[SET]
Glass Cannon (Sneasler) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Poison Touch / Unburden
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Ghost / Flying
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Dire Claw
- Close Combat
- Fake Out / Coaching
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
- Sneasler uses its high Speed and good offensive typing to do large amounts of damage to the opposing team and potentially spread status through Dire Claw and Poison Touch.
- Focus Sash Sneasler is guaranteed to live one hit, giving it a better matchup against opposing Pokemon that outspeed and threaten to OHKO it like Talonflame.
-An Adamant nature boosts Sneasler's damage output, giving it a chance to OHKO Ursaluna, Ursaluna-B, and Archaludon. A Jolly nature allows Sneasler to outspeed Maushold and Alolan Ninetales.
- Tera Stellar boosts all of Sneasler's attacks, letting Close Combat OHKO Incineroar after Intimidate and OHKO Archaludon. Tera Ghost gives Sneasler an immunity to Fake Out and Extreme Speed, which could break its Focus Sash. When paired with Garchomp, Sneasler can use Tera Flying in order to become immune to Earthquake while boosting Garchomp's Attack with Coaching.
- Fake Out can help Sneasler's partners such as Kingambit and Gholdengo find a chance to set up. Coaching is a more niche option that does well when paired with multiple physical attackers, as Sneasler can use its high Speed stat to outspeed and boost partners such as Garchomp and Kingambit, allowing them to immediately fire off a boosted attack.
- Poison Touch pairs well with Fake Out, allowing Sneasler to both prevent a foe from moving and have a chance to chip them throughout the game. Unburden is less consistent with Focus Sash than with a Terrain Seed but can work well against hyper offense teams that pair a strong attacker spamming spread moves with a priority Tailwind setter.
- Focus Sash Sneasler can use its ability to live any hit to OHKO Pokemon like Primarina even when they are paired with a Pokemon that is faster than Sneasler like Dragapult.
- Focus Sash Sneasler can't reliably activate Unburden, so it is slower than most Pokemon when they have Tailwind activated, which, when paired with Sneasler's poor bulk, can be a problem.
[SET]
Terrain Attacker (Sneasler) @ Grassy Seed / Psychic Seed
Ability: Unburden
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Dark
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out / Throat Chop
- Close Combat
- Dire Claw
- Protect
- Grassy or Psychic Seed Sneasler uses its high Speed that can be boosted by Unburden to outspeed opposing Pokemon even if they have Tailwind set up or if Sneasler's Speed has been lowered.
- Fake Out lets Sneasler prevent a foe from attacking, potentially letting a partner, such as Kingambit or Gholdengo, get a turn to attack or set up. Throat Chop lets Sneasler hit Ghost-type Pokemon like Gholdengo and Basculegion-M for super effective damage as well as avoiding Psychic Terrain's blocking of Fake Out when Sneasler is paired with Indeedee-M.
- Tera Stellar works better on Sneasler sets that aren't running Throat Chop or can afford it to be weaker. It also lets Sneasler OHKO most Incineroar with Close Combat and guarantee the OHKO on Primarina with Dire Claw. Tera Dark lets Sneasler's Throat Chop OHKO Basculegion-M almost all of the time as well as making Sneasler immune to the Psychic-type attacks that threaten it before Terastallizing.
- Sneasler runs Grassy Seed or Psychic Seed depending on its partners; Grassy Seed works on offensive teams with Rillaboom, while Psychic Seed fits on hyper offense teams with Indeedee-M.
- Once Sneasler has activated Unburden, it can no longer switch out without losing the Speed boost, restricting its flexibility and potentially not letting it get the full value out of Fake Out like a Focus Sash set would. Sneasler can also be vulnerable to getting OHKOed by stronger attacks without a Focus Sash.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Teambuilding
============
- Sneasler synergizes best with other strong attackers that threaten the Poison- and Ghost-type Pokemon that Sneasler struggles to hit. Focus Sash Sneasler pairs best with both special and physical attackers, while Terrain Seed Sneasler both requires either Rillaboom or an Indeedee forme as a partner and pairs very well with them. Sneasler threatens opposing Grass- and Steel-types that resist Rillaboom's Grass-type attacks and Dark- and Steel-types that can switch into Indeedee-M's Expanding Force.
- Kingambit and Dragapult both synergize very well with Sneasler. Dragapult enjoys Sneasler threatening Primarina, which is a common switch-in to Dragapult's attacks. Dragapult is also extremely fast, letting it and Sneasler quickly overwhelm foes. Dragapult and Kingambit both benefit from Sneasler being good against opposing Kingambit, as they struggle to hit it.
- Sneasler's main weakness is Gholdengo, since it is immune to all of Sneasler's attacks if it isn't running Throat Chop and is often paired with Incineroar, which can lower Sneasler's Attack while also switching into Throat Chop. An allied Kingambit can help with this, as it benefits from Intimidate and resists both of Gholdengo's STAB attacks while also hitting it for super effective damage.
Strategy Comments
============
- Sneasler's main role is to use its good coverage against the metagame and good offensive stats to clear the way for other attackers. Look for situations where an opposing team has limited checks to an offensive Pokemon like Dragapult and attempt to remove these checks with Sneasler.
- Sneasler works best as an early-game attacker, as it can be lead with Pokemon with weaknesses it can cover, forcing the opponent to be weak against one or the other. Tough matchups for Sneasler can simply be resolved by not bringing it, as it shouldn't be the centerpiece of any team.
- Sneasler's main counters are bulky Pokemon and Pokemon that it lacks the coverage to hit. Sneasler's best partners tend to have a good matchup against most Pokemon that resist its attacks in addition to covering Sneasler's type-based weaknesses as well.
[CREDITS]
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Glass Cannon (Sneasler) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Poison Touch / Unburden
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Ghost / Flying
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Dire Claw
- Close Combat
- Fake Out / Coaching
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
- Sneasler uses its high Speed and good offensive typing to do large amounts of damage to the opposing team and potentially spread status through Dire Claw and Poison Touch.
- Focus Sash Sneasler is guaranteed to live one hit, giving it a better matchup against opposing Pokemon that outspeed and threaten to OHKO it like Talonflame.
-An Adamant nature boosts Sneasler's damage output, giving it a chance to OHKO Ursaluna, Ursaluna-B, and Archaludon. A Jolly nature allows Sneasler to outspeed Maushold and Alolan Ninetales.
- Tera Stellar boosts all of Sneasler's attacks, letting Close Combat OHKO Incineroar after Intimidate and OHKO Archaludon. Tera Ghost gives Sneasler an immunity to Fake Out and Extreme Speed, which could break its Focus Sash. When paired with Garchomp, Sneasler can use Tera Flying in order to become immune to Earthquake while boosting Garchomp's Attack with Coaching.
- Fake Out can help Sneasler's partners such as Kingambit and Gholdengo find a chance to set up. Coaching is a more niche option that does well when paired with multiple physical attackers, as Sneasler can use its high Speed stat to outspeed and boost partners such as Garchomp and Kingambit, allowing them to immediately fire off a boosted attack.
- Poison Touch pairs well with Fake Out, allowing Sneasler to both prevent a foe from moving and have a chance to chip them throughout the game. Unburden is less consistent with Focus Sash than with a Terrain Seed but can work well against hyper offense teams that pair a strong attacker spamming spread moves with a priority Tailwind setter.
- Focus Sash Sneasler can use its ability to live any hit to OHKO Pokemon like Primarina even when they are paired with a Pokemon that is faster than Sneasler like Dragapult.
- Focus Sash Sneasler can't reliably activate Unburden, so it is slower than most Pokemon when they have Tailwind activated, which, when paired with Sneasler's poor bulk, can be a problem.
[SET]
Terrain Attacker (Sneasler) @ Grassy Seed / Psychic Seed
Ability: Unburden
Level: 50
Tera Type: Stellar / Dark
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out / Throat Chop
- Close Combat
- Dire Claw
- Protect
- Grassy or Psychic Seed Sneasler uses its high Speed that can be boosted by Unburden to outspeed opposing Pokemon even if they have Tailwind set up or if Sneasler's Speed has been lowered.
- Fake Out lets Sneasler prevent a foe from attacking, potentially letting a partner, such as Kingambit or Gholdengo, get a turn to attack or set up. Throat Chop lets Sneasler hit Ghost-type Pokemon like Gholdengo and Basculegion-M for super effective damage as well as avoiding Psychic Terrain's blocking of Fake Out when Sneasler is paired with Indeedee-M.
- Tera Stellar works better on Sneasler sets that aren't running Throat Chop or can afford it to be weaker. It also lets Sneasler OHKO most Incineroar with Close Combat and guarantee the OHKO on Primarina with Dire Claw. Tera Dark lets Sneasler's Throat Chop OHKO Basculegion-M almost all of the time as well as making Sneasler immune to the Psychic-type attacks that threaten it before Terastallizing.
- Sneasler runs Grassy Seed or Psychic Seed depending on its partners; Grassy Seed works on offensive teams with Rillaboom, while Psychic Seed fits on hyper offense teams with Indeedee-M.
- Once Sneasler has activated Unburden, it can no longer switch out without losing the Speed boost, restricting its flexibility and potentially not letting it get the full value out of Fake Out like a Focus Sash set would. Sneasler can also be vulnerable to getting OHKOed by stronger attacks without a Focus Sash.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Teambuilding
============
- Sneasler synergizes best with other strong attackers that threaten the Poison- and Ghost-type Pokemon that Sneasler struggles to hit. Focus Sash Sneasler pairs best with both special and physical attackers, while Terrain Seed Sneasler both requires either Rillaboom or an Indeedee forme as a partner and pairs very well with them. Sneasler threatens opposing Grass- and Steel-types that resist Rillaboom's Grass-type attacks and Dark- and Steel-types that can switch into Indeedee-M's Expanding Force.
- Kingambit and Dragapult both synergize very well with Sneasler. Dragapult enjoys Sneasler threatening Primarina, which is a common switch-in to Dragapult's attacks. Dragapult is also extremely fast, letting it and Sneasler quickly overwhelm foes. Dragapult and Kingambit both benefit from Sneasler being good against opposing Kingambit, as they struggle to hit it.
- Sneasler's main weakness is Gholdengo, since it is immune to all of Sneasler's attacks if it isn't running Throat Chop and is often paired with Incineroar, which can lower Sneasler's Attack while also switching into Throat Chop. An allied Kingambit can help with this, as it benefits from Intimidate and resists both of Gholdengo's STAB attacks while also hitting it for super effective damage.
Strategy Comments
============
- Sneasler's main role is to use its good coverage against the metagame and good offensive stats to clear the way for other attackers. Look for situations where an opposing team has limited checks to an offensive Pokemon like Dragapult and attempt to remove these checks with Sneasler.
- Sneasler works best as an early-game attacker, as it can be lead with Pokemon with weaknesses it can cover, forcing the opponent to be weak against one or the other. Tough matchups for Sneasler can simply be resolved by not bringing it, as it shouldn't be the centerpiece of any team.
- Sneasler's main counters are bulky Pokemon and Pokemon that it lacks the coverage to hit. Sneasler's best partners tend to have a good matchup against most Pokemon that resist its attacks in addition to covering Sneasler's type-based weaknesses as well.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ipetbigfoot.645750/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/flarefox_7.657713/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zee.501951/
Grammar checked by:
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