I always seek out snorlax in gyms specifically to sweep with my tyranitar. He resist both quick moves and the infamous body slam. I easily go through multiple high level snorlax. Are Dragonite and Machamp really better at this? Maybe faster, but couldn't trex get through more of them?
This is in reguard to the new "When to swap" page gamepress just added. I would've thought Trex deserved to have snorlax in a green square.
Machamp:
+ Quickest
- Most fragile & takes SE damage from Zen Headbutt
Dragonite:
~ Solid all around; an in-between
Tyranitar:
+ Resistant to strongest moves (Zen Headbutt and Body Slam/Hyper Beam)
+ Bulkiest
- Vulnerable to weak Earthquake and inferior Heavy Slam (<-- to Body Slam)
Personally, I think Tyranitar may be the strongest for general efficiency
It depends on the Snorlax moveset. Tyranitar resists all possible Snorlax moves except 2 -- EQ and HS. If the Snorlax has anything except those 2 moves , then I consider B/SE Tyranitar the best counter. ZH/BS is no longer a tough moveset with B/SE Tyranitar. It resists all Snorlax attacks, and B/SE is quick enough to hit all the quick BS dodges.
However, if you know the Snorlax has different movesets beforehand, then Tyranitar is not the best option. I like Dragonite against EQ. Dragonite resists EQ, while it is SE against Tyranitar. EQ also provides a lot of warning, so you can use the newer Dragonite movesets that are less dodge friendly.
Machamp is fastes can also be a good option, particularly if you know it has L/EQ or L/HB. ZH is SE, but can still be okay if you hit dodges. BS and HS can be tough to dodge with Machamp;s longer duration moves, but if you are good at dodging, they are not SE.
Vaporeon is slower, but also works well, especially against HS (resists).
If I don't know the Snorlax moveset beforehand, my first choices is always B/SE Tyranitar.
