
Is Snorlax Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityImmunity prevents poison and AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. Thick Fat Snorlax shrugs off two common attack types on top of the massive special bulk. If imported, one of the best tanks in RS. The trade is worth it.
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 Wallace'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 trades roughly evenly with Steven'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
- LV 19NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Wattson
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Rusturf Tunnel
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- 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
- LV 51NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Snorlax in Ruby & Sapphire
Snorlax does not block any Hoenn route the way it did in Kanto, and it has no wild spawn here. The sleeping giant is a trade-only Pokemon, with a catch rate of 25 once you do bring one over.
Snorlax cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
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 Ruby & Sapphire
Snorlax blocks no roads in Hoenn, so rouse the sleeping one with the Poke Flute in FireRed or LeafGreen, soft resetting until it shines, then trade it home. 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
GoodSnorlax 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.
RS Snorlax Best Moveset
160 HP defines the physical tank role, and AbilityImmunity prevents poison entirely to shut down MoveToxic stall. MoveCurse boosts Attack and Defense, MoveBody Slam paralyzes, MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk recovers. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Poison-immune Curse attacker.
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 expansive belly as a place to play.
Snorlax Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Snorlax isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Find it in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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Where to go next after Snorlax.
