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snorlax
#143

Snorlax

Sleeping Pokémon

Normal

Its stomach is said to be incomparably strong. Even Muk’s poison is nothing more than a hint of spice on Snorlax’s tongue.

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

Locations

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

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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

Phazer
Moves
Heavy Slam / Earthquake
Item
Iapapa Berry
Ability
Gluttony
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 4
Atk 28
Def 252
SpD 220
Spe 4
Curse
Moves
Earthquake / Fire Punch
Item
Iapapa Berry
Ability
Gluttony
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 148
Atk 12
Def 252
SpD 92
Spe 4

Strategy Overview

Snorlax's excellent Special Defense and a lone weakness to Fighting make it difficult to KO without relying on dedicated Fighting-types. This allows Snorlax to blanket check a number of dangerous threats, such as Tapu Lele, Naganadel, Greninja, and Volcarona. On top of this, Snorlax can utilize Gluttony, a pinch Berry, and Recycle to give itself an access to consistent recovery, which further improves its defensive capabilities. These factors can make Snorlax a problematic Pokemon to deal with, especially for teams that lack a way to immediately threaten it. However, Snorlax can struggle with physical attackers due to a low Defense stat and a lack of resistances. This means setting up Curse can be somewhat difficult with the prevalence of powerful physical attackers. Abysmal Speed can also be a detrimental factor for Snorlax, as it will be vulnerable to status moves, particularly Taunt.

Most Used Moves

Yawn
61.2%
Recycle
59.6%
Curse
29.8%
Return
29.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
12.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc