Is Snorlax Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Blocks the path to Vermilion City in Kanto. Catch it with the PokeFlute channel. Snorlax is still one of the best Pokemon in the game. Massive HP, strong special bulk, and MoveRest keeps it alive through anything. The Kanto arrival means it can't carry Johto, but it dominates every remaining fight.
Snorlax resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Snorlax resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge'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 Erika's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Snorlax in Vermilion City (interact, Lv 50, limited). Blocking the entrance to Diglett's Cave near Vermilion City. Play the Poke Flute channel on the Pokegear radio using the EXPN Card to wake it.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 50NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Clair
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 27
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- After Lt. Surge
- TM03GhostCursePower —Accuracy 100%PP 10Gift in the Celadon Mansion roof house, at night only
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Snorlax in Gold & Silver
One Snorlax, fast asleep across a Kanto route at level 50. You need the radio tuned with the EXPN Card to wake it, and the encounter only happens once, so come prepared with strong Poke Balls.
Wild Snorlax may be holding when caught:
Leftovers (always) Restores HP during battle. (HOLD)1 location to catch Snorlax
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How to Get Shiny Snorlax in Gold & Silver
Snorlax dozes near Vermilion City and stirs only when you play the Poke Flute, so save in front of it and reset the battle until it turns shiny, no kinder odds than any Gen 2 static. Compare Shiny Snorlax odds across every game
Shiny Snorlax Evolution
Does Not EvolveGold & Silver Shiny Snorlax Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Gold & Silver with Snorlax preloaded.
Snorlax Weakness
Snorlax's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. 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
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Snorlax Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Snorlax
 Machoke Fighting | B | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Snorlax View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x67-79% | ||
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 2 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Snorlax (with patience) with 36 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Lick to offspring.
GS Snorlax Best Moveset
Defines the format. 160 HP and 110 Sp. Def tank special attacks that demolish everything else, and MoveBody Slam fires back with a one-in-three paralysis chance. MoveCurse boosts Attack and Defense each turn, turning Snorlax into an escalating physical threat. MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk for recovery. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Nearly every team runs one.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Rest
- Double Edge
- Earthquake
- Curse
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 Body Slam 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.
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
30 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
What sounds like its cry may actually be its snores or the rumblings of its hungry belly.
Its stomach’s digestive juices can dissolve any kind of poison. It can even eat things off the ground.
Snorlax Gold & Silver Guide
Snorlax is a static encounter at Vermilion City in Gold & Silver. Snorlax appears at level 50. Prerequisite: EXPN Card. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Yes. Snorlax is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Snorlax becomes available after the main story is complete in Gold & Silver.
In Gold & Silver, use Snorlax as a tank. Physical side carries the damage. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. Set up with Curse when you get a free turn.
Gigantamax Snorlax is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Gold & Silver. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
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
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