Sneasler

#903 (Galar)

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Pokémon type

Fighting

Poison

Boosted in Cloudy weather

Sneasler weaknesses

Sneasler is weak to Flying and Ground-type moves, and doubly weak to Psychic-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Sneasler is resistant to Fighting, Poison, Rock, Grass and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Sneasler

The best moves for Sneasler are Poison Jab and Close Combat when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Shadow Claw and Close Combat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Poison Jab

15.6DPS

Close Combat

50.4DPS

Defending

Rock Smash

13.6DPS

Close Combat

50.4DPS

Trainer Battles

Shadow Claw

4EPT

Close Combat

2.67DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Hisuian Sneasel family. Sneasler evolves from Hisuian Sneasel for 100 Candy.

Hisuian Sneasel

Sneasler

100

You can only evolve Hisuian Sneasel into Sneasler during the day, after walking 7 km with it as your buddy.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Hisuian Sneasel for 90 Candy.

Sneasel

Weavile

100

Sneasel requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Weavile.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Sneasel for 90 Candy.

Game images

Sneasler, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Sneasler is a Fighting & Poison Pokémon which evolves from Sneasel. It is weak to Psychic, Flying and Ground moves. Sneasler's best moveset is Poison Jab & Close Combat and it has a Max CP of 3,643.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Poison Jab	13	9	15.6
Rock Smash	17	8	13.6
Shadow Claw	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Aerial Ace	55	3	1.67
X-Scissor	45	3	1.36
Close Combat	105	1	1.26
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Shadow Claw	6	2	3	4
Poison Jab	7	2	4.2	3.5
Rock Smash	9	3	3.6	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Close Combat ▼▼ def	100	45	2.67
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
X-Scissor	65	40	1.63
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.33
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	13.5	100%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.4	92%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	12.4	91%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12	89%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	11.9	88%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	11.3	84%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	11.1	82%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11	81%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	10.9	81%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.7	79%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	10.4	77%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	10.2	75%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.9	73%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8.5	63%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8.2	61%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	5.2	100%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	4.9	94%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	4.8	92%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.7	91%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	4.5	87%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	4.4	85%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.2	81%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.8	74%
Rock Smash 13.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.1	59%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.9	55%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	2.7	52%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	2.6	51%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	2.6	49%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	41%
Shadow Claw 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	32%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	12	13.7	100%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	14	13.5	99%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	10.7	78%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	76%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	X-Scissor 1.63 DPE	12	9.9	72%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	21	9.8	72%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	X-Scissor 1.63 DPE	10	9.5	69%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	14	8.9	65%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	12	8.3	61%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	30	7.9	58%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	X-Scissor 1.63 DPE	18	7.4	54%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	21	6.7	49%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	4.7	34%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	30	3.9	29%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	26%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Sneasler?

Sneasler is weak to Flying and Ground moves, and doubly weak to Psychic moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Confusion

Psystrike

0.3
2
Mewtwo

Confusion

Psystrike

0.34
3
Deoxys (Normal Forme)

Zen Headbutt

Psycho Boost

0.37
4
Metagross (Shadow)

Zen Headbutt

Psychic

0.38
5
Latios (Shadow)

Zen Headbutt

Psychic

0.38
6
Lunala

Confusion

Psychic

0.4
7
Gardevoir (Shadow)

Confusion

Psychic

0.4
8
Alakazam (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Psychic

0.41
9
Hoopa Unbound

Confusion

Psychic

0.41
10
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Future Sight

0.41

The best counter to Sneasler is Mewtwo (Shadow) with Confusion and Psystrike, followed by Deoxys (Normal Forme), Metagross (Shadow) and Latios (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Future Sight+.

The top Sneasler counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Sneasler's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		259
Defense		158
Stamina		190

Max HP

Level 40	162
Level 50	172

Average size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	43 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,381
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,841
Level 30 Max wild	2,762
Level 40	3,222
Level 50	3,643

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,302
Level 35 (wild)	2,992