Snorlax #0143

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AerodactylAerodactyl(#0142)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Articuno(#0144)Articuno
Max CPL403225L503647L51 · Best Buddy3690
Buddy Distance5 km per Candy
ReleasedJul 6, 2016Feb 20, 2021

Type Effectiveness

Snorlax takes 160% from Fighting moves.

Weak ×1.6
Fighting
Resists ×0.4
Ghost

Snorlax is a Normal-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fighting.

It reaches 3647 CP at level 50, or 3690 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Lick with Hyper Beam.

Snorlax
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Shiny Snorlax
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack190
Defense169
Stamina330

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
GhostLickNormalHyper Beam11.2330
2GhostLickNormalSkull Bash11.1329
3PsychicPsywaveNormalHyper Beam10.4307
4PsychicPsywaveNormalSkull Bash10.3303
5GhostLickNormalReturn10.1299
6GhostLickNormalBody Slam10.1298
7GhostLickGroundEarthquake10.0295
8GhostLickSteelHeavy Slam9.9291
24 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9GhostLickDragonOutrage9.8289
10PsychicZen HeadbuttNormalHyper Beam9.6283
11GhostLickFightingSuperpower9.5280
12PsychicZen HeadbuttNormalSkull Bash9.4278
13PsychicPsywaveNormalBody Slam9.4278
14PsychicPsywaveDragonOutrage9.2272
15PsychicZen HeadbuttNormalBody Slam9.1268
16PsychicPsywaveGroundEarthquake9.1267
17PsychicPsywaveSteelHeavy Slam9.0266
18PsychicPsywaveNormalReturn9.0265
19PsychicZen HeadbuttDragonOutrage8.9263
20PsychicPsywaveFightingSuperpower8.8259
21PsychicZen HeadbuttSteelHeavy Slam8.6255
22PsychicZen HeadbuttGroundEarthquake8.6253
23PsychicZen HeadbuttNormalReturn8.5252
24PsychicZen HeadbuttFightingSuperpower8.5251
25NormalYawnDragonOutrage6.7199
26NormalYawnNormalBody Slam6.6194
27NormalYawnNormalHyper Beam6.3186
28NormalYawnFightingSuperpower6.0176
29NormalYawnNormalSkull Bash5.9173
30NormalYawnSteelHeavy Slam5.6166
31NormalYawnGroundEarthquake5.2153
32NormalYawnNormalReturn4.7140

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Zen HeadbuttPsychic1191.0s11.09.0
LickGhost560.5s10.012.0
PsywavePsychic470.5s8.014.0
YawnENormal0131.5s0.08.7

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
Skull BashNormal1301003.0s43.31.30
EarthquakeGround1401003.5s40.01.40
Hyper BeamNormal1501004.0s37.51.50
Heavy SlamSteel70502.0s35.01.40
SuperpowerFighting85503.0s28.31.70
OutrageDragon110504.0s27.52.20
Body SlamNormal50332.0s25.01.52

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
LickGhost3313.03.0
PsywavePsychic3413.04.0
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8632.72.0
YawnENormal01240.03.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
SuperpowerFighting85402.13
Hyper BeamNormal150801.88
ReturnPNormal130701.86
EarthquakeGround120651.85
OutrageDragon110601.83
Skull BashNormal130751.73
Body SlamNormal65401.63
Heavy SlamSteel70501.40

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

E
Elite TM: only an Elite TM teaches it now.
P
Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+47.0 eDPS
  2. 2Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere41.8 eDPS
  3. 3Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere40.5 eDPS
  4. 4Resolute Form KeldeoFightingLow KickFightingSecret Sword36.5 eDPS
  5. 5Mega FalinksFightingCounterFightingBrick Break+34.9 eDPS
  6. 6Mega GalladeFightingLow KickFightingSacred Sword34.2 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15132010/10/10138215/15/15
Raids & Eggs20176010/10/10184315/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25220110/10/10230415/15/15
L404028020/0/0322515/15/15
L505031680/0/0364715/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5132060/0/0369015/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1513821201
Level 2018431601
Level 2523042001
Level 3027652402
Level 3529952602
Level 4032252802
Level 4534332982
Level 5036473168
Level 5136903206

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust
Height / Weight2.1 m · 460 kg
Gender Ratio
87.5%12.5%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Snorlax in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs1/15/141500 CP at level 17.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#11/15/14150017.5100.00%
#21/15/12149617.599.47%
#31/15/13149817.599.47%
#42/15/10149917.599.47%
#50/15/14149217.599.47%
#60/15/15149417.599.47%
#71/14/14149617.599.45%
#81/14/15149817.599.45%
#92/14/12150017.599.45%
#102/13/14150017.599.43%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2579 of 4,096, with 94.04% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/12/152499 CP at level 29.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/12/15249929.5100.00%
#20/14/11249829.599.89%
#32/15/1424992999.77%
#40/13/12249529.599.74%
#50/13/13249929.599.74%
#61/15/1524902999.65%
#72/14/1524962999.63%
#80/15/8249429.599.62%
#90/15/9249829.599.62%
#101/14/8250029.599.60%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1882 of 4,096, with 95.96% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

Event Costumes

  • Snorlax in the Wildarea 2024 costumeWildarea 2024

Cosmetic only. Some came with an event-exclusive move.

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