[Fanwork] Aevian Snorlax

[Enatsyrte]

Hello guys ! 

This time I'm back with a new idea. Some weeks ago I made a Normal Type Team with Snorlax. Suddently, I thought about a quest around a Snorlax in Darchlight Forest. This place is quite unique in Aevium, home of fairies and fairy tales. And our Snorlax is known for being a sleeper. 
 

My idea was making a new Snorlax found in this place by following a quest around the lore of Cresselia and Darkrai. Snorlax would be the Pokémon you can catch at the end of the quest ^^ 

To represent this thematic I've chosen the following type : Psychic / Dark

 

Pokedex entry : 

By sleeping too much, Snorlax met a never ending nightmare. Hopefully, it was dispelled by the kindness of the moon. 
Its body and souls were marked ever since. 

 

The idea behind this entry is to define a Snorlax marked by the influence of Cresselia and Darkrai. Its apparence references the apparence of Cresselia and Darkrai with a blending of their respective colors. It became more a sleeper Pokémon than a "eater" Pokémon. 

 

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Base Stats : 

HP :  160 => 160

Atk : 110 => 65

Def : 65 => 110

Sp.Atk : 65 => 110

Sp.Def : 110 => 65

Speed : 30 => 30

Total BS : 540 => 540

 

Designing the new stats was quite difficult to reflect the thematic. This Snorlax is quite the opposite of its regular counterpart. The influence of Cresselia made Snorlax more efficent when it comes with Physical Defense whereas the influence of Darkrai weakened its mind (PTSD of its nightmare). Finally A-Snorlax uses better its special attacks than a regular Snorlax in response of its PTSD.

 

Other data of the Pokémon :

1. Height : 2.1m

2. Weight : 500kg

 

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Abilities : 

 

- Comatose : because of the experience with Darkrai and Cresselia, it sleeps more than ever, making it vulnerable to sleeping effects such as Nightmare or field effects. 

- Thick Fat : I keep this ability to reflect the sleepy nature of the Pokémon. It eats less, but sleeps more. 

- Slumberous (Unique Ability) : When the Pokémon has a non volatile status, the Pokémon fells asleep. Allows the Pokémon to act normally when asleep.

 

This ability makes a reference to the power A-Snorlax improved since its encounter with Cresselia and Darkrai.

 

 

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Level Up moves : 

1	Recycle	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
1	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
1	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
1	Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
1	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—%	25
1	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
1	Metronome	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
1	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	120	100%	10
1	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
4	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
9	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
12	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	30
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
17	Moonlight	Fairy	Status	—	—%	5
20	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
25	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
28	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
28	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
33	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
35	Psycho Shift	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10
36	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
41	Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	65	100%	20
44	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—%	20
44	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
48	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
49	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
50	Moonblast	Fairy	Special	90	100%	15
52	Belch	Poison	Special	120	90%	10
57	Sleep Evermore	Psychic	Special	80	100%	15

 

Signature Move : Sleep Evermore 

BP : 80

Acc : 100

PP : 15

If the user doesn't sleep, the Pokémon fells asleep (doesn't heal the Pokémon). If used when asleep, increases the power of the attack by 50% (=120 BP).

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By TM&HM : 

HM03	Surf	Chapter 6	Reward for defeating Valarie from Melia in Mynori Sea, story related after the 5th Badge.
HM04	Strength	Chapter 11	Given by April after fixing the tracks for the Grand Express, story related after the 10th Badge.
TM01	Work Up	Chapter 7	In Amethyst Cave 2nd area, requires Surf and Rock Climb.
TM03	Psyshock	N/A	N/A
TM04	Calm Mind	N/A	N/A
TM06	Toxic	N/A	N/A
TM10	Hidden Power	Chapter 1	Chrisola Hotel Casino or GDC Scholar District Game Corner, for 4000 Coins.
TM11	Sunny Day	Chapter 13	On Route Z, across the bridge.
TM12	Taunt	Chapter 11	At the Fireplace in Darchlight Manor.
TM13	Ice Beam	Chapter 13	In the Cellar of the Tower of Theolia, behind a Strength Boulder and breakable wall.
TM14	Blizzard
TM15	Hyper Beam	N/A	N/A
TM16	Light Screen	Chapter 14	In Route 11, at the hollowed hill south from the route entrance, requires Surf and Dive.
TM17	Protect	Chapter 3	Reward for defeating Spirit Keta at Amethyst Grotto.
TM18	Rain Dance	Chapter 10	In Darchlight Woods, just north of where you battle Flora/Florin.
TM19	Secret Power	Chapter 2	Inside the South Room of the Hidden Library.
TM20	Safeguard	Chapter 7	At Aquamarine Depths in Aquamarine Cave, requires Rock Climb.
TM21	Frustration	Chapter 9	In West Gearen City Southern Side, requires Cut.
TM22	Solar Beam	Chapter 13	In Amethyst Grotto accessed from Amethyst Cave, requires Rock Smash and Strength.
TM24	Thunderbolt	Chapter 13	In the Tecanlite Factory at West Gearen City Southern Side, behind the bottom room, requires Tecanlite Key.
TM25	Thunder	N/A	N/A
TM26	Earthquake	N/A	N/A
TM27	Return	Chapter 13	At Hiyoshi Pass, near Ana's gravestone.
TM28	Dig	Chapter 15	In the Pyramid Grounds Fertile Land version, requires Surf.
TM29	Psychic	Chapter 11	Inside the Nightbox Theater in Nightmare City, just before battling Neon and Magenta.
TM30	Shadow Ball	Chapter 4	Reward for defeating Narcissa in Goldenleaf Town.
TM31	Brick Break	Chapter 11	In Grand Dream City's Dream District, beside a fisherman near the entrance to the Scholar District.
TM32	Double Team	Chapter 7	Evergreen Forest, up the Rock Climb wall closest to the entrance.
TM33	Reflect	Chapter 14	In Route 11, at the small land north from the 1st island with the running lady, requires Surf and Dive.
TM35	Flamethrower	Chapter 12	In Route 9 at the upper area after going through Forlorned Cavern.
TM38	Fire Blast	N/A	N/A
TM39	Rock Tomb	Chapter 4	In the Forgotten Path on the tower at the right side, requires Cut.
TM41	Torment	Chapter 6	Inside the tower entrance of Wispy Ruins.
TM42	Facade	Chapter 3	Given to you by Venam after beating Marianette.
TM44	Rest	Chapter 6	River's End, just north of Eizen's house.
TM45	Attract	Chapter 5	In Route 4, across the bridge west of Cairo's house then north across the first body of water you can surf on.
TM46	Thief	Chapter 6	In Route 2 near the waterfall, requires Surfing from River's End or Rock Climb.
TM48	Round	Chapter 4	In the cave near the start of Mirage Woods, requires Cut.
TM52	Focus Blast	N/A	N/A
TM53	Energy Ball	Chapter 10	Reward for defeating Flora/Florin in Darchlight Woods.
TM56	Fling	Chapter 6	At the AP Center in Chrisola Hotel or GDC Scholar District Game Corner, for 5 AP.
TM57	Charge Beam	Chapter 6	In Kakori Village Help Plaza's back room, after completing all Help Requests.
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Chapter 13	In the Lost Castle at the treasury room where the final Griselda Chest is, requires Odd Key and all 9 chests open.
TM64	Explosion	Chapter 9	In West Gearen City at the Power Plant, Generator Room.
TM66	Payback	Chapter 4	In the Mirage Cave at Mirage Woods, requires Cut.
TM68	Giga Impact	Chapter 13	Obtained from the Scholar District Fanclub after reaching 800 Popularity.
TM77	Psych Up	Chapter 9	In the Hidden Library underground room.
TM78	Bulldoze	Chapter 4	At the end of the side path on Route 1, past the Ruthless Exploud. Requires Cut.
TM80	Rock Slide	Chapter 13	Reward for defeating Adam in GDC Grand Dream Stadium.
TM85	Dream Eater	Chapter 11	In the back room of the Nightmare Toybox.
TM86	Grass Knot	Chapter 8	In the Garufa Sanctuary accessed through Corrupted Cave.
TM87	Swagger	Chapter 6	In Sheridan Arena, Requires Surf.
TM88	Sleep Talk	Chapter 6	On Route 4 near a raid den, requires Surf.
TM90	Substitute	Chapter 15	In GDC Dream District Somniam Mall for 2,000, requires 7 Stamps.
TM92	Trick Room	Chapter 9	Aquamarine Depths, reward for defeating Spirit Jenner, requires Rock Climb.
TM93	Wild Charge	Chapter 14	In Zone Zero Inner Zone South, Southeast the 2nd Abandoned Apartment.
TM94	Rock Smash	Chapter 2	Given by Karrina after defeating Dr. Jenkel, Story related after the 1st Badge.
TM97	Dark Pulse	Chapter 10	In Darchlight Caves Decompression Labs.
TM98	Power-Up Punch	Chapter 6	Goldenwood Cave, near the Spiritomb encounter, requires Surf.
TM100	Confide	Chapter 5	Route 4, just north of the entrance to Wispy Ruins.
TM101	Rock Climb	Chapter 7	Given by Tesla in Teila Resort, story related.
TM103	Stacking Shot	Chapter 2	Given by Spirit Keta at Amethyst Grotto, story related.
TM104	Deluge	Chapter 7	In the northern section of Route 5, accessible through Aquamarine Cave or Dive Spots. Requires Surf, and either Rock Climb or Dive.
TM109	???	N/A	N/A
TM110	Magma Drift	Chapter 8	From Crawli in Jynnobi Pass, story related.
TM115	Mega Punch	Chapter 10	In Darchlight Caves near the Decompression Lab, in Dark Mode.
TM116	Mega Kick	Chapter 13	In Kristiline Town TM Shop, for 150,000, requires 12 Badges post Fly.
TM117	Pay Day	Chapter 4	In Route 3 by the Sweets Merchant, requires Cut.
TM122	Screech	Chapter 4	At the end of the side path on Route 1, past the Ruthless Exploud. Requires Cut.
TM123	Self Destruct	Chapter 10	To the right of the bridge leading into Grand Dream City.
TM124	Scary Face	Chapter 8	Route 6, to the right of the battlefield before Mt Terajuma.
TM125	Charm	Chapter 13	In Kristiline Town TM Shop, for 15,000, requires 12 Badges post Fly.
TM136	Assurance	Chapter 5	In the Xen Battleship docked at Terajuma Shipyard.
TM137	Power Swap	Chapter 8	Route 6, in a chest on a Xen Battleship.
TM138	Guard Swap	Chapter 8	Route 6, in a chest on a Xen Battleship.
TM153	Psychic Terrain	Chapter 15	In GDC Dream District Somniam Mall for 100,000, requires 7 Stamps.
TM154	Mystical Fire	N/A	N/A
RM03	Zap Cannon	Chapter 8	In Kristiline Town TM Shop, for 50,000.
RM04	Metronome	Chapter 8	In Kristiline Town TM Shop, for 25,000.
RM06	Retaliate	Chapter 8	In Kristiline Town TM Shop, for 25,000.
RM07	Dynamic Punch	Chapter 8	In Kristiline Town TM Shop, for 50,000.

 

For a huge part of the movepool, I've merged some parts of the movepool of Cresselia and Darkrai to fit with the lore of the Aevian Form.

 

 

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Move Tutors : 

- Hyper Voice

- Iron Head

- Whirlwind

- Take Down

- Terrain Pulse

- Ice Punch

- Icy Wind

- Encore

- Outrage

- Hydro Pump

- Shock Wave

- Bide

- Recycle

- Covet

- Snore

- Natural Gift

- Snatch

- Headbutt

- Psywave

- Skull Bash

- Captivate

- Heavy Slam

- Submission

- Rollout

- Rage

- Mimic

- Darkest Lariat

- Body Slam

- Fissure

- Zen Headbutt

- Double Edge

- Defense Curl

- Happy Hour

- Curse

- Counter

- Celebrate

- Bublle Beam

- Body Press

- Mud Slap

- Last Resort

- Crunch

- Thunder Punch

- Seismic Toss

- Amnesia

- Heat Crash

- Gastro Acid

- Endure

- Water Pulse

- Fire Punch

- Block

- Trick

- Magic Room

- Signal Beam

- Future Sight

- Expanding Force

- Magic Coat

- Telekinesis

- Gravity

- Knock Off

- Nightmare

- Foul Play

- Nasty Plot

- Wonder Room

 

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Breeding moves :

 

 

	Belch	Poison	Special	120	90%	10
	Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100%	20
	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	10
	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
	Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	30%	5
	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	30
	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	30
	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20
	Self Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5
	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15

 

 

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We reached the end of this topic ! 

This aevian form would be so cool to meet. It could be found during a sidequest with Crescent (it can be different if you are in a Paragon or Renegade route), and create an opportunity to develop the story of Crescent while introducing Cresselia and Darkrai in the lore of Rejuvenation. 

 

And to close this fanwork, I'll add as usual some sets A-Snorlax could get ^^ 

 

 

A-Snorlax @ Leftovers  
Ability: Slumberous
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD  
Bold Nature  
IVs: 0 Atk  
- Sleep Evermore
- Focus Blast  
- Calm Mind  
- Rest

 

A-Snorlax  @ Amplified Rock
Ability: Comatose
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA  
Quiet Nature  
IVs: 0 Atk  
- Psychic  
- Dark Pulse  
- Moonblast  
- Trick Room

[dudeguyman]

I like this concept, especially because you find regular Snorlax in the Honec Woods, which are basically just next to the Darchlight Woods: it's easy to imagine a Snorlax wandering a bit too far and paying for it.

Rest with no drawbacks!? That's busted.

 

Btw, a resisted STAB Sleep Evermore does the same damage as a neutral 90BP non-STAB move, so, after a couple of Calm Minds can it score some OHKOs even on resisted hits. So, I'd rather run Flamethrower than Focus Blast as coverage: it actually hits, it's supereffective against bug-types, which threaten 4x damage, and this is especially important, since Focus Blast is resisted by bug-types and would end up doing less damage than Sleep Evermore, it's still supereffective against Steel-types, and it still hits Drak-types neutrally, neither of which threatens supereffective damage.

[Enatsyrte]

16 hours ago, dudeguyman said:

I like this concept, especially because you find regular Snorlax in the Honec Woods, which are basically just next to the Darchlight Woods: it's easy to imagine a Snorlax wandering a bit too far and paying for it.

Rest with no drawbacks!? That's busted.

 

Btw, a resisted STAB Sleep Evermore does the same damage as a neutral 90BP non-STAB move, so, after a couple of Calm Minds can it score some OHKOs even on resisted hits. So, I'd rather run Flamethrower than Focus Blast as coverage: it actually hits, it's supereffective against bug-types, which threaten 4x damage, and this is especially important, since Focus Blast is resisted by bug-types and would end up doing less damage than Sleep Evermore, it's still supereffective against Steel-types, and it still hits Drak-types neutrally, neither of which threatens supereffective damage.

It's because of the Honec Woods I've got this idea ahah. 

 

Just a precision about sleep with this form, it's not a Rest effect. Slumberous and Sleep Evermore just apply sleep. A-Snorlax doesn't receive HP recovery from them. Otherwise it will be harder to kill it. 
By the way when A-Snorlax is sleeping it cannot receive HP recovery from Rest since it's already sleeping, so the limited HP recovery tools nerf the Pokémon. 

Outside Rest, it only has Moonlight to recovery HP. It doesn't learn Slack Off, which would be too OP on it. 

Plus, it's pretty hard to correctly use Sleep Evermore. In the making of this move (and I should clarify it), I had in mind you must really have the Sleep Status effect on your Pokémon to get the boost from the move. So the move doesn't work with Comatose (for example Komala cannot use a buffed Facade with its ability since the game just consider it sleeps without having the status effect) and A-Snorlax must have its unique ability to use the boosted move without using Sleep Talk. When Sleep Evermore is used to put asleep your Pokémon, the duration has not a fixed duration like Rest (2 turns). And during these sleep turns, you cannot use Rest to heal HP. Then, you must make a choice between using Rest before using Sleep Evermore (2 turns of boosted Sleep Evermore, but you're forced to overuse your Heal Move) or Moonlight and Sleep Evermore (since you don't know when A-Snorlax will wake up you can lose firepower at a decisive moment). 

Finally its typing is not busted since it has no resistance and 1 immunity in exchange of the double weakness to Bug Type, and a Fairy Type weakness. 

It can be a strong Pokémon, but needs to be used with caution. 

 

Recap of drawbacks :

- Limited HP recovery tools 

- Even with its unique ability, it cannot receive heal with Rest while sleeping

- Its typing makes it vulnerable against strong special Fairy Type attacks and a lot of Bug Type attacks can destroy it

- Sleep Evermore works well only with Slumberous. 

- Sleep Evermore needs to be use with caution to apply huge damage. 

 

Calcs A-Snorlax VS M-Beedrill :

252 Atk Adaptability Beedrill-Mega U-turn vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Snorlax: 464-552 (88.5 - 105.3%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

Even with Max HP and Defense investment, a M-Beedrill can destroy it just with U-Turn if Snorlax received cheap damage before. 

 

Calcs A-Snorlax vs Gardevoir :

252 SpA Gardevoir Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Snorlax: 426-504 (81.2 - 96.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

With the calcs, it's easier to understand that A-Snorlax cannot set up Calm Mind against Bug and Fairy Type, and even these coverage moves are a huge threats for A-Snorlax. 

 

Hope this precisions help you to understand the counterparts of this playstyle ^^