Sneasler
Sneasler is a Fighting/Poison-type Pokémon, the Free Climb Pokémon, number 903 (#0903) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Hisui region. It is 1.3 m tall and weighs 43 kg.
Sneasler is the Free Climb Pokémon, a lanky Fighting and Poison cliff-scaler whose claws drip with venom. The Pokédex says no other species could beat it on the frozen highlands.
How to pronounce Sneasler
Sneasler is pronounced SNEEZ-ler. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Sneasler said out loud:
In Japanese it is オオニューラ (Ohnyula).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Sneasler is a dark grey, weasel-and-cat-like biped, 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) tall and 43 kg (94.8 lb), with purple around its face and ankles and longer fur on its shoulders. Each hand has three long, poison-tipped claws, and yellow diamond-shaped gems sit on its chest and head. Bulbapedia says it arose when Hisuian Sneasel adapted to life on the cliffs of the frozen highlands.
Behaviour
Sneasler climbs walls and cliffs with ease using its claws. It prefers solitude and does not form packs, which sets it apart from the pack-hunting Weavile. Bulbapedia notes that, despite its lanky build, it has great strength.
Habitat
The Pokédex places it on frozen highlands. In Legends: Arceus it appears in massive mass outbreaks in the Coronet Highlands. In Scarlet and Violet it can only be brought over from Pokémon HOME or obtained from an event, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its Abilities are Pressure and Unburden, with Poison Touch hidden. Its signature move is Dire Claw, which can poison, paralyse or put the target to sleep, and Bulbapedia says no other Pokémon is known to learn it. It also uses Close Combat and Poison Jab. With 130 base Attack and 120 base Speed it is a fast, powerful attacker.
Name origin
Sneasler may combine 'Sneasel' with 'ruler', or with the suffix '-er' for 'more Sneasel'. The Japanese name is Ohnyula (オオニューラ), which may blend ō ('big') or ōnyūdō ('big monk') with Nyula, Sneasel's name.
Design inspiration
Hitoshi Ariga designed Sneasler and Hisuian Sneasel. Bulbapedia suggests it draws on the kamaitachi and on the ōnyūdō, a monk-like yōkai said to bring illness to those who see it, which could explain its Poison type. It may also nod to free climbers and ninja, whose claw-like tekkō-kagi hooks resemble its claws. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Hisuian Sneasel evolves into Sneasler when it levels up carrying a Razor Claw in daylight. Sneasel in other regions evolves into Weavile at night.
In the games
In Legends: Arceus, where it debuted, Sneasler is a Ride Pokémon and supporting character that lets you climb walls and cliffs across Hisui.
Fun facts
- A silhouette of Sneasler climbing a mountain leaked online months before Legends: Arceus came out.
- Bulbapedia says Unburden is missing from Sneasler's Legends: Arceus internal code and only joined its Abilities in Generation IX.
- Bulbapedia notes that Sneasler's purple colouring echoes the light-purple Sneasel of Pokémon XD.
- Bulbapedia calls Sneasler the only female Ride Pokémon.
Base stats
- HP: 80
- Attack: 130
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 80
- Speed: 120
Sneasler’s base stat total is 510. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Sneasler weak to?
Sneasler takes extra damage from Psychic (4×), Ground (2×), Flying (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (¼×), Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
What does Sneasler evolve from?
Sneasler evolves from Sneasel (Hisuian Sneasel: Level up, during the day, holding Razor Claw).
Sneasler is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Sneasel, Weavile, Sneasler.
Abilities
- Pressure: Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
- Unburden: Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.
- Poison Touch (hidden ability): Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.
Moves
Moves Sneasler learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Dire Claw | Poison | Physical | 80 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — |
| 6 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — |
| 12 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 18 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 |
| 24 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 |
| 30 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 |
| 36 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — |
| 42 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 48 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 54 | Screech | Normal | Status | — |
| 60 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 |
“Evo” means Sneasler learns the move the moment it evolves: Dire Claw.
TM moves (57)
Sneasler can learn 57 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Low Kick, Acid Spray, Acrobatics, Thief, Trailblaze, Facade, Poison Tail, Aerial Ace, Metal Claw, Swift, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, False Swipe, Brick Break, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Bulk Up, Fire Punch, Sleep Talk, Grass Knot, Poison Jab, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Swords Dance, Toxic Spikes, Gunk Shot, Substitute, X-Scissor, Shadow Ball, Calm Mind, Reversal, Nasty Plot, Sludge Bomb, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Toxic, Spite, Vacuum Wave, Focus Punch, Lash Out, Coaching, Sludge Wave, Throat Chop, Upper Hand.
Egg moves (8), which Sneasel can hatch knowing:Bite, Counter, Double Hit, Fake Out, Feint, Ice Shard, Icicle Crash, Spite.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 135 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 102.
Pokédex entries
Because of Sneasler's virulent poison and daunting physical prowess, no other species could hope to best it on the frozen highlands. Preferring solitude, this species does not form packs. (Legends: Arceus)
Names around the world
| Japanese | オオニューラ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Ohnyula |
| French | Farfurex |
| German | Snieboss |
| Spanish | Sneasler |
| Italian | Sneasler |
| Korean | 포푸니크 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大狃拉 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大狃拉 |
Trivia
- Highest Attack among Poison types: 130.
- Highest Attack among Poison types in Gen 8: 130.
- Taller than 64% of all Pokémon (1.3 m).
- Heavier than 63% of all Pokémon (43 kg).
- Base stat total 510, ranked #237 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #38 of 1,025.
- One of 4 Pokémon that are both Fighting and Poison.
- One of 107 gray Pokémon.
- Number 94 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Hisui).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 72 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 135: about 17.6% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 1 distinct Pokédex entry.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Sneasler (Pokémon), Serebii: Sneasler (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (SNEEZ-ler): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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