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Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン Kabigon) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Munchlax when leveled up with high friendship.

Snorlax has a Gigantamax form.

In Generations I and II games, their remakes, and Pokémon X and Y, wild Snorlax can be found sleeping in inconvenient locations. In order to catch one, a Trainer must first awaken it with music from either a Poké Flute or Pokégear set to the Poké Flute channel.

Biology

Snorlax is a huge, bipedal, dark blue-green Pokémon with a cream-colored face, belly, and feet. Its body is composed of mostly its belly, as its limbs are comparatively small. Its head is large with small, pointed ears and two pointed teeth protruding from its lower jaw. It has round feet, which both have three claws and a circular brown paw pad, and short arms with five claws on each hand. Snorlax's bulk makes it the heaviest Normal type.

Snorlax is often found in mountains and forests. It wakes up only to eat, requiring 900 lbs. (400 kg) of food per day before returning to its slumber. It is not a picky eater, as its strong stomach allows it to eat even moldy food without feeling any ill effects. It can even handle thorny plants or Muk's poison. It can also eat while it is resting. Snorlax is docile enough to let children and small Pokémon bounce on its large stomach.

Snorlax can show awesome power when prompted. As Gigantamax Snorlax, seeds and small rocks that were tangled in its belly fur go through immense growth, and a tree spouts upon its belly. The tree has three red clouds surrounding it like a circle. It almost never moves; even when in battle it only slightly lifts its body and attacks by flailing with its arms and legs. However, its attacks are very powerful — Gigantamax Snorlax is considered to be the strongest Dynamax Pokémon to have been discovered.[1]

It is the only known Pokémon capable of using the exclusive Z-Move Pulverizing Pancake and G-Max Move G-Max Replenish.

In the anime

In the main series

Major appearances

In Snack Attack!, a wild Snorlax was eating the grapefruits of the Grapefruit Islands. Ash managed to catch it near the end of the episode. After Ash's adventures in the Orange Islands, Snorlax spent most of its time at Professor Oak's lab.

Other

In Wake Up Snorlax!, a Snorlax was blocking the water flow to a small village.

In Pikachu's Rescue Adventure, a Snorlax used its strength to hold on to the nest containing Togepi and some Exeggcute.

A Snorlax is a part of the Pichu Brothers' Posse that first appeared in Pikachu & Pichu. It reappeared in other episodes of Pokémon Chronicles and made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

In Snorlax Snowman, multiple alternately colored Snorlax had adapted to more frigid climates. One of them befriended Pikachu and his friends.

In The Garden of Eatin', a Snorlax was devouring the bananas in Marcel's Slakoth Banana Garden. Marcel's newly evolved Vigoroth defeated the Snorlax, allowing him to capture it. Afterwards, Marcel built a relaxation room around it.

In PK13, a Snorlax ate Corphish's apples that were on sale.

In A Full Course Tag Battle!, Roman used a Snorlax in a Tag Battle alongside Kylie's Munchlax against Ash and Brock, who used Pikachu and Sudowoodo, respectively, but they were defeated.

In A Marathon Rivalry!, Daniel's Snorlax competed in the Pokéathlon. It managed to win the race by a slim margin due to its belly, barely beating Pikachu.

In Awakening the Sleeping Giant!, a Snorlax slept in the middle of Camphrier Town and needed to be woken up by the playing of a Poké Flute. Unfortunately, the Poké Flute had been taken by Princess Allie, requiring Ash and his friends to go to Parfum Palace to retrieve it.

In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Snorlax was sent rolling down a hill with Chespin and Pancham running on top of it to avoid falling off. It took the cooperation of Pikachu, his friends, and several forest Pokémon to stop Snorlax's descent.

In Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, Oluolu owns a Snorlax. It reappeared in Night of a Thousand Poses! and Battle Royal 151!, the latter in which it was used in the Manalo Conference.

In Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, a Snorlax Gigantamaxed in the Wild Area. However, it was lying atop some railroad tracks, forcing Ash and Goh to figure out a way to stop an incoming train from colliding with it.

Minor appearances

In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, a Snorlax was living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Snorlax was at the Pokémon Theme Park.

Multiple Snorlax appeared in a fantasy in Snack Attack.

In A Hot Water Battle, a Snorlax living in a tropical jungle was blocking the path to a cave.

A Snorlax appeared in Ash's fantasy in UnBEARable.

A Snorlax appeared in Jessie's flashback in Nerves of Steelix!.

In Wish Upon a Star Shape, a Snorlax created the crop circles that the Pokémon Mystery Club found.

In A Claim to Flame!, a Trainer's Snorlax competed in a qualifying match during the Silver Conference.

In a flashback in Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a Snorlax played the lead role in the Western movie Brock saw with his family.

A Munchlax that appeared throughout Destiny Deoxys evolved into a Snorlax in order to stay afloat during a flood of malfunctioning Block Bots.

A Coordinator's Snorlax appeared in Deceit and Assist.

In Queen of the Serpentine!, a Snorlax lived with Lucy as one of her pets.

A Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!.

A Snorlax appeared in PK20.

In Challenging a Towering Figure!, a Trainer's Snorlax battled a Golem during the Festival Battle Challenge.

A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in Regaining the Home Advantage!.

In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, a Coordinator's Snorlax and Wooper competed during the Double Performance required for the Daybreak Contest.

A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!.

In An Old Family Blend!, a Trainer's Snorlax competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

In PK23, a Snorlax blocked Pikachu and his friends from getting a Rinka Berry.

In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Snorlax watched Meloetta's concert.

A Snorlax appeared in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.

In I Choose You!, a Trainer's Snorlax was defeated after battling Ash and his Pikachu.

In Deceiving Appearances!, a Snorlax was sleeping with its head resting on an Alolan Exeggutor at Aether Paradise. In Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!, Professor Burnet was preparing to inject Snorlax with a needle.

Two Trainers' Snorlax appeared in Getting a Jump on the Competition!. One of them was seen participating in the Pokémon Sled Jump Games.

In A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, a Buzzwole attacked a Snorlax.

In Sours for the Sweet!, a Snorlax ate all of the Berries that Ulu knocked over.

In Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, a Snorlax was featured in a fantasy illustrating Faba's explanation as to how heavy Pokémon can still fit inside a Poké Ball.

A Snorlax appeared in Enter Pikachu!.

In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, a Snorlax blocked the path in Vermilion City.

A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP041 Snorlax Ash's Pokédex Snorlax, a Sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax wakes only to eat. EP041 Snorlax's weight Ash's Pokédex Snorlax is the heaviest species of all known Pokémon, with some weighing more than one thousand pounds. EP041 Snorlax's diet Ash's Pokédex Snorlax's hunger isn't satisfied until it consumes 900 pounds of food. Then it goes back to sleep.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP094 Snorlax Ash's Pokédex Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax isn't satisfied unless it eats at least 900 pounds of food per day. Once it is full, it promptly goes to sleep.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG088 Snorlax May's Pokédex Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax isn't satisfied until it's eaten about 900 pounds of food each day, after which it promptly goes to sleep.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP076 Snorlax Dawn's Pokédex Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon and the evolved form of Munchlax. It can eat 400 pounds of food before feeling full. DP160 Snorlax Dawn's Pokédex Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax becomes much too lazy to lift even a finger when it has a full belly, which then makes it safe to bounce upon.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry XY018 Snorlax Serena's Pokédex Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. After eating its fill, Snorlax is too sleepy to move. Small children sometimes play on its belly.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry JN005 Snorlax Goh's Rotom Phone Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. A Normal type. Snorlax eats over 800 pounds of food every day. As it begins to eat, it falls asleep and it sleeps while it eats. Its average height is a bit less than seven feet.

In Pokémon Origins

In File 3: Giovanni, Red encountered a Snorlax by playing the Poké Flute. He was able to catch it and later use it in his Gym battle against Giovanni; it was quickly defeated by Giovanni's Rhyhorn's Horn Drill.

In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, a Trainer's Snorlax was in a town square in Pasio.



In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga

Ash's Snorlax first appeared on the scoreboard in One Half Of A Poké Ball. It physically appeared in An Awesome Showdown!!, where it battled Greta's Medicham.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Ash found Snorlax eating all of the fruit on the Seven Grapefruit Islands. With the help of Ruby and Jigglypuff, Ash managed to defeat and capture the Snorlax.

In the Pocket Monsters manga

A Snorlax appeared in JNM02, where it Gigantamaxed.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Snor

Red caught a Snorlax on Route 12 during a bike race sponsored by Miracle Cycle in Wake Up—You're Snorlax!, which he nicknamed Snor. He has continued to be part of Red's team ever since then.

A Snorlax appeared in Slugging It Out with Slugma as one of the Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy in Violet City.

A Snorlax appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

In Lemme at 'Em, Lapras!, Emerald was given a Snorlax by Noland.

A Snorlax appeared in The Final Battle IV, where it was one of the Pokémon that helped Emerald with his disabilities.

A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in Clobbering Claydol.

A Snorlax appeared in Out-Odding Oddish, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

A Snorlax appeared in Scizor Defends as a resident of the Pokémon Village.

A Snorlax appeared in Chesnaught Protects.

Professor Kukui's Munchlax was revealed to have evolved into a Snorlax prior to The Truth and Island Kahuna Hapu.

Anabel owns a Snorlax, which first appeared in Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar.

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga

Anabel has a Snorlax, which was one of the Pokémon that battled Enta in Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

A Snorlax appeared in GDZ21.

A Snorlax appeared in GDZ61.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga

A Snorlax appeared in I Want to be Human Again!.

A Snorlax appeared in Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter!.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

A Snorlax appeared in Let's Get that Moon Rock!!.

A Snorlax appeared in Finish Off Team Rocket!!.

A Snorlax appeared in The Life-or-Death Magic Duel!!.

A Snorlax appeared in The Legendary Pokémon Appears!!.

A Snorlax appeared in Aim to be the No. 1 Pokémon!.

A Snorlax appeared in Good Luck at the Big Pokémon Athletic Meet!.

A Snorlax appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.

Giovanni sent out a Snorlax to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!. It reappeared in Good-Bye, Pikachu?!, though it was shadowed.

A Snorlax appeared in The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!.

A Snorlax appeared in The Legendary Moltres Appears!!.

A Snorlax appeared in Clefairy's Under Training!!.

A Snorlax appeared in Panic on the Luxury Liner?!.

A Snorlax appeared in Get Snorlax!!.

A Snorlax appeared in Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon.

A Snorlax appeared in The Gym Challenges Begin!!.

A Snorlax appeared in Escape from Magma!?.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga

A Snorlax appeared in Clefairy Becomes A Work Of Art!.

In the TCG

Other appearances

When released from a Poké Ball, Snorlax will ascend into the air before descending over a large area of the screen with a Body Slam that sends any opponent underneath flying.

Snorlax does the same maneuver as it did in the previous game, but covers a smaller area.

Snorlax is also a Poké Float. It is lying down asleep and so fighting occurs on its head and belly.

Melee trophy information

Snorlax love to sleep and love to eat: these portly Pokémon get grumpy if they don't get 888 pounds of food per day. After snacking out, they always nap. They have cast-iron stomachs and can eat moldy and even rotten food with no digestion problems. They are the heaviest Pokémon on record, weighing in at over 1,000 pounds.

Snorlax once again performs the same maneuver as the previous games.

Brawl trophy information

"A Sleeping Pokémon. It's the ultimate loafer. Sometimes children like to play on top its big belly. Once in a slumber, not even the hardest rain or the fiercest wind will wake it. Snorlax recovers health and restores its physical state by sleeping, and it proves daunting with its damaging Snore attack. Snorlax is the king of Sleeping Pokémon."

Snorlax in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS.

Snorlax reappears as a Poké Ball summon in these games, behaving the same way as before.

Trophy information

NA: This sleepy, Normal-type Pokémon is huge! It eats more than 900 lb. of food every day. Most of the time not spent eating is spent sleeping. That big, round body comes in handy when it's brought onto a Smash Bros. battlefield—the Body Slam attack will send anyone who gets hit flying into the air!

PAL: Snorlax is often referred to as the Sleeping Pokémon, and there's a good reason for that! This giant loafer spends almost all its time snoozing, getting up for just long enough each day to scoff up a tidy 400kg of food. In this game, it soars into the air and uses its Body Slam attack, smacking into fighters like a giant wrecking ball.

Snorlax reappears as a Poké Ball summon, retaining its behavior from past games. It also appears as a Spirit. In the Spirit Battle, Snorlax, who is depicted as a giant gray King K. Rool, is immobile but has 500 HP and slowly regains HP. The player fails if they cannot KO Snorlax before the time runs out.

A Snorlax appeared in Detective Pikachu, where it was seen sleeping in the middle of an intersection in Ryme City.



Game data

NPC appearances

Pokémon Ranger: Snorlax will be seen sleeping throughout the game, effectively cutting off certain areas until later on. It will eventually remain in a cave in the Sekra Range. Once the rest of the Ranger Browser has been completed, it will wake up and can be captured.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII. Generation VIII Sword Shield Max Raid Battle (Wild Area News)

(December 4, 2019 to January 9, 2020; March 9 to March 25, 2020)

In side games

In events

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Sw Sh IoA Steel Roller Steel Physical 130 100% 5 Sw Sh IoA Terrain Pulse Normal Special 50 100% 10 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Snorlax

indicates a move that gets when used by Snorlax Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Snorlax

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Snorlax Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII Stage Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Snorlax

indicates a move that gets when used by Snorlax Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Snorlax

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Snorlax Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Evolution

Forms

Gigantamax

Sprites

Trivia

Origin

Snorlax may be loosely based on hibernating bears, giant pandas, or teddy bears. It may also be based on the cave bear. In addition, it may be based on a food coma, as it eats large quantities of food, then takes a nap, both of which are symptomatic of the condition. Snorlax also shares traits with sloths, who are often portrayed as lazy and sleepy creatures.

Name origin

Snorlax is a combination of snore and lax or relax.

Kabigon may come from an alternate reading of sleep, 寐 bi, and a corruption of 鼾酔 kansui (snoring) or 憩う ikou (rest). It may also incorporate 黴 kabi (mold), noting the fact that Snorlax will eat anything, even moldy food. Kabigon is also based on the nickname of Game Freak programmer Kōji Nishino, which is the reason his game appearance uses Snorlax as his highest-leveled Pokémon in Black 2 and White 2.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese カビゴン Kabigon Kabigon may come from an alternate reading of sleep, 寐 bi, and a corruption of 鼾酔 kansui or 憩う ikou . French Ronflex From ronfler Spanish Snorlax Same as English name German Relaxo From relax Italian Snorlax Same as English name Korean 잠만보 Jammanbo From 잠만 jamman , 잠보 jambo , and 먹보 meokbo Cantonese Chinese 卡比獸 Kābeisau From 卡比 and 獸 Mandarin Chinese 卡比獸 / 卡比兽 Kǎbǐshòu From 卡比 and 獸 More languages Greek Σνόρλαξ Snórlax Transcription of English name Hebrew סנורלקס Snorlax Transcription of English name Hindi स्नोरलॅक्स Snorlax Transcription of English name Russian Снорлакс Snorlaks Transcription of English name Thai คาบิกอน Kabigon Transcription of Japanese name





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