Hisuian Sneasel
FightingPoison
Best attacking moveset: Poison Jab and Close Combat, worth 9.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Hisuian Sneasel can learn 6 combinations. Poison Jab with Close Combat does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | 17 | 1.5s | +12 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Sneasel as a species, on the Sneasel page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,319 at level 50, 2,051 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,172 CP at level 20, or 1,465 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,107 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 189 attack · 146 defense · 146 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.89 m and 28 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Hisuian Sneasel does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Normal, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + X Scissor | 14.9 |
| Normal | Rock Smash + Close Combat | 14.4 |
| Rock | Rock Smash + Close Combat | 14.4 |
| Steel | Rock Smash + Close Combat | 14.4 |
| Ice | Rock Smash + Close Combat | 14.4 |
| Dark | Rock Smash + Close Combat | 14.4 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Close Combat | 12.4 |
| Psychic | Poison Jab + X Scissor | 11.4 |
| Fighting | Poison Jab + Aerial Ace | 10.6 |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Aerial Ace | 10.6 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Close Combat | 9.9 |
| Water | Poison Jab + Close Combat | 9.9 |
| Electric | Poison Jab + Close Combat | 9.9 |
| Dragon | Poison Jab + Close Combat | 9.9 |
| Ground | Rock Smash + Close Combat | 9.4 |
| Poison Jab + Close Combat | 8.4 | |
| Poison | Poison Jab + Aerial Ace | 7.0 |
| Ghost | Poison Jab + Aerial Ace | 7.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Hisuian Sneasel is actually for.
Counters: what beats Hisuian Sneasel
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 62.3 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 53.2 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 51.6 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 51.3 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 51.3 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 50.2 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 49.6 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 49.3 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 47.4 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Zen Headbutt + Psycho Boost | 47.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Hisuian Sneasel's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.