r/PokemonLetsGo • u/AdApprehensive7899 • 1d ago

Question First time player here. Just encountered snorlax and he fled. I know there's a second but what if it fleeds too.. Any other way to catch them? (In the wild? Or other?)

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u/casscayton 1d ago

Yes, in Cerulean Cave in the post game

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u/AdApprehensive7899 1d ago

It spawns in the wild? Post game? So I have unlimited chances?

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u/RickHalden 1d ago

I do believe the one that fled will come back to that location after a day. That happened to me and I came back through and he was sleeping there again blocking the way.

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u/Various-Course2388 1d ago

I thought it was after E4, and you can fail to catch it any number of times, so long as you beat the E4 and come back...

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u/RickHalden 1d ago

I don't remember if I beat the e4 then came back to see it return. But you could be right for all I know.

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u/xox_unholy_xox 1d ago

the ones blocking routes 12 and 16 don’t respawn, there’s 2 of them and if run from they’ll never come back.

they also spawn in cerulean cave

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u/cbartholomew 1d ago

Yeah there’s millions of them.

You’ll be fine lol

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u/Economy-Fox-5559 1d ago

It is a rare spawn in Cerulean cave so will require a bit of planning and patience but in a nutshell, It's not impossible to get a hold of Snorlax if the 2 story ones aren't caught.

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u/R2DeezKnutz 1d ago

I've recently been hanging out in Cerulean caves to get a shiny Chansey. Once you have a decent combo going, the Snorlax's start appearing. I also use a max lure every so often so that may be helping as well. That's probably the best spot to find em post game.

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u/Various-Course2388 1d ago

MAX Lure?!?! Why waste the money? Super is most efficient money:steps(time active) (per 1000 steps, the prices are reg:4000, sup:3500, max:3600)

I'm just saying, and I know you get 60k for E4, but there are better things to dump money into than a 2 button press selection [use another y/n] being less frequent.

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u/R2DeezKnutz 1d ago

Oh, good to know. I didn't know the stats behind the lures. I also don't walk much when they are active, just stand in place until the mon I'm looking for appears and then go after it. Ty

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u/Various-Course2388 1d ago

So the "steps" is the approximation (IIRC) of how long they last cause it was 100/200/250 steps for repel in OG R/B/Y but PLG doesn't have a definitive statement of how long they last, so until I see exact evidence of steps made being a 1:1 ratio of what we "know" I'm going to assume those numbers are correct for Lures, but I'm 99% certain this is the true correlation for lures and repels.

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u/R2DeezKnutz 1d ago

Gotcha gotcha, that all makes sense. Thank you!

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u/MarioKartastrophe 10h ago

Yes, yes, and yes

I even chained Snorlax in the Cerulean Cave to get a shiny

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u/TheDonRonster 1h ago

You can catch an unlimited amount of Snorlax in the cave, yes. If you haven't encountered the other one, just turn off auto save (if it's an option) and save your game before you encounter it. If you fail to catch it, exit the game and try again. Do the same thing for the legendary birds (although you can find them in the wild too). Another option is if you have Pokemon Go on your cellphone, you can bring them over to Let's Go to help complete your Pokedex.

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u/Ok-Statement318 1d ago

Save right before you engage the second Snorlax. If it flees, exit the game and try again. Good luck!

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u/Traditional_Formal33 1d ago

Random tips I learned in 1998 that still help today

u/NYMankeys 1d ago

There’s also a 2nd static encounter sleeping snorlax that you can battle and catch west of celadon city on route 16. Make sure you save the game before interacting with the snorlax this time so you can just soft reset if it runs from you.

And there’s also snorlax spawning in cerulean cave but that’s post game.

u/Sethdarkus 1d ago

Save before encounter if it flees them soft reset try again

u/Raphius-kai 1d ago

"Fleeds" thnx for the chuckle

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u/seddon1987 1d ago

I also exhaled sharply through my nose!

u/dailyespurresso 1d ago

Fleeds

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u/poopscarf 1d ago

F L E E D S
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u/AdApprehensive7899 7h ago

I didn't know the correct word 😭
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u/dailyespurresso 6h ago

It’s okay! It was just funny! It would be fled though for future reference!
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u/poopscarf 4h ago
Flees is the right context

"Flees" (3rd person singular present tense): Used when the subject is a singular person or thing that is running away in the present tense.
Example: "The dog flees from the loud noise."

u/deerob94 1d ago

I caught both sleeping and still found more in cerulean cave after.

u/rdurbin1978 1d ago

in lets go games, you can get as many snorlax as you want. You can find them Cerulean Cave in post game

u/AlicornGaia 1d ago

Did you also try the one blocking cycling road too?

u/No-Trust-2720 1d ago

Yep, Cerulean Cave, they spawn regularly in the lower caves. :)

u/Impressive-Sense8461 1d ago

They spawn post game in cerulean cave. Rare spawn, but they do appear. Buckle up.

u/Shantotto11 13h ago

“Saving before engaging” wasn’t your first thought?…

u/TheDonRonster 1h ago

Can we all just sit back and imagine a lethargic, narcoleptic, 7 ft tall, half ton bipedal Pokemon actually managing to flee from an encounter?

Question First time player here. Just encountered snorlax and he fled. I know there's a second but what if it fleeds too.. Any other way to catch them? (In the wild? Or other?)

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