Is Sneasel Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Dark/Ice with blistering speed. Weavile via Razor Claw at night is the evolution target. Dark shuts down Acerola's Ghost E4, Ice handles the Dragon trial and Kahili's Flying team. One of the fastest physical attackers you can catch.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Sneasel's weaknesses hard.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Nanu's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Weavile trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Weavile trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Weavile trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Sneasel on Mount Lanakila (walking, Lv 48-51).
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Molayne, at typical party pace.
How to Get Sneasel in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Sneasel starts showing up in endgame routes at decent spawn rates across 4 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Sneasel in USUM
Sneasel is your first catch on the way to Sneasel. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 47-51 across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Sneasel ✓Mount Lanakila - OutsideLv.47-50CaveRate 20%Mount Lanakila - CaveLv.48-51CaveRate 20%
Step 2Evolve into Weavile
Sneasel Weakness
Sneasel's Dark/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting, Fire, Bug, Rock, Steel, and Fairy. Fighting hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. At base 115 Speed, Sneasel outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fighting |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Bug, Rock, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Sneasel Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sneasel
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Machop builds →Brick Break 4x179-213%KO Smack Down 2x42-50% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Mankey builds →Brick Break 4x179-213%KO Smack Down 2x42-50% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Sudowoodo builds →Brick Break 4x142-167%KO Smack Down 2x73-88% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hawlucha builds →Brick Break 4x186-219%KO Rock Tomb 2x51-60% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 4x170-200%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-54% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Machop builds →Brick Break 4x170-200%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-54% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 4x225-267%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-54% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Sudowoodo builds →Brick Break 4x129-152%KO Rock Tomb 2x81-95% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hawlucha builds →Brick Break 4x202-238%KO Rock Tomb 2x55-66% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 4x193-228%KO Rock Tomb 2x52-62% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Machop builds →Brick Break 4x184-217%KO Rock Tomb 2x48-59% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Mankey builds →Brick Break 4x184-217%KO Rock Tomb 2x48-59% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Sudowoodo builds →Brick Break 4x147-172%KO Rock Tomb 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Passimian builds →Brick Break 4x243-287%KO Rock Tomb 2x66-78% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Gallade builds →Brick Break 4x251-296%KO Rock Tomb 2x67-81% Fury Cutter 2x45-54% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Combusken builds →Brick Break 4x190-224%KO Flame Charge 2x64-76% Rock Tomb 2x51-60% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Pinsir builds →Brick Break 4x167-197%KO Rock Tomb 2x67-81% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hawlucha builds →Brick Break 4x197-233%KO Rock Tomb 2x52-63% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 4x244-288%KO Rock Tomb 2x66-78% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 4x205-242%KO Rock Tomb 2x55-65% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Bewear builds →Brick Break 4x251-296%KO Rock Tomb 2x68-81% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Passimian builds →Brick Break 4x244-288%KO Rock Tomb 2x66-78% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Gallade builds →Brick Break 4x251-296%KO Rock Tomb 2x68-81% Fury Cutter 2x45-55% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 4x336-396%KO Rock Tomb 2x68-81% Bullet Punch 2x47-55% Infestation 2x14-17% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 4x249-294%KO Rock Tomb 2x66-79% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 4x205-243%KO Rock Tomb 2x55-66% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Bewear builds →Brick Break 4x254-300%KO Rock Tomb 2x68-81% | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Incineroar builds →Brick Break 4x159-187%KO Overheat 2x121-144%KO Leech Life 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 4x409-481%KO Overheat 2x151-178%KO Rock Slide 2x78-93% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Infernape builds →Close Combat 4x334-393%KO Flare Blitz 2x166-197%KO U-turn 2x66-78% Rock Slide 2x70-83% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Passimian builds →Close Combat 4x378-445%KO U-turn 2x74-88% Rock Slide 2x78-93% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 4x237-279%KO Rock Slide 2x78-93% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 4x197-233%KO Rock Slide 2x66-78% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 4x379-446%KO Stone Edge 2x105-124%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 4x411-484%KO Overheat 2x153-180%KO Stone Edge 2x105-124%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Passimian builds →Close Combat 4x379-446%KO U-turn 2x75-89% Rock Slide 2x80-94% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Infernape builds →Close Combat 4x339-399%KO Flare Blitz 2x169-199%KO Stone Edge 2x94-111%KO U-turn 2x66-79% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Gallade builds →Close Combat 4x393-463%KO X-Scissor 2x87-103%KO Stone Edge 2x109-129%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 4x393-463%KO Stone Edge 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 4x310-365%KO Iron Head 2x104-123%KO Stone Edge 2x86-101%KO X-Scissor 2x69-82% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 4x417-492%KO Stone Edge 2x175-206%KO X-Scissor 2x93-110%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Bewear builds →Superpower 4x405-477%KO Rock Slide 2x85-100%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 4x427-502%KO Flare Blitz 2x196-231%KO Stone Edge 2x109-129%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Genesect's U-turn hits Sneasel for 68-80%. Terrakion's Close Combat also KOs at 430-505%.
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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 Genesect BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x68-80% Flamethrower 2x62-73% | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 4x430-505%KO Stone Edge 2x179-210%KO Earthquake59-70% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Charizard builds →Air Slash47-55% Flamethrower 2x113-132%KO Fire Blast 2x137-161%KO | ||
Sneasel Evolutions
To get Weavile from Sneasel, you need a held item. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 80 total stats over Sneasel. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Sneasel Best Moveset
Dark/Ice at 95 Attack and 115 Speed with AbilityPickpocket stealing items on contact as a hidden ability. Fast and reasonably strong, but 55/55/75 bulk crumbles to any hit. The moveset hits first and hard but cannot afford to miss. Weavile one evolution away adds 120 Attack at 125 Speed for the A-tier identity.
Best Build
Sneasel best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Icicle Crash
- Ice Shard
- Knock Off
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Assist and Avalanche from the egg pool give Sneasel something extra. Pair those with Blizzard and Foul Play for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
They will cooperate to steal eggs from the nests of bird Pokémon, but fights break out to determine which one gets to eat the eggs.
It blends into the dark of night to ambush its prey. Sneasel will attack Sandshrew, but its hard skin can cause Sneasel’s claws to snap off.
Sneasel Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
At 430 BST, Sneasel is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Weavile before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting), Arcanine (Fire), and Scyther (Bug) when using Sneasel. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Hitmonlee is the most dangerous since Fighting moves deal 4x damage. Rock, Steel, and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Sneasel's base 115 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Inner Focus prevents flinching. That's the one you want on Sneasel. Pickpocket is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Keen Eye works too if your team needs something different.
Sneasel is a mixed attacker with base 95 Attack and 35 Sp. Atk. Speed tells the real story. Base 115 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. Fits the pivot role.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, For a casual playthrough, Sneasel works as a placeholder. Dark/Ice coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Weavile. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Available since Gold & Silver, Sneasel appears in 18 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Hisuian form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves