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snorlax
#143

Snorlax

Sleeping Pokémon

Normal

When its belly is full, it becomes too lethargic to even lift a finger, so it is safe to bounce on its belly.

Base Stats

HP 160
Attack 110
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 110
Speed 30
Total 540

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

snorlax Snorlax Happiness 160

Moves

Details

Category Sleeping Pokémon
Height 2.1 m
Weight 460.0 kg
Base Exp 189
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

snorlax Front Front
snorlax Back Back
snorlax Front Shiny Front Shiny
snorlax Back Shiny Back Shiny
snorlax Official Art Official Art
snorlax Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
Trick Room Attacker
Moves
Crunch / Fire Punch
Item
Chople Berry / Normal Gem
Ability
Thick Fat
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 12
Atk 252
Def 60
SpD 180

Strategy Overview

Snorlax instantly appeals as a powerful defensive Pokemon, boasting 160 / 65 / 110 defenses. However, a weakness to Fighting and low physical bulk leave Snorlax easy prey to the common Fighting-type attacks in VGC. Do not fear, though; Snorlax has access to many hard-hitting physical moves and a useful ability in Thick Fat. Snorlax also has an extremely low base 30 Speed; while this might seem to be a terrible weakness, it can be taken advantage of through Trick Room. Remember to play to Snorlax's strengths, and you will find it tearing up your opponents in no time.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc