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Snorlax

Sword & Shield

Chilling Reign · #224 · Rare Secret · 2021

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Card facts

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Set position: 224 / 233
Release year: 2021
Rarity: Rare Secret
HP: 130
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Regulation mark: D
Illustrator: Saki Hayashiro
Pokédex #: 143
Series: Sword & Shield

Card analysis

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Primary role: Ability Engine
Damage efficiency: 100 damage; 25 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

AttackerDrawStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

How Snorlax plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Snorlax

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 2 decks

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Dudunsparce

$0.86 · in 20% of decks

Mega Kangaskhan ex

$0.89 · in 14% of decks

Teal Mask Ogerpon ex

$2.88 · in 9% of decks

Fan Rotom

$0.16 · in 7% of decks

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About this card

HP: 130Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

"It is not satisfied unless it eats over 880 pounds of food every day. When it is done eating, it goes promptly to sleep."

Ability: Gormandize

Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may draw cards until you have 7 cards in your hand. If you use this Ability, your turn ends.

CCCCBody Slam — 100

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Upcoming events

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Snorlax or Chilling Reign.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

Aug 1, 2026

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Snorlax was legal.

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

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last week

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The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

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2 weeks ago

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The Wild Area Expanded #5 - 18 Codes

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3 weeks ago

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Expanded Tourney #3 *WEBCAM*

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4 weeks ago

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/16

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$105.44	$155.80	$1,156.78	$135.76	$174.80

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€210.00
7-day average	€105.27
30-day average	€84.48
Low	€49.00
Trend price	€109.59
Low (excellent+)	€49.00
averageSellPrice	€101.82

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Snorlax is real?

Snorlax is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Snorlax worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Snorlax is $135.76; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Snorlax from?

Snorlax is from the Pokémon set "Chilling Reign" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.

What rarity is Snorlax?

Snorlax is a Rare Secret card in the Chilling Reign set.