Sneasler is Mass Fur-Baiting Pokemon Fans... 🪶 Gnoggin - Pokemon Explained

Seasel, Sneasler, and Weavile are cats...
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Pokemon Legends Arceus has a lot more Sneasel than other Pokemon games. It's... SneaslER... But what is Sneasel based on? What is Hisuian Sneasel based on? What is Weavile based on? and What is Sneasler based on? Is Weavile really Egyptian? Are they really only weasels? I don't think so!
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Chapters:
00:00 What is Hisuian Sneasel?
00:28 Sneasel is a CAT!
02:13 Sneasel is a Weasel Yokai
04:16 is Weavile Egyptian?
07:04 Sponsored by Helix!
08:49 is Sneasel Native American?
10:40 Sneasler the Poison Yokai
12:54 Sneasler Claws!
16:30 Sneasler is Nobunaga's Wife!?
18:54 Sneasler the Ice Climber
19:18 It all comes together
20:41 Bonus Footage
Gnoggin, hosted by its creator Lockstin, is a show delving into the mysteries of Pokemon! (and other games sometimes too). Explaining everything there is to explain! Why is each Pokemon given the type it has? What are their origins? What is the lore of the Pokemon world and the design inspirations? And what does it all have to do with alchemy? Let's Go find out!

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[@lordsebbion]

You did

[@bidoof367]

sans from undertale

[@bidoof367]

sans

[@bidoof367]

undertale sans

[@Bill-Cipher]

Hisuian sneel

[@Lazypackmule]

The biggest thing I learned from this video is that Trubbish is a cat pokemon I will internalize this information forever

[@Gloomdrake]

I always thought it was a bunny

[@waverider6302]

And Joltick

[@thepapistyourmotherwarnedy752]

Move over Trash Panda, Trash Cat is moving in

[@PoserPosse]

A cat that's been thrown out, or a cat skeleton that is possessing a trash bag? Also, I hate that it is a cat.

[@anthonywolfe594]

I fr just screamed "trubbish is a cat??" because I always thought it was a bunny. Like I always think of the term dust bunny when I think of trubbish

[@caroalcala3741]

The most likely reason for Sneasler's disappearance is due to the abundance of Psychic, Ground, and Flying types and Weavile able to outcompete them in speed, and hunt in packs. Which brings the question if the latter indirectly caused Hisuian variants like Zoroark, Braviary, or Ursaluna to extinction.

[@michaeldaniels642]

Ursaluna and Kleavor could just be the needed items no longer exist in present day Sinnoh. Wrydeer would be the method was lost to time.

[@ArceusDX]

Considering Hisuian Zoroark is already confirmed for Scarlet and Violet, none of the Hisuian variants went extinct, they just went elsewhere.

[@jangonzalez7007]

@@michaeldaniels642 Could be that Weavile hunted Wyrdeer to "extinction". Psyshield Bash an Wyrdeer's Psychic typing would be handy against Sneasler, but would be useless against Weavile, allowing Weavile to outcompete Sneasler for food.

[@windsmith4048]

Maybe hisuian braviary just stopped migrating to the sinnoh due to increase of temperature.

[@jasonitaliano8631]

Makes me wonder why there are so many ice types, as that is definitely a lot of weakness which can be taken advantage of by a large number of potential predators. Thank goodness Fire types are forbidden from showing up anywhere near ice type spawns. It would be a slaughter

[@mintythetrashcat7731]

The poison type could also be based on the fact that there’s a bit of a risk from getting scratched by feral cats due to multiple reasons including if they haven’t been vaccinated. Sometimes people who rescue them get scratched before they’ve gotten shots and have to go to the er to get shots to avoid sickness.

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

My vet refused to treat my cat until he got vaccinated so yeah

[@AAA-dt4yx]

There ARE tons of diseases that animals can carry (ex. rabies... uhhhh, can't think of much else at the moment.) Weapons, especially blades and arrows, are also covered with poisons (such as poison dart frog toxins, which would typically be used to tip spears in order to deal more harm towards opponents), and Sneasel and Sneasler have scythe references, which could also be used as weapons, so that's another possible connection.

[@mattwo7]

18:55 That ninja tool mentioned earlier in the video was meant for climbing, using it as a weapon was a *_secondary_* use. *_Ninjas aren't supposed to be seen._*

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

definitely ties it into the ice climbing thing even more then

[@Dwarg91]

And, real ninjas wear blue.

[@myheartismadeofstars]

@@Dwarg91 🎶Real ninjas wear blue!🎶

[@Dwarg91]

@@myheartismadeofstars exactly what I was thinking.

[@edwardnygma8533]

@@Dwarg91 I'll be honest, this one is lost on me.

[@poppiaria]

An interesting detail about the Ice Climber aspect is the tufts around his collar and the spiked tufts on his feet resemble a fur collared coat and ice boots for digging into walls when climbing.

[@Hyde472]

But can he wobble?

[@KingKayro87]

@@Hyde472 Just don't get grabbed.

[@burningsoul3969]

Am I the only person who audibly laughed out loud when they saw the way Sneaseler carries the player in Legends? It was hysterical

[@TheHammerGuy94]

Insert obvious nezuko reference here In most cases, you control the ride pokemon like a vehicle HOW DOES SNEASLER KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING?

[@ShinyRowletGuy]

@@TheHammerGuy94 it doesn't.

[@Hammerbruder99]

Maybe the player is able to take control over Sneasler with Arceus Phone magic. xD

[@SuperPuddingCup]

I hated Sneasler until the moment I saw how it carries the player in a lil basket lol

[@LunaP1]

I cackled too at that.😆

[@ShayTheValiant]

Going into Legends Arceus, I wanted to use a Sneasler on my team. Upon learning how easy it was to shiny hunt in this game, I hunted until I found a shiny alpha Sneasel and evolved it, and it was on my final team when I beat the game.

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

thats really cool

[@soofiesss]

Same :D

[@spyrosfronimos9742]

My condolences

[@PinkSneaselGirl]

I named mine Taokaka. The shiny just fits her.XD

[@soofiesss]

The only one of my pokemon i have named was a shiny raichu i found. Im not sure what makes him special but he is baby boy.

[@squidmom3162]

Fun fact; the claws may also refer to the “Hand Glaive” weapon, which would actually mean they’re not exaggerated, as hand glaives are similar to cat claws, but are intended as an increased ranged hand weapon. Edit: if you can’t seem to find anything on hand glaives, another name for them is the “Tekko kagi”

[@the24thcolossusjustchillin39]

Source?

[@CaptainCFalcon]

@@the24thcolossusjustchillin39 Japan

[@primordialsun]

13:19 he mentions the tekko kagi here

[@NightFuryLover31]

"Egypt was weird." (looks at how a horror manga stemmed from how the original concept of games idea evolves into Japan's most popular card game) You're not wrong. Love Pokemon and Yugioh! 😅

[@JRockySchmidt]

The amount of times "experts" just made something up and is now considered fact is astonishing. Glad were re-researching some of our old ideas. Like Nero fiddling while Rome burned and Napoleon being really short. Edit: Plus half the things they taught you about Native Americans in school before 2010.

[@RuBoo001]

I’ve always had some interest in Egyptian culture. Of course, not as much as Japanese, and the same goes for Australian, Native American, and Central American (assuming one doesn’t count them among “Native Americans”) cultures… But still.

[@MediocreKam]

When you mentioned the cat pokemon at the beginig with the merch thing and the trubish confused me and made me laugh imagining a cat trubish and the ramifications of owning trash as a pet in the pokemon world

[@Retro_Red]

It looks more like a rabbit to me, might be the knot in the bag looking like bunny ears.

[@jasonitaliano8631]

If Trubbish was an animal, I would have guessed raccoon...

[@Mikescool444]

*JOLTIK*

[@nullpoint3346]

Idea: Each of the _pollution_ pokemon have a positive impact on the environment at large, but are even more dangerous in the short term do to being concentrated pollution.

[@markguyton2868]

"oh look, fur-bait" was technically the first thing I said when I saw that thing, then afterwards it was demon slayer jokes. Gameplay-wise, that weird cat thing is honestly really good, though I prefer the ballerina plant in terms of the new fighting types added.

[@savvythedivineyethuggable7493]

I mean, Victory Dance is a *very* overpowered move. I hope that Sneasler gets more good moves as well as good abilities if it is ever implemented into the other/newer games.

[@AAA-dt4yx]

I really love Sneasler. Also, yeah, Victory Dance is super strong, raising not only action speed, but giving you a free omni-boost AND raising move damage. Sneasler learns decent moves, with Knock Off for coverage against Psychic types, Dire Claw being decent in offense and dealing status, and Close Combat, because Sneasler has no need for those defenses, and Close Combat is really strong. (I just realized that a ton of Hisui mons have 4x weaknesses. Lilligant, Decidueye, and Sneasler, which makes for almost half the new Pokemon added.)

[@potatoqueen5248]

I believe Lockstin knew exactly what he was implying when he wrote mass-fur-baiting. Well played, well played.

[@rioluwu5921]

:/ wtf

[@frostyvoid827]

*"GET OUT OF SNEASLER"* ayo

[@mouthwaterin]

I got fur baited lmao

[@kristofgriffin384]

I personally really liked Sneasler, so much so that I had one on my team for Legends Arceus. Sneasler's also one of my favorite Ride Pokemon, and that's mainly because I love the way she carries us on her back, as our eyes are visible via the hole on the box.

[@Gloomdrake]

I kind of wish we would blink from time to time, though

[@marianocolombo347]

Same

[@Soulfire702]

@@Gloomdrake Yes

[@emerfirek]

@@Gloomdrake What if the only reason we blink outside the box is to fit in w/ societal standards, but we feel like we don't need to while we're in the box b/c we think no one is watching... _except for ourselves._

[@locomokuu2471]

Wait you mean you guys blink?

[@bubs_devark]

Even without knowing any of the design inspirations for Sneasler, she automatically became one of my favorite HIsuian mon! Something about her sass and personality drew me in, plus I already love Sneasle and Weavile too. Also, Sneasler's little happy noises she makes every now and then after climbing up a cliff just make me so happy!

[@MoonEcho]

For a long time, I thought Weavile’s feather headdress might have something to do with an Aesop’s fable - the way I remembered it, the weasels needed a way to distinguish which weasels were in charge, so the leader weasels wore feathered headdresses (and then got stuck in the entrances of their escape tunnels when a predator chased them, and were eaten for their hubris). Turns out, I remembered that fable wrong, and it was mice who were wearing feathered headdresses, and the weasels were the ones chasing and eating them. D’oh! I’m glad there’re other explanations and inspirations for the Sneasel line that actually check out!

[@flyingstonemon3564]

That's actually fun of a story

[@DuskyPredator]

In terms of feather, I remember Sneasel's only ice move used to being icy wind, which kind of made the stab kind of pointless.

[@mabs6253]

It also learns Ice Punch and Blizzard ever since but I understand where you're coming from. All of it's Ice Moves are all from TMs

[@xXSimplySammyXx]

@DuskyPredator When you posted "In Terms of..." I thought we were going down another Vaporeon copy/pasta again! XD

[@DuskyPredator]

@@xXSimplySammyXx I actually only came across that very recently.

[@manoftruth0935]

Sneasel couldn’t abuse its typing because both were special prior to Gen 4, so it was crap.

[@LinkDawnbringer]

Sneasler made me want a third person action game with Pokémon because she seems so perfect for it.

[@jasonkeith2832]

*Sad Pokken noises*

[@LinkDawnbringer]

@@jasonkeith2832 on one hand, that's fair; on the other hand, that's also a technical fighter and no matter how much I want to be good at any given technical fighter I never am, I'm always trash. I've tried Pokkén, I've tried Dragon Ball FighterZ, I've tried Them's Fightin' Herds, I've even tried some Street Fighter 2, but I'm bad at all of them! Heck the only part of Evoland 2 that I struggled with at all on hard was the part where it turned into a technical fighter :(

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

*Points to Pokken Tournament*

[@thefreeze6023]

@@jasonkeith2832 i mean, weaviles already in pokken

[@papyrusplays6021]

So like, warriors style gameplay? (If you don’t know what that means, think hyrule warriors or fire emblem warriors, THAT kind of thing)

[@misterspiggins]

I liked ALL of the new forms in PLA, and my entire end-game team was Hisuian. Sneasler’s idle animation immediately turned it into the team’s big sister who’s already been through it all.

[@ScottaHemi440]

1:41 "all cat pokemon" I'll accept that sneasle and family have cat features. but Trubbish??? I mean if he had ANY animal in his design i could have sworn it was rabbit... "dust bunny"

[@squidmom3162]

With those teeth?

[@flyingstonemon3564]

Joltik too apparently, look out

[@flayneaelius1068]

Now I just want a baby-mon pre-volved form called 'Sneal'. Also, long shot considering Arceus, but I hope we still see sneasler in VS. Maybe as a revived fossil mon' at least. I like it.

[@CarlosDiaz-wp7sp]

1:41 Yes, my favorite Cat Pokémon... *TRUBBISH* 🗑💖

[@miespies]

I was so confused lol. Ig the trash bag handles could be ears?

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

@@miespies ... Well... I mean... When people have unwanted kittens (and are the literal dregs of society whom I'd do unspeakable things to if I ever got my hands on them) tend to put the kittens in a bag and... Toss them into the water...

[@Dash-lx4ng]

@@MercuryAlphaInc I want to go back in time when I didn't see this

[@Gloomdrake]

@@miespies it looks more like a rabbit to me

[@flyingstonemon3564]

And joltik...

[@KirbyatYT]

“Please get out of Sneasler, that’s illegal.” -Lockstin, 2022

[@Quackra]

the one thing I didn't expect to hear today

[@jasonkeith2832]

He says this about the one region/era that said it was OK to marry your Pokémon.

[@cordellriemer5177]

He can't tell me what to do

[@jthunderboldt]

"there are no laws about the pokemon Lockstin" - the joker probably

[@OrionSeas]

1:40 I was waiting for you to acknowledge that, according to that little artwork there, Trubbish is also a cat Pokémon

[@zigslotheon]

Honestly I thought Sneasler would have been made a female only evolution like Salazzle since the first one we will probably see is a ride mon and is called Lady Sneasler by Ingo.

[@aradiamegido0u0]

Sneasler and hisuian sneasel is one of my favorite hisuian forms and this just solidified it.

[@mattwo7]

1:35 All I'm hearing here is "Trubbish is a cat."

[@joshjo9405]

If trubbish is a cat, then what is garbador?

[@mattwo7]

@@joshjo9405 A bigger cat? A big feline? IDK, how is Trubbish a cat?

[@joshjo9405]

@@mattwo7 An alley cat I guess?

[@brodyphillips5355]

I really like sneasler! I'm happy that its design has a lot of substance, because i honestly only really liked it because of how silly it is. That kind of lanky fellow fills me with boundless joy

[@Broomer52]

The part I didn’t think of is how it’s name even acknowledges theirs barely anything different other than being big. It’s just Big Sneasle or More Sneasle.

[@Raiynachan]

The second I saw Sneasler (she was thankfully spoiler-free for me!), I knew she'd be my new favorite!! She has such a sleek design and a beautiful palette, I love her typing (being a poison trainer ;D) and overall I'm just very happy she was introduced. Thanks for doing a video on her!!! 💕💕

[@kerrywien6775]

Same here

[@kerrywien6775]

My favorite new pokémon in PLA is sneasler because the design is much more majestic than it’s counterpart and it’s typing of poison/fighting is amazing too, sneasler is a majestic weasel and sneasler is my current favorite pokémon in PLA that isn’t a legendary or mythical because sneasler is just so cool. I’m hoping that all these ancient pokémons especially sneasler to return to the modern times in Gen 9.

[@kerrywien6775]

And sneasler can be both genders. But it does have a feminine design

[@obsidiantitan9791]

Wait a minute, in the clip of Pokemon cat merch line.. Why was trubbish there? I like trubbish personally but i thought it was a rabbit more then a cat?

[@JacobAwsum]

Smelly cat.

[@KaiCyreus]

i'm tellin ya now, maybe they are feathers these days, but before Ken Sugimori redesigned it for its official art, they weren't meant to be feathers as you'll see in its original sprite, Sneasel had completely different colours, colours which will show you that these "feathers" were originally supposed to be *icicles*

[@XanBcoo]

That's a pretty big stretch. You seem to be mostly relying on the color, because they're not shaped like icicles, nor do they hang off sneasel's body in the way an icicle would. There's no indication that they have any significant depth in their shape either. So they're either blue feathers/protrusions or very thin, feather-shaped icicles. I think there's more there to assume it's the former

[@gregorymirabella1423]

eh, i don't really see it.

[@savvythedivineyethuggable7493]

Okay, so why are they feathers now? If you're implying that those red, wavy things are ice, then you are mistaken, or even stupid.

[@Topdoggie7]

They're the four kamaitachi blades now. But I did love the beta design enough I still draw it.

[@RC-lz4nx]

Comparing Weavile to that weasel yokai with the scythe arms was pretty cool! Not to mention those yokai steal your stuff, and Weavile's hidden ability is Pickpocket.

[@MatthewTheEmperor]

It's a pretty obvious design inspiration when you think about it long enough.

[@migo1559]

This and enamorus' videos made me love pokemon that I previously despised. Learning about a pokemon's design origins is probably my favourite part about the whole saga

[@EaglexHeart]

This video is interesting in looking into Hisuian Sneasel and Sneaseler. I always thought that the connection for both Seasels and why Hisuian Sneasel evolves into Sneaseler and Johtoian Sneasel into Weavile because of the reference to the Iga and Koga Ninja clans. If researched further, this theory of mine even ties into Johto's current Elite Four member, Koga.

[@squidmom3162]

But….Koga doesn’t have a sneasel or weavile

[@EaglexHeart]

@@squidmom3162 That's true that's where my theory begins. Hisuian Sneasel was originally a poison type but as stated in the Dex recorded by the player and Laventon. Sneasel that evolve into Sneasler go live solitary lives. Most likely ending their way of survival as Hisui grew into the Sinnoh region we know today. This is where I believe Sneasel begins to share history with the real history of the Iga and the Koga-ryu Ninja clans. Hisuian Sneasel and its history eventually disappear from history due to its adaptation to living in largely populated communities. Along with the age of a peaceful Sinnoh the need for territorial conflicts ends so away goes the fighting typing and poison typing. Silent as a shadow, swift as the wind, cold as the nights at dusk. Modern day Sneasel could only live as this new dual type. Where does Koga fit in? Look at the type he specializes in, the style of the gym he has built (in game-invisible wall puzzle. In anime-Ninja trap house), When he becomes an Elite Four, his room is set up much like the mountain terrain where you find Sneasel in Hisui. Through Koga, He is keeping the study of Hisuian Sneasel alive. It is unfortunate however that the pokemon lifestyle he is keeping alive, can never stand by his side. Now, this is just a theory by the end of the day. So please don't judge it too harshly.

[@squidmom3162]

@@EaglexHeart it’s certainly an interesting theory, and I can certainly see the connection between the ninja clans and the sneasel lines. That being said, I definitely think the koga connection is pretty far fetched. But nothing is impossible if it hasn’t been confirmed nor denied!

[@onijester56]

Cats protected people from scorpions and snakes, and protected our grains and food from mice. Cats may not have been worshipped as gods, but they should have. Also, Sneasler is kinda cute I guess.

[@WinterStones]

they were worshipped... look at Egypt.

[@albertodiaz9296]

No matter what, Weavile will always be one of my favorite pokémon. I just love the design and types. Few of the Ice type that I will always like.

[@sveipr6516]

I really like the implication that since Johtonian Sneasel and Weavile exist in Sinnoh while Hisuian Sneasel and Sneaser have gone extinct is that the Weavile line is more intelligent and live in packs which allowed them to survive and thrive, while the Sneasler line are independent and isolationists which drove them to extinction.

[@zoeyvalkyrie]

Adding to this, consider that the Johtonian Sneasel line lives in similar environments (high altitude, low temperature), requires the same evolution item, and would be highly effective against the Psychic types that Sneasler would struggle with. It's entirely possible that Johtonian Sneasels were introduced accidentally by settlers or visitors only for them to invasively displace and wipe out the Hisuian Sneasel population through resource competition.

[@sveipr6516]

@@zoeyvalkyrie yes! Especially since we know that some members of the galaxy team are from Johto, some may have brought johtonian Sneasel over (intentionally or not) and they became an invasive species pushing Hisuian Sneasel out. Which may explain why only the Sneasler line is in Hisui before the galaxy team moved in, and in present day only the Weavile line is in Sinnoh post settlement.

[@timeless1882]

I'm so happy to get a video about my favorite Pokemon! I dont mind the Hisuian Sneasel and Sneasler forms, I'm just not much of a fan of the typing. Ice and Dark are my favorite types, replacing those types with Fighting and Poison was an odd choice.

[@darianclark3980]

But Sneasler is soo ugly thou

[@TheMalikp1]

Given this video, it makes sense why it's Poison/Fighting

[@zigslotheon]

I think Hisuian Sneasel is the true original Sneasel and Johtonian Sneasel is the result of Hisuian Sneasel migrating to Johto and becoming a Dark and Ice type to get rid of its quad weakness to Psychoc becoming outright immune to it but it ended up making it quad weak against its old form.

[@jasonitaliano8631]

If only Ice type wasn't such a defensive liability...

[@TheMalikp1]

@@jasonitaliano8631 Well, it's more offense then Defense

[@voidastralbirth]

H. Zorua and Zoroark will always be my favorite Hisui varients, but H. Sneasel and Sneasler quickly became my No. 2 favs once I got to them in PLA.

[@ShinyRowletGuy]

1:42 The real mystery is why in the word is Trubbish with all the cat pokemon? I thought he was a trash bag dust bunny thing

[@JeezAlax]

I really don't get the hate for Sneasler. It's tall, it's got a cute kinda cat-like face, it's powerful in Legends, it's colors are better than Weavile's (imo), it just has so much to love.

[@Broomer52]

It’s kinda bland in terms of design because as both names imply theirs nothing different other that it being even More Sneasle or Big Sneasle. Even Gamefreak says “it’s just a big Sneasle”

[@flyingstonemon3564]

@@Broomer52 Tbh It makes It more simple "What even is this" "Big Sneasle" "Like just that?" "Sneasle Big"

[@justinjyeung]

Now I can appreciate Sneasler more! It's pretty goofy as Sneasel-er Sneasel, and the fact that may very well be part of the design is just goofy enough for me XD Okay but what is the inspiration for her little box when you're rock climbing with Sneasler? 🤔

[@ElvishPrinceling]

It's a pack-basket, humans have used them since we were living in caves

[@OriginalSpectorius]

Demon Slayer 😀

[@giboit.]

Yeah, I also want to know why it has a little box to carry people Tanjiro style.

[@MeleeTiger]

Also, there were small ninja claws that were sometimes used as climbing aids and self-defense items, which could also have influenced the way Sneasler climbs with them?

[@WulfWhistle]

I watched this episode with a straight face, and then he said "please get out of sneasler that's illegal". I love the amount of research that goes into these Pokemon origin breakdowns. There's so much possible real world connections I had no idea about before

[@Berdomlikesgames]

Ya know when I first saw sneaslers design I wasn't sure how to feel...but after some thinking I came to one realization...I think I like it more than normal sneasle and weavile

[@rjs4176]

That's how pokémon designs usually are. However much thinking you've already done on a pokémon Game Freak has already done all of that same thinking 20 times over. All of the pieces are there and it's up to us to put them all together. And that's the story of how and why I think Inteleon is a super great and awesome pokémon now! :)

[@Broomer52]

Yeah I eventually came around to it

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

I prefer it over weavile as well. not a contest for me, i hate weavile

[@cordellriemer5177]

What if we combined both Sneasler and weavile 🤔

[@Berdomlikesgames]

@@cordellriemer5177 would be neat as a branching point for modern day weavile. Would we call it sneasvile or weavler though?

[@SlateofGranite]

I actually kinda like Sneasler, both it's design and how she carries me around like Nezuko. I think I prefer it over Weavile Now would I smash? I'm...not sure. Would it kill me is the question. I do know Mark would definitely smash though.

[@cordellriemer5177]

Yes you should definitely smash Sneasler

[@SlateofGranite]

@@cordellriemer5177 Well with an argument like that, I'm sold!

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

I've always hated weavile, so i definitely prefer Sneasler. Her basket is hilarious.

[@maxeon0937]

"She"

[@Mikescool444]

*_Strong Style_*

[@paradoxgaming3181]

Sneasler is literally my favorite Hisuian variant pokemon. Not sexually of course, but because of how useful it is outside of Battle as well as in battle tactics. It's literally a jack of all trades in the game

[@shadowdemon1375]

When I first saw Sneasler in game, my immediate thought was a combination of Persian, Sneasel and the cats from A Hat in Time, including the Empress. It took a little time for me to get adjusted, but I love Sneasler now.

[@nazeersadek6705]

Now I need a video explaining what the hell Trubbish is doing here 1:43

[@beowulf2715]

I love any video that lets him bring out his cat.

[@matthewanderson1916]

I really liked this docu-essay style video with lots of analysis and historical+video game tie-ins. Crazy how many differeny cultural and game references you found in just a few pokemon designs. You clearly did your research and know your stuff!

[@lydfunkgamer8701]

It makes me happy that you made a video not only of sneasler but also of sneasel and weavile, explaining their concept of their form as well as Japanese culture both in weapons and in general

[@May-yd4yv]

Absolutely adored the helix sleep romance segment, congratulations on two healthy pillows!

[@walesjedi9217]

Sneasler is my favorite Hisuian form, the sass, the claws, the being a better Toxicroak and, most importantly, the Nezuko box housing our protagonist

[@edwardnygma8533]

These are my favorite kind of videos you put out. Taking a Pokemon who's design I either am on the fence about or don't really like and explaining why it is the way that it is, giving me a new appreciation for it I otherwise wouldn't have. Also, the edit at the end was a great touch.

[@SuperPuddingCup]

Continuing from the warbonnet thing, when ferrets hunt and play, they bounce around a lot and it's called the "weasel war dance," which helps bring together the weasel/warbonnet idea.

[@ExploDjinn]

The first time I saw Sneasler and was told that I had to ride it, I thought, please no. I was quite relieved when I was placed in a basket instead of straddling it.

[@StyxYRenegade]

Ayo speak for yourself

[@freddylisy10]

@@StyxYRenegade right I was disappointed I couldn’t straddle that strong fast Pokémon like the mommy and or daddy it is

[@freddylisy10]

But the tanglea eyes I have as a trainer in the basket makes up for it a little

[@fierceditiesnaruto]

I love both versions of Sneasels and their evolutions! X3 they can bait all they want, if it works, than it's acceptable! XD

[@shinydecidueye2191]

When i saw sneasler in legends arceus I immediately fell in love with its design. I caught one immediately when i could. Its also best friends with my decidueye.

[@PixelSkull7547]

Sneasler became my absolute favorite mon the moment I saw it, just beating out Toxtricity.

[@akitosuzume2749]

Had a Sneasler in my team, the sleeping pose is sassy af. Never associated a gender to the design, it always looked like an androgynous yeti to me.

[@cordellriemer5177]

The hottest pokemon in my opinion

[@demonheart13]

@@cordellriemer5177 I mean, some people, me definitely but also many others even if they don't admit it out loud, prefer an androgynous look. It's the best of no genders

[@corvus196]

@@demonheart13 you could say it leaves alot to the imagination, if that's what you're into I respect that

[@nullpoint3346]

@@corvus196 Hm... The observed lacking obvious traits does make it easier for the brain to falsify them, but the entire reason for those traits existing is for communication without invasive investigations. Therefore, true androgyny is unfavorable from a biological and civilization standpoint. But cultural standpoints are free to vary.

[@demonheart13]

@@nullpoint3346 nope true androgyny is SUPER sexy. No chest, no curves, no extra broad shoulders just lean, sleek, and athletic all around is the golden design. No need to add fantasy elements like boobs but if you into boobs you can add them if that's your choice but unless your only interested in sex it's not necessary. Androgyny is superior because it's optimized and gives an aura of this person is not just mysterious but they are capable of absolutely anything. To add false mass to an androgynous look is downright blasphemy. (Again unless you talking about actual sex or porn, in nature animals typically looks similar and they differences are only exaggerated during theating season when they are looking to attract a mate. Personally I'd love to be able to just not have boobs unless I'm actively having a baby. They are so useless otherwise (especially since we don't plan on having bio kids so just all around useless. if I weren't afraid of surgery I'd probably have them removed)

[@user-oe3mc9fn2k]

I love H.sneasel over every other snealsel related mons (normal sneasel, weavile, and sneasler)

[@VGBrothers]

I went into Legends mostly blind, and got Sneasler as a Ride Pokémon before finding Hisuian Sneasel. (And got the Johto Sneasel early on in my first Spacetime Distortion in the first area) Willing to admit that I really did like the design of Sneasler when Ingo introduced the player to her. Heck I like the designs of a lot of the new Hisui evolutions in Lilligant, Kleavor, Braviary, Typhlosion, and the Hisui Growlithe and Arcanine.

[@user-wd3zs9cp7l]

20:08 The “Smash” and “Pass” in the Venn diagram is hilarious.

[@LezlyLikesYuri]

Too bad he accidentally put them in the wrong spots. Editing oversight I guess 😉

[@MaxwellTheCatXD]

​@@LezlyLikesYuri💀...

[@LezlyLikesYuri]

@@MaxwellTheCatXD 😘

[@MaxwellTheCatXD]

@@LezlyLikesYuri oh hell naw.. 💀

[@LezlyLikesYuri]

@@MaxwellTheCatXD LOL! Struggle harder baby 😍😍😍

[@CeruleanTrafficlight]

Another potential idea for Sneasel's feather: if it really is a stray cat, it could have taken feathers from its prey (spearrow?) as trophies ?

[@nidohime6233]

A shame it wasn't Ice/Poison, Hisuian Sneasel would have being cooler with that typing. 1:40 Is Trubbish based on a cat? 5:20 I've always found Weavile a bit indian inspired, but I think is because its name in japanese is Manyula, like Apu's wife in the Simpsons. 15:35 I think it could have work if it wasn't for Sneasler's proportions. Looks more like a slim guy who is starting to get weight rather than a graceful and haughty assassin its supposed to represent. 15:50 Kinda true. In women's fighting is not about hurting the most but how much you can destroy the other's face since beauty is part of a woman's social status. You had to make sure she is ugly at the end of a fight :3 okno My veredict: Would be better it wasn't a furry.

[@fishnewt1331]

I’m questioning everything now.

[@plushmakerfan8444]

Ya I hope there is in scarlet and violet

[@marlinfromfindingnemo8954]

I am now counting trubbish as a cat Pokémon and I will not be debated on this fact

[@nidohime6233]

@@fishnewt1331 Questioning what?

[@flayneaelius1068]

About 1:40 : I think what they were going for with Trubbish was the cat-specific trope of cats hanging around in alleys and in garbage cans. (Think 'The aristocats') Lock just forgot to mention it.

[@Sammiwammi69]

I also love that both sneasler and samurott are mustelids, possibly further alluding to the Nōhime + Oda connection

[@TheMalikp1]

Husuian Sneasel and Sneasler are one of my favorite. This explanation makes me love it even more.

[@ferringsylveon219]

Sneasel, Weavile, and Sneasler are all adorable cutie weasels.

[@djimonmcdonald9085]

The whole section about claws I was really into it.... Then I remembered in mario strikers, Bowser uses them.

[@ScottE-2]

I'm super looking forward to your video covering Samurott. I really like its design and really compliments Samurott's for type coverage being Water/Dark now. Same with the Bug/Rock with Kleavor. Ursaluna being Normal/Ground giving immunity to Samurott's core weaknesses of Electric while being immune to ghost. Makes me wonder if they will team up with Bandai Namco to make a Pokémon Conquest Warriors style game featuring these Hisuian variants. I kind of want one now that you brought up Samurai Warriors.

[@mudfishnick9768]

Sneasler is one of the pokemon that remained on my final team during the main story, into the postgame, and the postgame battle. It's definitely one of my favorite Hisuian 'mons

[@uchu1700]

This is so funny Lockstin post a Seasel video as Im shiny breeding for one lol.

[@StickMaster500]

The thumbnail is making me question a few things

[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

Of course it would for you. I see you one all the NSFW artist KZbin channels...not that ive seen them 😳

[@lunarlegend591]

For a while my theory of Sneasler's design was because I thought they were mixing a mountain climber and the Altai or mountain weasel since Sinnoh/Hisui is a very mountainous region and Sneasler is your go-to for climbing but then I thought... "How does that make it Fighting/Poison though?"

[@Wilex-Rivi]

First time I saw sneasler in game, I fell in love with it and absolutely had to have one on my team. I was originally going to have both sneasler and weavile, but I found myself hardly ever using weavile, so I dropped her from my main team, but my sneasler has been a part of my team throughout the enter game

[@drawcaith]

I honestly love Sneasler. Sneasel is already one of my favorite pokemon and yes, it looks like a guy in a fursuit but I really love how it battles and how it looks.

[@MatiNuva1724]

Ok but, is "being in a Sneasler" really illegal? Like, it was apparently legal to marry Pokemon in the past....then again, in the past specifically.

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

The anime depicts a guy in the current time marrying a Gothitelle and in Colesseum an elderly woman says her Mightyena is her boyfriend.

[@MatiNuva1724]

@@Sungura_Kaiser so yeah, where is illegal here?

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

I'm pretty Hisui isnt THAT far back in the past, they have cameras and such. And i always thought that specific line you're referencing meant moreso that humans evolved from pokemon and were at one time the same species

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

@@TheLuckOfTheClaws It isn't... Buuuuuut there's a side quest that reveals that a human married and had children with a Froslass.

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

@@Sungura_Kaiser froslass are one of the ghost types mentioned to be formerly human. And he didn’t know she wasn’t human. So your point is?

[@Ignisvoid001]

I mean I get the monk references but it would have been neat to have our first ice / poison type. The opportunity was perfect!

[@enanan4]

when i first saw Sneasler, i didn't like it's design much if at all, but after climbing with it many times and also using it to complete it's dex entry, I've grown to like it even more than Weavile- Poison Fighting is a really cool type too

[@solidskullz5736]

Since when do Pokemon NOT fur bait players?

[@nidohime6233]

The is a rule of thumb on how furry a Pokémon is: if you can imagine them in the wild as a animal is not a furry, but if you instead see them as a tribe then there are furries.

[@papyrusplays6021]

@@nidohime6233 but uh… can you truly say that lopunny looks like the kind of Pokémon that would be in a tribe?

[@daltonwilliams1723]

@@nidohime6233 but some animals do form small tribes and hierarchical structures in nature. Just as an example- salazzle forms a harem similar to lion prides, just with reversed genders

[@MaximillianRobesphere]

Um...

[@flyingstonemon3564]

@@nidohime6233 I think It's solely physical for pokemons because there's way too much conflicting info on their sentience/sapience or sociality, games anime(s) spin offs, mangas tend to either make them all social or extremely animal like, so I'd say anthro is a good measurement for how furry a pokemon can be

[@brazguard3akabg357]

I swear, the more i learn about the Hisuian Pokemon, the more I love them.

[@yourfriendly609]

It makes my day whenever lockstin posts, he's honestly my favorite person.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Weasels are pound for pound the most voracious predators on the damn planet. They're like piranhas with fur and better tactics.

[@deluxxyfan7tristanwood961]

i like poison types but dark or ice would have fit its poison typing better than fighting, plus fighting was already taken by crogunk (and i know poison dark is taken by drapion but drapion is a final evo so idc)

[@Gloomdrake]

Dark for Sneasler is no good, either. Ice/Poison makes way more sense than Dark/Poison

[@deluxxyfan7tristanwood961]

@@Gloomdrake i mean dark is pretty much the "rude and underhanded" type, so literal poison seems like an underhanded tactic, so in my humble opinion both work well, maybe ice works better cause its a mountain climber but dark still has a spot in the possible typing pool

[@treybrzezowski3259]

Personally Sneasler is tied for my favorite Hisui pokemon, tied with Hisuian Zoroark. Honestly Zoroark looks more demonic than Giratina and I love it!

[@christopheralcala8457]

That makes so much since now that Beni who is a ninja to have a sneasler on his team if we are going with the whole putting poison on weapons aspect so that’s cool 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Atommic.]

Another reason why Sneasler could be Ice type and be connected to Nohime is that in some media depictions (Nioh most notably) Nohime is depicted as a "cruel ice queen" who specializes in ice magic

[@MicoDossun]

Early on playing the game I made a statement to my friends that “every Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex is in the game and the regional forms can only be Pokémon not the original DS Sinnoh Pokédex”. And then Sneasler…

[@Gloomdrake]

To be fair, Sneasel itself is Gen 2. Weavile don't exist in the wild in Hisui

[@MicoDossun]

@@Gloomdrake well but what I mean is like that every Pokémon from Turtwig to Arceus is in the game. Wurmple, Zubat, Machop… anything you can catch in Platinum you can catch in Legends Arceus. Even to the point where they made time distortions so you can catch Magnemite and Porygon. On the flip side if you see a Pokémon like Petilil or Bergmite, which weren’t available in Platinum, you knew they were gonna evolve into a new Pokémon rather than evolving normally and existing just to pad the Pokédex. This is true for every Pokémon in the game except Sneasel

[@Gloomdrake]

@@MicoDossun Sneasel is cool because both forms exist in the wild

[@MicoDossun]

@@Gloomdrake I’m not judging it I just found it funny that I decided a rule that remained true for nearly every Pokemon in the game except Sneasel

[@diamondjub2318]

I personally think Sneasel should've been Ice/Poison, instead of copying Croagunk

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

Meanwhile Alolan Maworak copied Litwick

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@Sungura_Kaiser did marrowhack turn into a chandelier too?

[@babel_UV]

pokémon are allowed to have the same combination as others, it's not "copying"

[@nidohime6233]

@@babel_UV But is boring to see them use a combination is already done.

[@limeyell0w945]

@@babel_UV true. There's only like 300 type combos, so they eventually have to do some twice.

[@giboit.]

It would be cool if you end up making a video explaining all the connections to pokemon conquest as its own separate video as well. Or a video explaining the reasons that could´ve lead all the hisuian forms to extinction.

[@henryking1919]

That was a great description of dragapult. 1:49

[@TheRedarm75]

hisuian zoroark was a real shocker to me when I finaly evolved her never realized I had a real thing for thin and dangerous monster women

[@Wolfbane382]

Cat, Weasel, it doesn't matter to me. I like both!

[@dmann5938]

I always liked the Sneasel line and Sneasler is up there as one of my top favourites after using one on my main team in PLA. Had a lot of fun using Dire Claw a lot lol

[@Moss_Dude]

Damn, the thumbnail artist actually makes a lot of really good fakemon

[@brunolike8631]

I think hisuian sneasel and his evolution should be ice/poison. It's unique, it's new, and it makes sense

[@rjs4176]

I'd argue that Fighting/Poison fits just as well regardless. It doesn't bother me. They're not just gonna go ahead and do something you want all because it's "new".

[@brunolike8631]

@@rjs4176 the thing is, ice/poison not only is original, it also fits more in my opinion. They still live in cold places, are known for ice climbing and have a skin made for them to resist low temperatures.

[@asterlyons8564]

The type doesn't bother me, but I do wish it was Ice/Poison instead just for the sake of variety. I mean, we already have a Poison/Fighting pokemon in this game with croagunk and toxicroak. And Ice fits still because its still found in cold environments.

[@rjs4176]

@@brunolike8631 The same reason you think it should be Ice/Poison is the same reason why I think it's fine as Fighting/Poison, the cold climate. I like to imagine that it became so unbelievably adept to the cold that its now super effective to it as a result. Truly the ultimate evolution tactic. Sneasler's always two step ahead!

[@brunolike8631]

@@asterlyons8564 exactly

[@deepseastonecore3017]

A star walks into a black hole but doesn't seen phased.The black hole then turns to the star and says, "I don't think you understand the gravity of this situation."

[@plaguehead7348]

okay, I just love how when Lockstin's cat was in view, you could hear the little mews of "release me!" as soon as they were asked about their opinion.

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

This thumbnail is awesome purely because of normal Sneasle's confused expression Also, Bonus stuff is hilarious