Pokédex · I (Kanto)

Snorlax#143

Strong point: HP — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 93% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 1 weakness and 1 full immunity. Ghost-type moves do nothing to it at all.

Snorlax
Shiny version
Normal
Height: 2.1 m (6′11″) Weight: 460.0 kg (1,014.1 lbs)

Base stats

HP
160
99%
Atk
110
83%
Def
65
42%
SpA
65
49%
SpD
110
92%
Spe
30
7%
TOTAL
540
86%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: HP; weak point: Speed.

Attack and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (110) is 45 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 13

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Kanto #143 Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee
Johto #225 Gold / Silver , Crystal
Johto #230 HeartGold / SoulSilver
Sinnoh #113 Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Pokémon Conquest #179 —
Kalos #139 X / Y
Alola #036 Sun / Moon
Alola #043 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar #261 Sword / Shield
Crown Tundra #173 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra
Hisui #052 Legends: Arceus
Kitakami #103 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask
Pokémon Champions #143 Champions

Abilities

  • Immunity Prevents poison.
  • Thick Fat Halves damage from fire and ice moves.
  • Gluttony Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 199 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.06% of teams.

Tera Type Poison 50.8% Fairy 20.8% Ghost 14% Normal 13.6%
EV spreads Careful · 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def 48% Careful · 252 SpD / 248 HP 10.7% Careful · 248 HP / 176 SpD / 84 Def 7.5% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Def 7.2% Adamant · 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD 5.4%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.

Habitat: Mountain Egg Group: Monster Gender: 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (25/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 189

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Snorlax takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

Weak to Fighting ×2
Immune to Ghost ×0

How it was drawn

1996–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Snorlax appeared — one from each release.

Gen 1 1996
Snorlax in Red / Blue
Red / Blue
Snorlax in Yellow
Yellow
Gen 2 1999
Snorlax in Gold
Gold
Snorlax in Silver
Silver
Snorlax in Crystal
Crystal
Gen 3 2002
Snorlax in Ruby / Sapphire
Ruby / Sapphire
Snorlax in Emerald
Emerald
Snorlax in FireRed / LeafGreen
FireRed / LeafGreen
Gen 4 2006
Snorlax in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Snorlax in Platinum
Platinum
Snorlax in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Snorlax in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Snorlax in X / Y
X / Y
Snorlax in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Snorlax in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Snorlax in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Snorlax — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Snorlax — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Snorlax — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (33)

All Snorlax cards →

Snorlax has 33 cards in 24 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 80 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 40 cycles, which is roughly 10,500 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (18)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Kalos

Kanto

Orre

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (114 via TM/TR, 14 via Egg, 47 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Block Normal Status — — 5
1 Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25
1 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40
1 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15
1 Fling Dark Physical — 100% 10
1 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5
1 Lick Ghost Physical 30 100% 30
1 Metronome Normal Status — — 10
1 Recycle Normal Status — — 10
1 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
1 Screech Normal Status — 85% 40
1 Stockpile Normal Status — — 20
1 Swallow Normal Status — — 10
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
12 Yawn Normal Status — — 10
15 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20
16 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
17 Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100% 20
20 Rest Psychic Status — — 5
20 Sleep Talk Normal Status — — 10
20 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
24 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15
26 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15
28 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15
29 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15
32 Heavy Slam Steel Physical — 100% 10
36 Amnesia Psychic Status — — 20
40 High Horsepower Ground Physical 95 95% 10
41 Harden Normal Status — — 30
44 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10
46 Double Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15
48 Belly Drum Normal Status — — 10
51 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5
52 Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10
56 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5
65 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5