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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File: | [[File:EP094.png|thumb|left|Snorlax in its debut, going after the grapefruit]] | ||
During his travels in the Orange Islands in ''[[EP094|Snack Attack]]'', Ash discovered a grapefruit orchard that was under attack by a {{p|Snorlax}} that was eating everything in sight, | During his travels in the Orange Islands in ''[[EP094|Snack Attack]]'', Ash arrived at the [[seven Grapefruit Islands]]. Here, they discovered a grapefruit orchard that was under attack by a {{p|Snorlax}} that was eating everything in sight. Once it became apparent that it was a strong swimmer, concerns arose that it would consuming the islands' vegetation within days. Ash, {{an|Misty}}, {{Tracey}} and [[Team Rocket]] attempted to take it down. However, Snorlax proved to be a highly defensive and very powerful battler, using Body Slam to flatten {{AP|Squirtle}}, {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|James|Victreebel}} easily. {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}'s attack resulted in Snorlax seizing the tongue and using it as a napkin, [[Misty's Goldeen]] was almost eaten, and attacks from [[Misty's Staryu]] and [[Ash's Pikachu]] were barely felt. [[Jessie]] and [[James]]' attempts to put Snorlax to sleep (through deceit and hypnosis respectively) resulted in Snorlax sending them blasting off with a {{m|Mega Kick}}, but gave Ash and his friends the idea to lure {{an|Jigglypuff}} out to [[Sing|sing]] Snorlax to {{status|sleep}}. The plan succeeded and eventually managed to stop the Snorlax. This gave Ash and Pikachu the perfect opportunity to weaken it with {{m|Thunder}} and capture it whilst it was asleep. | ||
[[File:Snorlax swimming.png|thumb|left|Snorlax swimming "the blubberfish" between islands]] | |||
In ''[[EP098|A Way Off Day Off]]'', Snorlax and the rest of Ash's Pokémon were sent out for lunch, and it promptly went to sleep. It woke up in time to attempt to devour the entire harvest of fruit Ash had gathered, but [[Tracey's Scyther]] warded it away. Once put to sleep by {{an|Jigglypuff}}, the group decided to let it sleep, and it once again awoke, devoured the entire plate of sandwiches that Tracey had prepared, and went back to sleep. Tracey noted that Snorlax was exercising far less and therefore ate far less, and Misty told Ash off for not really training it. It proved far too heavy for Team Rocket to steal, and this delayed them long enough for Ash to return and save the group. | |||
In ''[[EP104|Bound for Trouble]]'', Snorlax made his battle debut in stopping a giant {{p|Rhydon}}. After holding an even ground with the huge Pokémon, Snorlax used {{m|Mega Punch}} to send Rhydon flying. | |||
[[File:EP107 error.png|thumb|right|Ash's Snorlax chasing the apple-disguised Ash]] | |||
In ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight]]'', Ash mistook his Poké Balls and sent out a sleeping Snorlax instead of {{AP|Charizard}} when fighting [[Gulzar]]. However, Snorlax's Poké Ball smashed on a rock and broke. Snorlax woke up in response to {{p|Gloom}}'s attacks and crushed it, before trying to eat its flowers. Ash tried to recall Snorlax, but the Poké Ball was damaged and would not work. This forces Ash to drag Snorlax over a mountain to the nearest Pokémon Centre in order to get his Poké Ball fixed. After failed attempts to drag Snorlax on rollers and lure it with a real apple, Ash dresses as an apple and makes Snorlax chase him all the way to the Pokémon Centre. It comes to the rescue when Team Rocket randsoms the food supply, easily defeating a super powered Meowth and then sending Team Rocket blasting off with its newly learned {{m|Hyper Beam}}. It then proceeded to eat all of the food itself. | |||
Ash called upon it for the [[Sumo Conference]] in ''[[EP194|Ring Masters]]'', | Ash kept the Snorlax on his team for the remainder of his time in the Orange Islands, but could not use it in the finals due to the fact that it would not wake up and needed to be switched with one of Ash's {{AP|Tauros}}. After the tournament was won, Ash then decided to keep his Snorlax at Professor Oak's permanently because he could no longer feed it and only called upon its power in major battles. It appeared in ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]'', where it crowded into Ash's screen with {{AP|Kingler}}, {{AP|Tauros} and {{AP|Muk}} to wish him luck for his next gym battle. | ||
[[File:Ash and Snorlax.png|200px|left|thumb|Ash and Snorlax in the Sumo Conferance]] | |||
Ash called upon it for the [[Sumo Conference]] in ''[[EP194|Ring Masters]]'', sending his {{AP|Noctowl}} back to Oak's lab to make room. Snorlax breaks the weigh-in scales, and promptly falls asleep during the opening ceremony. Its enthusiasm skyrockets when it hears the prize: a year's supply of Pokémon food. In the first round, it defeated a {{p|Poliwrath}} with no trouble, as the Tadpole Pokémon just bounced off Snorlax's stomach and fell out of the ring. Snorlax went running for the food, but Ash managed to recall it quickly. It also defeated a {{p|Machamp}} with no trouble, putting it into the final round with [[Raiden]]'s {{p|Feraligatr}}. This time, Snorlax went on the offensive, but Feraligatr dodged and Snorlax was left teetering on the edge of the ring. It showed amazing agility, and managed to repel Feraligatr's attack by exhaling and using its stomach to press it away. It is then thrown by Feraligatr, but lands in the ring with such an impact that the stadium shakes and Feraligatr loses its balance. Snorlax pushes Feraligatr out of the ring and claims the victory, devouring the entire year's worth of food in one go before falling asleep. Ash then returns Snorlax to Oak's lab. | |||
In ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'', Ash surprises his friends by sending out Snorlax in his rematch with [[Clair]]. It dove under water to dodge {{p|Kingdra}}'s Hyper Beam, and then jumped out of the water to avoid {{m|Hydro Pump}}. It alternated between dodging and enduring attacks to tire Kingdra out. Once again diving underwater to avoid Hyper Beam, Snorlax knocked Kingdra out with its newly learned {{m|Ice Punch}}. However, this battle exhausted Snorlax, and a {{m|Dragonbreath}} from Clair's {{p|Gyarados}} paralyzed it, before it was knocked out by Hyper Beam. | |||
Snorlax then fought during Ash's following match against {{jo|Harrison}} in ''[[EP271|Playing with Fire!]]'', although it was fast asleep when sent out to fight {{p|Hypno}}. It was awoken unpleasantly by [[Dream Eater]] and quickly put Hypno down with Hyper Beam. | Snorlax was called up by Ash in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'' for use in the Johto Conference. It shook off a {{m|Fire Spin}} from Gary's {{TP|Gary|Arcanine}}, and defeated it with [[Hyper Beam]]. It then fought his {{p|Nidoqueen}}, which had already defeated {{AP|Tauros}}. However, Nidoqueen proved no match for Snorlax; despite landing an airborne {{m|Double Kick}}, her {{m|Hyper Beam}} was countered with [[Ice Punch]] and defeated. However, Snorlax could not keep up with {{p|Scizor}}'s speed and was knocked out by a [[Metal Claw]] to the face. | ||
[[File:Steelix Wrap.png|thumb|right|Easily absorbing Steelix's Wrap attack]] | |||
Snorlax then fought during Ash's following match against {{jo|Harrison}} in ''[[EP271|Playing with Fire!]]'', although it was fast asleep when sent out to fight {{p|Hypno}}. It was awoken unpleasantly by [[Dream Eater]] and quickly put Hypno down with Hyper Beam. Unaffected by {{p|Steelix}}'s {{m|Wrap}} attack, it defeated Steelix in the same way. However, it could not pull off a third Hyper Beam victory against {{p|Houndoom}}, who reflected it back onto Snorlax with [[Counter]] at double strength, knocking it out in one blow. | |||
In a special episode, Snorlax made a cameo appearance and was seen being awakened by the herd of {{AP|Tauros}}. | In a special episode, Snorlax made a cameo appearance and was seen being awakened by the herd of {{AP|Tauros}}. In ''[[AG088|The Garden of Eatin']]'', Ash saw that Oak was feeding it Pokéblocks, and tried to call on Snorlax to battle a wild Snorlax. However, Oak informed him that Snorlax needed to wait between meals before battling. | ||
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When Ash returned from Hoenn in ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'', with {{an|May}} and [[Max]], Snorlax befriended [[May's Munchlax]], and brought its power to bear against Team Rocket's mecha, taking it down easily. | |||
It was most recently seen in ''[[DP184|Casting a Paul on Barry!]]'' where it defeated a female Trainer's {{p|Grumpig}} with a powerful {{m|Body Slam}}, helping Ash progress to the third round. | Later Snorlax helped Ash earn the Guts Symbol from {{FB|Arena Tycoon|Greta}} in ''[[AG149|Wheel of Frontier]]''. [[Scott]] notes that Ash picked unusual types to battle the {{type|Fighting}} specialist Greta. However, Snorlax used {{m|Harden}} to absorb the blows from her {{p|Hariyama}}, and then took it down with an {{m|Ice Punch}}. Against her {{p|Medicham}}, Harden failed and it was hit hard by {{m|Focus Punch}}, sent flying into Team Rocket. Once battle resumed, Snorlax was frozen by Ice Punch from Medicham, but used {{m|Rest}} to recover whilst Medicham smashed through the ice. It was then pummelled by a series of Focus Punches, until its fully charged Hyper Beam propelled it into the ceiling and it crushed Medicham with a deadly Body Slam. | ||
It appeared in ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]'', alongside Ash's other Pokémon. It was not in its [[Poké Ball]], like many of Ash's other Pokémon, but was found in the kitchen, eating restaurant food. It was later used in the battle against [[Team Rocket]], but it was sleeping. Ash tried to wake up Snorlax, but it merely rolled over, tipping the [[Team Rocket's mechas|Team Rocket mecha]] over in the process. | |||
It was most recently seen in ''[[DP184|Casting a Paul on Barry!]]'' where it defeated a female Trainer's {{p|Grumpig}} with a powerful {{m|Body Slam}}, helping Ash progress to the third round of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]. | |||
==Personality== | |||
[[File:Snorlax and Pikachu.png|250px|thumb|lSnorlax showing Pikachu affection]] | |||
Snorlax lacks intelligence, responding only to food or battle (and not always the latter). It is a powerhouse eater, able to consume a year's worth of food in one helping. Its hunger often overcomes common sense too, as it tried to eat both [[Misty's Goldeen]] and [[Gulzar]]'s {{p|Gloom}}, not recognising them as Pokémon. | |||
However, this appetite is mirrored in its unparalleled strength and fitness. It is a very strong swimmer and is deceptively agile, along with its hugely powerful physical moves. Snorlax's main advantage is its huge defensive capabilities, with very few attacks capable of inflicting damage. | |||
Despite its low intelligence, Snorlax is a very affectionate Pokémon, and (when awake and focused) is very loyal to Ash. Its single-minded attitude towards food has subsided recently, shown in ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'' when it woke up purely because of Ash's presence. Typically, it would take a {{AP|Tauros}} stampede to wake it up in other situations at Oak's lab. | |||
==Moves used== | ==Moves used== | ||
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