Gigantamax Snorlaxis coming toPokemon Go, another exciting addition with their latest in-game season, Might and Mastery. This season has been centered around Dynamax Pokemon, Gigantamax Pokemon, and Max Battles, giving players a new way to power-up and battle with super-powered Pokemon in these unique forms.

Gigantamax Snorlax will be the latest addition to their selection of Pokemon that can Gigantamax,requiring you to defeat them in a difficult Max Battlebefore being able to add them to your Pokemon Go collection. Below you can find everything you need to know about Gigantamax Snorlax in Pokemon Go, including information on its debut event, battle strategies, and the best Pokemon to use in its new Max Battle.

Gigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day Ticket in the shop from Pokemon Go.

Gigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day

Gigantamax Snorlax will be making its Pokemon Go debut with its own event, theGigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day. This event will take place onSaturday, July 08, 2025, from 2pm local time to 5pm local time.

During this one-day event,Gigantamax Snorlax will appear at several Power Spots, being available to battle against in its newSix-Star Max Battle.Successfully completing each Max Battleagainst Gigantamax Snorlax will provide you with different in-game rewards, including achance to catch your own Snorlax that has the ability to Gigantamax.

Gigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day Lead-Up Timed Research from Pokemon Go.

On top of this, there will bedifferent bonuses active during the three hours of this event, both allowing you to complete more Max Battles and providing you with more rewards when they are completed. These bonuses include:

Additionally, there will betwo extra bonusesavailable on the day of this event, active from12am local time to 5pm local time. This includes:

Premier Ball from the Max Battle reward encounter screen from Pokemon Go.

Gigantamax Snorlax Timed Research

You will also have the opportunity to completeTimed Research in the days leading up to the Gigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day, available fromMonday, Jun 02, 2025, at 6pm local time to Saturday, July 09, 2025, at 5pm local time.

Completing the tasks for this Timed Research will provide you with different in-game rewards, likeMax Particles, Candy, and encounters with Pokemon that directly counter Gigantamax Snorlax, including Dynamax Machop.

Dynamax Machamp in the catch screen from Pokemon Go.

This Timed Research needs to be completedby the end of the Gigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day.

Gigantamax Snorlax’s Six-Star Max Battle will be an extremely difficult encounter, requiring you to team up with several other Trainers for this battle. In the case of Gigantamax Snorlax’s Max Battle, it isrecommended that you attempt it with at least 25 Trainers, a very large group size.

For this reason, you will need tomake sure to coordinate with otherswhen it comes to attempting a battle against Gigantamax Snorlax, as this will be impossible to complete with a smaller group size. Additionally, it is important thatall players use powerful Pokemonin this battle, making sure that you have enough firepower to take down this tough opponent.

Metagross with “cp4035” above from Pokemon Go.

UseMax Mushroomsto increase the damage that both Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokemon deal.

Gigantamax Snorlax: Strengths And Weaknesses

Gigantamax Snorlax has specific strengths and weaknesses in battle due to itsNormal type.

Luckily, there is onlyone attack type that you want to avoidduring this Max Battle:Ghost-type attacks. Attacks of this type will deal significantly less damage than those of other types, so ensure to avoid them.

On the other hand, you will want tomake sure to use Fighting-type attacksagainst Gigantamax Snorlax. Fighting-type attacks will deal increased damage against Gigantamax Snorlax, so Pokemon using this type of attack are typically the best option.

Gigantamax Snorlax: Best Counter Picks

You will need toput together a team of three Pokemon to battle within Gigantamax Snorlax’s Six-Star Max Battle. All Pokemon used in this battle willneed to have the ability to either Dynamax or Gigantamax, limiting your options significantly.

In the case of this Max Battle specifically, this will typically meanusing powerful Pokemon with strong Fighting-type attacks, dealing super-effective damage against Gigantamax Snorlax. These will often be Fighting-type Pokemon, dealing additional damage due to theSame Type Attack Bonusmechanic.

Below you can find the top Gigantamax Snorlax counters to use in this Max Battle, including the best attacks to use in battle.