UberSkitty
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[OVERVIEW]
Sneasel is a strong offensive threat in PU thanks to its high Speed that allows it to outpace major threats such as Virizion and near-unresisted STAB move combination in Knock Off and Triple Axel, which are powerful enough to make up for Sneasel's lacking Attack stat. Sneasel can further improve its damage output with Swords Dance or Choice Band. However, even with these options, Sneasel can struggle to break through walls like Weezing and Aromatisse. Sneasel's bulk is very low, making it difficult to switch into even the most passive defensive Pokemon, such as Palossand. It also doesn't help that not running Heavy-Duty Boots leaves Sneasel extremely vulnerable to all forms of entry hazards, while running it leaves Sneasel somewhat weaker and more vulnerable to status. Sneasel also faces competition from other fast revenge killers such as Archeops and Heliolisk, which have more switch-in opportunities and pivoting. Nevertheless, nothing in the tier can rival Sneasel's combination of typing, Speed, and powerful STAB combination.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Triple Axel
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Inner Focus
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Due to Sneasel's weakness to Stealth Rock and susceptibility to all other entry hazards, Heavy-Duty Boots is the primary option for its held item. However, Life Orb can be used for an easier time sweeping, and Lum Berry gives Sneasel a one-time out from being crippled by status from the likes of Weezing and Jellicent. Sneasel rarely wants to directly switch into attacks, so it is best brought in as a revenge killer or through pivots such as Silvally-Fairy and Uxie. Silvally-Fairy is also able to remove hazards, while Uxie is able to set Stealth Rock up, and both can also check Fighting-types like Passimian, which can cause trouble for Sneasel. These Fighting-types, as well as defensive threats like Weezing and Silvally-Steel, should be taken out or greatly weakened for Sneasel before it starts setting up. Wallbreakers such as Virizion are ideal for this role. Spikes setters and Rocky Helmet users such as Garbodor and Druddigon are also ideal for dealing chip damage to Choice Scarf users such as Passimian and Togedemaru, ideally putting them into range of Sneasel's +2 Ice Shard before it starts setting up.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Triple Axel
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Low Kick
item: Choice Band
ability: Inner Focus
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band gives Sneasel a good amount of raw power to spam its STAB moves. Low Kick provides coverage for various Pokemon that would take longer for Sneasel to wear down, such as Regirock and Silvally-Steel. Similarly to its Swords Dance set, Sneasel has difficulty hard switching in and is therefore best brought in as a revenge killer or through pivots such as Lanturn and defensive Mesprit. Because full control over the entry hazard game is difficult, Sneasel will either want very effective entry hazard removers or setters. Capable entry hazard removers such as Silvally-Fairy and Whimsicott give Sneasel more chances to wallbreak and are better for teams that can bring it in more frequently. Tsareena is an effective Rapid Spin user in some matchups and also a powerful wallbreaker in its own right, capable of wearing down many defensive Pokemon such as Talonflame and Weezing in conjuction with Sneasel and threatening Vaporeon, which Sneasel cannot handle well. Entry hazard setters such as Omastar and Qwilfish make Sneasel more devastating each time it comes in but tend to also allow Stealth Rock on Sneasel's side of the field, limiting its switch-ins. Sweepers and cleaners such as Quiver Dance Ribombee and Trick Room Alolan Exeggutor also make for good teammates, as they appreciate Sneasel's ability to deal heavy damage to opposing walls.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UberSkitty, 355061], [MZ, 202117]]
- Quality checked by: [[TONE, 213583], [gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
Sneasel is a strong offensive threat in PU thanks to its high Speed that allows it to outpace major threats such as Virizion and near-unresisted STAB move combination in Knock Off and Triple Axel, which are powerful enough to make up for Sneasel's lacking Attack stat. Sneasel can further improve its damage output with Swords Dance or Choice Band. However, even with these options, Sneasel can struggle to break through walls like Weezing and Aromatisse. Sneasel's bulk is very low, making it difficult to switch into even the most passive defensive Pokemon, such as Palossand. It also doesn't help that not running Heavy-Duty Boots leaves Sneasel extremely vulnerable to all forms of entry hazards, while running it leaves Sneasel somewhat weaker and more vulnerable to status. Sneasel also faces competition from other fast revenge killers such as Archeops and Heliolisk, which have more switch-in opportunities and pivoting. Nevertheless, nothing in the tier can rival Sneasel's combination of typing, Speed, and powerful STAB combination.
[SET]
name: Swords Dance
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Triple Axel
move 4: Ice Shard
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Inner Focus
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Due to Sneasel's weakness to Stealth Rock and susceptibility to all other entry hazards, Heavy-Duty Boots is the primary option for its held item. However, Life Orb can be used for an easier time sweeping, and Lum Berry gives Sneasel a one-time out from being crippled by status from the likes of Weezing and Jellicent. Sneasel rarely wants to directly switch into attacks, so it is best brought in as a revenge killer or through pivots such as Silvally-Fairy and Uxie. Silvally-Fairy is also able to remove hazards, while Uxie is able to set Stealth Rock up, and both can also check Fighting-types like Passimian, which can cause trouble for Sneasel. These Fighting-types, as well as defensive threats like Weezing and Silvally-Steel, should be taken out or greatly weakened for Sneasel before it starts setting up. Wallbreakers such as Virizion are ideal for this role. Spikes setters and Rocky Helmet users such as Garbodor and Druddigon are also ideal for dealing chip damage to Choice Scarf users such as Passimian and Togedemaru, ideally putting them into range of Sneasel's +2 Ice Shard before it starts setting up.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Triple Axel
move 3: Ice Shard
move 4: Low Kick
item: Choice Band
ability: Inner Focus
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Band gives Sneasel a good amount of raw power to spam its STAB moves. Low Kick provides coverage for various Pokemon that would take longer for Sneasel to wear down, such as Regirock and Silvally-Steel. Similarly to its Swords Dance set, Sneasel has difficulty hard switching in and is therefore best brought in as a revenge killer or through pivots such as Lanturn and defensive Mesprit. Because full control over the entry hazard game is difficult, Sneasel will either want very effective entry hazard removers or setters. Capable entry hazard removers such as Silvally-Fairy and Whimsicott give Sneasel more chances to wallbreak and are better for teams that can bring it in more frequently. Tsareena is an effective Rapid Spin user in some matchups and also a powerful wallbreaker in its own right, capable of wearing down many defensive Pokemon such as Talonflame and Weezing in conjuction with Sneasel and threatening Vaporeon, which Sneasel cannot handle well. Entry hazard setters such as Omastar and Qwilfish make Sneasel more devastating each time it comes in but tend to also allow Stealth Rock on Sneasel's side of the field, limiting its switch-ins. Sweepers and cleaners such as Quiver Dance Ribombee and Trick Room Alolan Exeggutor also make for good teammates, as they appreciate Sneasel's ability to deal heavy damage to opposing walls.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[UberSkitty, 355061], [MZ, 202117]]
- Quality checked by: [[TONE, 213583], [gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
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