Snorlax

The Sleeping Pokémon
#143 - Snorlax
Pre-Evolve	Munchlax
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	2.1 m (6'11")
Weight	460.0 kg (1041.1 lbs.)
Color	Black
Gender Ratio	7♂ : 1♀
Ability	Immunity / Thick Fat
Hidden Ability	Gluttony
Egg Group	Monster
Icon		Sprite
		File:143sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	160	Speed	30
Attack	110	Sp. Attack	65
Defense	65	Sp. Defense	110
Training Info
Catch Rate	020	Hatch Steps	10,240
Base Exp.	154	Effort Points	HP
Happiness	70		HP
To Lv.100	Slow

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
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Unova #	Johto (IV) #
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Snorlax is a rare Pokémon introduced in the first generation Pokémon games, known for its sloth and its girth. They commonly appear as roadblocks that have to be awakened. Originally it had no evolutionary line until it was discovered to evolve from Munchlax in the fourth generation games.

Information

Snorlax is a very lazy Pokémon that primarily just eats and sleeps. It builds a rotund bulk, but becomes lazier as it does so. It is usually awake only to eat, and what sounds like its cry may actually be its snores or the rumblings of its hungry stomach. It is also known for its strong stomach, as even eating moldy or rotten food will not affect it, and its digestive juices can dissolve any type of poison. It can even safely eat food off of the ground.

A Snorlax is not satisfied until it eats 880 pounds of food each day. It becomes too lethargic to even move a finger after eating so much, so children often use its belly as a place to play.

A Munchlax evolves into a Snorlax when it levels up with a high amount of happiness, and a Snorlax will only give birth to a Munchlax (as opposed to a normal Snorlax) if it is bred while holding a Full Incense.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, only two Snorlax are found in the game. One is on Route 12 and the other is on Route 16. They are both asleep and block the road, and can only be awakened by playing the Pokéflute. At this point the Snorlax can be battled and captured, and each Snorlax could only be battled once.

In Pokémon: Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, a single Snorlax can be found blocking the road between Vermillion City and Route 11, and can be awakened by playing the Pokégear's Poké Flute station, which is only accessible using the EXPN card from the Radio Tower in Lavender Town. In all other games, Snorlax must be traded into the game or (in the fourth and fifth generation games) evolved from Munchlax.

Other Games

In Pokémon Pinball, Snorlax can be found in the Cycling Road on the Red table. in Pokémon Snap, it is found in the Beach area and playing the Pokéflute causes it to awaken and dance. In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, a Shadow version of Snorlax can be snagged from Cipher Admin Ardos on Citadark Island. After being purified, this Snorlax could then be traded to any of the Gameboy Advance color versions.

In Pokémon Channel, Snorlax could be found at Camp Starlight on clear or cloudy Thursday nights. In Pokémon Trozei!, they are found at Endless Level 75, Forever Level 25, Pair Trozei and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams it is found on the eleventh through fourteenth floors of the Howling Forest, and in Explorers of Time and Darkness, they are found on the first twenty-nine basement floors of the Mystery Jungle.

A single Snorlax appears throughout Pokémon Ranger, blocking off certain areas depending on the player's progress. It could eventually be caught in the Sekra Mountain Range after the rest of the Ranger Browser was filled. Snorlax also appears in Pokémon Rumble, where it is found in the Silent Forest. In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, Snorlax was found at the Cavern Zone.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• Snorlax appears in Super Smash Bros., Melee and Brawl as one of the Pokémon that can be randomly summoned from the Pokéball item . After being summoned Snorlax drifts offscreen and then drops down in a Body Slam attack that covers most of the screen, and can easily knock out multiple players. Trophies of Snorlax appear in both Melee and Brawl, as a well as a sticker in Brawl.

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, one Kanto episode revolved Ash and various others trying to awaken a sleeping Snorlax that was blocking off a river. Ash later caught a Snorlax during the Orange Islands arc, although it was sent back to Professor Oak's lab at the end of the arc. The Snorlax was shown befriending May's Munchlax at the end of the Hoenn series, and Ash later used Snorlax for the Lily of the Valley Conference at the end of the Sinnoh series. Other Snorlax have made minor appearances throughout the anime.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Red catches a Snorlax at the Cycling Road. It becomes part of Red's regular team and one of his most powerful Pokémon,

Trivia

• Its name is simply a combination of "snore" and "lax", as in "relax".
• Snorlax was the heaviest Pokémon during the first two generations, but the latter two have featured heavier Pokémon to the point where Snorlax is now the sixth heaviest Pokémon, with Groudon being the heaviest.