Competitive Information for Snorlax (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Snorlax-gmax? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Snorlax is a pretty decent Normal-typed Pokemon. It's common to find yourself dealing with Snorlax when battling in the 8th generation meta. Snorlax's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Steel Roller / Earthquake
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Outrage
Physical Sweeper Snorlax-Gmax (Immunity)
Snorlax is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Snorlax recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Immunity, Snorlax cannot be poisoned. Gaining this ability while poisoned cures it. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Snorlax's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Body Slam is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the terrain).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Snorlax's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Snorlax's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Snorlax afterwards).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Snorlax-gmax? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Steel Roller / Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Snorlax-Gmax (Immunity)
Snorlax is a notable Physical Sweeper for double battles. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Snorlax recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. 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).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Steel Roller is a physical 130-base power Steel-type move (fails if there is no terrain active. Ends the terrain).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Snorlax's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Snorlax-gmax 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Snorlax-gmax can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Snorlax-gmax
- 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: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Defense Curl
- Moves: Body Press + Harden
- Moves: Body Press + Stockpile
- Moves: Body Press + Skull Bash
- 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
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Snorlax-gmax's stats
- Amnesia
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Power-Up Punch
- Skull Bash
- Stockpile
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Snorlax-gmax
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Snorlax-gmax in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Snorlax-gmax's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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