Let’s put this chess piece to the test!
When it comes to building your Pokémon Duel deck, having the right distribution of status and attacking moves can make or break your team. Snorlax is a rather interesting piece that you don’t come across often, but if used correctly can be very damaging to your opponent’s team.
Snorlax is an [EX] piece that can only move one space per turn. It also has the ability Still, which means that this Pokémon cannot be moved by the Attacks of other Pokémon, with the exception of Sweet Scent. It also cannot be affected by special conditions other than sleep. This makes Snorlax a very strong goal defender, as common tactics like Lycanroc’s Roar as rendered ineffective on Snorlax. In addition, it cannot be affected by burn, poison, paralysis, freeze, noxious, or any other status condition, meaning that its miss counter remains the same size and it does not lose any power behind its attacks.
Looking at its spin dial, Snorlax has the standard 4 tile Miss counter. It also has two white attacks, Pound with a power of 70 that takes up 24 tiles, and Body Slam with a power of 110 that takes up 32 tiles and paralyzes the opponent if they use a white or gold attack as well. Snorlax also has one purple status move, Big Yawn, which takes up 36 tiles. Also featured on figures like Relicanth, this move puts the user and opponent to sleep.
Overall, Snorlax’s best role is playing defense. As an [EX] figure, it is essentially a more powerful version of the [UC] Relicanth. Its most crippling feature is its low movement points, but when paired up with a Pokémon like [UX] Sky Shaymin and it’s ability Thankfulness, this can be brought up to two movement points, making it slightly more effective. As Big Yawn is its biggest slot, trying to use Snorlax to charge the opponent’s goal is quite the gamble, as Snorlax may fall asleep along the way. Thus, leaving it on your own goal point is your best bet. There Snorlax will only have to worry about getting attacked by a Pokémon with stronger moves or being Surrounded.
Therefore, while Snorlax is not the worst piece, it does have somewhat of a learning curve and specific team accommodations to ensure it can perform its role correctly in a duel.
