Snorlax (Wizards Promo 49)

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Snorlax LV.35
カビゴン Kabigon
Colorless
SnorlaxVendingS1.jpg
Extended Sheet 1 print
Illus. Keita Takahashi
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Snorlax
Type Colorless
HP 90
weakness
Fighting×2
resistance
Psychic-30
retreat cost
  
  
Japanese expansion Extended Sheet 1
Japanese rarity Uncommon
Japanese Deck Kit Quick Starter Gift Set
Japanese Deck Red Deck
Expansion Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no. 49
TCG GB2 set Sky Flying Pokémon
TCG GB2 rarity Rare
TCG GB2 ID F51
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Snorlax.

Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン Kabigon) is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the Wizards Black Star Promos.

Card text

Pokémon Power:
Guard
とおせんぼ
 
As long as Snorlax is your Active Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon can't Retreat. This power stops working when Snorlax is affected by a Special Condition.
     Roll Over
ねころぶ
30
Snorlax is now Asleep. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.


Pokédex data

Snorlax - Sleeping Pokémon
No. Height Weight
143 6'11" (2.1 m) 1,014 lbs. (460.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.
いねむりが大好きで、道の真ん中で眠り込んでしまうことがある。


Release information

In Japan, this card was released as part of the Extended Sheet 1 of the Vending Machine cards. This card's illustrator, Keita Takahashi, was one of those chosen to have their artwork featured on a card as part of the CoroCoro illustration competition in late 1997. It was later reprinted in the Red Deck of the Quick Starter Gift Set. This card was released in English as a Wizards Black Star Promotional card made available through Pokémon Leagues in August 2002, with English-exclusive artwork. Wizards of the Coast also ran an illustration competition for the English version of the card, the chosen image being the work of Craig Turvey.

Gallery

Wizards Black Star Promotional print
Illus. Craig Turvey
Extended Sheet 1 print
Illus. Keita Takahashi
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Guard's Japanese name is that of Block, a move later introduced in the Generation III Pokémon games that Snorlax can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue.


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