Snorlax 81/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Snorlax is 81/111, in position 81 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 80 Shellos West Sea, and after it is 82 Spheal. The listed rarity is Common.

Snorlax is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 40. In the Pokédex this is Snorlax (#143), generation 1 (Kanto).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

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 Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 50 other cards of Snorlax list a different HP.

Bad Sleeping Habits is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Snorlax is Asleep, your opponent's Active Pokémon can't retreat. The attack Toss and Turn lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If Snorlax is Asleep, this attack does 20 damage plus 30 more damage. (This attack can be used even if Snorlax is Asleep.) Heavy Press is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage. If tails, Snorlax is now Asleep. Weakness is Fighting +20. Retreat cost is 4.

I keep a set binder for Rising Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Rising Rivals set binder. 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.