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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
6′11″
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2.1 m
Metric
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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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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
1014.1 lbs.
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460.0 kg
Metric
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1014.1 lbs./460.0 kg
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
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Sp.Def
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 154
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Battle Exp.: 1541*
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Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン Kabigon) is a Normal-type Pokémon. In the Generation I and II games, as well as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, 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.
Snorlax comes with one of two Abilities: Immunity, which protects the Pokémon from being poisoned; or Thick Fat, which cuts damage from Fire- and Ice-type moves in half.
Biology
Physiology
A Snorlax's body is composed of mostly its belly, as it only wakes up to eat and seldom exercises. Its head is also big, and it has two pointed teeth sticking out. Its feet are extremely big compared to most Pokémon, so as to provide balance. Its arms are short, however, they are long enough for Snorlax to reach out, grab its lunch and put it in its mouth. Snorlax's big belly provides huge amounts of defense, thus, not many predators bother hunting it.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Behavior
Snorlax spend the majority of their time sleeping, surviving off of their stored up fat. Many Snorlax only awaken once a month, and that is so they can find more food. A hungry Snorlax isn't 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 Pokémon using Dream Eater find this out the hard way.
Habitat
Snorlax are often in mountains and forests. However, they sometimes wander into towns and streets and sleep there.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
Snorlax will eat anything and everything that is edible, they aren't really very picky. Upon finding something new on its territory, a resident Snorlax will put it in its mouth to see if it's something that can be eaten. Snorlax are fond of large, thorny vines as a snack item.
In the anime
Snorlax first appeared in Wake up Snorlax. This Snorlax was blocking the water flow to a small village.
In Snack Attack!, a Snorlax was eating the grapefuits of the Grapefuit 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.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action, a Snorlax was a sheriff in a western-themed Pokémon movie.
In The Garden of Eatin', another Snorlax was causing trouble for a man named Marcell by eating the bananas in his Slakoth Banana Garden. Marcell's newly evolved Vigoroth defeated the Snorlax, allowing him to capture it. Afterwards, Marcell made an attraction around his new Snorlax: a relaxation room.
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.
Training Daze featured a red Snorlax which Jessie, James and Meowth, while competing with Butch, Cassidy and Raticate, 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 the manga
Red caught a Snorlax on Cycling Road.
In the TCG
- Main article: Snorlax (TCG)
Other appearances
When released from a Poké Ball, Snorlax will fly up into the air before descending over a large area of the screen with a Body Slam that sends any opponent underneath flying.
Snorlax is also a Pokéfloat. It is in its sleeping form and so fighting occurs on its head and belly.
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.
After being released from a Poké Ball, Snorlax will fly up into the air before descending over a large area of the screen with a Body Slam that sends any opponent underneath flying.
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 Mountain 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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| 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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| Blue
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| Yellow
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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 continually fatter by sticking to a cycle of sleeping and eating. Awake only when it eats.
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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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| Stadium 2
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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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| 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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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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| 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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| LeafGreen
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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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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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| SoulSilver
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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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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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Note: If Snorlax has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of Fire and Ice is 50.
Learnset
Template:Learnset intro
In Pokémon FireRed, Pokémon LeafGreen, and Pokémon Emerald:
In Pokémon Emerald only:
Special moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Snorlax knows Shadow End and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Refresh after being purified.
Side game data
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Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Until Generation III, Snorlax was the heaviest Pokémon. It was then passed up by both Metagross and Groudon. In Generation IV, both Dialga and Giratina are heavier than it as well, setting it back to its present state of the fifth-heaviest Pokémon known.
- It is believed by many that Snorlax and Munchlax were inspired loosely on the titular character from the anime film My Neighbor Totoro.
- Snorlax has the fifth highest base HP of all Pokémon, after Blissey, Chansey, Wobbuffet, and Wailord, in that order.
Origin
It may be loosely based on a Totoro or perhaps hibernating bears or Teddy bears
Name origin
Snorlax's name is a combination of snore and lax. The lax in its name might also come from relax.
In other languages
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.
