The boss that is Sneasel
Stats: HP 55 / Atk 95 / Def 55 / SpA 35 / SpD 75 / Spe 115
Dark / Ice type
Inner Focus: User is prevented from flinching
Keen Eye: Prevents user's accuracy from being lowered
Pickpocket (DW): Steals attacking pokemon's held item on contact
Bolded are moves of interest
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Level Up Moves:
Scratch-Start
Leer-Start
[B]Taunt[/B]-Start
Quick Attack-Level 8
Screech-Level 10
[B]Faint Attack[/B]-Level 14
Fury Swipes-Level 21
[B]Agility[/B]-Level 24
Icy Wind-Level 28
Hone Claws-Level 35
Slash-Level 38
[B]Beat Up[/B]-Level 42
Metal Claw-Level 49
[B]Ice Shard[/B]-Level 51
Learned by TM:
Hone Claws
Calm Mind
Toxic
Hail
Hidden Power
Sunny Day
Taunt
Ice Beam
Blizzard
Protect
Rain Dance
Frustration
Return
Dig
Shadow Ball
[B]Brick Break[/B]
Double Team
Reflect
Aerial Ace
Torment
Facade
Rest
Attract
Thief
[B]Low Sweep[/B]
Round
False Swipe
Fling
Embargo
Shadow Claw
Payback
Retaliate
[B]Swords Dance[/B]
Psych Up
X-Scissor
Poison Jab
Dream Eater
Swagger
[B]Substitute[/B]
Rock Smash
Snarl
Cut
Surf
Strength
By Breeding:
Assist
Avalanche
[B]Bite[/B]
[B]Counter[/B]
Crush Claw
Double Hit
[B]Fake Out[/B]
Feint
Foresight
[B]Ice Punch
Ice Shard
Punishment
Pursuit[/B]
Spite
By Tutoring (gen 4):
Fury Cutter
Headbutt
[B]Ice Punch[/B]
Icy Wind
[B]Low Kick[/B]
Knock Off
Mud Slap
Snore
Spite
Swift*A note for all sets, NEVER put 4 evs into HP as it will only allow Sneasel to switch into Stealth Rock 4 times instead of 5.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Ice Shard
move 2: Punishment
move 3: Ice Punch
move 4: Brick Break / Pursuit
item: Choice Band
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
With this moveset and a Choice Band, Sneasel becomes THE anti-metagame pokemon. Many of the top threats in the tier are threatened out by Sneasel. These include but are not limited to, Cresselia, Yanmega, and Honchkrow. Most times you can force Cresselia to accumulate multiple Calm Mind boosts and to switch in on another Calm Mind. After 1-2 boosts, Cresselia is comfortably OHKO'd by Punishment. You can opt to use Bite or Faint Attack in it's place but those barely scratch Cress without a boost. Ice Shard allows Sneasel to Revenge both Yanmega and Honchkrow due to their Flying-type. Yanmega is OHKO'd after Stealth Rock and Honchkrow as well. Ice Punch is for another solid STAB attack for situations where you're faster than the opponent. The last move depends on whether you want to trap Ghost and Psychic-Types or hitting things like Aggron. In my experiences Brick Break was better but both are viable.
The evs are extremely straight forward. Max Attack and Max Speed allow Sneasel to tie with base 115's like Cincinno. You could use some speed evs to outspeed Base 100's such as Typhlosion for some added bulk but come on, it's a Sneasel, it will never have bulk...Jolly but Adamant can be used for added power.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Ice Shard / Ice Punch
move 3: Punishment / Bite / Faint Attack
move 4: Brick Break
item: Focus Sash
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
With the ability to boost its own attack with Swords Dance, Sneasel can become a fearsome sweeper. Ice Shard is useful to hit Scarfers before they can destroy you due to Sneasel's abysmal bulk, whereas Ice Punch can be used for more power. Ice Punch is a perfectly viable option due to Sneasel's Base 115 Speed. Punishment once again allows Sneasel to hit Cresselia very hard after a couple of boosts. Bite and Faint Attack can be used as well because each have their respective boons. Brick Break allows for vital coverage on bulky Normal-Types and Aggron who would otherwise wall Sneasel. A Focus Sash allows Sneasel a guaranteed turn of setup as long as there are no hazards on the field. A Life Orb could be used for more power but the ease of setup granted by Focus Sash is better in most cases.
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