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Hi everyone, my name is Soki and I’m a moderator of Pokémon Video Games and Current Event: Pokémon Sun and Moon. And this week it’s my turn to show off my first favourite Pokémon line!
In the World of Pokémon, there lives a vast number and variety of amazing creatures to befriend and collect. Every week, we will be focusing on a single one of these Pokémon or evolutionary line and talking about what makes it special. This week's Pokémon of choice is the Sneasel line!
Introduced as a non-evolving Pokémon in generation II, Sneasel is an Ice/Dark type Pokémon that steals eggs from unattentive Pidgey. Two generations later, one got a hold of a Razor Claw at night instead and evolved, introducing Weavile. Both Sneasel and Weavile seem to be based on cats, weasels and kamaitachi (weasel demons), with a pinch of Egyptian influences. They’re devious creatures with huge claws, which they use for attacking opponents, climbing trees and carving patterns on trees and ice to communicate with others. They’re also surprisingly social, often hunting in pairs or packs. They can usually be found in cold regions, often in icy caves.
What makes these two Pokémon special is their unique type combination and that they’re very fast. In fact, Sneasel has the highest base Speed of all evolvable Pokémon and Weavile is the fastest Ice-type and almost the fastest Dark-type Pokémon, too (damn you, Darkrai). Weavile’s Attack stat isn’t too shabby either, making it quite a popular Pokémon in competitive battling. Sadly, it also has many weaknesses and its defense stats aren’t much to talk about either, so it has a hard time staying in battle for long.
Other things these Pokémon are known for: Rival Silver owns a Sneasel in (Heart)Gold & (Soul)Silver, which he stole from a trainer in Cianwood City. Furthermore, Weavile is also a playable character in the spin-off game Pokkén Tournament.
Here are some questions to consider to get the conversation rolling. You don't have to answer all of them or any of them in your post as long as you're staying on topic and within global forum rules.
Previous Pokémon of the Week:
In the World of Pokémon, there lives a vast number and variety of amazing creatures to befriend and collect. Every week, we will be focusing on a single one of these Pokémon or evolutionary line and talking about what makes it special. This week's Pokémon of choice is the Sneasel line!
Introduced as a non-evolving Pokémon in generation II, Sneasel is an Ice/Dark type Pokémon that steals eggs from unattentive Pidgey. Two generations later, one got a hold of a Razor Claw at night instead and evolved, introducing Weavile. Both Sneasel and Weavile seem to be based on cats, weasels and kamaitachi (weasel demons), with a pinch of Egyptian influences. They’re devious creatures with huge claws, which they use for attacking opponents, climbing trees and carving patterns on trees and ice to communicate with others. They’re also surprisingly social, often hunting in pairs or packs. They can usually be found in cold regions, often in icy caves.
What makes these two Pokémon special is their unique type combination and that they’re very fast. In fact, Sneasel has the highest base Speed of all evolvable Pokémon and Weavile is the fastest Ice-type and almost the fastest Dark-type Pokémon, too (damn you, Darkrai). Weavile’s Attack stat isn’t too shabby either, making it quite a popular Pokémon in competitive battling. Sadly, it also has many weaknesses and its defense stats aren’t much to talk about either, so it has a hard time staying in battle for long.
Other things these Pokémon are known for: Rival Silver owns a Sneasel in (Heart)Gold & (Soul)Silver, which he stole from a trainer in Cianwood City. Furthermore, Weavile is also a playable character in the spin-off game Pokkén Tournament.
Here are some questions to consider to get the conversation rolling. You don't have to answer all of them or any of them in your post as long as you're staying on topic and within global forum rules.
- Do you like or dislike this Pokémon? Why?
- How is this Pokémon in-game?
- How is this Pokémon in competitive play? Are there any interesting strategies you like to use for them?
- Do you like this Pokémon's representation in the anime? Are there any moments or qualities in particular you enjoy/dislike?
- How do you think this Pokémon would interact with our world?
- If given the power to, would you change anything about this Pokémon and if so, what would you change?
- Do you like that Sneasel got an evolution in a later generation? Or do you think it should’ve stayed a non-evolving Pokémon?
- Do you think this Pokémon should get a Mega Evolution? What ideas do you have for it?
- What do you think of Weavile’s addition in Pokkén?
Previous Pokémon of the Week:
Pokémon of the Week #1: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, & Venusaur
Pokémon of the Week #2: Scraggy & Scrafty
Pokémon of the Week #3: Gulpin & Swalot
Pokémon of the Week #4: Porygon, Porygon2, and Porygon-Z
Pokémon of the Week #5: Emolga
Pokémon of the Week #6: Rufflet and Braviary
Pokémon of the Week #7: Ditto
Pokémon of the Week #8: Wynaut & Wobbuffet
Pokémon of the Week #2: Scraggy & Scrafty
Pokémon of the Week #3: Gulpin & Swalot
Pokémon of the Week #4: Porygon, Porygon2, and Porygon-Z
Pokémon of the Week #5: Emolga
Pokémon of the Week #6: Rufflet and Braviary
Pokémon of the Week #7: Ditto
Pokémon of the Week #8: Wynaut & Wobbuffet
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