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Height
6'11"
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2.1 m
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6'11"/2.1 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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Weight
1014.1 lbs.
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460.0 kg
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1014.1 lbs./460.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
2
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Atk
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Speed
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Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン Kabigon) is a Normal-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Munchlax when leveled up with high friendship.
In the Generation I and II games and their remakes, wild Snorlax can be found sleeping in inconvenient locations throughout Kanto. 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
Physiology
Snorlax's body is composed of mostly its belly, where most of its fat reserves accumulate. It wakes up only to eat and seldom exercises. Its head is also large, and it has two pointed teeth protruding from its mouth. It has two eyes that are rarely seen open, giving it the appearance that it is sleeping. Its two hind feet, with three claws and a circular brown paw pad, are extremely large compared to most Pokémon, assisting its balance when it chooses to stand. Its arms and fore claws are short, but are long enough for Snorlax to grab its food and eat it, and strong enough to deliver powerful blows. It is usually dark blue or green in color.
Gender differences
None
Special abilities
When trained and exercised properly, Snorlax can gain supreme strength and ability. They can throw incredibly powerful punches and cause immense earthquakes. Snorlax have a strong digestion system, allowing them to eat anything (even moldy food) without getting an upset stomach.
Behavior
Snorlax spend the majority of their time sleeping, surviving on their stored fat. Many Snorlax only awaken once a month, spending their waking time finding more food. A hungry Snorlax is not satisfied until it consumes 900 pounds of food, and then it goes back to sleep. If one ever sees a sleeping Snorlax, he or she should not wake it up, because these Pokémon become very grumpy if their peaceful dreams become interrupted. Several Psychic-type Pokémon using Dream Eater find this out the hard way. Aside from this, they are very docile and even allow children to bounce on their big bellies.
Habitat
Snorlax are often in mountains and forests. However, they sometimes wander into towns and streets and sleep there. They have been documented in Kanto, and evidence suggests that they could be found in Sinnoh.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Snorlax are not picky, and will eat anything and everything that is edible---even other Pokémon. (as evidenced by a Snorlax's attempt to eat Misty's Goldeen in Snack Attack) They are fond of large, thorny vines or their diet may compose of bananas found in grasslands. Snorlax only wake up to eat. They need to eat about 900lbs (90% of their bodyweight) to be satisfied before falling back to sleep. Some Snorlax sleep for a month at a time, so 900lbs of food is enough to sustain them for at least one month whilst asleep.
In the anime
Major appearances
In Snack Attack!, a Snorlax was eating the grapefuits of the Grapefruit Islands. Ash managed to capture it near the end of the episode. After the adventures in the Orange Islands, Ash's Snorlax spent most of its time at Professor Oak's lab.
Other
Snorlax first appeared in Wake Up Snorlax!. This Snorlax was blocking the water flow to a small village.
Snorlax also appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure helping hold on to the nest containing some Exeggcute and Togepi.
A Snorlax also appeared in the Pikachu short Pikachu and Pichu as part of the Pichu Brothers Posse. It also appeared in other episodes of the Pokémon Chronicles and made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior along with 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', another 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 belonging to Daniel takes part in the Pokéathlon in A Marathon Rivalry!.
Minor appearances
A Snorlax doll is seen in Ash's room in Pokémon - I Choose You!.
A Snorlax appeared in a picture in Pokémon Paparazzi.
A Snorlax was among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
A Snorlax blocked the path to a cave in A Hot Water Battle
A Snorlax appeared in UnBEARable in Ash's thoughts.
A Snorlax appeared in Nerves of Steelix! in Jessie's flashback.
In Wish Upon a Star Shape, the Pokémon Mystery Club found crop circles created by a Snorlax.
A Snorlax under the ownership of an unknown Trainer battled in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference in A Claim to Flame!.
Training Daze featured a red Snorlax which Jessie, James, and Meowth, while competing with Butch, Cassidy, and TRRaticate ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]]), were sent to steal in order to become official Team Rocket field agents. The Snorlax turned out to be Viper, the Team Rocket Academy Drill Sergeant in disguise.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action, a Snorlax was a sheriff in a western-themed Pokémon movie.
A Snorlax also appeared near the end of Destiny Deoxys, evolving from Munchlax in order to stay afloat during a 'flood' of malfunctioning robots.
In Queen of the Serpentine, a Snorlax made a cameo as one of Lucy's pets.
Roman, who appeared in A Full Course Tag Battle!, owns a Snorlax.
A Snorlax appeared in Challenging a Towering Figure!.
A Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!.
A Snorlax made a brief appearance under the ownership of a Trainer in the Lily of the Valley Conference in An Old Family Blend!.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Entry
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| EP041
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Snorlax
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Ash's Pokédex
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Snorlax, a Sleepy Pokémon. Snorlax wakes only to eat.
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| EP041
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Snorlax's weight
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Ash's Pokédex
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Snorlax is the heaviest species of all known Pokémon, with some weighing more than 1,000 pounds.
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| EP041
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Snorlax's diet
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Ash's Pokédex
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Snorlax's hunger isn't satisfied until it consumes 900 pounds of food. Then it goes back to sleep.
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| Original series entries continue below.
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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| EP094
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Snorlax
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Ash's Pokédex
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Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax isn't satisfied unless it eats at least 900 pounds of food per day. Once it is full, it promptly goes to sleep.
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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| AG088
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Snorlax
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May's Pokédex
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Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax isn't satisfied until it's eaten about 900 pounds of food each day, afterwhich it promptly goes to sleep.
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Pokémon
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Entry
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| DP076
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Snorlax
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon and the evolved form of Munchlax. It can eat 400 pounds of food before feeling full.
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| DP160
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Snorlax
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax becomes much too lazy to lift even a finger when it has a full belly, which then makes it safe to bounce upon.
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In the manga
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. Snorlax made no further major appearances after that chapter.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Red caught a Snorlax on Route 12 during a bike race sponsored by Miracle Cycle, awakening it by exploiting its gluttonous nature with the Beedrill honey left on Saur's head. Afterwards, it became one of Red's favorite fighters, allowing him to stop Green after she stole his money (only to discover later that she then seized his Badges during the ensuing fight), and overcome dozens of challenges along his journey with few defeats, being able to force Blue to recall his Machamp, and even stop a full-speed train in its tracks much later on in the Gold, Silver, & Crystal arc. In addition, to date, it is his highest-level party Pokémon at level 89.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Snorlax took part in a baseball match in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!.
Giovanni sent out a Snorlax to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.
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 TCG
- Main article: Snorlax (TCG)
Other appearances
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.
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.
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."
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
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.
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Will eat anything, even if the food happens to be a little moldy. It never gets an upset stomach.
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A lazy Pokémon continually fatter by sticking to a cycle of sleeping and eating. Awake only when it eats.
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What sounds like its cry may actually be its snores or the rumblings of its hungry belly.
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| Silver
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Its stomach's digestive juices can dissolve any kind of poison. It can even eat things off the ground.
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This Pokémon's stomach is so strong, even eating moldy or rotten food will not affect it.
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Its stomach's digestive juices can dissolve any kind of poison. It can even eat things off the ground.
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Snorlax's typical day consists of nothing more than eating and sleeping. It is such a docile Pokémon that there are children who use its expansive belly as a place to play.
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{{{sapphiredex}}}
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| Emerald
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Snorlax's typical day consists of nothing more than eating and sleeping. It is such a docile Pokémon that there are children who use its big belly as a place to play.
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It is not satisfied unless it eats over 880 pounds of food every day. When it is done eating, it goes promptly to sleep.
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Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.
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Its stomach can digest any kind of food, even if it happens to be moldy or rotten.
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| Pearl
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It stops eating only to sleep. It doesn't feel full unless it eats nearly 900 pounds a day.
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When its belly is full, it becomes too lethargic to even lift a finger, so it is safe to bounce on its belly.
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| HeartGold
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What sounds like its cry may actually be its snores or the rumblings of its hungry belly.
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Its stomach's digestive juices can dissolve any kind of poison. It can even eat things off the ground.
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When its belly is full, it becomes too lethargic to even lift a finger, so it is safe to bounce on its belly.
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{{{whitedex}}}
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まんぷくになると ゆびすら うごかすのが めんどうに なるので おなかに のっても だいじょうぶ。
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{{{white2dex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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160
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220 - 267
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430 - 524
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110
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103 - 178
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202 - 350
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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110
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103 - 178
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202 - 350
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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Total: 540
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 65.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Snorlax
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Snorlax
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Until Generation III, when it was out-massed by both Metagross and Groudon, Snorlax was the heaviest Pokémon. In Generation IV, Dialga and both forms of Giratina are heavier than it is as well, setting it back to its present state of the sixth-heaviest Pokémon known.
- It is, however, the heaviest Pokémon that has a gender.
- Snorlax is the heaviest Normal-type Pokémon.
- Snorlax is the heaviest Pokémon that can legally hatch from an Egg.
- Snorlax could learn or know the move Headbutt from Generation I to Generation III, but cannot naturally learn it as of Generation IV. However, it can learn it as a Move Tutor move in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- Similarly, Snorlax is able to learn Harden in Generation I games, but cannot in later generations.
- 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 Generations I to III, Snorlax could learn Hyper Beam by leveling up. However, in Generation IV, possibly due to the Physical/Special split, Snorlax can no longer learn it by leveling up and instead can learn Giga Impact, Hyper Beam's physical variant, possibly referencing its large body mass and higher Attack.
- Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum are the only games in which Snorlax is in the regional Pokédex and is not encountered as an obstacle that is blocking a route.
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player interacts with a Snorlax that is walking with them, the message "SNORLAX is feeling very eager" will appear. This is based on Red, who is also at Mt. Silver, owning a Snorlax as well. While on Mt. Silver, unique messages will also appear if the player's walking Pokémon is a Pikachu or Charizard.
- Snorlax is the only Generation I Pokémon to be in the black color group.
- Until Munchlax was introduced in Generation IV, Snorlax had the highest base stat total of any non-evolving Pokémon with 540.
- It remains the most powerful non-legendary Pokémon that can legitimately hatch from an Egg in terms of base stat total.
Origin
Snorlax may be loosely based on hibernating bears or teddy bears. It may also be based on the large, cave dwelling bears, Ursus spelaeus. It may also be based on a food coma, as it eats and eats and eats, then gets tired and sleeps (symptoms of a food coma)
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 Kouji Nishino, which is the reason his game appearance uses Snorlax as his highest leveled Pokémon in Black 2 and White 2.
In other languages
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Title
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カビゴン Kabigon
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Kabigon may come from an alternate reading of sleep, 寐 bi, and a corruption of 鼾酔 kansui or 憩う ikou.
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Ronflex
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From ronfler
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Snorlax
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Same as English name
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Relaxo
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From relax
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Snorlax
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Same as English name
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잠만보 Jammanbo
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Means "sleepy-head"
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 Mandarin Chinese
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卡比獸 / 卡比兽 Kǎbǐshòu
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From 卡比 and 獸
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 Cantonese Chinese
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卡比獸 Kábeihsau
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From 卡比 and 獸
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Related articles
External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Snorlax images on Bulbagarden Archives.
