Competitive Information for Snorlax [Ruby/Sapphire]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Snorlax? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Snorlax is an outstanding Normal-typed Pokemon. Snorlax are common Pokemon to see in the RS metagame. Snorlax can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Snorlax's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Leftovers / Lum Berry
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 32 Hp / 176 Atk / 120 Def / 160 SpD / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Self-Destruct / Body Slam
- Focus Punch
- Earthquake
- Shadow Ball
Physical Tank Snorlax (Popular/Trending)
Snorlax is an interesting Physical Tank. It attempts to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. In the dark days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Snorlax last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Immunity, Snorlax cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it.
♦ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Focus Punch is a physical 150-base power Fighting-type move (fails if your Snorlax takes damage before it hits).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Shadow Ball / Lick
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Physical Sweeper Snorlax (Immunity)
Snorlax is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Lick is a physical 20-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Snorlax's level).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Snorlax? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Shadow Ball / Lick
Doubles Physical Sweeper Snorlax (Immunity)
Snorlax is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. 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).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Lick is a physical 20-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Snorlax
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- 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
Most notable and possible best moves for Snorlax
- Body Slam
- Counter
- Curse
- Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Focus Punch
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Return
- Self-Destruct
- Shadow Ball
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Snorlax in Ruby and Sapphire
- Adamant Nature ( 32/176/120/0/160/20/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 16/176/120/0/160/36/ )
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