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Power up Snorlax 78iv

I've been doubting it's my second Snorlax and it has Zen Headbutt Body Slam with 78IV attack excellent. I'm only interested in it as a defender.

I've only got one other Snorlax L/HB 91IV wich I did powerup because of the good IVs

Thanks in advance! I'm surprised at how active q&a is :D

Asked by FREAKout168 years 1 month ago
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Yes, power up that Lax. It is the greatest defensive moveset and it's now legacy! I am assuming you are concerned with a lower CP because of the low IV, but I am sure you can find a gym to place him/her in.

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I'd probably have to do it, 2 more IV and he "simply amazes" which for some reason is a huge psychological thing even though the difference is near non-existent. Body Slam is crazy good. Once I'm done walking Chansey, which may be never, I'm going back to Snorlax and gonna power up a Lick/BS. BS is really good, you almost force people to dodge his quick moves regardless just cuz they don't wanna get caught.

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Yeah compared to the other charge moves it gets access to, BS forces people to either eat up the clock by dodging or eating STAB'd body slams; great point man

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Excellent attack is beneficial because it contributes a lot to cp and will lead your snorlax to placing higher than say one with slightly higher IVs but significantly lower distribution towards attack IVs.

For example, I have an 84% 14/10/14 that pans out at 3242? I also have a 78% 15/10/10 that pans out at 3242.

If you did decide to invest in it, it will certainly be an asset when trading is live. As for the moveset, I have one and it's doooope. I think it will sit higher than all 100% gyarados and at least the majority of Rhydon (i'm pretty certain..)

How many candies do you have? You could do what I did: power up the one with better IVs until it's maxed out, collect a few candies for when you reach the next level, and then invest any additional candies into the ZH/BS?

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I have 33 candies right now, not that much but I've walked plenty so I can go for so more! I will power it up, it is a legacy move after all thanks for the help!

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by aSp 8 years 1 month ago

The CP will still be higher than most other mons at the same level...and that chargemove is beast.
He will even make a good attacker...best of both worlds, so versatile.

Feed him candy.

PS If it is a female then it is even more desirable.

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I would trade a lot to have that snorlax. Since the game released I found ONE ZH/BS snorlax worth using. It is only 29% IVs and I have powered it up all the way. Dump all your dust and candies into it. It is by far the best snorlax defending moveset and no longer obtainable.

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Awesome! Thanks for the fast response everyone! I will power it up and walk it later on too :D

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  1. It's a legacy moveset so there's no "waiting for a better one"
  2. Even if it wasn't a legacy moveset, it's still regarded as the best defensive moveset on Snorlax, so powering it wouldn't be a waste even if you were fortunate enough to hatch another one with higher IVs with ZH/BS. The older one wouldn't become unusable.
  3. Those IVs are fine. Even assuming worst possible distribution of IVs (13A / 7D / 15S) it still has higher max CP than a 45 IV Blissey (3257 vs 3219) and you can guarantee that you'll be seeing them in gyms, so therefore you'll place above them for sure if your Snorlax is higher level.
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Your 78Iv with ZH/BS is a much better Snorlax than your 91IV, IMO. I would not hesitate to power him up

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I was lucky and got a ZH/BS Snorlax before the attack set was canceled out. He has 76% IV and yesterday I powered him up to cross the 3k line at lvl 34,5. He's a BEAST defensively a la Ben Wallace ?

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