Is Sneasel Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Ice Path, nighttime. Dark/Ice is a great offensive combination but Sneasel's stats are awkward in Gen 2. Dark and Ice moves are both Special (physical/special by type), but Sneasel's Attack is the strong stat. The same phys/spec mismatch that hurts Kingler. Fast but can't capitalize on its best stat.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Sneasel resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Chuck's team hits Sneasel's weaknesses hard.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Sneasel on Route 28 (walking, Lv 40, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40DarkFeint AttackPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM33IceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Pryce
- TM16IceIcy WindPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 15Prize for defeating Pryce
- After Lt. Surge
- TM42PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Viridian City
Gold & Silver Sneasel Locations
A late-game night catch. Sneasel turns up only after dark, uncommon, in the high thirties to low forties across two icy spots. The level and the nighttime gate keep it firmly in the endgame stretch.
Wild Sneasel may be holding when caught:
Quick Claw (2% chance) Raises 1st strike ratio. (HOLD)2 locations to catch Sneasel
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Sneasel in Gold & Silver
How to Get Shiny Sneasel in Gold & Silver
Sneasel prowls into view only after dark on Route 28 and Mt. Silver, so run your hunt at night to catch any of them, shiny included. Compare Shiny Sneasel odds across every game
Shiny Sneasel Evolution
Does Not EvolveGold & Silver Shiny Sneasel Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Gold & Silver with Sneasel preloaded.
Sneasel Weakness
Sneasel's Dark/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting, Fire, Bug, Rock, and Steel. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Sneasel Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sneasel
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 4x280-330%KO | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodTin Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Ho-Oh builds →Fire Blast 2x143-169%KO Steel Wing 2x82-97% Rock Smash 4x49-58% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Primeape builds →Cross Chop 4x292-344%KO Iron Tail 2x97-115%KO Fire Punch 2x37-44% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x143-169%KO Iron Tail 2x86-101%KO Rock Smash 4x36-43% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Machoke builds →Cross Chop 4x280-330%KO Fire Blast 2x51-61% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Pinsir builds →Submission 4x181-213%KO Fury Cutter 2x19-22% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x143-169%KO Dynamic Punch 4x162-191%KO Iron Tail 2x81-96% Rollout 2x25-30% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x133-157%KO Iron Tail 2x101-119%KO Rock Smash 4x42-49% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Entei builds →Fire Blast 2x121-143%KO Iron Tail 2x105-124%KO Rock Smash 4x44-52% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x136-160%KO Dynamic Punch 4x240-283%KO Iron Tail 2x120-142%KO Fire Blast 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x133-157%KO Dynamic Punch 4x179-211%KO Iron Tail 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Flareon builds →Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO Iron Tail 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x111-131%KO Iron Tail 2x75-89% | ||
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Rapidash builds →Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Iron Tail 2x93-110%KO | ||
Sneasel Evolutions
Sneasel doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find plenty of partners across one egg group, and eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 5 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Sneasel easily with 66 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Counter, Foresight and 2 more to offspring.
GS Sneasel Best Moveset
Dark/Ice typing sounds appealing, but 35 Defense crumbles to any physical hit. 115 Speed goes first against most threats, but 95 Attack behind MoveReturn and coverage moves can't break through the top tier. Held ItemLeftovers sustains briefly. Speed without the bulk or power to stay on the field.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Feint Attack
- Metal Claw
- Fury Swipes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Bite and Counter from the egg pool give Sneasel something extra. Pair those with Blizzard and Ice Punch for STAB and coverage across 8 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.
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
29 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its paws conceal sharp claws. If attacked, it suddenly extends the claws and startles its enemy.
Vicious in nature, it drives PIDGEY from their nests and feasts on the eggs that are left behind.
Sneasel Gold & Silver Guide
Yes. Wild Sneasel in Gold & Silver can hold Quick Claw (2%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Quick Claw.
Yes. Sneasel is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Sneasel becomes available after the main story is complete in Gold & Silver.
In Gold & Silver, Sneasel has 430 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Gold & Silver, use Sneasel as a pivot. Special attacks are the main output. It outspeeds most threats,
Game Availability
Available since Gold & Silver, Sneasel appears in 18 games spanning 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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