Snorlax: Best Moveset, Weaknesses & Counters, Stats, and Evolution

The world of Pokémon has been a growing phenomenon since 1996, when the first pair of video games came out in stores. Pokémon started off as a video game series and although new creatures are primarily introduced in the video games, the anime series has become as popular as the video games. As of December 2021, there are almost 900 individual Pokémon identified by the PokéDex and in this article, we are going to tell you everything you need to know about one of them – Snorlax.

Snorlax is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I of the core game series. It is the final and only evolution of Munchlax, a Generation III Pokémon, which evolves into Snorlax when the Friendship level is high enough. Snorlax also has a Gigantamax Form. It is weak to Fighting-type moves, immune to Ghost-type movies, and deald and takes normal damage from all other types of moves.

In this article, we are going to tell you all the information you’ll need if you want to breed a Snorlax in any of the games. You’ll find out about its type, its powers, its strengths and weaknesses, its evolutions, and its moves. We’re going to focus on both the core games, as well as other popular video games based on the Pokémon franchise.

Best moveset

In the Pokémon GO videogame, the best moves for your Snorlax are Lick and Hyper Beam if you’re battling Pokémon in Gyms. Namely, this moveset gives you the highest total DPS and is, likewise, the best moveset for PVP battles. The official description for Lick reveals the following: “The target is licked with a long tongue, causing damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis”; as for Hyper Beam, the attack is described as follows: “The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy.”

Weaknesses and Counters

As a Normal-type Pokémon, Snorlax is not super effective against any specific type. It is weak against Fighting-type Pokémon and it is immune to Ghost-type moves. It receives normal damage from Normal-, Flying-, Poison-, Ground-, Rock-, Bug-, Steel-, Fire-, Water-, Grass-, Electric-, Psychic-, Ice-, Dragon-, Dark-, Fairy-type Pokémon.

Powers and Abilities

Snorlax’s Stats, based on the most recent available data, are:

In Pokémon GO, Snorlax has a Base Stamina of 330, a Base Attack of 190, and a Base Defense of 169.

As for its abilities, they are:

• Immunity: The immune system of the Pokémon prevents it from getting poisoned. (or)
• Thick Fat: The Pokémon is protected by a layer of thick fat, which halves the damage taken from Fire- and Ice-type moves.
• Gluttony: Makes the Pokémon eat a held Berry when its HP drops to half or less, which is sooner than usual. (Hidden Ability)

Evolutions

Snorlax is the final and only evolution stage of Munchlax; while Snorlax is a Generation I character, Munchlax was introduced in Generation III of the video games. The evolution is a tricky one, as you need to raise your Friendship level with Munchlax for it to evolve into Snorlax, which can be outright difficult. Snorlax cannot Mega Evolve, but he does have a Gigantamax Form. This Pokémon doesn’t have any known Regional Variants.

In Pokémon GO, Snorlax also evolves from Munchlas. To evolve your Munchlax into Snorlax, you need a total of 50 Munchlax Candy. You cannot further evolve Snorlax in the game yet.

Moves

As of Generation VIII, the movies that Snorlax can learn are:

• Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Snorlax
• Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Snorlax
• × indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII

By leveling up

By TM

By transfer from another generation

In Pokémon GO, Snorlax can learn Zen Headbutt, Lick, and Yawn as Fast Attacks, and Heavy Slam, Hyper Beam, Earthquake, Outrage, Skull Bash, Body Slam, Superpower, Frustration, and Return as Charged Attacks. Some of these attacks depend on when you caught and evolved your Snorlax, as they are event-only attacks.