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'''Ash's Snorlax''' (Japanese: '''サトシのカビゴン''' ''Satoshi's Kabigon'') was the second {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} {{pkmn2|caught}} by {{Ash}} in the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]], and his thirteenth overall.

[[File:Ash Snorlax debut.png|thumb|left|250px|Snorlax in its debut]]

[[File:Snorlax swimming.png|thumb|250px|Snorlax swimming "the blubberfly" between islands]]

Ash kept 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.

Snorlax appeared in ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]'', where it crowded into Ash's screen with {{AP|Kingler}}, {{AP|Muk}} and Tauros to wish him luck for his next Gym battle with [[Whitney]].

[[File:Ash Snorlax Raiden Feraligatr.png|thumb|250px|Knocking Raiden's Feraligatr out of the ring]]

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, obviously irritated and angry by {{m|Dream Eater}} and proceeded to scare Hypno, then 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 {{TP|Harrison|Houndoom}}, who reflected it back onto Snorlax with {{m|Counter}} at double strength, knocking it out in one blow.

[[File:Ash and Snorlax.png|thumb|250px|Snorlax and Ash]]

In ''[[SS004|Showdown at the Oak Corral]]'', Snorlax was seen being woken by the herd of Ash's Tauros.

In ''[[AG088|The Garden of Eatin']]'', Ash saw that Oak was feeding it [[Pokéblock]]s, and tried to call on Snorlax to battle a wild Snorlax. However, Oak informed him that Snorlax needed to wait between meals before battling.

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 mechas|Team Rocket's mecha]], taking it down easily.

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 Protect to absorb the blows from her {{p|Hariyama}}, and then took it down with an Ice Punch. Against her {{p|Medicham}}, Protect failed and it was hit hard by {{m|Focus Punch}}, which sent it flying into Team Rocket. Once the battle was resumed, Snorlax was frozen by Ice Punch from Medicham but used Rest to recover while Medicham smashed through the ice. It was then pummeled by a series of Focus Punches, until its fully charged Hyper Beam propelled it into the ceiling and it crushed Medicham with a powerful Body Slam, giving Ash the victory.

It appeared in ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]'', alongside Ash's other Pokémon where it was reunited with Ash. It was not in its [[Poké Ball]], like many of Ash's other Pokémon, but was found eating food from a kitchen in a restaurant. It was later used in the battle against the [[Team Rocket trio]], but it was sleeping. Ash tried to wake up Snorlax, but it merely rolled over, tipping the Team Rocket mecha over in the process.

It was then seen in ''[[DP184|Casting a Paul on Barry!]]'' where it defeated a female Trainer's {{p|Grumpig}} with a powerful Body Slam, helping Ash progress to the third round of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]].

Snorlax was reunited with Ash in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', where it and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed in a group photo with him.

[[File:Snorlax and Pikachu.png‎|thumb|250px|Snorlax showing Pikachu affection]]

Snorlax is very lazy, 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 recognizing them as Pokémon.

Despite its laziness, 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.

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