You are looking to form a very strong Pokémon team and you are looking for the right pocket monster to start competing in online challenges and try to win your next matches. Speaking of which, you think Sneasel fits your team perfectly, because it has a double Type you like and some really good stats. Also, you know that this Dark / Ice Pokémon has a powerful evolution from Generation IV onwards and you would like to know if the process to get it is the same as for most of the Pokémon you have caught so far.
Is there a need to strengthen the bond with the coach and to advance the level by fighting as hard as possible or is there more? In short, you are trying to understand how Sneasel evolves in detail and would like to know if I can give you a hand in achieving this goal. Of course yes, don’t worry: in the next few lines of this tutorial I’ll help you shed some light on the matter by telling you everything you need to know about it.
I already anticipate that you will have to face a slightly different procedure from the usual ones, but nothing particularly difficult, especially if you use Pokémon Sword or Shield, since with the arrival of Pokémon on Nintendo Switch some dynamics have been revised and train, evolve and improve the own team just got easier. Things change, however, in the case of Pokémon GO, the augmented reality title for smartphones and tablets. I assure you, however, that with a few steps you can get Weavile , the evolution of Sneasel, and use it in your battles. Now make yourself comfortable and enjoy your reading!
Index
- Preliminary information
- How Sneasel evolves
- How Sneasel evolves in Pokémon GO
- How Sneasel evolves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- How Sneasel evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
- How Sneasel evolves in other Pokémon games
Preliminary information
If you’re looking for Weavile because you think it’s a really strong Pokémon, I can’t blame you. Like all basic Pokémon that have an evolution, Sneasel is not very powerful but its first and only evolution could really make a difference in a team designed for the competitive: it is a Pokémon with a very high attack and speed that could allow you to launch even a lethal move for the opponent at the beginning of the battle.
Even its special ability, Grab Grapple , could be perfect for some strategies: if it is hit, in fact, Weavile manages to steal the item of the Pokémon that attacked it. Strong, right? It’s just a pity that Defense and Special Defense are not exactly the best, indeed, but you will know without a doubt that the stats of the Pokémon are balanced and that no creature can be without weaknesses. But let’s get to the point and see how Sneasel evolves .
How Sneasel evolves
You thought you’d get Weavile simply by fighting and you’d never find yourself researching how Sneasel evolves . I understand you. If you are a type who does not like guides and who try to do it yourself, you would hardly have discovered that a particular procedure is needed: it does not need or strengthen the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon (as it is necessary, instead, for creatures like Type Zero ) or struggling relentlessly until you reach a certain level. Instead, it is necessary that it is night in the game and that you have a particular instrument .
How do you say? Didn’t you think that to make Sneasel evolve the procedure was more complex than the others? It may seem complicated to you but it is not: it is now very easy to turn night into the world of Pokémon Sword and Shield , and the tool you need, the Claw Sharpener , has always been easy to find in every game. Once you get the Claw Sharpener and it will be night in the game world, by increasing even a single level Sneasel you can immediately witness its evolution in Weavile .
Know, however, that the trading system of the Pokémon games has always made it possible to obtain most of the pocket creatures with a certain ease: if you do not want to waste time, in short, you can also try to exchange one of your Pokémon for a Weavile without putting yourself looking for tools.
How Sneasel evolves in Pokémon GO
Do you want to know how Sneasel evolves in Pokémon GO because you know it has its own dynamics and you think the process is different from other Pokémon games? You’re right: what I’ve told you so far, in fact, doesn’t apply to Pokémon Go . I’ll explain immediately how to do it.
After catching your Sneasel in spawn zones or Pokémon raids you will need to be patient as it will take some time. To get a Weavile, in fact, you will need the Sinnoh Stone that allows you to evolve the Pokémon of the first or second generation into their fourth forms. What needs to be done, in detail? First, you must have reached a manager level of at least 10 .
Regarding how to obtain the Stones, Niantic has not released official guides, so it is possible that changes will be made over time. At the moment, however, you can get hold of this important tool either by completing field research activities for seven consecutive days or by battling your team leader and engaging in PvP battles . At the end of research or battles you may receive a stone as a special reward but be aware that it is not automatic.
So far some Sinnoh Stones have also been distributed while fighting in the Go Fighting League during the Pokémon Go Community Day on Saturday 22 February 2020 dedicated to Rhyhorn, so it is conceivable that in the future Niantic will organize similar events for coaches all over the world. Do not be caught unprepared under any circumstances because each event has its rewards and it is not certain that if you miss one, the other will give you the same rewards!
Are you looking forward to having Weavile on your team? Wait up! The stone, in fact, is not enough if you don’t also have the right number of Candies to make Sneasel evolve. Don’t know how many you need? 100 . Not very few, that’s true, but eventually you can add a mighty Weavile to your team, so it’s worth it!
How Sneasel evolves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
By now you are aware of how Sneasel evolves in Pokémon Sword and Shield and other Pokémon titles. How do you say? Not sure where the Claw Sharpener is or how to make the game world night? No problem – it’s really easy. Know that in both cases you have to go to the Wild Lands , the area introduced in the latest games dedicated to Pokémon and which can be explored in detail by controlling the camera.
The first thing to do is to reach the Conca delle Sabbie . You have certainly been there because it is an area that is easy to stumble upon even if you don’t want to. If you open the City Map , you will find it just south of the city of Knuckleburgh . Be careful though: you cannot get there simply by flying, since, as you can see, there is no wing drawn on the blue icon of displacements; Instead, you have to choose an area near the place, for example the one near the entrance to the Knuckleburgh walls, and then get to the Basin of Sands on foot or by bike.
Once you arrive in the Conca delle Sabbie, head north until you find a small lake with a kind of islet; pass the pond, where there is always a Gyarados waiting for you and, on the right, you will see a shiny object next to a yellow pokéball with the MT Poison Cross ; well, the item is the Claw Sharpener, which you need to evolve Sneasel into Weavile.
If by chance you had sold the Claw Sharpener and you couldn’t get it through an exchange, know that you could try your luck in Latermore , the city that you find at the end of Route 6 , where you can shop at the Bargain Market .
The Market is easily accessible from the Pokémon Center: just proceed to the left to find two very tall vendors. What you are interested in is the man on the right, who allows you to buy a rare item a day at an advantageous price; among these you can also find a Sharp Claw, if you’re lucky.
As I told you before, you don’t just need to get a Sharp Claw because it needs to be night and not day in the game. Don’t know how to quickly bring down the darkness of the night? Don’t worry – I have the solution for that too. Turning to night in Pokémon Sword and Shield is very easy: just change the time of the console through the System Settings menu of your Nintendo Switch .
If you are playing and it is day but you do not want to close the game, know that you can do it with a few steps. Press the Home button at the bottom of the console’s right Joy-Con . Then select the gear icon to access the System Settings and select the System item at the bottom of the screen that opens.
At this point, select the Date and time option . A screen will open in which you will see three items: choose the Synchronize clock via the Internet option , to set it to No (this way you can manually change the console time). Then, go to the Date and time item and enter a night time, then select OK , to confirm.
To return to the game, now press the Home button on the controller and you will be returned to the home screen, where, by selecting Pokémon Sword or Shield from the icons, you can resume the game you had previously interrupted, with the difference that it will be night in the game world.
The same procedure is also valid for the game worlds unlocked by the DLC the Lonely Island of Armor and The Snowy Lands of the Crown : I remind you, in fact, that with these expansions you can explore new areas in the same way as the Wild Lands (therefore controlling the camera, with the day / night cycle etc.).
How Sneasel evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Now let’s move on to the procedure to follow in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon , which is practically the same as the one seen above for Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Getting the Claw Sharpener is very simple: talk to the scientist you find on Route 15 ; he will give you the tool if you have at least 50 MT . Alternatively, you can steal it from the three Pokémon Jangmo-o , Hakamo-o, and Kommo-o found in Poni Canyon . I recommend you try especially with Komm-o because there is a 50% chance that it has the object.
Stealing an item from a Pokémon can be very frustrating if you don’t follow the right strategy. In Pokémon Sun and Moon , however, it is not possible to obtain it in other ways, so knowing how to steal is important. I have a strategy to recommend using a Stealing Pokémon , such as a Butterfree (Caterpie can be found on Route 1 already).
The Steal move has 100% accuracy and in Pokémon Sun and Moon you can teach it via TM46 obtainable in the Undergrowth Cave . In your team you must also have a Pokémon with the False Swipe move , which never KOs the opponent (Sneasel himself can learn it, so you can safely use him). Finally, do not forget to bring a Fifasphere with you , which prompts the opposing Pokémon to call for reinforcements when it is in difficulty: you can buy it in all the Pokémon-Market of Alola for 300 Pokémon dollars.
Once you have everything you need, take on one of Jangmo-o , Hakamo-o and Kommo-o and use False Swipe to reduce his HP to 1 . Then send Butterfree out , use the Fifasphere to call for reinforcements to the opponent and start stealing from the various Pokémon that appear, until you get the Claw Sharpener.
As you can imagine, the Fifasphere is important because it lets many reinforcements be called in and it doesn’t waste time when the opposing Pokémon doesn’t have the tool you need.
How Sneasel evolves in other Pokémon games
Not sure how Sneasel evolves in other Pokémon games ? The process is always the same, as you need to have a Sharp Claw with you and level up the Pokémon during the night.
As for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Omega Alpha , you can find the Affilartigli or trading with 48 Battle Points at Villa Lotta , or in ‘ Island Arcodiluna or Selve Mirage that appear randomly at the beginning of the day. In Pokémon X and Y you can always trade the item for 48 points in the Battle Mansion.
In Pokémon Black and White 2 you can find it in the entrance cave of the Giant Pit (the home of the legendary Pokémon Kyurem , so to speak). Again, you can exchange it for 48 points in the Battle Metro . In Black and White, in addition to making the trade in the Battle Subway, you can try your luck and hope that the Treasure Hunter of Route 13 will give it to you .
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the only way to get Sharp Claw is to exchange it for 48 points in the Battle Frontier . The latter is also found in Pokémon Platinum while in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl it is called Garden Fight .
The method is the same: it always takes 48 Battle Points to get hold of a Sharp Claw. In all three games you can also get the tool in the southern area of Route 224 (you must have Surf to cross some areas) and in the Via Vittoria (found along the path that leads you to the exit). In Pokémon Platinum, a Sharp Claw is in Cyrus ‘ office in the Galaxy Headquarters .
