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Sneasler

#9 Doubles (VGC) · 17.2%#12 Singles (OU) · 12.3% FightingPoison

Usage, sets and teammates pulled from the Pokémon Showdown / Smogon Champions ladder, June 2026.

Doubles (VGC) set #9 · 17.2% usage

Moves

Close Combat99.3%
Fake Out94.4%
Dire Claw88.7%
Protect59.9%
Coaching21.9%
Poison Jab5.1%

Held items

White Herb66.3%
Focus Sash28.8%

Ability

Unburden 80.6%Poison Touch 17.7%Pressure 1.7%

Common EV spreads

Jolly 16 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe 36.5%
Adamant 16 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe 22%
Jolly 252 Atk / 16 Def / 252 Spe 4.6%

Best teammates

Sinistcha Sinistcha 32.7% Kingambit Kingambit 28.3% Incineroar Incineroar 28% Basculegion Basculegion 26.3% Garchomp Garchomp 22.6% Whimsicott Whimsicott 18.6%

Singles (OU) set #12 · 12.3% usage

Moves

Close Combat99.6%
Dire Claw87.8%
Swords Dance63.2%
Throat Chop49.7%
U-turn28.6%
Acrobatics26.1%

Held items

White Herb63.8%
Choice Scarf17%
Focus Sash8.2%
Sitrus Berry2.6%
Black Belt2.4%

Ability

Unburden 71.1%Poison Touch 28.3%Pressure 0.6%

Common EV spreads

Adamant 16 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe 26.1%
Jolly 16 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe 23.6%
Adamant 252 Atk / 16 SpD / 252 Spe 19.9%

Best teammates

Garchomp Garchomp 45.1% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 29.5% Corviknight Corviknight 28.2% Glimmora Glimmora 26.1% Kingambit Kingambit 21.7% Hatterene Hatterene 20.9%

Counters & checks

Type-matchup math for Sneasler, cross-referenced with the live June 2026 meta. These flag likely threats and targets; confirm exact damage with the damage calculator.

Defensive profile

4× weakPsychic
2× weakGroundFlying
resistsBugGrassFightingPoisonRockDark

Threatens Sneasler

Meta Pokémon carrying STAB that hits Sneasler super-effectively.

Garchomp Garchomp 48% Corviknight Corviknight 34.6% Farigiraf Farigiraf 21.6% Pelipper Pelipper 18% Excadrill Excadrill 17.5% Galarian Slowking Galarian Slowking 16.8% Mega Charizard Y Mega Charizard Y 15.3% Mega Staraptor Mega Staraptor 15.1% Hatterene Hatterene 14.8% Mega Swampert Mega Swampert 14.1%

Sneasler pressures

Common meta Pokémon weak to Sneasler's STAB.

Incineroar Incineroar 28.3% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 28.3% Whimsicott Whimsicott 26.7% Kingambit Kingambit 23.1% Excadrill Excadrill 17.5% Archaludon Archaludon 15.8% Grimmsnarl Grimmsnarl 15% Floette (Mega Flower) Floette (Mega Flower) 14.9% Hatterene Hatterene 14.8% Sylveon Sylveon 12.8%

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