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Sneaselin Pokémon SoulGold

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Pokédex Entry

Sharp Claw Pokémon

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.

Sneasel in Pokémon SoulGold

Sneasel is #215 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its dark/ice typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 24 encounter locations.

Type
DarkIce
Dex
#215
Abilities
Inner Focus(Primary)

Prevents flinching.

Keen Eye(Secondary)

Prevents loss of accuracy.

Pickpocket(Hidden)

Steals the foe's held item.

Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
60
pokeball
Poké Ball6.9%
greatball
Great Ball8.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball11.5%
Base Exp
86
EV Yield
1 Speed
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fire ×2fighting ×4bug ×2rock ×2steel ×2fairy ×2
Resists
ice ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5
Immune To
psychic

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Sneasel holding Razor Claw at night
Use Razor Claw on Sneasel at night
Level up Sneasel holding Razor Claw outside of the night
Use Razor Claw on Sneasel outside of the night

How to Obtain

Sneasel appears in Ice Path Depths (uncommon), in Ice Path 1F (very rare), and in Ice Path B2F (very rare), among three other areas. Wild ones range from level 30 to 50.

Wild Encounters (6)

Level Up Moves (12)

ScratchLevel: 1normal
4010035
Scratches the foe with sharp claws.
LeerLevel: 1normal
010030
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
TauntLevel: 6dark
010020
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Quick AttackLevel: 12normal
4010030
An extremely fast attack that always strikes first.
Metal ClawLevel: 18steel
509535
A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack.
Icy WindLevel: 24ice
559515
A chilling attack that lowers the foe's Speed.
Fury SwipesLevel: 30normal
188015
Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.
Hone ClawsLevel: 36dark
0015
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Beat UpLevel: 42dark
010010
Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack.
AgilityLevel: 48psychic
0030
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.
ScreechLevel: 54normal
08540
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
SlashLevel: 60normal
7010020
Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.

Egg Moves (16)

Counterfighting
110020
Retaliates any physical hit with double the power.
Spiteghost
010010
Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move by 4.of foe's last move by 2-5.
Foresightnormal
0040
Negates the foe's efforts to heighten evasiveness.
Bitedark
6010025
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
Crush Clawnormal
759510
Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense.
Fake Outnormal
4010010
Moves 1st and flinches. Only works on user's 1st turn.
Double Hitnormal
359010
Slams the foe with a tail etc. Strikes twice.
Punishmentdark
601005
Does more damage the more the foe has powered up.
Pursuitdark
4010020
Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
Ice Shardice
4010030
Hurls a chunk of ice that always strikes first.
Ice Punchice
7510015
An icy punch that may leave the foe with frostbite.freeze the foe.
Assistnormal
0020
Attacks randomly with one of the partner's moves.
Avalancheice
6010010
An attack that moves last and gains power if hit.
Feintnormal
010010
An attack that hits foes using moves like Protect.
Icicle Crashice
859010
Drops large icicles on the foe. May cause flinching.
Throat Chopdark
8010015
Chops the throat to disable sound moves for 2 turns.

TM/HM Moves (45)

Aerial Aceflying
60020TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
010015TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Blizzardice
005TM14
Hits the foes with an icy storm. May cause frostbite.storm that may freeze it.
Brick Breakfighting
7510015TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Calm Mindpsychic
0020TM04
Raises Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by focusing the mind.
Cutsteel
509530HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Dark Pulsedark
8010015TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Digground
10010010TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Double Teamnormal
0015TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Facadenormal
7010020TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
False Swipenormal
4010040TM54
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Flingdark
110010TM56
The effectiveness varies with the held item.
Frustrationnormal
110020TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Impactnormal
150905TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hailice
0010TM07
Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn.
Hidden Powernormal
010015TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hone Clawsdark
0015TM76
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Ice Beamice
010010TM13
Blasts the foe with an icy beam. May cause frostbite.beam that may freeze it.
Ice Punchice
7510015TM100
An icy punch that may leave the foe with frostbite.freeze the foe.
Low Sweepfighting
010020TM47
Attacks the foe's legs lowering its Speed.
Paybackdark
5010010TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Poison Jabpoison
8010020TM84
A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.
Protectnormal
0010TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
005TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Reflectpsychic
0020TM33
Wall of light cuts physical damage for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
000TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
110020TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Smashfighting
010015HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Roundnormal
6010015TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Ballghost
8010015TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Shadow Clawghost
7010015TM65
Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio.
Snarldark
559515TM95
Yells and rants at the foe lowering its Sp. Atk.
Strengthnormal
8010015HM04
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
Substitutenormal
0010TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
005TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Surfwater
010015HM03
Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the field.crashes it down on the foes.
Swords Dancenormal
000TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Tauntdark
010020TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
01000TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Tormentdark
010015TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Toxicpoison
0010TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Trailblazegrass
5010020TM60
The user attacks suddenly, raising its Speed.
Water Pulsewater
6010020TM88
Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe.
Whirlpoolwater
0015HM10
Traps and hurts the foe in a whirlpool for turns.
X Scissorbug
8010015TM81
Slashes the foe with crossed scythes, claws, etc.

Type Summary

6
Weaknesses
3
Resistances
1
Immunities
8
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Sneasel. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Sneasel resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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