Snorlax (Pokémon)
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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. It has a Gigantamax form that was released on December 4th, 2019.
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 goes 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
Ash's Snorlax
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
Multiple Snorlax debuted in Wake Up Snorlax!. One was blocking the water flow to a small village.
A Snorlax appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure, where it was helping to hold on to the nest containing some Exeggcute and Togepi.
A Snorlax appeared in Pikachu & Pichu as one of the Pokémon in the Pichu Brothers' Posse. It reappeared in other episodes of Pokémon Chronicles and made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior alongside the Pichu Brothers and their friends.
Multiple alternately colored Snorlax appeared in Snorlax Snowman. These Snorlax were adapted to more frigid climates that were seen in the episode. One in particular was befriended by Pikachu and his friends.
In The Garden of Eatin', a Snorlax was causing trouble for a man named Marcel by eating the bananas in his Slakoth Banana Garden. Marcel's newly evolved Vigoroth defeated the Snorlax, allowing him to capture it. Afterwards, Marcel made an attraction around his new Snorlax: a relaxation room.
A Snorlax appeared in PK13, where it ate Corphish's bananas that were on sale.
Roman, who appeared in A Full Course Tag Battle!, owns a Snorlax that was used in a Tag Battle alongside Kylie's Munchlax against Ash and Brock, who used Pikachu and Sudowoodo, respectively, but they were defeated.
A Snorlax appeared in A Marathon Rivalry!, under the ownership of Daniel. It took part in the Pokéathlon and managed to win the race by a very small margin due to its belly, being followed closely in second by Pikachu.
A Snorlax appeared in Awakening the Sleeping Giant!. It was sleeping 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.
A Snorlax appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. It 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.
A Snorlax appeared in Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, under the ownership of Oluolu. It appeared again in Night of a Thousand Poses! and Battle Royal 151!.
A Snorlax appeared in SS005, where it Gigantamaxed in the Wild Area. However, it was lying atop some railroad tracks, forcing Ash and Go to figure out a way to stop an incoming train from colliding with it.
Minor appearances
A Snorlax appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where it was among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Snorlax appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
Multiple Snorlax appeared in a fantasy in Snack Attack.
A Snorlax appeared in A Hot Water Battle as a resident of a tropical jungle. It 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!.
A Snorlax appeared in Wish Upon a Star Shape, where it was revealed to have created the crop circles that the Pokémon Mystery Club found.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in A Claim to Flame!, where it battled in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference.
A Snorlax appeared in Lights, Camerupt, Action! as an actor in one of Elijah's movies, which was specifically a Western.
A Snorlax appeared near the end of Destiny Deoxys, evolving from Munchlax in order to stay afloat during a flood of malfunctioning Block Bots.
A Coordinator's Snorlax appeared in Deceit and Assist.
A Snorlax appeared in Queen of the Serpentine! as one of Lucy's pets.
A Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!.
A Snorlax appeared in PK20.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in Challenging a Towering Figure!, where it battled a Golem during the Festival Battle Challenge.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in Regaining the Home Advantage!.
A Coordinator's Snorlax appeared in Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!. It was used along with a Wooper for the Double Performance required during the Daybreak Contest.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!.
A Snorlax appeared in An Old Family Blend!, under the ownership of a Trainer participating in the Lily of the Valley Conference.
A Snorlax appeared in PK23, where it blocked Pikachu and his friends from getting a Rinka Berry.
A Snorlax appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade as one of the Pokémon watching Meloetta's concert.
A Snorlax appeared in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in I Choose You!, where it battled Ash and his Pikachu and was eventually defeated.
A Snorlax appeared in Deceiving Appearances!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at Aether Paradise. It was sleeping with its head resting on an Alolan Exeggutor. It appeared again in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!, where Professor Burnet was preparing to inject it 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.
A Snorlax appeared in A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, where it was attacked by Buzzwole.
A Snorlax appeared in Sours for the Sweet!, where it ended up eating all of the Berries that Ulu knocked over.
A Snorlax appeared in a fantasy in Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, while Faba was explaining how heavy Pokémon can still fit inside a Poké Ball.
A Snorlax appeared in a flashback in SS001.
A Snorlax appeared in SS002, where it was blocking the path in Vermilion City.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in SS008.
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In Pokémon Origins
Red encountered a Snorlax in File 3: Giovanni by playing the Poké Flute. He was able to catch it and later used it in his Gym battle against Giovanni, where it was quickly defeated by Giovanni's Rhyhorn's Horn Drill.
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, where it was seen in a town square in Pasio.
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
- Main article: Ash's Snorlax
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
- Main article: Ash's Snorlax
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 SSM02, 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 PASM22.
Anabel owns a Snorlax, which first appeared in PASM24.
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!?.
A Snorlax appeared in Clefairy Becomes A Work Of Art!.
In the TCG
- Main article: Snorlax (TCG)
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros.
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.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
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.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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."
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
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.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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.
Detective Pikachu
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
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GSC | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Splash Snorlax | English | United States | 5 | January 10 to 16, 2003 |
GSC | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Lovely Kiss Snorlax | English | United States | 5 | February 7 to 13, 2003 |
GSC | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Sweet Kiss Snorlax | English | United States | 5 | February 7 to 13, 2003; February 21 to 27, 2003 |
SMUSUM | Nihonbashi Snorlax | All | Japan | 30 | March 14 to April 22, 2018 |
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FireRed | LeafGreen | Chesto Berry (100%) | |
HeartGold | SoulSilver | Leftovers (100%) | |
X | Y | Sitrus Berry (100%) | |
Sun | Moon | Leftovers (100%) | |
Ultra Sun | Ultra Moon | Leftovers (100%) | |
Sword | Shield | Leftovers (100%) | |
Events* | Full Incense (100%) |
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Trivia
- In the Pokémon Stadium series (and later 3D games), Snorlax open their eyes when they faint.
- In Pokémon Snap, Snorlax stands up and dances to the music when the Poké Flute is used.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player interacts with a Snorlax that is walking with them while at Mt. Silver, the message "SNORLAX is feeling very eager" will appear. This is due to Red, who is also at Mt. Silver, owning a Snorlax as well. While the player is on Mt. Silver, unique messages will also appear if the player interacts with a walking Pikachu or Charizard.
- In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Snorlax is programmed to be able to learn Charm through breeding, but no other Pokémon in the Monster Group can legitimately learn it to pass down as an Egg Move in those games. In Generation III on, Snorlax can inherit the move from Bulbasaur by chain breeding.
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 a food coma. 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.
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