Snorlax counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Snorlax
#0143 Snorlax
Normal
USAGE 86.7% #2
BASE STATS
HP 160
ATK 110
DEF 65
SPA 65
SPD 110
SPE 30
BST540
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Body Slam 95.6% Self-Destruct 64.1% Rest 57.8% Earthquake 55.4% Reflect 49.0% Hyper Beam 30.3% Counter 18.0% Ice Beam 11.5%
Common Teammates
Tauros96.0%Exeggutor79.7%Chansey70.7%Starmie61.7%Jynx32.0%Alakazam30.1%Zapdos25.1%Rhydon22.8%
Browse Gen 1 OU teams using Snorlax →
Teams using Cloyster 83% Teams using Exeggutor 65% Teams using Rhydon 61% Teams using Zapdos 49% Teams using Gengar 47% Teams using Snorlax 45%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER
235.624
83
82.6% dies 4.16%
02
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
387.894
65
65.5% dies 4.12%
03
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock DEFENSIVE COUNTER
242.262
61
60.8% dies 5.26%
04
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
106.3
49
49.1% dies 8.22%
05
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
164.85
47
46.9% dies 6.56%
06
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
795.202
45
44.5% dies 3.01%
07
Tauros
Tauros
Normal SOFT CHECK
638.779
41
41.4% dies 3.32%
08
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
343.991
40
40.1% dies 4.44%
09
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
25.903
35
35.1% dies 9.38%
10
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
136.762
28
28.0% dies 6.58%
11
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
163.742
26
26.2% dies 5.68%
12
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
732.065
19
19.0% dies 2.46%
13
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric SOFT CHECK
44.632
16
16.4% dies 7.78%

Ranked #2 with 86.69% usage. Sorted by reliability score.