Sneasel
Gold

Its paws conceal sharp claws. If attacked, it sud­ denly extends the claws and startles its enemy.

Silver

Vicious in nature, it drives PIDGEY from their nests and feasts on the eggs that are left behind.

Crystal

This cunning POKéMON hides under the cover of darkness, waiting to attack its prey.

Pokédex Data

Classification Sharp Claw Pokémon
Height 0.9 m (2'11")
Weight 28.0 kg (61.7 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II

Held Items

None in this generation.

Game Locations

  • Ice Path B1f
  • Ice Path B2f
  • Ice Path B3f
  • Kanto Route 28 Area
  • Mt Silver Outside

Training

EV Yield +1 speed
Catch Rate 60
Base Friendship 35
Growth Rate medium slow
Gender Ratio
Egg Groups Ground

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Scratch
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Leer
100% 30 Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.
9 Quick Attack
40 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
17 Screech
85% 40 Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
25 Feint Attack
60 20 Never misses.
33 Fury Swipes
18 80% 15 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
41 Agility
30 Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
49 Slash
70 100% 20 Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
57 Beat Up
100% 10 Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Scratch
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Leer
100% 30 Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.
9 Quick Attack
40 100% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
17 Screech
85% 40 Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.
25 Feint Attack
60 20 Never misses.
33 Fury Swipes
18 80% 15 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
41 Agility
30 Raises the user's Speed by two stages.
49 Slash
70 100% 20 Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
57 Beat Up
100% 10 Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has.
65 Metal Claw
50 95% 35 Has a 10% chance to raise the user's Attack by one stage.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM01 Cut
50 95% 30 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
HM03 Surf
90 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.
HM04 Strength
80 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM01 Dynamic Punch
100 50% 5 Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.
TM02 Headbutt
70 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM03 Curse
10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM06 Toxic
90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM08 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
TM09 Psych Up
10 Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM14 Blizzard
110 70% 5 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM16 Icy Wind
55 95% 15 Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.
TM17 Protect
10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Rain Dance
5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM20 Endure
10 Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM23 Iron Tail
100 75% 15 Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
TM27 Return
100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM28 Dig
80 100% 10 User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
TM30 Shadow Ball
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM31 Mud Slap
20 100% 10 Has a 100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
15 Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM33 Ice Punch
75 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM34 Swagger
85% 15 Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
10 Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM39 Swift
60 20 Never misses.
TM40 Defense Curl
40 Raises user's Defense by one stage.
TM42 Dream Eater
100 100% 15 Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM43 Detect
5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM44 Rest
5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target's item.
TM49 Fury Cutter
40 95% 20 Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
TM50 Nightmare
100% 15 Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it's asleep.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Ice Beam
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Egg Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Bite
60 100% 25 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Counter
100% 20 Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
Foresight
40 Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost.
Reflect
20 Reduces damage from physical attacks by half.
Spite
100% 10 Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 4.

Base Stats

Hp 55
Attack 95
Defense 55
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 75
Speed 115
Total 430

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

2x
0.5x
4x
0x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x