steals eggs for food while its parents are away. | |
| Emerald | Sneasel scale trees by punching its hooked claws into bark. It seeks out unguarded nests and steals eggs for food while its parents are away. | |
| FireRed | Vicious in nature, it drives Pidgey from their nests and feasts on the eggs that are left behind. | |
| LeafGreen | Its paws conceal sharp claws. If attacked, it suddenly extends the claws and startles its enemy. | |
| IV | Diamond | It feeds on eggs stolen from nests. Its sharply hooked claws rip vulnerable spots on prey. |
| Pearl | It is extremely vicious and will not stop attacking until its foe is incapable of moving. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | Common | Route 28, Silver Cave (night) |
| Pokémon Crystal | Common | Ice Path (night) | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | Rare | Icefall Cave (LeafGreen only) | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | One | The Under (Shadow) | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | None | Trade | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Common | Routes 216 and 217, Acuity Lakefront, Lake Acuity, Snowpoint Temple |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 53 Endless Level 66 Forever Level 3 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Buried Relic (1F-4F) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Panula Cave Sekra Mountain Range |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Almia Castle |
Base stats
| HP: | 55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 95 | |
| Defense: | 55 | |
| SpAtk: | 35 | |
| SpDef: | 75 | |
| Speed: | 115 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
Note: If Miracle Eye is used, the effectiveness of Psychic becomes 1×.
Learnset
Sneasel is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Level | Generation II | Generation III | Generation IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | C | |||
| Start | Scratch Leer | Scratch Leer Taunt | Scratch Leer Taunt | |
| 8 | Quick Attack | Quick Attack | ||
| 9 | Quick Attack | |||
| 10 | Screech | |||
| 14 | Faint Attack | |||
| 15 | Screech | |||
| 17 | Screech | |||
| 21 | Fury Swipes | |||
| 22 | Faint Attack | |||
| 24 | Agility | |||
| 25 | Faint Attack | |||
| 28 | Icy Wind | |||
| 29 | Fury Swipes | |||
| 33 | Fury Swipes | |||
| 35 | Slash | |||
| 36 | Agility | |||
| 38 | Beat Up | |||
| 41 | Agility | |||
| 42 | Metal Claw | |||
| 43 | Icy Wind | |||
| 49 | Slash | Ice Shard | ||
| 50 | Slash | |||
| 57 | Beat Up | Beat Up | ||
| 64 | Metal Claw | |||
| 65 | Metal Claw | |||
By TM/HM
By breeding
- Bite
- Counter
- Crush Claw
- Double Hit
- Fake Out
- Foresight
- Ice Punch
- Ice Shard
- Punishment
- Pursuit
- Reflect
- Spite
By tutoring
Special moves
Side game data
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 7.7% | Friend Area: Darkness Ridge |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | Never let your guard down. That's for your own benefit. | |
| 26%-50% HP | Tch. My HP's down halfway already? | |
| 1%-25% HP | The jig is up... I can't put any power behind my claws... | |
| Level Up | Yes! I leveled up. Watch me claw with authority! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 3 | Minimum Experience: 42 |
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Cut x2 | Maximum Experience: 52 |
| Sneasel dashes about to slash with its claws. They have amazing cutting power! | ||
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: None |
Evolution
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Basic
Sneasel
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Sprites
For other sprites and images, please see Sneasel images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- In Sneasel's Gold and Silver sprite artwork, its fur is brown and its "feathers" are colored blue instead of pink. This mistake was corrected in Crystal's sprite. The shiny sprites, however, are properly colored.
- Sneasel is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect foreign Pokédex entries for.
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 潜入 sennyū, sneaking in, and 鼬 yū, an alternate reading of itachi, or weasel.
In other languages
External links
- Article on Wikipedia
- Dark Claws, the fanlisting for Sneasel at The Anime Fanlistings Network
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