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snorlax
#143

Snorlax

Sleeping Pokémon

Normal

It is not satisfied unless it eats over 880 pounds of food every day. When it is done eating, it goes promptly to sleep.

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

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

uu Usage: 4.2%
CurseLax
Moves
Return / Body Slam
Sleep Talk / Earthquake
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Thick Fat
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 188
Def 144
SpD 176
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Thick Fat
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Snorlax is one of the premier special walls in UnderUsed thanks to its gargantuan base 160 HP and desirable base 110 Special Defense, but it faces stiff competition from Florges and Umbreon. Its base 110 Attack stat is nothing to scoff at either, as Snorlax is renowned for 2HKOing, at minimum, a lot of bulky threats. Thick Fat is a godsend of an ability for Snorlax, as it grants two free resistances to Fire- and Ice-type attacks. Snorlax is one of a few Pokemon with access to Curse in UnderUsed, giving it a niche as one of the best mid- to late-game wincons while patching up its shoddy Defense, which prevents generally powerful threats like Mamoswine from 2HKOing Snorlax. However, Snorlax's low Defense, terrible Speed, and lackluster typing prevent it from reliably being a top-tier threat; Snorlax is still usually OHKOed or 2HKOed by most Fighting-type attacks, even after a Curse boost, and every viable Taunt user is capable of outspeeding it and preventing it from Resting away crippling status and damage.

Most Used Moves

Rest
84.5%
Curse
78.9%
Body Slam
67.6%
Crunch
44.1%
Return
22.6%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
82.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc