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I want a great defensive Snorlax, and have the following two Snorlaxes. Which one would you power up if you were me? (I'm level 31)

Snorlax 1:
IV 64%, CP2105, Lick + Body Slam

Snorlax 2:
IV 89%, CP1750, Zen Headbutt + Hyperbeam

I've got >300k star dust so that's not a factor. But I'm torn because #1 has lower IV, but Body Slam is super annoying to attack into, so I'm wondering whether I should pick #1...

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Asked by Drewmanda03038 years 5 months ago
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I don't find Body Slam difficult to dodge and lick is too weak a quick move, so #2 definitely.

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Funny, means u find hyper beam difficult to dodge? Lol

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by pipjay 8 years 5 months ago

Body Slam and Hyper Beam are both pretty close, so don't make your choice there. On defense, Zen Heabutt is a whole lot better than Lick.

89% IVs with Zen Headbutt+Hyper Beam will be amazing. It will take a little more stardust and candy to catch up to you other one, but in the long term it has the strongest defensive moveset for Snorlax and will probably get about 100 CP more.

https://pokemongo.gamepress.gg/cpcalc#/
You can input your data here to see exactly how big they will both get and how much they will cost.

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It's 2 vs. 3.93 in defense, let alone considering energy gained.

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How about your snorlax candy?

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73 and counting, so I can really only invest in one of them. Judging from the feedback, seems like I should pour everything into the 89% one and take it >2,600CP

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I once caught a 95% snorlax with lick and bodyslam. It had almost 2000cp now he is around 2800.
It's not that bad for defense. Because it has an enormous appearance. The dicision wether a gym stays alive or dies, doesn't depend on the defenders movesets in most of the cases. When somebody dicide to take down your gym, he will consider some things

  1. Can I take it down in an appropriate time?
  2. Does it cost too much potion?
  3. I really want that ep no matter what
  4. I have a grudge against the reds/blues/yellows
  5. I'm here with a team....

In my opinion lick/bs is the better moveset even it's an attacker moveset.
89% IVs with Zen Headbutt+Hyper Beam is the better defenser if it comes to that. It is a dilemma. Beside I would choose the better IV.

My advise: If you cant decide, push both. Take your buddy snorlax and run Forrest run!

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I think "run Forrest run!" is exactly what I'll do! (And also pray for the next special event where the Snorlax finds a candy every 1.25 km)

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Denfinetely go for the IV 89%, CP1750, Zen Headbutt + Hyperbeam!
Better moveset and better iv!

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by aiea 8 years 5 months ago

I would pick body slam whether in attack or in defense. Seriously anyone can dodge hyper beam.

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That's a lot of rare candy to spend on something you're not sure about. May want to wait on a few more 10km eggs or a good catch.

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Why not pick both of them?
You have plenty of stardust and snorlax's candy, any of your two snorlax is great in both attacking and defending.
The low IV number will only matter when your pokemon reachs level 31 as it will add up half of the CP each power-ups.

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While bs is definitely a better charged move for defense, I would suggest powering your zh/hb combo instead, due to the fact that it has higher IV. If both are powered to the same level, ur higher IV snorlax will have higher CP ( and thus ranking it higher in gyms )

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