Snorlax 33/111 · Rising Rivals

Snorlax is Pokédex #143, generation 1 (Kanto). Snorlax is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 37.

Snorlax sits at 33/111 in Rising Rivals, position 33 of 120. Before it is 32 Rhyperior E4, and after it is 34 Vaporeon. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Pick and Collect lists no damage number. Search your discard pile for up to 4 basic Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Roll Over is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, both Snorlax and the Defending Pokémon are now Asleep. If tails, Snorlax is now Asleep. Weakness is Fighting +20. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It stops eating only to sleep. It doesn't feel full unless it eats nearly 900 pounds a day."

Snorlax (#143) has 55 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 43 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Snorlax 11/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 50 other cards of Snorlax list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Rising Rivals set binder is where a full Rising Rivals set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Snorlax can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Snorlax and Munchlax. I still need this card.