Sneasel
DarkIce
Best attacking moveset: Feint Attack and Avalanche, worth 10.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Sneasel can learn 8 combinations. Feint Attack with Avalanche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Ice Shard | Ice | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Ice Punch | Ice | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Triple Axel | Ice | 60 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Sneasel has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
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
Sneasel does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Ground, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ice Shard + Avalanche | 15.9 | |
| Ground | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 15.9 |
| Grass | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 15.9 |
| Dragon | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 15.9 |
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 15.9 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 15.9 |
| Normal | Feint Attack + Avalanche | 10.1 |
| Fighting | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 10.1 |
| Poison | Feint Attack + Avalanche | 10.1 |
| Rock | Feint Attack + Avalanche | 10.1 |
| Bug | Feint Attack + Avalanche | 10.1 |
| Electric | Feint Attack + Avalanche | 10.1 |
| Dark | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 10.1 |
| Fairy | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 10.1 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 9.7 |
| Fire | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 9.7 |
| Water | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 9.7 |
| Ice | Feint Attack + Foul Play | 9.7 |
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 Sneasel is actually for.
Counters: what beats Sneasel
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 61.3 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 56.1 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 55.9 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 55.5 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 52.9 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 51.1 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 50.6 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 50.5 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 50.1 |
 Marshadow | FightingGhost | Counter + Close Combat | 49.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Sneasel's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.