Sneasel (Pokémon)


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Sneasel (Japanese: ニューラ Nyula) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into when leveled up holding a Razor Claw during the night.

Biology
Sneasel is a bipedal Pokémon that resembles both cats and weasels. 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 its. Sneasel steals eggs from unattended nests. Sneasel has been known to form pairs to hunt. One will lure the parents away from the nest, while the other steals the eggs. Its former signature move,, allows it to call on its teammates to attack its opponent.

Harrison's Sneasel
Sneasel made its main series debut in Pop Goes The Sneasel, where it was blocking access to the Flame of. captured Sneasel and later used it in the Silver Conference battle against, where it beat , then lost to.

Other
Sneasel debuted in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. The Iron-Masked Marauder sent this Pokémon along with to get.

A Sneasel appeared in Hail to the Chef, under the ownership of Rhoda. Sneasel took a dislike to and deliberately made his food taste terrible.

In Duels of the Jungle, a female Sneasel tried to stop a feud between two.

A Sneasel appeared in Sliding Into Seventh!, under the ownership of Candice. It was used in her Gym against Ash, where it battled  and lost despite a type disadvantage.

Multiple Sneasel appeared in From A to Z!, An Explosive Operation!, and The Right Hero for the Right Job!, under the ownership of s.

A Sneasel appeared in Getting a Jump on the Competition!, where it battled Hala's and lost, allowing Crabrawler to evolve into a.

A Sneasel appeared in The Power of Us, under the ownership of a Pokémon hunter. It and a joined their s on a search for, but targeted a  and  instead. This forced Zeraora to intervene, followed by and his friends, eventually leaving Sneasel defeated.

Minor appearances
A Sneasel was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainers' School in Gonna Rule The School!.

A Trainer's Sneasel appeared in Off the Unbeaten Path, where it was seen participating in the Pokémon Orienteering competition.

A 's Sneasel appeared in Settling a Not-So-Old Score!.

A Sneasel made a cameo appearance in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

A Trainer's Sneasel appeared in Foggy Pokémon Orienteering! and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!.

A 's Sneasel appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!, where it was seen participating in the. It reappeared in A Performance Pop Quiz! (where it was used in the Showcase), Party Dancecapades! (where it and its Trainer were attending Monsieur Pierre's dance party), Master Class is in Session! (where it was used in the Gloire City Master Class Showcase), and Performing a Pathway to the Future! (where it was seen watching the same Master Class Showcase).

A Trainer's Sneasel appeared in Getting a Jump on the Competition!.

In the movie adaptations
Two Sneasel appeared in ICYR2.

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga
Kunoichi was seen with a Sneasel.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Sneasel's most predominant role is as one of 's Pokémon. He first appeared in Who Gives a Hoothoot?, and is his first Pokémon as he was the Pokémon 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 in Lance's hidden Whirl Islands chamber.

Much later, in My, My, My Mimic, another Sneasel is shown having been captured by Carr to try to ambush and, but it is frozen and beaten by the newly arrived Lorelei.

In Striking Out Snover, wild Sneasel are shown near Snowpoint City, some of them being cared by Candice.

Multiple Sneasel appeared in All About Arceus III.

Two Sneasel belonging to Workers appeared in Omega Alpha Adventure 15.

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga
Ryū owns a Sneasel.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Sneasel is 🇬🇼's main Pokémon in Golden Boys.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shu has a Sneasel in the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga.

Pokédex entries

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In events

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Trivia

 * Sneasel is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect foreign Pokédex entries for in.
 * No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Sneasel and its.
 * Sneasel can be seen as a parallel to . Both of them are dual-types, have the same base stat total, evolve into Pokémon  introduced in Generation IV, and do so by leveling up at night while holding items both containing the word razor.

Origin
Sneasel may be based on the , a type of 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 also shares some traits with s and s. Its eye markings are similar to that of ones in Egyptian style, possibly.

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.

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.

Related articles

 * Silver's Sneasel
 * Harrison's Sneasel