Is Snorlax Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Snorlax with AbilityImmunity blocks all poison. Enormous HP and Special Defense absorb special attacks from almost anything. Handles Phoebe, Glacia, and tanks Wallace's special moves. Physical Defense is the gap. One of the most durable things you can import into Emerald.
Roxanne's typing presses Snorlax's defenses.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Snorlax cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by the Tunnel Man in Rusturf Tunnel
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 33NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 51NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 180Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORRockRock SlidePower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Snorlax in Emerald
Snorlax is not in vanilla Emerald at all. Waking it needs the Poke Flute, a Kanto-only item, so transfer one from FireRed, LeafGreen, or the Gamecube games instead.
Snorlax cannot be caught in the wild in Emerald, but you can still get it via these paths:
Not in vanilla Emerald. Snorlax requires Poke Flute to wake (Kanto-only item). Transfer from FRLG (Routes 12 + 16) or Pokemon Colosseum/XD.
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Emerald.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Snorlax in Emerald
Snorlax dozes on no Hoenn road; trade one over from FireRed or LeafGreen, where you save before the sleeping blocker and soft-reset for its shine before the flute wakes it, then transfer it in. See every game where Shiny Snorlax can be hunted
Shiny Snorlax Evolution
Does Not EvolveSnorlax 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
Good
Snorlax Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Snorlax. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs take 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 Snorlax (with patience) with 49 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Curse, Double-Edge and 3 more to offspring.
E Snorlax Best Moveset
Snorlax anchors defensive teams as an immovable special tank, with 160 HP and 110 Sp. Def absorbing hits that would break any other Pokemon. AbilityImmunity prevents MoveToxic from chipping the massive HP pool. The moveset builds momentum through MoveCurse boosts, turning Snorlax from a tank into a sweep threat while 110 Attack fires MoveBody Slam for paralysis spread.
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
All 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
SNORLAX’s typical day consists of nothing more than eating and sleeping. It is such a docile POKéMON that there are children who use its big belly as a place to play.
Snorlax Emerald Guide
In Emerald, use Snorlax as a tank. Physical side carries the damage. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key.
For Emerald, run Adamant on Snorlax. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the tank role.
Gigantamax Snorlax is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Emerald. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
Snorlax isn't catchable in Emerald. Find it in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Snorlax appears in 21 games spanning 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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