Snorlax (Pokémon)

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Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン Kabigon) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from when leveled up with high friendship.
Snorlax can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Snorlax if it has the .
In Generations and 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 the Pokégear set to the Poké Flute channel.
Snorlax is the game mascot of .
==Biology==
Snorlax is a huge, bipedal, dark blue-green ian 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 type.
Snorlax is often found in . It wakes up only to eat, requiring between 880-900 lbs. (399-400 kg) of food per day before returning to its slumber, although it can also eat while it is resting. It is not a picky eater, as its strong stomach allows it to eat even moldy food without feeling any ill effects. Once a Snorlax enters its slumber, it is almost impossible to wake it up. A Poké Flute is one of the few things that can awaken Snorlax from its slumber. It can even handle thorny plants or 's poison. Snorlax is docile enough to let children and small Pokémon bounce on its large stomach. Despite its apparent laziness, however, Snorlax can exhibit tremendous power when prompted. In the Pokémon the Series episode Snack Attack, Snorlax is shown to be capable of swimming in the water. Snorlax is known to appear without warning in villages and steal their food supplies, such as rice granaries, which has long been considered a disaster whenever it happens. Snorlax also tends to sleep on areas with bridges, often blocking others from crossing through. Professor Neroli does research on Snorlax, particularly on their ability to attract Pokémon around them to sleep. A lot of Pokémon tend to gather around Snorlax to sleep near it or on it.
Snorlax is the only known Pokémon capable of using the Z-Move .
===Forms===
Snorlax has a Gigantamax form.
As Gigantamax Snorlax, seeds and small pebbles that were tangled in its belly fur go through immense growth, causing patches of grass, bushes, rocks, and a large tree to sprout upon its belly. The tree has three red clouds circling it. The that grow on Gigantamax Snorlax's tree include a Sitrus Berry, a Magost Berry, and a Haban Berry.
Gigantamax Snorlax 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 one of the strongest Dynamax Pokémon to have been discovered.Gigantamax Snorlax | Official Website | Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
Gigantamax Snorlax is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move .
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Snorlax
===Evolution===
Snorlax evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : 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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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear. In , Snorlax can only be found in the .
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===Stats===
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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===Side game data===
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===Form data===
====Gigantamax====
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Ash's Snorlax=====
In Snack Attack!, a Snorlax was eating the grapefruits of the Grapefruit Islands. managed to it near the end of the episode. After Ash's adventures in the Orange Islands, Snorlax spent most of its time at 's lab.
=====Other=====
Snorlax debuted in Wake Up Snorlax!, under the ownership of a hippie. The hippie's Snorlax had fallen asleep in front of a river flowing to a small village, leaving it up to Ash and to wake it up.
In Pikachu's Rescue Adventure, a Snorlax used its strength to hold on to the nest containing and some .
A Snorlax is a part of the Pichu Brothers' Posse that first appeared in Pikachu & Pichu. It reappeared in other episodes of Pokémon Chronicles and made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In Snorlax Snowman, multiple had adapted to more frigid climates. One of them befriended and his friends.
In The Garden of Eatin', a Snorlax was devouring the bananas in Marcel's Banana Slakoth Garden. Marcel's newly evolved defeated the Snorlax, allowing him to capture it. Afterwards, Marcel built a relaxation room around it.
In PK13, a Snorlax ate 's apples that were on sale.
In A Full Course Tag Battle!, Roman used a Snorlax in a Tag Battle alongside Kylie's against and , who used and , respectively, but they were defeated.
In A Marathon Rivalry!, 's Snorlax competed in the Pokéathlon. It managed to win the race by a slim margin due to its belly, barely beating Pikachu.
In Awakening the Sleeping Giant!, a Snorlax slept 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 to go to Parfum Palace to retrieve it.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Snorlax was sent rolling down a hill with and 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.
In Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, Oluolu owns a Snorlax. It reappeared in Night of a Thousand Poses! and Battle Royal 151!, the latter in which it was used in the Manalo Conference.
In Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, a Snorlax Gigantamaxed in the Wild Area. However, it was lying atop some railroad tracks, forcing Ash and Goh to figure out a way to stop an incoming train from colliding with it. It reappeared in a flashback in Sword and Shield: The Darkest Day!.
====Minor appearances====
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, a Snorlax was living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Snorlax was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
Multiple Snorlax appeared in a fantasy in Snack Attack.
In A Hot Water Battle, a Snorlax living in a tropical jungle was blocking the path to a cave.
A Snorlax appeared in 's fantasy in UnBEARable.
A Snorlax appeared in Jessie's flashback in Nerves of Steelix!.
In Wish Upon a Star Shape, a Snorlax created the crop circles that the Pokémon Mystery Club found.
In A Claim to Flame!, a 's Snorlax competed in a qualifying match during the Silver Conference.
In a flashback in Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a Snorlax played the lead role in the Western movie Brock saw with his family.
A Munchlax that appeared throughout Destiny Deoxys evolved into a Snorlax in order to stay afloat during a flood of malfunctioning Block Bots.
A 's Snorlax appeared in Deceit and Assist.
In Queen of the Serpentine!, a Snorlax lived with Lucy as one of her pets.
A Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!.
A Snorlax appeared in PK20.
In Challenging a Towering Figure!, a Trainer's Snorlax battled a during the Festival Battle Challenge.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in Regaining the Home Advantage!.
In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, a Coordinator's Snorlax and competed during the Double Performance required for the .
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!.
In An Old Family Blend!, a Trainer's Snorlax competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference.
In PK23, a Snorlax blocked Pikachu and his friends from getting a Rinka Berry.
In Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade, a Snorlax watched 's concert.
A Snorlax appeared in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.
In I Choose You!, a Trainer's Snorlax was defeated after battling and his .
In Deceiving Appearances!, a Snorlax was sleeping with its head resting on an at Aether Paradise. In Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!, was preparing to inject Snorlax 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.
In A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, a attacked a Snorlax.
In Sours for the Sweet!, a Snorlax ate all of the Berries that Ulu knocked over.
In Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, a Snorlax was featured in a fantasy illustrating 's explanation as to how heavy Pokémon can still fit inside a .
A Snorlax appeared in Enter Pikachu!.
In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, a Snorlax blocked the path in Vermilion City.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in The Sinnoh Iceberg Race!.
In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, a Trainer's Snorlax competed in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest. Another Snorlax was seen in the poster promoting the competition.
In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, a Snorlax was seen in the Wild Area.
A Snorlax got stuck in 's giant ball in A Rollicking Roll….
A Snorlax appeared in Sleuths for Truth!.
A Snorlax appeared in Errand Endurance!.
A Snorlax appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
A Snorlax appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.
A Snorlax appeared in The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), under the ownership of a student of Indigo Academy. As Liko fell off the roof trying to catch in her arms, her landing was softened by Snorlax's belly.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 3: Giovanni, encountered a Snorlax by playing the Poké Flute. He was able to catch it and later use it in his Gym battle against Giovanni; it was quickly defeated by Giovanni's Rhyhorn's .
===Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer===
In the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, a Trainer's Snorlax was in a town square in Pasio.
===GOTCHA!===
A Snorlax briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Hop.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Show, a Snorlax briefly appeared under the ownership of a watching the Kimono Girls' performance in Ecruteak City.
===The Adventures of Snorlax & Cubone===
Snorlax was featured alongside in an animation produced as part of Project Snorlax.
===POKÉTOON===
A Snorlax appeared in PT12, under the ownership of a Trainer.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
's Snorlax first appeared on the scoreboard in One Half Of A Poké Ball. It physically appeared in An Awesome Showdown!!, where it battled and defeated Greta's .
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
 found Snorlax eating all of the fruit on the Seven Grapefruit Islands. With the help of and , Ash managed to defeat and catch the Snorlax.
===Pokémon Adventures===
 a Snorlax on 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.
In Slugging It Out with Slugma, a Snorlax was 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!, 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 '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 was revealed to have evolved into a Snorlax prior to The Truth and Island Kahuna Hapu.
Anabel owns a Snorlax, which first appeared in Play the Melody That Echoes in the Altar.
Hop's Snorlax first appeared in Gulp Gulp!! Pokémon, battling against a wild .
A Gigantamax Snorlax appeared in Cracked!! The Rusted Sword and Shield, having broken a bridge on .
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
Anabel has a Snorlax, which was one of the Pokémon that battled in Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden.
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
A Snorlax appeared in GDZ21.
A Snorlax appeared in GDZ61.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
A Snorlax appeared in I Want to be Human Again!.
A Snorlax appeared in Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter!.
===Pokémon Journeys===
A Snorlax appeared in Being Stalked by a Scorbunny–and Challenging a Snorlax in Dynamax Form?!, where it Gigantamaxed.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
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.
 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!?.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Snorlax appeared in Clefairy Becomes A Work Of Art!.
===Snorlax's Dream Gourmet===
As part of Project Snorlax, a web manga featuring Snorlax as the lead Pokémon was released, being written and illustrated by Taku Kuwabara.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros.===
When released from a , Snorlax will ascend into the air before descending over a large area of the screen with a 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 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.
Snorlax also appears as a trophy in both versions of the game.
====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 . 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.
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A Snorlax appeared in , where it was seen sleeping in the middle of an intersection in Ryme City.
===Pokémon UNITE===
Snorlax is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a melee defender.
===Celestial===
Snorlax appeared in the music video for Celestial.
==Trivia==
* In several 3D games, such as in the core series and Pokémon Stadium series, 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 , if the interacts with a Snorlax that is with them while at Mt. Silver, the message "SNORLAX is feeling very eager" will appear. This is due to , 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 or .
* In , Snorlax is programmed to be able to learn through , but no other Pokémon in the can legitimately learn it to pass down as an Egg Move in those games. In Generation III on, Snorlax can inherit the move from by chain breeding.
* Snorlax's evolutionary line is the only one to have all of its members appear from a within a single Super Smash Bros. game.
* In , Snorlax is the only Pokémon to receive a +40 catch rate modifier when a Heavy Ball is used.
** In , a bug causes the capture formula for the Heavy Ball to incorrectly retrieve the weights of , , and , so they also get a +40 catch rate modifier.
* Snorlax is the only Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
* Snorlax is tied with for the most Pokédex entries in Pokémon the Series, with a total of 7.
* Snorlax is the subject of a campaign known as Project Snorlax, which was launched by The Pokémon Company on March 17, 2023.
* Snorlax's English name was suggested by Bill Giese, who assisted in the naming of many Generation I Pokémon.
===Concept and development===
Snorlax was designed by Ken Sugimori.Page 1 of Yomiuri interview with Ken Sugimori, Kōji Nishino, and Atsuko Nishida (Japanese)
===Origin===
Snorlax's appearance and behavior of constantly eating and sleeping were directly inspired by Game Freak planner Kōji Nishino.Page 2 of Yomiuri interview with Ken Sugimori, Kōji Nishino, and Atsuko Nishida (Japanese) Additionally, Snorlax may be loosely based on s or s. It may also be based on a , as it eats large quantities of food, then takes a nap, both of which are symptomatic of the condition. Snorlax's Gigantamax form resembles a small hill.
====Name origin====
Snorlax is a combination of snore and lax or lackadaisical. It was reportedly derived from Esquilax, the name of a nonexistent medieval creature described in episode "".Dockery, Daniel (October 4, 2022). Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All. Running Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0762479504. Snorlax may also involve relax.(2006). Pokémon Fan: 10th Anniversary News Booklet, p. 8 (Archive)
Kabigon is derived from (Japanese: カービィ Kābī), the eponymous main character of Nintendo's . In an interview with Game Informer, Junichi Masuda stated that Kōji Nishino, the main inspiration for Snorlax, used to be called "Kirby" during the development of because of his large appetite.Shea, Brian (October 24, 2019). "More Burning Questions For The Pokémon Series." Game Informer (Archived on August 5, 2023.) Kabigon may also involve 黴 kabi (mold), noting the fact that Snorlax will eat anything, even moldy food.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ash's Snorlax
* Snor
* Snorlax (UNITE)
* Gigantamax
* Snorlax (Sleep)
==References==
==External links==
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