Snorlax

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Lick	Outrage	B-	D
Lick	Superpower	B-	D
Lick	Body Slam	B	B-
Lick	Earthquake	B-	X
Lick	Hyper Beam	B	X
Zen Headbutt	Heavy Slam	C-	A
Zen Headbutt	Earthquake	C	B
Zen Headbutt	Outrage	C	A-
Zen Headbutt	Superpower	C	A-
Zen Headbutt	Body Slam	D	A

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Lick	Heavy Slam	C	D
Lick	Skull Bash	C	X
Lick	Return	C	X
Zen Headbutt	Hyper Beam	C	C
Zen Headbutt	Skull Bash	X	D
Zen Headbutt	Return	X	X
Yawn*		X	X

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Don't use Yawn on Snorlax. Ever.
• In general, Lick is superior to Zen Headbutt when strengths/resistances aren't an issue.
• Outrage, Super Power, Earthquake, and Heavy Slam can be used to make Snorlax into a budget attacker with any of their respective types, though Snorlax isn't great in these roles.
• Lick and Hyper Beam provide maximum neutral damage together.
• Skull Bash is inferior to Hyper Beam, Body Slam is a step further down, and Return is as well. They also don't offer Super Effective damage against any type.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Don't use Yawn on Snorlax. Ever.

• Zen Headbutt has far better defensive DPS than Lick, and it hurts Fighting-types seeking to prey on Snorlax.

• Body Slam is tricky to dodge, as it comes with little warning and can happen in quick succession.

• Heavy Slam can have the tricky properties of Body Slam while dealing effective damage to Tyranitar that are commonly used to attack Snorlax. It takes more energy to use, though.

• Superpower is easier to dodge, but its wide coverage can be very useful.

• Outrage can be very nice as dragons are very common gym attackers, but it's not hard to dodge.

• Earthquake is usable thanks to its wide coverage, but is too expensive, easy to dodge, and doesn't have a huge damage benefit over other option.

• Return is one of the hardest moves to dodge in the game, but its lower power makes it less effective on defense.

• Hyper Beam, if it hits, maims most attackers, but is very telegraphed and thus easy to dodge.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Lick	Body Slam Earthquake	A
Lick	Body Slam Superpower	A
Lick	Body Slam Outrage	B-
Lick	Body Slam Skull Bash	B-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Lick + Body Slam and Superpower or Earthquake

Lick is Snorlax's only real option with regards to its fast moves. Zen Headbutt is really bad.

Body Slam is pretty much a requirement in order to use Snorlax for PvP. Without it Snorlax is unable to pressure shields effectively, and has no real options to shield-bait. Your secondary charged move of choice is going to depend on the format. Superpower is at its most notable in formats heavy with Steel-types (hi, Master League), though the Fighting-type coverage is very often relevant. Earthquake is meaningfully slower, but it's a solid nuke where needed, and it helps solidify a strong matchup against Giratina (among other things). Outrage and Skull Bash are generally considered outclassed, though they have seen experimentation and can catch your opponents by surprise.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3 / 5

Much like its pre-evolution, Snorlax can do well in PvP thanks to its excellent bulk, single vulnerability, and frequent spam of mostly neutral damage. Body Slam is pretty much mandatory for Snorlax, while its coverage move is up to preference. Do note, though, that Munchlax does often just perform better.

Ultra League: 3.5 / 5

Due to the nature of how the Ultra League revolves around Giratina, Snorlax becomes a very considerable option thanks to its typing which laughs at Ghost-type moves. Generally speaking, Snorlax has some of the highest win rates in Ultra League when considering all eligible Pokemon possible, but has to be careful against the Fighting-type contenders which help cover Giratina's weaknesses (AKA Machamp, Poliwrath, Toxicroak). Also just in like Great League, Snorlax can perform even better than sims suggest if it's able to farm energy ahead of time without taking too much damage. 

Master League: 3 / 5

Snorlax has a max CP of 3647 which falls short of the more intimidating legendary Pokemon in Master League, but a very useful moveset gives Snorlax wins against most Pokemon. Even in most losing matchups Snorlax doesn't actually lose by too much, which means that Snorlax could possibly get wins off typically unfavorable matchups if it can farm a bit of energy beforehand. Regardless, Snorlax still needs to avoid the Fighting-types in Master League, but overall definitely carries its own weight and almost always puts up a good fight before going down. 

Fast Moves

5

Lick

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Ghost

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.50	0.30	12.00		10.00	12.50

12

Zen Headbutt

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Psychic

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.10	0.20	9.09		10.91	13.64

Elite Fast Moves

0

Yawn

More Info

Normal

.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.70	0.20	8.82		0.00	0.00

Charge Moves

70

Heavy Slam

2 Energy

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Steel

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
2.10	0.40	0.00	1.40	33.33	41.67		46.67

140

Earthquake

1 Energy

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Ground

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.60	0.80	0.00	1.40	38.89	48.61		54.44

150

Hyper Beam

1 Energy

More Info

Normal

.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.80	0.30	0.00	1.50	39.47	49.34		59.21

110

Outrage

2 Energy

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Dragon

1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.90	1.20	0.00	2.20	28.21	35.26		62.05

130

Skull Bash

1 Energy

More Info

Normal

.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.10	0.50	0.00	1.30	41.94	52.42		54.52

50

Body Slam

3 Energy

More Info

Normal

.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
1.90	0.50	0.00	1.52	26.32	32.89		39.87

85

Superpower

2 Energy

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Fighting

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
3.00	0.70	0.00	1.70	28.33	35.42		48.17

Purified Charge Moves

35

Return

3 Energy

More Info

Normal

.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	DPE	DPS	DPS w/STAB	DPE*DPS
0.70	0.25	0.00	1.06	50.00	62.50		53.03

Purification Cost

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage

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