* Sneasel is one of fourteen {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that one could collect [[foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.
* Sneasel is one of fourteen {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that one could collect [[foreign Pokédex entries]] for in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.
* No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Sneasel and its evolved form.
* No other Pokémon has the same [[type]] [[List of Pokémon with unique type combinations|combination]] as Sneasel and its evolved form.
* Sneasel can be seen as a parallel to {{p|Gligar}}. Both of them have two [[type]]s, have the same base stat total, evolve into Pokémon that were introduced in [[Generation IV]] ({{p|Weavile}} and {{p|Gliscor}}), and do so by leveling up at night while holding [[Evolution item]] whose name includes the word ''razor'' ([[Razor Claw]] and [[Razor Fang]]).
* Sneasel can be seen as a counterpart to {{p|Gligar}}. Both of them have two [[type]]s which cause them to have a quadruple [[weakness]] to another type, have the same base stat total, evolve into Pokémon that were introduced in [[Generation IV]] ({{p|Weavile}} and {{p|Gliscor}}), and do so by leveling up at night while holding [[Evolution item]] whose name includes the word ''razor'' ([[Razor Claw]] and [[Razor Fang]]).
* Sneasel has the highest {{stat|Speed}} stat of all unevolved Pokémon.
* Sneasel has the highest {{stat|Speed}} stat of all unevolved Pokémon.
Sneasel is a bipedal Pokémon that resembles both a cat and a weasel. It is primarily bluish-black with three bright red feathers for its tail and a single one on its left ear. The ear feather is shorter on the female than on the male. The other ear is short and pointed, and it has narrow red eyes. On its forehead and chest are yellow, oval markings. It has red eyes with black eyelash-like markings on the edges. It has long limbs with two large, retractable claws on its hands and feet.
Sneasel is a notoriously vicious Pokémon, which is perfectly capable of using its claws to do substantial damage. The claws are also used for climbing trees in boreal or sub-alpine forests. It can also bring out it claws to startle foes that attacked it. Sneasel steals Eggs from unattended Pidgey nests. Sneasel has been known to form pairs to hunt. Sneasel can blend well into the night in order to ambush its prey. One will lure the parents away from the nest, while the other steals the eggs. It then uses its claw to poke a hole in egg before slurping it. As a result, Sneasel are despised and considered a scourge by Breeders to the point they try to drive away or eradicate the latter. Sneasel preys on AlolanSandshrew. Its former signature move, Beat Up, allows it to call on its teammates to attack its opponent.
Sneasel's most predominant role is as one of Silver's Pokémon. He first appeared in Who Gives a Hoothoot?. It is his first Pokémon as he was the Pokémon that he used during his training under the Masked Man, and the only one seen with him in flashbacks of his childhood prior to being kidnapped. He is a dexterous and crafty fighter that fully utilizes his speed and attacks of both the Dark type and the Ice type. After many years, he evolved into a Weavile in Lance's hidden Whirl Islands chamber.
In My, My, My Mimic, a Sneasel was captured by Carr, who wanted to ambush Red and Blue. However, it is frozen and beaten by the newly arrived Lorelei.
Sneasel scales trees by punching its hooked claws into the bark. This Pokémon seeks out unguarded nests and steals eggs for food while the parents are away.
Sneasel scales trees by punching its hooked claws into the bark. This Pokémon seeks out unguarded nests and steals eggs for food while the parents are away.
No other Pokémon has the same typecombination as Sneasel and its evolved form.
Sneasel can be seen as a counterpart to Gligar. Both of them have two types which cause them to have a quadruple weakness to another type, have the same base stat total, evolve into Pokémon that were introduced in Generation IV (Weavile and Gliscor), and do so by leveling up at night while holding Evolution item whose name includes the word razor (Razor Claw and Razor Fang).
Sneasel has the highest Speed stat of all unevolved Pokémon.
Origin
Sneasel may be based on the kamaitachi, a type of yōkai often represented as weasel demons with sickles on their front legs and sometimes understood as the cause of mysterious cuts on the skin, especially in cold weather. It may also draw inspiration from the viverrids, weasel-like mammals with half-retractable claws that are sometimes mistaken for cats; its "feathers" perhaps represent the dorsal crest seen on some species. Its eye markings are similar to that of ones in Egyptian style, possibly Horus's.
Name origin
Sneasel is a combination of sneaky and weasel. It may also derive from sneeze, an action associated with having a cold or being cold, referring to its Ice type. Sneasel may have derived from the Scottish word sneesl, meaning to begin to rain or snow, hence the Ice type.
Nyula may be a combination of 潜入 sennyū (sneaking in) and 鼬 yū (weasel, an alternate reading of itachi). Alternatively, it may be a combination of new and 野良 nora (stray, as in a stray cat, as strays are usually violent and tricky). Nyu itself may be a combination of ニャー nya (the sound a cat makes) and 鼬 yū.
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Quick Claw (2%)
Grip Claw (50%)
For other sprites and images, please see Sneasel images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
