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This guide will show you how to build some of the strongest Snorlax Decks. We'll cover the best Snorlax Deck builds, how to use them, as well how to beat Snorlax Decks, and more!
| The decks on this page reflect the meta around the Wisdom of Sea and Sky Expansion. |
List of Contents
| Snorlax Deck Variants | Strengths and Weaknesses |
|---|---|
Ho-oh ex and Celebi ex Deck
[★ Best ★] |
Strengths:
• Ho-oh ex can set Celebi ex and Snorlax ex up for a sweep with Phoenix Turbo. • Celebi ex can deal huge damage on lucky heads flips. • Snorlax ex is a solid tank that can also be scooped up by Ilima. Weaknesses: • Can take a few turns to set up attackers. |
Snorlax and Greninja Deck
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Strengths:
• Snorlax can attack with Collapse as early as turn 2 thanks to Barry. • Greninja can damage any of the opponent's Pokemon with Water Shuriken, and is made even more consistent by Rare Candy. • Giratina ex is used as backup attacker later in the game, which can also set itself up with Broken-Space Bellow. Weaknesses: • Pokemon in the deck require some setup. |
Solgaleo ex and Snorlax Deck
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Strengths:
• Solgaleo ex can easily switch itself into the Active Spot using its Rising Road Ability. • Snorlax can be used as a wall to build Solgaleo ex in the Bench • Snorlax's High Retreat Cost is negated by Solgaleo ex's Ability Weaknesses: • Is susceptible to drawing poorly and being inconsistent. |
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The deck's main attacker is Celebi ex, who can be loaded up with lots of Energy by Magby's Toasty Toss and Ho-oh ex's Phoenix Turbo.
Snorlax ex and Triumphant Light Snorlax are also run in this deck as Colorless attackers who can make use of Energy of any type, with the latter being a single point option to use against Pom-Pom Oricorio.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
|---|---|
| Genetic Apex (A1) | Sabrina x 1 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | Celebi ex x 2 (Mew Pack) Leaf x 1 (Mew Pack) |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Giant Cape x 1 (Dialga Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | Snorlax x 1 (Arceus Pack) |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Ilima x 2 (Lunala Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Eevee Grove | Snorlax ex x 1 (Eevee Pack) |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | Magby x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack) Ho-Oh ex x 2 (Ho-Oh Pack) |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
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This deck makes use of Snorlax to deal 100 damage with Collapse using Barry's Attack Cost reduction. It also features a 2-0-2 Greninja opting to not make use of Frogadier and relying solely on Rare Candy to evolve Froakie into Greninja.
Giratina ex can sit comfortably in the Bench, using Broken-Space Bellow to set itself up for a KO turn later in the game.
Two copies of Pokemon Center Lady are used as a way to keep your Pokemon healthy, but notably for curing Snorlax of Sleep after it uses Collapse.
The deck runs both Water and Psychic Energy, giving you the option to have Greninja attack with Mist Slash, or attach Energy to Giratina ex to speed up its setup. The usage of Psychic Energy and non-reliance on Broken-Space Bellow can allow Giratina ex to attack earlier than it usually does in Darkrai ex and Giratina ex decks.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
|---|---|
| Genetic Apex (A1) | Froakie x 2 (Charizard Pack) Greninja x 2 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Rocky Helmet x 1 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | Snorlax x 2 (Arceus Pack) Barry x 2 (Arceus Pack) |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Giratina ex x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
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Snorlax's high HP makes it a good wall while building Solgaleo ex in the Bench. Use Solgaleo ex's ability to place it in the Active Spot when ready, bypassing Snorlax's high retreat cost.
| Alternate Cards | Possible Cuts |
|---|---|
![]() Red (A2b 071) |
![]() ![]() ・Red can boost Solgaleo ex's damage to 140. ・Allows Solgaleo ex to OHKO cards like Darkai ex and Arceus ex. |
![]() Mars (A2 155) |
![]() ![]() ・Effective against Decks with 2 Stage Pokemon. ・Limits the opponent's hand. |
| Other Snorlax Decks | ||
|---|---|---|
Meowscarada and Snorlax
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Snorlax and 18 Trainers
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Passimian ex and Rayquaza ex
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Snorlax can be used as wall due to its high HP while setting up a Meowscarada in the Bench. However, Barry can reduce the cost of Snorlax's Attack by 2, making him an effective single-point damage dealer if needed.
Once Meowscarada is fully set up, you can switch it in to defeat any stragglers or ex Pokemon.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
|---|---|
| Genetic Apex (A1) | Erika x 2 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | Snorlax x 2 (Arceus Pack) Barry x 2 (Arceus Pack) |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Sprigatito x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Meowscarada x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Pokemon Center Lady x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Red x 2 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
| Alternate Cards | Possible Cuts |
|---|---|
![]() Pokemon Communication (A2 146) |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() • Copies of Pokemon Communication can help the deck be more consistent in finding evolution cards for your Meowscarada line. |
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This deck focuses solely on Snorlax, attacking and winning with it. Everything else in the deck is geared towards supporting only Snorlax.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
|---|---|
| Genetic Apex (A1) | Sabrina x 2 (Charizard Pack) |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Lum Berry x 2 (Palkia Pack) Cyrus x 2 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | Snorlax x 2 (Arceus Pack) Irida x 2 (Arceus Pack) Barry x 2 (Arceus Pack) |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Celestial Guardians | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Extradimensional Crisis | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Potion x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |
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Passimian ex is the deck's early to mid-game attacker. Once it gets knocked out, it can transfer energy to Rayquaza ex with Offload Pass. Rayquaza ex can then be used as a finisher, being able to deal great damage with Draco Meteor.
Snorlax is in the deck to use against ex counters such as Pom-Pom Style Oricorio and Meowscarada. Barry can help reduce its attack cost to only two Energies.
If you start with Rayquaza ex or Snorlax, Ilima is useful to have on hand. You may play Ilima once Passimian ex is drawn. This returns the Active Pokemon into your hand without paying the high Retreat Cost.
| Expansions | Cards to Get and Packs to Open |
|---|---|
| Genetic Apex (A1) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mythical Island (A1a) | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Spacetime Smackdown (A2) | Pokemon Communication x 1 (Dialga Pack) Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack) Mars x 1 (Palkia Pack) |
| Triumphant Light (A2a) | Snorlax x 1 (Arceus Pack) Barry x 2 (Arceus Pack) |
| Shining Revelry (A2b) | Iono x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) Team Rocket Grunt x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack) |
| Celestial Guardians | Passimian ex x 2 (Lunala Pack) Poison Barb x 1 (Lunala Pack) Ilima x 2 (Lunala Pack) |
| Extradimensional Crisis | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Eevee Grove | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Wisdom of Sky and Sea | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Secluded Springs | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Mega Rising | No cards needed from this expansion. |
| Promo-A | Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Rayquaza ex x 2 (Promo-A Pack) |



Snorlax synergizes with Barry which gives it a reduced cost for its Collapse Attack. Lum Berry helps with its Sleep condition, ensuring that it can attack the following turn.


Snorlax's healing and other Trainer card options become invalid if Snorlax can get KOd in one hit.

Best Snorlax Decks and Card List



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