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Sneasler, a Fighting and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Sneasler: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

FightingPoisonUber

Sneasler is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Attack (130) and Speed (120), with a base stat total of 510. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats. In the VGC ladder it sits at 20.9% usage.

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What is Sneasler weak to?

How much damage Sneasler takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toPsychic
2×Weak toFlyingGround
0.5×ResistsDarkFightingGrassPoisonRock
0.25×ResistsBug

Sneasler takes super-effective damage from Psychic, Flying, Ground (Psychic hit it for 4x damage). It resists Dark, Fighting, Grass, Poison, Rock, Bug.

Best moveset for Sneasler

The most-used moves on Sneasler in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Close CombatFighting12026%
  • Fake OutNormal4024%
  • Dire ClawPoison8016.4%
  • ProtectNormal-13%
  • Quick GuardFighting-7.9%
  • Poison JabPoison807.8%

Best nature for Sneasler

Jolly. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Jolly with 2/32/0/0/0/32 EVs (50.6% of sets).

Abilities

  • PressureIf this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
  • UnburdenSpeed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches, gets new item/Ability.
  • Poison TouchThis Pokemon's contact moves have a 30% chance of poisoning.

Evolution line

Sneasel-Hisui
Sneasler

Best teammates for Sneasler

Pokémon most often paired with Sneasler on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (65 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Dire ClawPoison80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
Poison TailPoison50100%Physical
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Vacuum WaveFighting40100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CoachingFighting--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status