
Is Snorlax Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Two block the path and both can join your team. AbilityImmunity prevents all poison, or AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. Either ability is excellent. The HP and Special Defense absorb nearly anything on the special side. Snorlax handles Agatha, contributes through the E4, and Blue can't threaten it easily. One of the best Pokemon in the remake.
Snorlax resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Snorlax resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Snorlax on Route 12 (interact, Lv 30, limited). Use Poke Flute. Wake up the sleeping Snorlax blocking the path using the Poke Flute
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30NormalHeadbutt105100%15
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick18075%5
- After Erika
- HM04NormalStrength120100%15
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 33NormalBody Slam128100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- LV 53NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Snorlax in FireRed & LeafGreen
Two Snorlax block paths at level 30 in both versions. Wake them with the Poke Flute. Catch rate of 25 makes them tougher than most wild Pokemon, and KO'd Snorlax don't respawn.
Wild Snorlax may be holding when caught:
2 locations to catch Snorlax
How to Get Snorlax in FireRed & LeafGreen
Snorlax Weakness
Snorlax's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Snorlax's special bulk (base 110 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Snorlax Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Snorlax
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Snorlax View Blissey builds →Ice Beam13-15% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Snorlax View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt15-17% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Snorlax View Lanturn builds →Thunderbolt13-15% Hydro Pump15-18% Ice Beam13-15% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWonderguard ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves View Shedinja builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Snorlax View Rapidash builds →Fire Blast14-17% | ||
Snorlax Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Snorlax. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs are takes forever to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 6 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Snorlax to get Munchlax eggs (with patience) using 49 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Curse, Double-Edge and 3 more.
FRLG Snorlax Best Moveset
160 HP and 110 Sp. Def create the most durable special tank available. AbilityImmunity prevents poison entirely, shutting down MoveToxic stall. 110 Attack fires Normal TermStab from MoveReturn at high physical power. The moveset absorbs special attackers indefinitely with MoveRest and MoveSleep Talk while hitting back hard. Anchors teams.
Best Build
Snorlax best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Body Slam
- Self Destruct
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Snorlax won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Hyper Beam and Double-Edge anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is not satisfied unless it eats over 880 pounds of food every day. When it is done eating, it goes promptly to sleep.
Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.
Snorlax FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Snorlax is a static encounter at Route 12 in FireRed & LeafGreen. Snorlax appears at level 30. Prerequisite: Use Poke Flute. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Snorlax appears in 21 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves