This article contains information for the Sleeping Pokémon Snorlax in Pokémon Sun and Moon.
The analysis would involve: the distribution of effort values, choice of movesets, recommended held items, and other suggested options. This will also show information on how to deal with Snorlax during free battles and rating battles on Wi-Fi.
Basic Information for Snorlax
Source: http://www.pokemon.jp/zukan/
| Type 1 | Type 2 |
|---|---|
| Normal | – |
| Ability | Hidden Ability |
| Immunity | Gluttony |
| Thick Fat |
| HP | Attack | Defense | Sp.Atk | Sp.Def | Speed | Base Stat Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 110 | 65 | 65 | 110 | 30 | 540 |
| Type Compatibility | |
|---|---|
| This is super effective （×4） |
– |
| This is super effective （×2） |
Fighting |
| This is not very effective （×1/2） |
– |
| This is not very effective （×1/4） |
– |
| No effect | Ghost |
Using Snorlax
Its HP is high at a massive Tier 160 base HP, while its Sp. Defense and Attack are both catching up at base 110. This allows it to shield from almost all Special Attacks launched by the opponent. The only hindrance is its slow base 30 Speed.
The trick is to send out a sp. defensively weak Pokemon to encourage the opponent to switch to a Special Attacker then switch to Snorlax to take the hit and return with a strong attack move back at the opponent.
Apart from its Speed, its Defense is fairly low at Base 65, therefore it is one of the better stats to invest Effort Values (EV) in.
One of its possible abilities is Immunity which as the name implies grants resistance to moves that afflict the Poison status, one of them is Toxic which worsens gradually for each successive turn. Thus Snorlax functions as an effective Toxic absorber.
While the other is Thick Fat, in which although it won’t be immune to Poison anymore it will be at the cost of allowing it to halve Fire and Ice-Type damage. This boosts its Sp. Defense capabilities further. Although it could acquire only one of the two preferred abilities, the choice of ability depends on the requirement of the team.
Recommended moves for Snorlax
| Physical Moves | Special Moves | Non-Damaging Moves |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Slide | Fire Blast | Yawn |
| Return | Toxic | |
| Counter | Rest | |
| Crunch | Curse | |
| Facade | Whirlwind | |
| Earthquake | Protect | |
| Self-Destruct | ||
| Fissure | ||
| Double-Edge | ||
| Body Slam | ||
| Superpower | ||
| Heavy Slam | ||
| Fire Punch | ||
| Ice Punch | ||
| Wild Charge |
Fitting Snorlax on your team
■Basic Type
| Ability | Thick Fat or Immunity |
| Nature | Adamant or Brave |
| Effort Values | 252 Attack／252 Defense |
| Held Item | Leftovers／Chesto Berry／Assault Vest／Choice Band／Chople Berry／Safety Goggles |
| Recommended Move | Return or Body Slam or Facade |
- Regardless of ability chosen, Snorlax will still function as a formidable shield against Specially oriented threats. The difference however is that Thick Fat allows it to function even better against Fire and Ice-Type moves.
- However once it has received quite a number of damage, it doesn’t learn Recover. This means that to replenish its HP, it must use Rest. The downside to this is that it makes Snorlax vulnerable to attacks while asleep.
Countering Snorlax
Due to Snorlax’s massive HP and Sp. Defense, it is difficult to defeat it using Special Moves alone unless there’s a high firepower Fighting-Type Pokemon that uses a strong STAB move.
If your Pokemon can switch-in safely and outruns Snorlax, it gains an upper hand with a strong Physical Fighting-Type STAB move.
Apart from Fighting-Types, durable Steel and Rock-Type Pokemon which have buffing moves are also recommended.
Another option is to cripple it with Will-O-Wisp to weaken its attacks. In addition, if there’s a Ghost-Type to be used, it will be immune to Snorlax’s strong STAB Facade.
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