Snorlax - Worth keeping?
My one good Snorlax came from a hatch ages ago. Great IV, but ZH/E.
I have managed to catch 3 others in the wild, but they either had bad moveset OR super low CP/IV
I caught a lvl 30 Snorlax a couple of days ago that has L/H. Unfortunately, that's where the good news stops.... He's 16% with an attack stat of ZERO.
I don't plan on throwing candy his way, but what is the difference in Gym play between attack stat of ZERO vs. 15? He's bulky and has a great attack moveset. Does that count for anything?
Answers
In gameplay, there is not much difference between an IV attack of 0 and 15. Usually, your quick move damage will be the same, and your charge move is increased by a few points of damage. Nothing too significant.
Your moveset will matter more - a Snorlax with 0 attack IV but Lick + Hyperbeam will do much more damage than the worst attacking moveset - Zen Headbutt + Earthquake, with 15 attack IV. It'll be a great generalist attacker. Bit on the slower side of things, but other than against Blissey, it'll still take down multiple Pokemon before fainting despite the low IVs, so don't worry too much about them.
Since the Z/E Snorlax is your only good one, if you've got candies you may as well spend them on it and place it in gyms. Yes Earthquake is a mediocre move in comparison to the others, but it's not terrible.
Anyway, your defender is only one of ten in a gym, so one suboptimal moveset isn't that big of a difference. If a gym falls with your Snorlax in it, it won't be because your Snorlax has Earthquake instead of a better move. Don't feel like you're hurting the gym by putting it in. It's still a better defender than most Pokemon with their best movesets.