Competitive Information for Snorlax [Diamond/Pearl]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Snorlax? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Snorlax is an astounding Normal-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to find yourself dealing with Snorlax when battling in the 4th generation meta. Snorlax can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Snorlax's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Leftovers / Lum Berry
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Body Slam / Return
- Curse
- Rest
Physical Tank Snorlax (Popular/Trending)
Snorlax is an interesting Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Snorlax last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Snorlax is halved.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Rest is a status move (Snorlax sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Outrage
- Superpower
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Snorlax (Immunity)
Snorlax is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Snorlax's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Immunity, Snorlax cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Snorlax afterwards).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Snorlax's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Item: Chesto Berry
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 148 Hp / 180 Def / 180 SpD
Moveset:
- Stockpile
- Crunch
- Belly Drum
- Rest
Snorlax Double Wall (Stocklax)
Snorlax is an extraordinary Double Wall. This moveset attempts to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Immunity, Snorlax cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it. After 1 stockpile use belly drum and Sweep. Be careful when you switch in with this set. you could also go for a lot special bulk and switch in on a special attacker or other way around.
I usually switch in on other walls so I take sdef = def.
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Belly Drum is a status move (Snorlax loses 50% max hp; This also maximizes Snorlax's attack stat).
♦ Rest is a status move (Snorlax sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Iron Ball
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fling
- Recycle
- Earthquake / Sleep Talk
- Body Slam / Rest
Snorlax Physical Sweeper (Flinglax)
Snorlax is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Iron Ball will halve the user's speed and are generally not recommended unless being used with Trick Room. With Thick Fat, the power of fire- and ice-type attacks against Snorlax is halved.
♦ Recycle is a status move (restores the item your Snorlax last used).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Snorlax must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Snorlax sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Snorlax? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Snorlax (Immunity)
Snorlax is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Snorlax's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Immunity, Snorlax cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Snorlax afterwards).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Snorlax learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Snorlax can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Snorlax
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Snorlax's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Snorlax
- Body Slam
- Crunch
- Curse
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Ice Beam
- Other
- Protect
- Pursuit
- Rest
- Return
- Self-Destruct
- Sleep Talk
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Snorlax in Diamond and Pearl
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/4/0/252/0/ )
- Careful Nature ( 252/4/0/0/252/0/ )
- Optimize Snorlax's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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