Kanto Classic Snorlax

[MegaShuckle]

I know Snorlax is one of the best Pokemon in this format but I cant decide on what moveset/spread to use.

Im actually using this one:

Snorlax
Ability: Thick Fat
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 52 Def / 196 SpD / 4 Spe
Careful Nature
- Return
- Rest
- Heavy Slam
- Crunch

It OHKO Alakazam with Return, but doest OHKO Gengar with Crunch. So, Im not sure if running an Adamant Nature is better, but then Snorlax loses some bulk.
Suggestions?

[Excalibur0126]

Here's the stats for Snorlax on Showdown for Kanto Classic. Hope it helps!

Code:

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| Snorlax                                |
+----------------------------------------+
| Raw count: 31743                       |
| Avg. weight: 1.0                       |
| Viability Ceiling: 85                  |
+----------------------------------------+
| Abilities                              |
| Thick Fat 69.978%                      |
| Immunity 29.518%                       |
| Gluttony  0.504%                       |
+----------------------------------------+
| Items                                  |
| Nothing 100.000%                       |
+----------------------------------------+
| Spreads                                |
| Adamant:248/252/0/0/8/0 12.787%        |
| Adamant:252/252/0/0/4/0  7.788%        |
| Careful:144/0/188/0/176/0  7.362%      |
| Careful:248/8/0/0/252/0  7.274%        |
| Careful:252/4/0/0/252/0  3.106%        |
| Adamant:252/252/4/0/0/0  2.350%        |
| Other 59.333%                          |
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| Moves                                  |
| Body Slam 72.715%                      |
| Rest 68.875%                           |
| Sleep Talk 46.420%                     |
| Crunch 42.860%                         |
| Curse 41.259%                          |
| Earthquake 18.489%                     |
| Pursuit 13.052%                        |
| Return  8.468%                         |
| Heavy Slam  7.983%                     |
| Ice Punch  7.202%                      |
| Whirlwind  6.849%                      |
| Fissure  5.327%                        |
| Self-Destruct  4.518%                  |
| Stockpile  4.420%                      |
| Zen Headbutt  4.105%                   |
| Belly Drum  3.991%                     |
| Superpower  3.327%                     |
| Double-Edge  2.946%                    |
| Fire Punch  2.917%                     |
| Facade  2.873%                         |
| Toxic  2.810%                          |
| Gunk Shot  2.501%                      |
| Power-Up Punch  2.441%                 |
| Iron Head  1.780%                      |
| Brick Break  1.701%                    |
| Thunder Punch  1.632%                  |
| Other 18.540%                          |
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| Teammates                              |
| Clefable +6.430%                       |
| Slowbro +5.290%                        |
+----------------------------------------+
| Checks and Counters                    |
| Machamp 86.602 (88.49±0.47)            |
|     (29.4% KOed / 59.1% switched out)|
| Hitmonchan 75.244 (82.03±1.70)         |
|     (27.0% KOed / 55.1% switched out)|
| Hitmonlee 70.449 (77.71±1.82)          |
|     (29.7% KOed / 48.0% switched out)|
| Rhydon 68.775 (75.80±1.76)             |
|     (30.9% KOed / 44.9% switched out)|
| Primeape 64.909 (73.99±2.27)           |
|     (25.5% KOed / 48.5% switched out)|
| Dragonite 60.700 (63.35±0.66)          |
|     (40.1% KOed / 23.3% switched out)|
| Pinsir 59.570 (75.42±3.96)             |
|     (43.2% KOed / 32.2% switched out)|
| Poliwrath 59.323 (71.70±3.09)          |
|     (18.9% KOed / 52.8% switched out)|
| Gyarados 54.682 (59.82±1.28)           |
|     (32.9% KOed / 26.9% switched out)|
| Arcanine 54.082 (57.52±0.86)           |
|     (22.3% KOed / 35.2% switched out)|
| Kangaskhan 52.952 (62.35±2.35)         |
|     (30.8% KOed / 31.5% switched out)|
| Kabutops 52.489 (65.99±3.38)           |
|     (41.1% KOed / 24.9% switched out)|
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[Flapster]

I too also am using a Snorlax for the Kanto Classics: Here is mine. PS, I got my Snorlax judged by the IV Judge in the Battle Resort, it said that mine is above average.

Here's my Snorlax I'm using:

Snorlax

Nature Jolly

Greatest Stats: Attack

At level 50, Snorlax has nearly 300 hp, which is impressive

Level:66 (Although I know all tournaments are restricted above lv50 are made level 50.

My moveset:

-Shadow Ball

-Crunch

-Blizzard

-Giga Impact

Ability:Immunity

As for my suggestion, if you're gonna use a Snorlax with Rest, I suggest making it have the move Sleep Talk. If your Snorlax's asleep and you use Sleep Talk, it will randomly use a move it knows. However, if it uses Rest, it will fail, even if it lost HP.


Hope I helped!

[Marcusube]

Snorlax
Ability: Thick Fat
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Body Slam
- Curse/Crunch

This is what I've seen function the best on the Kanto Classic ladder. Curselax is just extremely hard to beat after it sets up to at least +2 as it can freely Body Slam everything for an easy 2HKO-3HKO

[Excalibur0126]

@Flapster It is recommended you breed for a Pokemon with good IVs/Nature/Ability/Moves as that's how most people battling competitively have their Pokemon set up. You want to find a good spread to use on your Pokemon instead of using any ole Pokemon you find.

[Flapster]

(Feb 25, 2016, 05:02 PM)Excalibur0126 Wrote: @Flapster It is recommended you breed for a Pokemon with good IVs/Nature/Ability/Moves as that's how most people battling competitively have their Pokemon set up. You want to find a good spread to use on your Pokemon instead of using any ole Pokemon you find.

You could say, I'm average at breeding. :P Most of my pokemon for the tournament are bred, except for Snorlax. :P