Snorlax (Wizards Promo 49)
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Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン Kabigon) is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a Promotional card.
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Card text
Pokémon Power
| 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. | |
Attacks
| Roll Over ねころぶ | 30 |
| Snorlax is now Asleep. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. | ||
Pokédex data
| Species | Sleeping Pokémon |
|---|---|
| Length | 6'11" (2.1m) |
| Weight | 1,014 lbs (460Kg) |
| Pokémon No. | 143 |
| Entry | Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful. |
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.
Trivia
- The 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.
Origin
The Japanese translation for Guard is Block, a move introduced in Generation III that Snorlax can learn. The card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue.
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