Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン Kabigon) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
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. A sleeping Snorlax makes a return in Pokémon X and Y, in which it is blocking the player's way on Route 7.
Biology
Snorlax is a huge, bipedal, dark blue-green Pokémon 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 Normal-type.
Snorlax is often found in mountains and forests. It wakes up only to eat, requiring 900lbs (400kg) of food per day before returning to its slumber. It is not a picky eater, as its strong stomach allows it to eat even moldy food without feeling any ill effects. It can even handle thorny plants or Muk's poison. It can also eat while it is resting. Snorlax is docile enough to let children and small Pokémon bounce on its large stomach.
Snorlax can show awesome power when prompted. It is the only known Pokémon capable of using the exclusive Z-Move Pulverizing Pancake.
In the anime
In the main series
Major appearances
In Snack Attack!, a wild Snorlax was eating the grapefruits of the Grapefruit Islands. Ash managed to catch it near the end of the episode. After Ash's adventures in the Orange Islands, Snorlax spent most of its time at Professor Oak's lab.
Other
Multiple Snorlax debuted in Wake Up Snorlax!. One was blocking the water flow to a small village.
A Snorlax appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure, where it was helping to hold on to the nest containing some Exeggcute and Togepi.
A Snorlax appeared in Pikachu & Pichu as part of the Pichu Brothers Posse. It reappeared in other episodes of Pokémon Chronicles and made a cameo appearance in Giratina and the Sky Warrior alongside 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', a 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 appeared in PK13, where it ate Corphish's bananas that were on sale.
Roman, who appeared in A Full Course Tag Battle!, owns a Snorlax that was used in a tag battle alongside Kylie's Munchlax against Ash and Brock, who used Pikachu and Sudowoodo, respectively, but they were defeated.
A Snorlax appeared in A Marathon Rivalry!, under the ownership of Daniel. It took part in the Pokéathlon and managed to win the race by a very small margin due to its belly, being followed closely in second by Pikachu.
A Snorlax appeared in Awakening the Sleeping Giant!. It was sleeping 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 his friends to go to Parfum Palace to retrieve it.
A Snorlax appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. It was sent rolling down a hill with Chespin and Pancham 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.
A Snorlax appeared in Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!, under the ownership of the famous Pokémon Base player Oluolu. It appeared again in Night of a Thousand Poses!.
Minor appearances
A Snorlax appeared in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, where it was among the Pokémon living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
A Snorlax appeared in Pikachu's Vacation as one of the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Theme Park.
Multiple Snorlax appeared in a fantasy in Snack Attack.
A Snorlax appeared in A Hot Water Battle as a resident of a tropical jungle. It was blocking the path to a cave.
A Snorlax appeared in Ash's fantasy in UnBEARable.
A Snorlax appeared in Jessie's flashback in Nerves of Steelix!.
A Snorlax appeared in Wish Upon a Star Shape, where it was revealed to have created the crop circles that the Pokémon Mystery Club found.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in A Claim to Flame!, where it battled in a qualifying match for the Silver Conference.
A Snorlax appeared in Lights, Camerupt, Action! as an actor in one of Elijah's movies, which was specifically a Western.
A Snorlax appeared near the end of Destiny Deoxys, evolving from Munchlax in order to stay afloat during a flood of malfunctioning Block Bots.
A Coordinator's Snorlax appeared in Deceit and Assist.
A Snorlax appeared in Queen of the Serpentine! as one of Lucy's pets.
A Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!.
A Snorlax appeared in PK20.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in Challenging a Towering Figure!, where it battled a Golem during the Festival Battle Challenge.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in Regaining the Home Advantage!.
A Coordinator's Snorlax appeared in Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!. It was used along with a Wooper for the Double Performance required during the Daybreak Contest.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in a flashback in Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!.
A Snorlax appeared in An Old Family Blend!, under the ownership of a Trainer participating in the Lily of the Valley Conference.
A Snorlax appeared in PK23, where it blocked Pikachu and his friends from getting a Rinka Berry.
A Snorlax appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade as one of the Pokémon watching Meloetta's concert.
A Snorlax appeared in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.
A Trainer's Snorlax appeared in I Choose You!, where it battled Ash and his Pikachu and was eventually defeated.
A Snorlax appeared in Deceiving Appearances!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at Aether Paradise. It was sleeping with its head resting on an Alolan Exeggutor. It appeared again in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!, where Professor Burnet was preparing to inject it 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.
A Snorlax appeared in A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, where it was attacked by Buzzwole.
A Snorlax appeared in Sours for the Sweet!, where it ended up eating all of the Berries that Ulu knocked over.
A Snorlax appeared in a fantasy in Dummy, You Shrunk the Kids!, while Faba was explaining how heavy Pokémon can still fit inside a Poké Ball.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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| EP041
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Snorlax
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Ash's Pokédex
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Snorlax, a Sleeping 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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Pokémon
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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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| 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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| 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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Pokémon
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| XY018
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Snorlax
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Serena's Pokédex
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Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. After eating its fill, Snorlax is too sleepy to move. Small children sometimes play on its belly.
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In Pokémon Origins
Red encountered a Snorlax in File 3: Giovanni by playing the Poké Flute. He was able to catch it and later used it in his Gym battle against Giovanni, where it was quickly defeated by Giovanni's Rhyhorn's Horn Drill.
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.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Snor
Red caught a Snorlax on Route 12 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.
A Snorlax appeared in Slugging It Out with Slugma as one of the Pokémon 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!, Emerald 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 Trainer'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 Munchlax was revealed to have evolved into a Snorlax prior to PASM22.
Anabel owns a Snorlax, which first appeared in PASM24.
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 Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!.
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."
Snorlax in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS.
Snorlax reappears as a Poké Ball summon in these games, behaving the same way as before.
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.
Snorlax reappears as a Poké Ball summon, retaining its behavior from past games. It also appears as a Spirit. 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.
A Snorlax appeared in Detective Pikachu.
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
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Kanto
#143
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Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.
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| Blue
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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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| Stadium
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A lazy Pokémon that gets continually fatter by sticking to a cycle of eating and sleeping. Awake only when it eats.
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Johto
#225
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| Gold
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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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| Crystal
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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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Hoenn
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Kanto
#143
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| Ruby
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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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| Sapphire
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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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| FireRed
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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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Sinnoh
#113
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Johto
#230
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| Diamond
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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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| Platinum
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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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Unova
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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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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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Kalos
Central #139
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Hoenn
#—
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| X
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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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| Y
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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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| Omega Ruby
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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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Alola
SM: #036
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Alola
USUM: #043
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Kanto
#143
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| Sun
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Its stomach is said to be incomparably strong. Even Muk's poison is nothing more than a hint of spice on Snorlax's tongue.
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It eats nearly 900 pounds of food every day. It starts nodding off while eating—and continues to eat even while it's asleep.
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It doesn't do anything other than eat and sleep. When prompted to make a serious effort, though, it apparently displays awesome power.
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It has no interest in anything other than eating. Even if you climb up on its stomach while it's napping, it doesn't seem to mind at all!
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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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Game locations
In side games
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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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Other Pokémon with this total
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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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Learnset
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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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- 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 TM moves from other generations
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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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- 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 TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Snorlax in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a dagger (†) can only be bred onto Snorlax if it hatches as a Munchlax, and cannot be obtained otherwise.
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Snorlax in that game.
- 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 Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Snorlax can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Snorlax cannot be tutored the move in that game
- 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 Move Tutor moves from other generations
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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
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- A superscript level indicates that Snorlax can learn this move normally in Generation VII
- 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 moves from other generations
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Min. exp.: 110
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Max. exp.: 160
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Browser entry R-105
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| Snorlax is a massive and heavy Pokémon that is always sleeping.
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| He is kind and powerful. He loves to eat, but he can control himself if there's something he's not supposed to eat.
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Pokémon: Magikarp Jump
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Friendship Item: Leftovers (500 )
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★✰✰✰✰: 10
★★✰✰✰: 12 (4 )
★★★✰✰: 15 (8)
★★★★✰: 20 (16)
★★★★★: 25 (21)
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| Skill: Provides food (×n)
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| Recovery time: 50 minutes
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- 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 HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player interacts with a Snorlax that is walking with them while at Mt. Silver, the message "SNORLAX is feeling very eager" will appear. This is due to Red, 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 Pikachu or Charizard.
- Snorlax has the highest base stat total of all Pokémon that can hatch from an Egg.
- In Pokémon Gold and Silver, Snorlax is programmed to be able to learn Charm through breeding, but no other Pokémon in the Monster Group can legitimately learn it to pass down as an Egg Move in those games. In Generation III on, Snorlax can inherit the move from Bulbasaur by chain breeding.
Origin
Snorlax may be loosely based on hibernating bears, giant pandas, or teddy bears. It may also be based on the cave bear. It may also be based on a food coma, as it eats large quantities of food, then takes a nap (symptoms of a food coma). Snorlax also shares traits with sloths, who are often portrayed as lazy and sleepy creatures.
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 Kōji Nishino, which is the reason his game appearance uses Snorlax as his highest-leveled Pokémon in Black 2 and White 2.
In other languages
| Language
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 Japanese
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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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 French
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Ronflex
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From ronfler
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 Spanish
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Snorlax
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Same as English name
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 German
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Relaxo
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From relax
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 Italian
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Snorlax
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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잠만보 Jammanbo
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From 잠만 jamman, 잠보 jambo, and 먹보 meokbo
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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 Kābeisau
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From 卡比 and 獸
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| More languages
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 Greek
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Σνόρλαξ Snórlax
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Transcription of English name
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 Hebrew
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סנורלקס Snorlax
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Transcription of English name
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 Hindi
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स्नोरलॅक्स Snorlax
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Transcription of English name
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 Russian
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Снорлакс Snorlaks
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Transcription of English name
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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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Leftovers (100%)
Chesto Berry (100%)
Sitrus Berry (100%)
Full Incense (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Snorlax images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
