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*Although Sneasel and {{p|Weavile}} are {{stat|Speed|fast}} {{type2|Dark}} Pokémon, they cannot learn {{m|Sucker Punch}}. | *Although Sneasel and {{p|Weavile}} are {{stat|Speed|fast}} {{type2|Dark}} Pokémon, they cannot learn {{m|Sucker Punch}}. | ||
*Sneasel was known in Generations II and III for having no useful STAB move, as both {{t|Dark}} and {{t|Ice}} were special-based types at the time, and Sneasel has a very low {{stat|Special Attack}} stat. This problem no longer exists in Generation IV, and as a result Sneasel and {{p|Weavile}} now have useful physical STAB moves such as {{m|Ice Punch}}, {{m|Ice Shard}}, and {{m|Pursuit}}. | *Sneasel was known in Generations II and III for having no useful STAB move, as both {{t|Dark}} and {{t|Ice}} were special-based types at the time, and Sneasel has a very low {{stat|Special Attack}} stat. This problem no longer exists in Generation IV, and as a result Sneasel and {{p|Weavile}} now have useful physical STAB moves such as {{m|Ice Punch}}, {{m|Ice Shard}}, and {{m|Pursuit}}. | ||
*Sneasel, together with its evolution {{p|Weavile}}, are the only Pokémon that have the combination | *Sneasel, together with its evolution {{p|Weavile}}, are the only Pokémon that have the combination {{t|Dark}}-{{t|Ice}}. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
It may be based on {{wp|weasel}}s, but it also seems to draw inspiration from 鎌鼬 ''{{wp|kamaitachi}}'', weasel demons with sickles on their front legs. | It may be based on {{wp|weasel}}s, but it also seems to draw inspiration from 鎌鼬 ''{{wp|kamaitachi}}'', weasel demons with sickles on their front legs. | ||