Competitive Information for Sneasel [Black/White]
Dark / Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sneasel? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Sneasel is a wonderful Dark and Ice-typed Pokemon. Sneasel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Sneasel is weak to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Chople Berry / Eviolite
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 112 Hp / 252 Atk / 20 Def / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Bite / Payback
- X-Scissor
Physical Sweeper Sneasel
Sneasel is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Sneasel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Sneasel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sneasel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Inner Focus, Sneasel cannot be made to flinch. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Sneasel is damaged by the target).
♦ Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Payback is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Sneasel moves after the target).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
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Item: Ice Gem
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Low Sweep
- Shadow Claw
- Swords Dance
- Ice Punch
Sneasel Physical Sweeper (Sneaky Devil)
Sneasel is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Inner Focus, Sneasel cannot be made to flinch.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Sneasel's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sneasel? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Chople Berry / Eviolite
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 112 Hp / 252 Atk / 20 Def / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Brick Break / Double-Edge
- Ice Punch / Avalanche
- Bite / Payback
- X-Scissor
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sneasel
Sneasel is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Sneasel is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Sneasel from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sneasel's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Inner Focus, Sneasel cannot be made to flinch. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Sneasel is damaged by the target).
♦ Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Payback is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Sneasel moves after the target).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sneasel learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sneasel can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Sneasel
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Snatch, Feint, Ice Shard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Sneasel's stats
- Agility
- Calm Mind
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Sneasel
- Fake Out
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sneasel in Black and White
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