Snorlax is the single most centralizing and defining Pokemon in the tier; the addition of a reliable sleep move to its already wide movepool pushes it to even further heights than before, as nothing can reliably block its Lovely Kiss with paralysis. Nothing switches into Snorlax with complete safety; even Pokemon that resist or are immune to its STAB moves, such as Rhydon and Gengar, are at the mercy of one of its many coverage moves. Snorlax is also incredibly bulky, being one of the few Pokemon that can take a hit from the likes of Tauros and Starmie and hit back even harder with a powerful STAB Body Slam or Hyper Beam; it can also use its STAB Self-Destruct, which demolishes non-resistant foes. Snorlax is on nearly every single serious team and cannot afford to be dropped.

However, Snorlax has an abysmal base 30 Speed, tying it with Slowbro for slowest Pokemon in the tier. Its reliance on Rest for recovery makes it exploitable and easily forced out by Pokemon with high critical hit rates such as Alakazam, Starmie, and Tauros. This poor base Speed also saddles Snorlax with a measly 5.86% critical hit rate. That isn't Snorlax's only issue though, as while it has many different options to cover a wide array of matchups, it has to either give up longevity or coverage to do so, meaning there is always something to exploit no matter what set Snorlax runs.