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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 6 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
PWR40ACC100PP35
Scratches the foe with sharp claws.
LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
TauntLevel: 6dark
PWR0ACC100PP20
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Quick AttackLevel: 12normal
PWR40ACC100PP30
An extremely fast attack that always strikes first.
Metal ClawLevel: 18steel
PWR50ACC95PP35
A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack.
Icy WindLevel: 24ice
PWR55ACC95PP15
A chilling attack that lowers the foe's Speed.
Fury SwipesLevel: 30normal
PWR18ACC80PP15
Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.
Hone ClawsLevel: 36dark
PWR0ACC0PP15
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Beat UpLevel: 42dark
PWR0ACC100PP10
Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack.
AgilityLevel: 48psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.
ScreechLevel: 54normal
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
SlashLevel: 60normal
PWR70ACC100PP20
Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.

Egg Moves (16)

Counterfighting
PWR1ACC100PP20
Retaliates any physical hit with double the power.
Spiteghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move by 4.of foe's last move by 2-5.
Foresightnormal
PWR0ACC0PP40
Negates the foe's efforts to heighten evasiveness.
Bitedark
PWR60ACC100PP25
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
Crush Clawnormal
PWR75ACC95PP10
Tears at the foe with sharp claws. May lower Defense.
Fake Outnormal
PWR40ACC100PP10
Moves 1st and flinches. Only works on user's 1st turn.
Double Hitnormal
PWR35ACC90PP10
Slams the foe with a tail etc. Strikes twice.
Punishmentdark
PWR60ACC100PP5
Does more damage the more the foe has powered up.
Pursuitdark
PWR40ACC100PP20
Inflicts bad damage if used on a foe switching out.
Ice Shardice
PWR40ACC100PP30
Hurls a chunk of ice that always strikes first.
Ice Punchice
PWR75ACC100PP15
An icy punch that may leave the foe with frostbite.freeze the foe.
Assistnormal
PWR0ACC0PP20
Attacks randomly with one of the partner's moves.
Avalancheice
PWR60ACC100PP10
An attack that moves last and gains power if hit.
Feintnormal
PWR0ACC100PP10
An attack that hits foes using moves like Protect.
Icicle Crashice
PWR85ACC90PP10
Drops large icicles on the foe. May cause flinching.
Throat Chopdark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Chops the throat to disable sound moves for 2 turns.

TM/HM Moves (45)

Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Blizzardice
PWR0ACC0PP5TM14
Hits the foes with an icy storm. May cause frostbite.storm that may freeze it.
Brick Breakfighting
PWR75ACC100PP15TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Calm Mindpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP20TM04
Raises Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by focusing the mind.
Cutsteel
PWR50ACC95PP30HM01
Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Digground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
False Swipenormal
PWR40ACC100PP40TM54
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Flingdark
PWR1ACC100PP10TM56
The effectiveness varies with the held item.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Hailice
PWR0ACC0PP10TM07
Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Hone Clawsdark
PWR0ACC0PP15TM76
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Ice Beamice
PWR0ACC100PP10TM13
Blasts the foe with an icy beam. May cause frostbite.beam that may freeze it.
Ice Punchice
PWR75ACC100PP15TM100
An icy punch that may leave the foe with frostbite.freeze the foe.
Low Sweepfighting
PWR0ACC100PP20TM47
Attacks the foe's legs lowering its Speed.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Poison Jabpoison
PWR80ACC100PP20TM84
A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Reflectpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP20TM33
Wall of light cuts physical damage for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR0ACC100PP15HM06
A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Shadow Clawghost
PWR70ACC100PP15TM65
Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio.
Snarldark
PWR55ACC95PP15TM95
Yells and rants at the foe lowering its Sp. Atk.
Strengthnormal
PWR80ACC100PP15HM04
Builds enormous power, then slams the foe.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Surfwater
PWR0ACC100PP15HM03
Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the field.crashes it down on the foes.
Swords Dancenormal
PWR0ACC0PP0TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Tormentdark
PWR0ACC100PP15TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Trailblazegrass
PWR50ACC100PP20TM60
The user attacks suddenly, raising its Speed.
Water Pulsewater
PWR60ACC100PP20TM88
Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe.
Whirlpoolwater
PWR0ACC0PP15HM10
Traps and hurts the foe in a whirlpool for turns.
X Scissorbug
PWR80ACC100PP15TM81
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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