I personally think that people aren't giving Snorlax the respect it deserves, unlike the late Diggersby. Everyone packed a band Diggersby counter, but somehow, no one can afford to use Mew, Gliscor and others? Anyway, I do agree Snorlax is rather unhealthy, but to what extent, exactly? It'd be quite enlightening to see some of the top player's and council member's point of view. Actually, some of the arguments regarding Snorlax can be applied to Meloetta and others, which is why I'm still a little unsure. I think a little bit of creativity will go a long way. I, for one, just built a rather reliable counter to Snorlax by utilizing Worry Seed Tangrowth.
thworgnaT (Tangrowth) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Leech Seed
- Worry Seed
Leech Seed is all Tangrowth needs to stay healthy against Snorlax. The crux of this set is Worry Seed, which replaces Snorlax's ability with Insomnia, preventing Snorlax from using Rest. If you think about it, Tangrowth only really needs 3 moves. I personally find Sleep Powder to be rather underwhelming thanks to Tapu Koko, Gliscor and others running around.
Snorlax is bulky enough to get past even Hyper Offense teams. I may have a slightly biased point of view due to my penchant for stall, but I agree that it's very problematic for other playstyles. It's like if OU suddenly unbanned Palkia, it'd still get completely walled by Chansey, with little to no counterplay (at least Dialga has Bulk Up and can set rocks.) Indeed, this case is no different. Stall has no issues dealing with Snorlax, but other playstyles do. In spite of my previous statements—all in all—I'm in favor of
banning Snorlax. Still, I'd like to see the meta settle down a bit. You don't have as much incentive to run Avalugg now at the moment, so I suppose you can use something more specific to counter Snorlax now? Gliscor, for example, also functions as a blanket check to many Pokemon, including Cloyster, so that's useful in the long run.
freekhoorn also, are you the TR guy I fought several times? If so, let me just say I thoroughly enjoyed theorymonning with you! I just have to mention that Komala does have an incredibly high chance of 2HKOing Porygon2, unlike Diggersby.
(252+ Atk Choice Band Komala Last Resort vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Porygon2: 178-210 (47.5 - 56.1%) -- 81.6% chance to 2HKO) Perhaps there's something wrong with your Komala's EVs?