Shadow Snorlax Raid Guide

Shadow Snorlax

Shadow Snorlax is a tier 3 Shadow Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Shiny Shadow Snorlax is available if you’re lucky!

After beating it, this Raid Boss can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:

• From 1696 CP to 1843 CP, with no weather boost
• From 2120 CP to 2304 CP with Partly Cloudy weather boost

Shadow Snorlax is a pure [gnormal] type, so it is only weak to Fighting type attacks. You will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems. Since it’s quite bulky, we would recommend a minimum of 2-4 trainers for Shadow Snorlax (and using Purified Gems).

Best Shadow Snorlax Counters

The best Raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Shadow Snorlax are:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega X Mewtwo	Counter	Focus Blast	37.05	2	99s
2.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	37.56	2	97s
3.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	35.32	3	103s
4.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Counter	Focus Blast	32.03	2	115s
5.	Resolute Keldeo	Low Kick	Secret Sword	32.79	3	114s
6.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	29.10	3	126s
7.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	29.64	5	125s
8.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	27.79	3	134s
9.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword	28.29	3	132s
10.	Mega Latios	Dragon Breath	Aura Sphere	27.15	3	137s
11.	Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	28.11	4	126s
12.	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	28.57	6	122s
13.	Ordinary Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	26.63	4	141s
14.	Shadow Mewtwo	Counter	Focus Blast	26.94	4	135s
15.	Mega Alakazam	Counter	Focus Blast	26.47	5	137s
16.	Kartana	Fury Cutter	Sacred Sword	26.26	4	141s
17.	Mega Gallade	Low Kick	Close Combat	25.43	4	144s
18.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Aura Sphere	25.88	4	140s
19.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	26.60	6	139s
20.	Rapid Strike Urshifu	Counter	Dynamic Punch	25.21	4	149s
21.	Shadow Hariyama	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	26.04	6	143s
22.	Single Strike Urshifu	Counter	Dynamic Punch	25.05	4	148s
23.	Conkeldurr	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	25.27	5	148s
24.	Shadow Latios	Dragon Breath	Aura Sphere	25.29	5	144s
25.	Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	23.83	2	151s

Shadow Snorlax Stats and Moveset

	Shadow Snorlax Normal
Max CP	3647
ATK	190
DEF	169
HP	330
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Yawn* Lick Zen Headbutt
Charge moves	Body Slam Hyper Beam Skull Bash Heavy Slam Superpower Outrage Earthquake

*Denotes a Legacy Move, only obtained by using an Elite TM.

Sprites

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Snorlax	Snorlax

Tips and Tricks

Communication will be key for this raid! You will want to plan not only your Mega Pokémon team positions and counters, but also your use of Purified Gems, so be sure you communicate with your fellow trainers.

We would suggest groups of 5+ for trainers with top counters that are maxed out and armed with Purified Gems, or 8-10+ for lower-level trainers and those without ideal counters. Purified Gems are a must!

While Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up, we have included the top Shadow Pokémon you can use against Shadow Snorlax. Ensure you no longer have Frustration on these Pokémon before considering adding them to your team. If you have any of these as an option, while they may take more damage than non-Shadow Pokémon, they will also deal more.

We would highly recommend the use of Mega Evolved Pokémon in Shadow Snorlax raids. They provide not only greater damage output, but also boost Pokémon of the same typing in the raid. We would suggest discussing your counter choices with your fellow trainers, and planning Mega Pokémon and their position in your team accordingly.

If you have a group of 6, for example, one person should have their Mega in slot 1, the next slot 2, the next slot 3, etc., you can try to keep the Mega boost going throughout the raid.

You can also make use of the Party Power raid bonus through Party Play! The Party Power is a Raid bonus that fills up as members of your Party attack the Raid Boss. Once the Party Power bonus is full, your next Charge Attack will receive a special boost. You can see the Party Power button and your progress towards achieving the bonus in the bottom left corner of your Raid Battle.

Related reading

• Pokémon GO Shadow Raids: Comprehensive Guide is an overall guide to all things Shadow Raids

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a Shadow Raid, Snorlax will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the Raid boss’ moves. These tier 3 raids are extremely difficult, even for the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defense.

You will need to subdue Shadow Snorlax using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.

Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and from Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return, you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Snorlax Raid, as without them, you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state.

There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:

• When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defence will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
• You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
• If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!

Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!

Good luck, Trainers!