Snorlax (Pokémon GO) - Best Movesets, Evolutions and CP

Pokémon type

Normal

Boosted in Partly Cloudy weather

Snorlax weaknesses

Snorlax is weak to Fighting-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Snorlax is doubly resistant to Ghost-type moves.

39%

Best moveset for Snorlax

The best moves for Snorlax are Lick and Hyper Beam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Psywave and Hyper Beam deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Lick

10DPS

Hyper Beam

45DPS

Defending

Zen Headbutt

11DPS

Outrage

27.5DPS

Trainer Battles

Psywave

4EPT

Hyper Beam

2.25DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Snorlax family. Snorlax evolves from Munchlax for 50 Candy.

Munchlax

Snorlax

Game images

Snorlax, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

View 3 different costumes for Snorlax »

Events

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Harvest Festival: Applin Picking

29th Sep

PokéXciting! Kuala Lumpur

In person

12th Sep

GO Battle League: Twilight Trails

8th Sep

Pokémon Pokopia Celebration Event

10th Mar

Pokémon GO at Techfest 2025

In person

22nd Dec 2025

Summary

Snorlax is a Normal Pokémon which evolves from Munchlax. It is weak to Fighting moves. Snorlax's best moveset is Lick & Hyper Beam and it has a Max CP of 3,647.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Zen Headbutt	11	9	11
Lick	5	12	10
Psywave	4	14	8
Yawn Elite TM	0	8.7	0

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Outrage	110	2	2.2
Body Slam	50	3	1.82
Hyper Beam	150	1	1.8
Superpower	85	2	1.7
Skull Bash	130	1	1.56
Earthquake	140	1	1.4
Heavy Slam	70	2	1.4
Return Purified	25	3	0.91
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.36

Max Move	Lv 1	Lv 2	Lv 3
G-Max Replenish Gigantamax	350	400	450
Max Guard shield HP	20	40	60
Max Spirit heal, % of max HP	8%	12%	16%

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Psywave	3	1	3	4
Lick	3	1	3	3
Yawn Elite TM	0	4	0	3
Zen Headbutt	8	3	2.7	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Hyper Beam	150	80	2.25
Return Purified	130	70	2.23
Superpower ▼ att ▼ def	85	40	2.13
Skull Bash ▲ def	130	75	2.08
Body Slam	65	40	1.95
Earthquake	120	65	1.85
Outrage	110	60	1.83
Heavy Slam	70	50	1.4
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.17

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Lick 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	10.2	100%
Lick 10 DPS	Skull Bash 52 DPS	10.2	100%
Psywave 8 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	10.1	99%
Psywave 8 DPS	Skull Bash 52 DPS	10.1	99%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	9.3	91%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Skull Bash 52 DPS	9.2	90%
Lick 10 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	9.2	90%
Lick 10 DPS	Body Slam 30 DPS	9	88%
Lick 10 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	9	88%
Psywave 8 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	9	87%
Lick 10 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	8.9	87%
Lick 10 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	8.9	87%
Psywave 8 DPS	Body Slam 30 DPS	8.8	86%
Psywave 8 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	8.8	86%
Psywave 8 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	8.7	85%
Psywave 8 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	8.7	85%
Lick 10 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	8.6	84%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	8.4	82%
Psywave 8 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	8.4	82%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	8.4	82%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Body Slam 30 DPS	8.4	82%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	8.2	81%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	8.2	80%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	8.1	79%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	5.5	54%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	5.5	54%
Lick 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	5.5	54%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	5.5	53%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Body Slam 30 DPS	5.2	51%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Skull Bash 52 DPS	5.2	50%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	4.9	48%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	4.6	45%
Psywave 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	4.6	45%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	4.5	44%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	3.8	38%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.5	14%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	3.5	100%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	3.4	96%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Skull Bash 52 DPS	3.2	91%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	3.2	90%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Body Slam 30 DPS	3.2	90%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	3	86%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	3	85%
Psywave 8 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	2.8	79%
Lick 10 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	2.7	77%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	2.7	77%
Lick 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	2.6	73%
Psywave 8 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	2.6	73%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	2.5	71%
Psywave 8 DPS	Body Slam 30 DPS	2.4	69%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	2.4	68%
Psywave 8 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	2.4	68%
Lick 10 DPS	Body Slam 30 DPS	2.4	68%
Lick 10 DPS	Skull Bash 52 DPS	2.4	68%
Lick 10 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	2.4	68%
Psywave 8 DPS	Skull Bash 52 DPS	2.4	68%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Body Slam 30 DPS	2.3	65%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Superpower 28.3 DPS	2.3	64%
Lick 10 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	2.2	63%
Lick 10 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	2.2	63%
Psywave 8 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	2.2	63%
Psywave 8 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	2.2	62%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Skull Bash 52 DPS	2.2	62%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	2	57%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	2	56%
Lick 10 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.8	51%
Psywave 8 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.7	49%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.7	49%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.4	41%
Lick 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.2	33%
Psywave 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.1	30%
Yawn Elite TM 0 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	0.7	18%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Psywave 4 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	20	12	100%
Psywave 4 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	18	11.9	99%
Psywave 4 EPT	Superpower ▼ att ▼ def 2.13 DPE	10	11.5	96%
Psywave 4 EPT	Skull Bash ▲ def 2.08 DPE	19	11.3	94%
Psywave 4 EPT	Body Slam 1.95 DPE	10	10.8	90%
Psywave 4 EPT	Earthquake 1.85 DPE	17	10.4	87%
Psywave 4 EPT	Outrage 1.83 DPE	15	10.3	86%
Lick 3 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	27	9.8	81%
Lick 3 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	24	9.7	81%
Lick 3 EPT	Superpower ▼ att ▼ def 2.13 DPE	14	9.4	78%
Lick 3 EPT	Skull Bash ▲ def 2.08 DPE	25	9.2	77%
Lick 3 EPT	Body Slam 1.95 DPE	14	8.9	74%
Psywave 4 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.4 DPE	13	8.6	72%
Lick 3 EPT	Earthquake 1.85 DPE	22	8.5	71%
Lick 3 EPT	Outrage 1.83 DPE	20	8.5	71%
Lick 3 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.4 DPE	17	7.2	60%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	42	7.2	60%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	36	7.1	59%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Superpower ▼ att ▼ def 2.13 DPE	21	6.9	58%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Skull Bash ▲ def 2.08 DPE	39	6.8	57%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	28	6.8	56%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	24	6.7	56%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Body Slam 1.95 DPE	21	6.6	55%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Superpower ▼ att ▼ def 2.13 DPE	16	6.4	53%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Earthquake 1.85 DPE	33	6.4	53%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Outrage 1.83 DPE	30	6.3	53%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Skull Bash ▲ def 2.08 DPE	28	6.2	52%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Body Slam 1.95 DPE	16	5.9	49%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Earthquake 1.85 DPE	24	5.5	46%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Outrage 1.83 DPE	20	5.5	46%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.4 DPE	27	5.5	46%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.4 DPE	20	4.2	35%
Psywave 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	18	3.7	31%
Lick 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	24	3.5	29%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	36	3	25%
Yawn Elite TM 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	24	0.5	4%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Snorlax counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Snorlax Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.54
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.6
3
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.61
4
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.63
5
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.63

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

All Snorlax counters »

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		190
Defense		169
Stamina		330

Max HP

Level 40	272
Level 50	289

Average size

Height	2.1 m
Weight	460 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Purification cost

Stardust	5,000
Candy	5

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,382
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,843
Level 30 Max wild	2,765
Level 40	3,225
Level 50	3,647

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,304
Level 35 (wild)	2,995

Costumes

Snorlax costumes

Snorlax (Cowboy Hat)

Snorlax (Cowboy Hat) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Snorlax (Nightcap)

Snorlax (Nightcap) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Snorlax (Studded Jacket)

Snorlax (Studded Jacket) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO