[OVERVIEW]
Thanks to its incredible bulk, its offense prowess, and a varied movepool, Snorlax is a near-mandatory Pokemon for every RBY Ubers team. Its Body Slam is incredibly powerful, and few Pokemon can consistently handle it. However, Body Slam isn’t the only weapon Snorlax has in its arsenal. Earthquake and the Ice-type coverage allows Snorlax to deal with Normal-resistant Pokemon such as Gengar, Rhydon, and Golem. Snorlax also has access to Self-Destruct, which, paired with STAB and its base 110 stat in Attack, becomes the strongest unboosted move in the game. With Self-Destruct, Snorlax is one of the best Pokemon to deal with kings of RBY Ubers: Mewtwo, Mew and Chansey. Moreover, in order to increase its physical bulk and longevity, Snorlax can sometimes bring Reflect and Rest. Thus, it will be able to consistantly check opposing Snorlax and Tauros.
However, Snorlax is incredibly slow. With a base 30 Speed, it’s slower than every other fully evolved Pokemon except Slowbro. Therefore, Snorlax has to take a hit before acting, meaning it will be easier to KO, especially if Snorlax doesn’t bring Rest. Speaking of Rest, it is the only option Snorlax has to heal. Once Rest is used, Snorlax suddently becomes passive, giving to the opponent the chance to send anything in on it, especially special attackers like Exeggutor, Alakazam, and Mewtwo, that can effectively pressure it with the nuclear Psychic.
[SET]
name: PhysLax (All-Out Attacker)
move 1: Body Slam
move 2: Self-Destruct
move 3: Hyper Beam / Counter
move 4: Earthquake / Counter
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
This set, often abbreviated as "PhysLax", is the most popular set in RBY Ubers. With this combination of moves, Snorlax is one of the most difficult Pokemon to switch in on. Body Slam is the main STAB move; in addition to the terrifying power of Snorlax's Body Slam, foes must be careful with its paralysis chance on non Normal types before sending without thinking any Pokemon. With the most powerful Self-Destruct in the game, Snorlax can take down almost any opposing Pokemon other than Rhydon, Golem, and the Normal immune Gengar, creating a favorable situation; the threat of Self-Destruct forced out high-value Pokemon like Mew and Mewtwo, letting Snorlax make further use of its powerful Body Slam while spreading paralysis. Also, note that Body Slam immediately followed by Self-Destruct KOs Mewtwo and near-KOs Mew. Hyper Beam has wallbreaking incredible potiential after Body Slam, letting Snorlax score 2HKOs against Jolteon and paralyzed Chansey; after two Body Slams, Hyper Beam can even KO Mewtwo. Earthquake allows Snorlax to hit Gengar and Rhydon, which may switch in to resist Snorlax's Normal-type moves. Snorlax can use counter on the very likely Body Slam. This will put Tauros into Body Slam KO range, or KO in return if Tauros lands a critical hit. Counter also allows you to pressure your opponent if they switch Tauros out after using Body Slam, doing good damage thanks to Snorlax’s massive HP stat. Unfortunately, you have to drop Earthquake or Hyper Beam to fit Counter in its moveset. If you choose to drop Earthquake, Snorlax is helpless against Gengar and Rock-types, whereas by choosing to drop Hyper Beam, Snorlax loses a great part of its offensive potential.
This Snorlax mainly acts as a wall breaker. Send your Snorlax on the field tear holes in the opposing team with Body Slam. Providing support to Snorlax is quite easy, mostly because, once on the field, Snorlax is pretty self-sufficient. However, you still have to be able to send it in safely. At first glance, Snorlax eats low-damaging moves, and can easily switch on it. However, you have to be attentive to chip damage. Even it takes low damage from a lot of attacks, this Snorlax can't recover HP, and, in the medium-term, chip damage may be enough to wear it down Paralysis support benefits Snorlax greatly, as switching in on a paralyzed Pokemon often gives Snorlax the opportunity to threaten the now-slower Pokemon — and by extension, the opposing team that may want to protect it — with heavy damage. One of the most appreciatated switch-in opportunities is a paralyzed Chansey, as it lacks the firepower to contest Snorlax and is physically frail, being OHKOed by Self-Destruct and 2HKOed by Body Slam + Hyper Beam. Because many RBY Ubers teams rely on Chansey to duel Mewtwo, it's often not worth it to risk fighting Snorlax, forcing it out. An other common way to safely bring in Snorlax is to force a paralyzed Pokemon forced to heal; this lets Snorlax come in safely on moves like Recover, Soft-Boiled, and Rest, granting immense momentum. In your RBY Ubers travel, you might face specific Snorlax's checks, such as Porygon and Cloyster, which give trouble to common paralysis gameplan. Cloyster is very bulky, but is susceptible to Body Slam paralysis, so you might want to capitalize on it to limits Cloyster's actions; with some luck, you will break Cloyster with your Snorlax, though alternative solutions such as having Mewtwo or Mew use it as setup fodder while resting. Ways to play around opposing Porygon are similiar: it's super passive, so you can send almost anything else in and usually force it out. Finally, a Reflect Snorlax might attempt to switch on your PhysLax, trying to curb its action. You have to force it to Rest in order to pressure it with your strong Special attacker, notably Mewtwo, notably Mewtwo, while also gaining a Pokemon to switch in on later in the game.
Self-Destruct is one of the most important moves on this set and has many uses in RBY Ubers. Self-Destruct could take down a very useful opposing Pokemon, opening doors for the rest of your team while bringing strong allies in with impunity. Self-Destruct is a way to deal with paralyzed threat. For exemple, Snorlax can explode on a paralyzed Mewtwo, inflicting between 78% and 93%, in order to KO it, or to revenge kill it with a faster Pokemon like Tauros or Mew. The threat of Self-Destruct may force out the opposing Pokemon, creating favorable momentum for Snorlax’s user. Finally, a low-HP Snorlax can also use Self-Destruct, hoping to take down an opposing Pokemon with it. Keep in mind that Self-Destruct is very predictable, and an experienced player would try to predict it by sending in resists like Gengar, Golem, or Rhydon or an incapacitated Pokemon, like a frozen Pokemon, a sleeping Pokemon or a low-HP Pokemon. Moreover, be careful not to use Self-Destruct too early, as you might need your Snorlax later.
[SET]
name: Reflect
move 1: Body Slam
move 2: Reflect
move 3: Rest
move 4: Earthquake / Self-Destruct
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
Since it is still one of the most pressuring attacks to switch into in the tier due to its mere power and paralysis chance, Body Slam is mandatory on this set. Reflect increases Snorlax’s physical bulk, giving it the ability to check opposing physical attackers like Rhydon, Golem, Tauros, and opposing Snorlax. With Rest, Snorlax is able to stay active and hold its role throughout the game. You can fill the last moveslot with Earthquake or Self-Destruct. Earthquake gives Snorlax coverage to beat Rhydon, Golem, and Gengar. However, Snorlax might lack an offensive presence, especially against Mew and Mewtwo, which love to use it as setup fodder. In order to compensate this lack of power, you may opt for Self-Destruct instead of Earthquake. With Self-Destruct, Snorlax threats almost every Pokemon in the game, especially Mewtwo, Mew, and Chansey. However, with Self-Destruct, Gengar and Rock-types totally wall Snorlax.
Unlike PhysLax, which needs precise HP management, Reflect Snorlax can repeatedly enter battle to sponge weaker move. Since Snorlax still carries Body Slam and other physical moves, it's still able to put the pressure on paralyzed Pokemon. With Reflect, Snorlax becomes the best answer to opposing Snorlax and Tauros, which inflict superficial damage while Reflect is active, while Snorlax strikes back with a nuclear Body Slam. Also note that Mew carrying Sword Dance, Body Slam, and Reflect is also walled by this Snorlax set, since Mew’s Body Slam inflicts 30% to Snorlax at most. A huge drawback to this set is the passivity of resting Snorlax. Like any sleeping Pokemon, Snorlax is an apreciate fodder for both Amnesia Mewtwo and Sword Dance Mew. This is why you might be careful when you use Rest, so to not instantly lose.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Others Options
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Snorlax’s movepool is garnished with a lot of interesting move, but, only a fistful is really useful in a battle. Fire Blast, Thunder Bolt, Surf, Psychic, Seismic Toss, Rock Slide, and even Solar Beam are part of these useless move. Even if these moves seem interesting, these moves lack useful coverage and Ice Beam is genarally better in every situations, thanks to the freeze chance, neutral coverage, generally higher PP, and the ability to hit Rhydon and Golem.
A set with Amnesia is conceivable. Paired with Reflect and Rest, Snorlax becomes nigh-unbreakable, but, in return, Snorlax has only one slot for an attacking move, severely limiting its offensive potential. Special coverage, like Ice Beam or Blizzard, is terrible against Ice-type Pokemon, as well as only pressuring Chansey and Mewtwo with the threat of a freeze. This is quite notable as it will essentially KO them and free up your own Mewtwo, but this can be easily played around. On the other hand, opting for Body Slam leaves Snorlax helpless against common bulky answers like Cloyster, Mew, Slowbro, Mewtwo, Gengar and Rhydon. You can also choose to pair Amnesia with Rest, Body Slam and Blizzard, but this set has trouble with opposing physical attackers, which can abuse the fact that Snorlax is not an immediate danger. Unfortunately, this Snorlax combines both PhysLax and ReflectLax's problem, since it is weak to physical attacks and very passive once Rest is used. Finally, every Amnesia Snorlax can realistically lose against Mewtwo, due to its very high critical hit ratio.
Snorlax has access to a plenty of Normal-type moves. Double Edge and Mega Kick are stronger than Body Slam, but in regards to their negative aspects, respectively, the recoil and low accuracy, make Body Slam a better option. Headbutt lets Snorlax fish for flinches against paralyzed foes, which can be useful in some situations; however, it’s hard to find the space for this move in Snorlax's moveset without compromising its offensive prowess.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Opposing Snorlax**: With Reflect and Rest, Snorlax is able to nullify the action of opposing Snorlax, without loosing its offensive potential. However, it will eventually be forced to Rest, leaving it open for set-up sweepers like Mewtwo, Slowbro, or Mew to break it. To some extend, PhysLax can come in to wear down opposing PhysLax with Body Slam and Self-Destruct.
**Slowbro**: Thanks to its natural bulk, Slowbro stomach every thing Snorlax can do, repeatedly using Rest to PP stall Body Slam. In addition, Slowbro can threaten Snorlax and the opposing team with Thunder Wave and Amnesia before it threatens to sweep. Slowbro will usually win one-on-one through sheer brute force, often forcing PhysLax sets to Self-Destruct in a desperate bid to stop it.
**Strong Special Attackers**: Many special attackers are able to inflict a lot of damage to Snorlax. However, these Pokemon, namely Mewtwo, Exeggutor, Alakazam, Zapdos, and Starmie, hate to eat a Body Slam due to high damage and the paralysis chances, the latter of which can completely flip the situation and possibly allow Snorlax to win outright. However, they can effectively pressure a Snorlax that just used Rest, usually forcing it out. In the case of Mewtwo, this forces you to switch in a Pokemon against what can and will be a +2 Mewtwo thereafter, which can be monumentally difficult.
**Cloyster**: With its base 180 Defense and Rest, Cloyster is able to handle Snorlax in long term, staving off its Body Slam. Its Blizzard deals a large amount of damage to Snorlax, 3HKOing it even if slightly chipped, all while backed by a small freeze chance. However, freezing Snorlax is often detrimental in RBY Ubers, as freezing Chansey or Mewtwo is often a priority. Cloyster's unique access to Clamp allows it to easily chip Snorlax into Blizzard 3HKO range or pivot to a more effective Pokemon for the situation. Snorlax can situationally win against Cloyster if it lands Body Slam paralysis or gets lucky with critical hits, but this is often ill-advised, as it leaves Snorlax vulnerable to being PP stalled by opposing Reflect Snorlax or Chansey in the long-run.
**Rhydon**: Rhydon is faster than Snorlax, and its Earthquake 3HKOes Snorlax in 97% of cases. On the other side, Snorlax’s Earthquake also 3HKOes Rhydon. Rhydon resists to Normal-type moves, which gives many opportunities for Rhydon to come on the field. However, Rhydon should be careful about paralysis from Body Slam, which would tip the outcome of the duel in the camp of Snorlax. Finally, Rhydon with Rest totally walls a Snorlax without Earthquake, Ice Beam or Blizzard, but these Snorlax remain uncommon.
**Gengar**: Thanks to its Normal immunity, Gengar can easily switch on Snorlax, trying to absorb Body Slam or Self-Destruct and threatening it with Hypnosis or Explosion. Unfortunately, in most cases, Snorlax brings Earthquake in its moveset, making the task harder to complete for Gengar, risking taking a massive chunk of damage.
**Porygon**: Surprisingly, Snorlax is unable to beat Porygon without clicking Self-Destruct or having it paralyzed prior. Indeed, Porygon is faster and can repeatedly Recover, waiting for Snorlax to run out of Body Slam’s PP. However, Porygon is very passive and totaly useless against every other Pokemon, meaning Snorlax can just switch out without fear, although Thunder Wave can be irksome. However, the tables are turned if Snorlax uses Amnesia, which lets it muscle past Porygon completely. Snorlax shouln't Self-Destruct, freeze or really interact with Porygon at all, as its sheer low value outside of checking Snorlax means every move spent trying to beat it is batter spent on anything else outside of forcing it to Recover.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Oiseau Bleu, 431020]]
- Quality checked by: [[ctown6, 509438], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
Thanks to its incredible bulk, its offense prowess, and a varied movepool, Snorlax is a near-mandatory Pokemon for every RBY Ubers team. Its Body Slam is incredibly powerful, and few Pokemon can consistently handle it. However, Body Slam isn’t the only weapon Snorlax has in its arsenal. Earthquake and the Ice-type coverage allows Snorlax to deal with Normal-resistant Pokemon such as Gengar, Rhydon, and Golem. Snorlax also has access to Self-Destruct, which, paired with STAB and its base 110 stat in Attack, becomes the strongest unboosted move in the game. With Self-Destruct, Snorlax is one of the best Pokemon to deal with kings of RBY Ubers: Mewtwo, Mew and Chansey. Moreover, in order to increase its physical bulk and longevity, Snorlax can sometimes bring Reflect and Rest. Thus, it will be able to consistantly check opposing Snorlax and Tauros.
However, Snorlax is incredibly slow. With a base 30 Speed, it’s slower than every other fully evolved Pokemon except Slowbro. Therefore, Snorlax has to take a hit before acting, meaning it will be easier to KO, especially if Snorlax doesn’t bring Rest. Speaking of Rest, it is the only option Snorlax has to heal. Once Rest is used, Snorlax suddently becomes passive, giving to the opponent the chance to send anything in on it, especially special attackers like Exeggutor, Alakazam, and Mewtwo, that can effectively pressure it with the nuclear Psychic.
[SET]
name: PhysLax (All-Out Attacker)
move 1: Body Slam
move 2: Self-Destruct
move 3: Hyper Beam / Counter
move 4: Earthquake / Counter
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
This set, often abbreviated as "PhysLax", is the most popular set in RBY Ubers. With this combination of moves, Snorlax is one of the most difficult Pokemon to switch in on. Body Slam is the main STAB move; in addition to the terrifying power of Snorlax's Body Slam, foes must be careful with its paralysis chance on non Normal types before sending without thinking any Pokemon. With the most powerful Self-Destruct in the game, Snorlax can take down almost any opposing Pokemon other than Rhydon, Golem, and the Normal immune Gengar, creating a favorable situation; the threat of Self-Destruct forced out high-value Pokemon like Mew and Mewtwo, letting Snorlax make further use of its powerful Body Slam while spreading paralysis. Also, note that Body Slam immediately followed by Self-Destruct KOs Mewtwo and near-KOs Mew. Hyper Beam has wallbreaking incredible potiential after Body Slam, letting Snorlax score 2HKOs against Jolteon and paralyzed Chansey; after two Body Slams, Hyper Beam can even KO Mewtwo. Earthquake allows Snorlax to hit Gengar and Rhydon, which may switch in to resist Snorlax's Normal-type moves. Snorlax can use counter on the very likely Body Slam. This will put Tauros into Body Slam KO range, or KO in return if Tauros lands a critical hit. Counter also allows you to pressure your opponent if they switch Tauros out after using Body Slam, doing good damage thanks to Snorlax’s massive HP stat. Unfortunately, you have to drop Earthquake or Hyper Beam to fit Counter in its moveset. If you choose to drop Earthquake, Snorlax is helpless against Gengar and Rock-types, whereas by choosing to drop Hyper Beam, Snorlax loses a great part of its offensive potential.
This Snorlax mainly acts as a wall breaker. Send your Snorlax on the field tear holes in the opposing team with Body Slam. Providing support to Snorlax is quite easy, mostly because, once on the field, Snorlax is pretty self-sufficient. However, you still have to be able to send it in safely. At first glance, Snorlax eats low-damaging moves, and can easily switch on it. However, you have to be attentive to chip damage. Even it takes low damage from a lot of attacks, this Snorlax can't recover HP, and, in the medium-term, chip damage may be enough to wear it down Paralysis support benefits Snorlax greatly, as switching in on a paralyzed Pokemon often gives Snorlax the opportunity to threaten the now-slower Pokemon — and by extension, the opposing team that may want to protect it — with heavy damage. One of the most appreciatated switch-in opportunities is a paralyzed Chansey, as it lacks the firepower to contest Snorlax and is physically frail, being OHKOed by Self-Destruct and 2HKOed by Body Slam + Hyper Beam. Because many RBY Ubers teams rely on Chansey to duel Mewtwo, it's often not worth it to risk fighting Snorlax, forcing it out. An other common way to safely bring in Snorlax is to force a paralyzed Pokemon forced to heal; this lets Snorlax come in safely on moves like Recover, Soft-Boiled, and Rest, granting immense momentum. In your RBY Ubers travel, you might face specific Snorlax's checks, such as Porygon and Cloyster, which give trouble to common paralysis gameplan. Cloyster is very bulky, but is susceptible to Body Slam paralysis, so you might want to capitalize on it to limits Cloyster's actions; with some luck, you will break Cloyster with your Snorlax, though alternative solutions such as having Mewtwo or Mew use it as setup fodder while resting. Ways to play around opposing Porygon are similiar: it's super passive, so you can send almost anything else in and usually force it out. Finally, a Reflect Snorlax might attempt to switch on your PhysLax, trying to curb its action. You have to force it to Rest in order to pressure it with your strong Special attacker, notably Mewtwo, notably Mewtwo, while also gaining a Pokemon to switch in on later in the game.
Self-Destruct is one of the most important moves on this set and has many uses in RBY Ubers. Self-Destruct could take down a very useful opposing Pokemon, opening doors for the rest of your team while bringing strong allies in with impunity. Self-Destruct is a way to deal with paralyzed threat. For exemple, Snorlax can explode on a paralyzed Mewtwo, inflicting between 78% and 93%, in order to KO it, or to revenge kill it with a faster Pokemon like Tauros or Mew. The threat of Self-Destruct may force out the opposing Pokemon, creating favorable momentum for Snorlax’s user. Finally, a low-HP Snorlax can also use Self-Destruct, hoping to take down an opposing Pokemon with it. Keep in mind that Self-Destruct is very predictable, and an experienced player would try to predict it by sending in resists like Gengar, Golem, or Rhydon or an incapacitated Pokemon, like a frozen Pokemon, a sleeping Pokemon or a low-HP Pokemon. Moreover, be careful not to use Self-Destruct too early, as you might need your Snorlax later.
[SET]
name: Reflect
move 1: Body Slam
move 2: Reflect
move 3: Rest
move 4: Earthquake / Self-Destruct
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
Since it is still one of the most pressuring attacks to switch into in the tier due to its mere power and paralysis chance, Body Slam is mandatory on this set. Reflect increases Snorlax’s physical bulk, giving it the ability to check opposing physical attackers like Rhydon, Golem, Tauros, and opposing Snorlax. With Rest, Snorlax is able to stay active and hold its role throughout the game. You can fill the last moveslot with Earthquake or Self-Destruct. Earthquake gives Snorlax coverage to beat Rhydon, Golem, and Gengar. However, Snorlax might lack an offensive presence, especially against Mew and Mewtwo, which love to use it as setup fodder. In order to compensate this lack of power, you may opt for Self-Destruct instead of Earthquake. With Self-Destruct, Snorlax threats almost every Pokemon in the game, especially Mewtwo, Mew, and Chansey. However, with Self-Destruct, Gengar and Rock-types totally wall Snorlax.
Unlike PhysLax, which needs precise HP management, Reflect Snorlax can repeatedly enter battle to sponge weaker move. Since Snorlax still carries Body Slam and other physical moves, it's still able to put the pressure on paralyzed Pokemon. With Reflect, Snorlax becomes the best answer to opposing Snorlax and Tauros, which inflict superficial damage while Reflect is active, while Snorlax strikes back with a nuclear Body Slam. Also note that Mew carrying Sword Dance, Body Slam, and Reflect is also walled by this Snorlax set, since Mew’s Body Slam inflicts 30% to Snorlax at most. A huge drawback to this set is the passivity of resting Snorlax. Like any sleeping Pokemon, Snorlax is an apreciate fodder for both Amnesia Mewtwo and Sword Dance Mew. This is why you might be careful when you use Rest, so to not instantly lose.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Others Options
=============
Snorlax’s movepool is garnished with a lot of interesting move, but, only a fistful is really useful in a battle. Fire Blast, Thunder Bolt, Surf, Psychic, Seismic Toss, Rock Slide, and even Solar Beam are part of these useless move. Even if these moves seem interesting, these moves lack useful coverage and Ice Beam is genarally better in every situations, thanks to the freeze chance, neutral coverage, generally higher PP, and the ability to hit Rhydon and Golem.
A set with Amnesia is conceivable. Paired with Reflect and Rest, Snorlax becomes nigh-unbreakable, but, in return, Snorlax has only one slot for an attacking move, severely limiting its offensive potential. Special coverage, like Ice Beam or Blizzard, is terrible against Ice-type Pokemon, as well as only pressuring Chansey and Mewtwo with the threat of a freeze. This is quite notable as it will essentially KO them and free up your own Mewtwo, but this can be easily played around. On the other hand, opting for Body Slam leaves Snorlax helpless against common bulky answers like Cloyster, Mew, Slowbro, Mewtwo, Gengar and Rhydon. You can also choose to pair Amnesia with Rest, Body Slam and Blizzard, but this set has trouble with opposing physical attackers, which can abuse the fact that Snorlax is not an immediate danger. Unfortunately, this Snorlax combines both PhysLax and ReflectLax's problem, since it is weak to physical attacks and very passive once Rest is used. Finally, every Amnesia Snorlax can realistically lose against Mewtwo, due to its very high critical hit ratio.
Snorlax has access to a plenty of Normal-type moves. Double Edge and Mega Kick are stronger than Body Slam, but in regards to their negative aspects, respectively, the recoil and low accuracy, make Body Slam a better option. Headbutt lets Snorlax fish for flinches against paralyzed foes, which can be useful in some situations; however, it’s hard to find the space for this move in Snorlax's moveset without compromising its offensive prowess.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Opposing Snorlax**: With Reflect and Rest, Snorlax is able to nullify the action of opposing Snorlax, without loosing its offensive potential. However, it will eventually be forced to Rest, leaving it open for set-up sweepers like Mewtwo, Slowbro, or Mew to break it. To some extend, PhysLax can come in to wear down opposing PhysLax with Body Slam and Self-Destruct.
**Slowbro**: Thanks to its natural bulk, Slowbro stomach every thing Snorlax can do, repeatedly using Rest to PP stall Body Slam. In addition, Slowbro can threaten Snorlax and the opposing team with Thunder Wave and Amnesia before it threatens to sweep. Slowbro will usually win one-on-one through sheer brute force, often forcing PhysLax sets to Self-Destruct in a desperate bid to stop it.
**Strong Special Attackers**: Many special attackers are able to inflict a lot of damage to Snorlax. However, these Pokemon, namely Mewtwo, Exeggutor, Alakazam, Zapdos, and Starmie, hate to eat a Body Slam due to high damage and the paralysis chances, the latter of which can completely flip the situation and possibly allow Snorlax to win outright. However, they can effectively pressure a Snorlax that just used Rest, usually forcing it out. In the case of Mewtwo, this forces you to switch in a Pokemon against what can and will be a +2 Mewtwo thereafter, which can be monumentally difficult.
**Cloyster**: With its base 180 Defense and Rest, Cloyster is able to handle Snorlax in long term, staving off its Body Slam. Its Blizzard deals a large amount of damage to Snorlax, 3HKOing it even if slightly chipped, all while backed by a small freeze chance. However, freezing Snorlax is often detrimental in RBY Ubers, as freezing Chansey or Mewtwo is often a priority. Cloyster's unique access to Clamp allows it to easily chip Snorlax into Blizzard 3HKO range or pivot to a more effective Pokemon for the situation. Snorlax can situationally win against Cloyster if it lands Body Slam paralysis or gets lucky with critical hits, but this is often ill-advised, as it leaves Snorlax vulnerable to being PP stalled by opposing Reflect Snorlax or Chansey in the long-run.
**Rhydon**: Rhydon is faster than Snorlax, and its Earthquake 3HKOes Snorlax in 97% of cases. On the other side, Snorlax’s Earthquake also 3HKOes Rhydon. Rhydon resists to Normal-type moves, which gives many opportunities for Rhydon to come on the field. However, Rhydon should be careful about paralysis from Body Slam, which would tip the outcome of the duel in the camp of Snorlax. Finally, Rhydon with Rest totally walls a Snorlax without Earthquake, Ice Beam or Blizzard, but these Snorlax remain uncommon.
**Gengar**: Thanks to its Normal immunity, Gengar can easily switch on Snorlax, trying to absorb Body Slam or Self-Destruct and threatening it with Hypnosis or Explosion. Unfortunately, in most cases, Snorlax brings Earthquake in its moveset, making the task harder to complete for Gengar, risking taking a massive chunk of damage.
**Porygon**: Surprisingly, Snorlax is unable to beat Porygon without clicking Self-Destruct or having it paralyzed prior. Indeed, Porygon is faster and can repeatedly Recover, waiting for Snorlax to run out of Body Slam’s PP. However, Porygon is very passive and totaly useless against every other Pokemon, meaning Snorlax can just switch out without fear, although Thunder Wave can be irksome. However, the tables are turned if Snorlax uses Amnesia, which lets it muscle past Porygon completely. Snorlax shouln't Self-Destruct, freeze or really interact with Porygon at all, as its sheer low value outside of checking Snorlax means every move spent trying to beat it is batter spent on anything else outside of forcing it to Recover.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Oiseau Bleu, 431020]]
- Quality checked by: [[ctown6, 509438], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
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