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Snorlax is a combination of ''snore'' and ''lax'' or ''relax''. | 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 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 [[Kouji Nishino]], which is the reason his game appearance uses Snorlax as his highest leveled Pokémon in {{2v2|Black|White|2}}. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{Other languages|type=normal|type2=normal | {{Other languages|type=normal|type2=normal | ||
|ja=カビゴン ''Kabigon''|jameaning= | |ja=カビゴン ''Kabigon''|jameaning=Kabigon may come from an alternate reading of ''sleep'', 寐 ''bi'', and a corruption of {{tt|鼾酔 ''kansui''|snoring}} or {{tt|憩う ''ikou''|rest}}. | ||
|fr=Ronflex|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|ronfler|snore}}'' | |fr=Ronflex|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|ronfler|snore}}'' | ||
|es=Snorlax|esmeaning=Same as English name | |es=Snorlax|esmeaning=Same as English name | ||