Snorlax | Pokémon guide - Pocket Tactics

If you haven't heard of Pokémon's Snorlax, you're probably as dozy as the creature itself. This sleepy lad is well-known for its snoozing and hoovering up any and all food items, but what you may not know is info about its prowess in combat, or where to find it in games. Luckily, we're here to give you the scoop on this icon.

Pick up your Pokémon Pokopia Mystery Gift codes or Pokémon Go codes to expand your Pokédex and maximize your chances of making a suitable snoozy habitat in Pokopia, or taking down a Snorlax during a raid in Go.

Here's everything in our Snorlax guide:

Evolution
Locations
Base stats
Strengths and weaknesses
Moveset

Here's the key information you need to know about Snorlax:


National Pokédex #	0,143
Type	Normal
Abilities	Immunity or Thick Fat
Hidden ability	Gluttony
Gender ratio	Male - 87.5% Female - 12.5%
Catch rate	25 (7.7%)
Egg groups	Monster
EV yield	Two HP

Snorlax's evolution

Snorlax evolves from Munchlax via friendship evolution, which is an evolution that can only take place with a high friendship level. It can also evolve into Gigantamax Snorlax with the Gigantamax Factor.

Snorlax's locations

Here are all the locations you can find Snorlax in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations


Red / Blue	Two found on Routes 12 and 16
Yellow	Two found on Routes 12 and 16

Gen 2 locations


Gold / Silver	One found in Vermilion City
Crystal	One found in Vermilion City

Gen 3 locations


Ruby / Sapphire	Trade
Emerald	Trade
FireRed / LeafGreen	Two found on Routes 12 and 16
Colosseum	Trade
XD	Citadark Isle (Shadow)

Gen 4 locations


Diamond / Pearl	Evolve Munchlax
Platinum	Evolve Munchlax
HeartGold / SoulSilver	Route 11, one found on Route 12

Gen 5 locations


Black / White	Evolve Munchlax
Black 2 / White 2	Trade with Yancy/Curtis in Nimbasa City

Gen 6 locations


X / Y	One found on Route 7
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire	Trade

Gen 7 locations


Sun / Moon	Route 1's SOS Battle
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon	Route 1's SOS Battle
Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee	Cerulean Cave, two found on Routes 12 and 16

Gen 8 locations


Sword / Shield	Snorlax: Motostoke Riverbank, the Max Raid Battles of: Bridge Field, East Lake Axewell, Motostoke Riverbank, Rolling Fields, and Stony Wilderness Gigantamax Snorlax: Wild Area News, event
Isle of Armor	Snorlax: Slippery Slope, Frostpoint Field, Giant's Bed (Shield only) Gigantamax Snorlax: the Max Raid Battles of: Slippery Slope, Giant's Bed, Giant's Foot, and Ballimere Lake
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl	Evolve Munchlax
Legends: Arceus	Obsidian Fieldlands' massive mass outbreaks, near Sandgem Flats, Crimson Mirelands' space-time distortions, Snowfall Hot Spring

Gen 9 locations


Scarlet / Violet	Trade
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero	Timeless Woods, five and six-star Tera Raid Battles
Legends: Z-A	Unobtainable

How do I get Snorlax in Pokémon Pokopia?

To get Snorlax in Pokopia, you must create one of two Pokopia habitats: Tree-shaded Snoozing or Good Old-fashioned Antiques. To make the former, gather any large tree and a naptime bed. The latter requires an antique closet, an antique bed, an antique dresser, and an antique chair. Both of these habitats must be made in Palette Town, or else you won't find Snorlax.

Snorlax's base stats

Snorlax's base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow.

HP - 160
Attack - 110
Defense - 65
Sp. Atk - 65
Sp. Def - 110
Speed - 30

Snorlax's type strengths and weaknesses

Snorlax is a Normal-type Pokémon, so it comes with a pretty easy-to-remember set of strengths and weaknesses. Just don't bring a Snorlax to a Machamp fight.


Normal damage	Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak	Fighting
Resistant	N/A
Immune	Ghost

Snorlax's moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Snorlax can learn the following moves:

Level up moves

Level	Move	Type
One	Block	Normal
One	Covet	Normal
One	Recycle	Normal
One	Stockpile	Normal
One	Swallow	Normal
One	Fling	Dark
One	Screech	Normal
One	Last Resort	Normal
One	Metronome	Normal
One	Flail	Normal
One	Lick	Ghost
One	Tackle	Normal
One	Defense Curl	Normal
One	Block	Normal
12	Yawn	Normal
16	Bite	Dark
20	Snore	Normal
20	Sleep Talk	Normal
20	Rest	Psychic
24	Crunch	Dark
28	Body Slam	Normal
32	Heavy Slam	Steel
36	Amnesia	Psychic
40	High Horsepower	Ground
44	Hammer Arm	Fighting
48	Belly Drum	Normal
52	Belch	Poison
56	Giga Impact	Normal

Learnable TMs

Move	Type
Amnesia	Psychic
Blizzard	Ice
Body Press	Fighting
Body Slam	Normal
Brick Break	Fighting
Bulldoze	Ground
Charm	Fairy
Chilling Water	Water
Crunch	Dark
Curse	Ghost
Dig	Ground
Double-Edge	Normal
Earthquake	Ground
Encore	Normal
Endure	Normal
Facade	Normal
Fire Blast	Fire
Fire Punch	Fire
Flamethrower	Fire
Fling	Dark
Focus Blast	Fighting
Focus Punch	Fighting
Giga Impact	Normal
Gunk Shot	Poison
Hard Press	Steel
Heat Crash	Fire
Heavy Slam	Steel
Helping Hand	Normal
High Horsepower	Ground
Hyper Beam	Normal
Hyper Voice	Normal
Ice Beam	Ice
Ice Punch	Ice
Icy Wind	Ice
Iron Head	Steel
Metronome	Normal
Mud-Slap	Ground
Outrage	Dragon
Protect	Normal
Rain Dance	Water
Rest	Psychic
Rock Slide	Rock
Rock Tomb	Rock
Sandstorm	Rock
Seed Bomb	Grass
Shadow Ball	Ghost
Sleep Talk	Normal
Smack Down	Rock
Solar Beam	Grass
Stomping Tantrum	Ground
Substitute	Normal
Sunny Day	Fire
Supercell Slam	Electric
Surf	Water
Take Down	Normal
Tera Blast	Normal
Thunder	Electric
Thunder Punch	Electric
Thunderbolt	Electric
Trailblaze	Grass
Uproar	Normal
Wild Charge	Electric
Zen Headbutt	Psychic

Egg moves

Move	Type	Breed with
Belch	Poison	Snorlax
Counter	Fighting	Chewtle or Drednaw
Curse	Ghost	Slowpoke (both forms), Slowbro (both forms), Slowking (both forms), Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Bergmite, or Avalugg (both forms)
Double-Edge	Normal	Bergmite or Avalugg (both forms)
Fissure	Ground	Mirror Herb

You're ready to take on and pick up the icon that is Snorlax, so good luck and have fun.