So amongst all the snorlaxes i've caught/bred i got only one w ZH/BS (13% IV) and i already pushed it to lvl 30...
So now that this moveset is the best for defending and not longer available do you guys think its worth beeing maxedout to 37,5?
PS: 120 Candy, all other 8 Snorlaxes i got came with lick
I'm gonna say no, because:
What if they rebalance the moves again? They probably will at some point. Then you're stuck with a high level 13% Snorlax.
Which is not bad, but I would've waited for a high IV one with ZH/HB or HS if I were you. They're not gonna change the IVs of your mon.
There's no absolute answer to this question, however. Do as you please.
I'd say no, assuming that you have at least one higher IV with ZH/HB (you don't say).
HB is easy to dodge, but even on a successful dodge it really damages the opponent, and when you miss a dodge, its usually all over (I know, because I frequently train against my own ZH/HB Snorlax with a machamp). So the difference between these two charge moves is less important than the difference between Lick and ZH.
Well then I'd suggest that you take the concept of 'defense' with a pinch of salt and just ignore Gampress' defense ranks and power up whatever is likely to give you the highest CP (since thats really all that matters). If it happens to be a less strong defender in terms of moves, the bright side is it makes it easier for your team to prestige against and that makes the overall gym stronger. A gym with several high CP Snorlax and a couple of Blissey is still intimidating, even if you don;t know their moves.
I have a 2114cp Snorlax with 13% IV and ZHBS. I caught him that way, and was disappointed when I checked his IVs. I left him in a very low cp level 7 gym a few months ago where he sat at the second position for almost a month.
Gyms are a lot more competitive these days, and I struggle to find good spots even for my 2700cp pokemon. It's only going to get harder until a potential gym rework and your good legacy defensive moveset Snorlax will be sitting at the bottom of gyms where your teammates will struggle to prestige against it.
If you want to power up a legacy snorlax for defense I'd power up a lick/BS snorlax with high IVs (at least in attack stat). They are tougher to fight than they used to be, and are just as repelling for attackers as a ZH/BS would be. In addition to that, they are more fun on attack as well.
I have a very similar Dilema. I can't seem to get a snorlax over 90% IV so sitting on enough candy to power up a hatched snorlaz all the way to my current level 32. I have 75% zh/bs and 87% lick/bs. It sounds like the 87% lick is a better bet for powering up? Or I could keep waiting to potentially hatch a better IV? BTW, I already 2 snorlax fully powered. One lick/hb at 82% IV and one with zh/bs at 84%.
I powered a 71% ZHBS Snorlax with 15atk/7def/10sta to 2900cp all the way from lvl 8. I just couldn't seem to get any better IV than that. If the attack and def stat on your 76% ZHBS is good, I'd go for it. Keep in mind, a high stamina IV doesn't matter much for a Snorlax since it has massive base stamina.
The 87% is a great candidate too, I wouldn't worry too much about lick when you get the combination of great IVs and bodyslam. Pick the one with the best IV distribution and enjoy another legacy Snorlax.
Thank you noxify! My possible IVs are listed below. The difference between the 2 is only 10 cp. looks like zh/bs may win our since it is the high stamina of the lick snorlax pushing it to a higher CP. (see below). Still a possible 8 on defense seems rather low since I will mostly be using in gyms?
Zh/bs 1866 level 20
14/8 defense/12 stamina 78%
Or 13/10/12 75.6%
Lick/bs 1877 level 20
12/13/14 87%
Or 13/11/14 84%
