Is Snorlax Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Munchlax from honey trees evolves via friendship. Snorlax's HP is absurd and AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. Handles Candice, absorbs hits from Cynthia's Milotic, and never goes down easily. Friendship builds faster in BDSP, so the evolution comes sooner than in DP.
Roark's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Munchlax on Route 207 (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, rare).
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Gardenia.
How to Get Snorlax in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Snorlax. The 2-stage line runs through Munchlax, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve with high friendship once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Snorlax in BDSP
To get Snorlax, start by catching Munchlax through walking encounters at Lv. 25-29. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch MunchlaxGrassland CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogRiverbank CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogSpacious CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogStill-Water CavernLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogSunlit CavernLv.25-29CaveRequires DefogWhiteout CaveLv.25-29CaveRequires Defog
Step 2Snorlax ✓
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 |
What is Snorlax Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Snorlax
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Urshifu can KO Snorlax with Close Combat (132-155%).
 Urshifu FightingDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Snorlax View Urshifu builds →Close Combat 2x132-155%KO Sucker Punch39-45% U Turn26-30% | ||
Snorlax Evolutions
Snorlax is what Munchlax becomes. Breed it for Munchlax eggs (takes forever to hatch). Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are takes forever to hatch. The evolution from Munchlax pushed Snorlax to 540 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +25. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Snorlax to get Munchlax eggs (with patience) using 63 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include After You, Belch, Charm and 8 more.
BDSP Snorlax Best Moveset
S-tier for three generations in the original games, now C-tier as 160 HP and 110/110 in Attack and Sp. Def couldn't keep up with the offensive power around it. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage, and hidden AbilityGluttony triggers berries at 50% HP. The moveset still absorbs special attacks, but the offensive pace of the modern format moves past 30 Speed.
Best Build
Snorlax best EVs are Sp. Def and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Body Slam
- Curse
- Rest
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Snorlax won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 13 types means it always has an effective option. Giga Impact and Hyper Beam 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
Its stomach can digest any kind of food, even if it happens to be moldy or rotten.
It stops eating only to sleep. It doesn’t feel full unless it eats nearly 900 pounds a day.
Snorlax Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Snorlax looks average on paper at 540 BST. But Thick Fat is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier tank on our tier list. Body Slam with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Snorlax. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 30 Speed, Snorlax won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Snorlax gets Thick Fat, Immunity, and Gluttony. But Thick Fat is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Snorlax is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the tank role.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Body Slam, Curse, Rest, and Earthquake on Snorlax. Body Slam is the most common pick at 0% usage. Curse lets it set up before sweeping.
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