Is Sneasel Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Routes 216 and 217 at level 33, available before Snowpoint. Dark/Ice with AbilityInner Focus stopping flinches. Weavile at Razor Claw plus night leveling is the destination. Handles Lucian's Psychic E4 and Cynthia's Garchomp through Ice coverage. Fast and lethal.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Sneasel has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Sneasel resists most of Fantina's coverage and hits back hard.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Sneasel trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Weavile trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Weavile trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Weavile resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Weavile has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Weavile trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Sneasel on Route 216 (walking, Lv 33-35, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM75NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Veilstone Game Corner
- After Maylene
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Sneasel to Weavile
Sneasel evolves into Weavile with a hold Razor Claw. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Candice.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41DarkNight SlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 212
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 49DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Sneasel in Platinum
Sneasel prowls a snowy region, twelve encounters across five areas at levels 33 to 51. Some spots split by time of day, so morning, day, and night each shift where the sharp claw turns up.
Wild Sneasel may be holding when caught:
Grip Claw (50% chance) A Pokemon hold item that extends the duration of multiturn attacks like Bind and Wrap.
Quick Claw (5% chance) Held: Holder has a 3/16 (18.75%) chance to move first.5 locations to catch Sneasel
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Where To Catch Sneasel in Pt
The line opens with Sneasel at Lv. 33-51 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Sneasel ✓Route 216Lv.33-35GrassRate 35%Acuity LakefrontLv.33-35GrassRate 25%Morning/dayRoute 217Lv.33-35GrassRate 25%Morning/dayRoute 217Lv.34-35GrassRate 15%NightAcuity LakefrontLv.35GrassRate 15%NightLake AcuityLv.41GrassRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - 1FLv.49CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B1FLv.49CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B2FLv.50CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B3FLv.50CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B4FLv.51CaveRate 10%Snowpoint Temple - B5FLv.51CaveRate 10%
- Step 2Evolve into WeavileBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Sneasel egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Sneasel catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Sneasel in Platinum
Sneasel prowls the snowy grass of Route 217 and the Acuity Lakefront, so chain it to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Sneasel odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Sneasel Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sneasel Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Sneasel
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 4x435-512%KO Fire Blast 2x137-162%KO Iron Tail 2x96-114%KO U-turn 2x68-80% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 4x505-595%KO Rock Slide 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 4x525-618%KO Iron Tail 2x118-138%KO Rock Slide 2x88-105%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 4x505-595%KO X-Scissor 2x92-108%KO Rock Slide 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Rampardos builds →Focus Punch 4x428-505%KO Rock Slide 2x162-192%KO Iron Tail 2x144-169%KO Fire Blast 2x64-75% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 4x439-517%KO X-Scissor 2x79-94% Rock Slide 2x74-88% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 4x350-412%KO Stone Edge 2x176-208%KO Iron Tail 2x118-138%KO Fire Blast 2x49-58% | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Registeel builds →Focus Punch 4x222-262%KO Flash Cannon 2x72-85% Rock Slide 2x56-66% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x419-494%KO Rock Slide 2x70-83% Fire Blast 2x52-62% | ||
 Mawile Steel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Mawile builds →Focus Punch 4x245-289%KO Flash Cannon 2x56-67% Rock Slide 2x62-74% Fire Blast 2x56-66% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 4x282-332%KO Fire Punch 2x48-57% Rock Slide 2x48-57% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Riolu builds →Focus Punch 4x318-374%KO Iron Tail 2x70-83% Rock Slide 2x53-63% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sneasel View Empoleon builds →Flash Cannon 2x98-115%KO Brick Break 4x125-148%KO Rock Slide 2x62-74% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Sneasel Evolutions
To get Weavile from Sneasel, you need an evolution 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
Breeding
Breed Sneasel easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Bite, Counter, Crush Claw and 9 more to offspring.
Pt Sneasel Best Moveset
Weavile evolves from Sneasel now with Held ItemRazor Claw, taking 115 Speed and the physical Dark and Ice attacks to their full potential. The moveset here runs 95 Attack at that elite Speed but needs the evolution for real power.
Best Build
Sneasel best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Brick Break
- Ice Punch
- Substitute
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Sneasel won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Blizzard and Ice Beam anchor the STAB core.
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
46 of 48 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A smart and sneaky Pokémon. A pair may work together to steal eggs by having one lure the parents away.
Sneasel Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Sneasel in Platinum can hold Grip Claw (50%) or Quick Claw (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Grip Claw.
In Platinum, 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.
In Platinum, use Sneasel as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats,
For Platinum, run Jolly on Sneasel. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
For Platinum, build your team around Gastrodon, Butterfree, and Gardevoir. These have the highest co-usage rates with Sneasel in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
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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