Pokémon binder
Snorlax binder: collecting and gifting the cards
Snorlax has number 143 and is best known for its sleeping. On cards it often appears asleep or eating, which leads to cosy, humorous artwork.
At a glance
- Pokédex no.
- 143
- Type
- Normal
- Cards in the catalogue
- 56
- Different sets
- 43
- Period
- 1999–2026
Family: Munchlax → Snorlax.
About Snorlax
A Snorlax binder suits people who prefer relaxed to action-packed. Many of the cards are calmly composed and work well together on one page.
Snorlax in the trading card game by the numbers
In the catalogue (English cards, data as of 1 October 2026) 56 cards have “Snorlax” in the name. They are spread over 43 sets from 14 series and date from 1999 to 2026. All cards containing the name are counted, including variants such as ex cards or cards showing several Pokémon.
| Set | Year | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Sword & Shield | 2020 | 5 |
| Rising Rivals | 2009 | 3 |
| Team Up | 2019 | 3 |
| SWSH Black Star Promos | 2019 | 3 |
| SVP Black Star Promos | 2023 | 3 |
Common artwork themes
- Sleeping: 32 of 56 cards (57 %)
- Meadow / field: 17 of 56 cards (30 %)
- Forest: 16 of 56 cards (29 %)
- Food visible: 8 of 56 cards (14 %)
These features were detected automatically from the image and not checked one by one. They show a tendency but do not replace looking at the actual card.
How to plan a Snorlax binder
At nine pockets per page, all 56 cards would fill about 7 pages. For a gift that is far too much: a single page of nine different designs looks finished at once, and the collection can be extended later.
Munchlax is a separate Pokémon; only cards with “Snorlax” in the name appear in the Snorlax binder.
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Example cards featuring Snorlax
A selection across the years, at most one card per set:
- Snorlax · Jungle · Nr. 11 · 1999
- Snorlax · FireRed & LeafGreen · Nr. 15 · 2004
- Snorlax · Call of Legends · Nr. 33 · 2011
- Snorlax · Fates Collide · Nr. 77 · 2016
- Eevee & Snorlax GX · Team Up · Nr. 120 · 2019
- Snorlax VMAX · Sword & Shield · Nr. 142 · 2020
- Snorlax · Pokémon GO · Nr. 055 · 2022
- Snorlax · Paldean Fates · Nr. 202 · 2024
Keep reading
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