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Snorlax

Platinum

Rising Rivals · #81 · Common · 2009

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Card facts

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Set position: 81 / 120
Release year: 2009
Rarity: Common
HP: 100
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 4 energy
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Pokédex #: 143
Series: Platinum

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 40 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

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

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Its main attack (Heavy Press) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Snorlax

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2 copies on average · 1 decks

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About this card

HP: 100Type:CColorlessSubtype: Basic

Poké-Body: Bad Sleeping Habits

As long as Snorlax is Asleep, your opponent's Active Pokémon can't retreat.

CCToss and Turn — 20+

If Snorlax is Asleep, this attack does 20 damage plus 30 more damage. (This attack can be used even if Snorlax is Asleep.)

CCCCHeavy Press — 40+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage. If tails, Snorlax is now Asleep.

Weakness:F+20

Retreat cost:CCCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/01

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$6.72	$15.42	$92.88	$15.64	—
Reverse Holofoil	$28.22	$54.00	$55.01	$75.00	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/01/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.50
7-day average	€0.71
30-day average	€0.81
Low	€0.03
Trend price	€0.85
Low (excellent+)	€0.10
Reverse holo low	€0.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€5.96
reverseHoloSell	€14.99
averageSellPrice	€0.88
Reverse holo 30-day	€6.16
Reverse holo trend	€6.56

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 $15.64; 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 "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.

What rarity is Snorlax?

Snorlax is a Common card in the Rising Rivals set.