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Snorlax (Wizards Promo 49)

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Snorlax LV.35
カビゴン Kabigon
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SnorlaxWizardsPromo49.jpg
Wizards Black Star Promo print
Illus. Craig Turvey
Evolution stage

Basic Pokémon

Card name Snorlax
Type Colorless
Hit Points 90
weakness
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resistance
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retreat cost
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English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no. 49
Japanese expansion Vending Machine cards
Series 1
Japanese rarity Uncommon
Card GB 2 set Sky Flying Pokémon
Card GB 2 ID F51
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Snorlax.

Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン Kabigon) is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the Wizards Black Star Promos.

Contents

Card text

Pokémon Power:
Guard
とおせんぼ
 
 
As long as Snorlax is your Active Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon can't Retreat. This power stops working when Snorlax is affected by a Special Condition.
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Roll Over
ねころぶ
30
Snorlax is now Asleep. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Pokédex data

Colorless
Colorless
Snorlax - Sleeping Pokémon
No. Height Weight
143 6'11" (2.1 m) 1,014 lbs. (460.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.
いねむりが大好きで、道の真ん中で眠り込んでしまうことがある。

Release information

In Japan, this card is part of Series 1 from the Vending Machine card collection. The English version of the card was available as a Promotional card through the Pokémon League in August 2002.

Gallery

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Wizards Black Star Promo print
Illus. Craig Turvey
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Vending print
Illus. Keita Takahashi
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

  • This card's Japanese illustrator; Keita Takahashi, was one of those chosen to have their artwork featured on a card as part of the CoroCoro illustration competition in late 1997. Wizards of the Coast also ran an illustration competition for the English version of the card, the chosen image being the work of Craig Turvey.
  • This card's Japanese Pokédex entry makes a reference to Snorlax's inconvenient placements when encountered in the Pokémon games.
    • The Japanese illustration is also based on this, depicting the Snorlax that lies on Route 12.

Origin

Guard's Japanese name is that of Block, a move introduced in Generation III that Snorlax can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue.

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