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Hop's Snorlax card from the Journey Together set
Illustration by GOSSAN. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Hop's Snorlax

A heavy hitter that trades its own health for massive damage.

Colorless150 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Hop's Snorlax deals 30 extra damage to the opponent's active Pokemon with every attack from Hop's team.

It can use Dynamic Press to deal 140 damage but takes 80 damage itself.

Signature ability

Extra Helpings

Attacks used by your Hop's Pokémon do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The effect of Extra Helpings doesn't stack.

The Extra Helpings ability boosts all attacks by your Hop Pokemon by 30 damage. This makes it a powerful support card for increasing the overall damage output of the deck.

Attacks

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Dynamic Press140

This Pokémon also does 80 damage to itself.

Abilities

AbilityExtra Helpings

Attacks used by your Hop's Pokémon do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The effect of Extra Helpings doesn't stack.

Which deck it belongs in

This card fits well in decks built around Hop's Pokemon line to maximise the bonus damage. It works best when you can afford to lose some health from its own attacks.

Strengths
  • High damage output
  • Team-wide boost
  • Basic Pokemon status
Watch out for
  • Susceptible to Fighting types
  • Self-damage risk
Pro tip

Use the 30 damage boost to finish off weakened opponents quickly.

From the Pokédex

Snorlax is known for sleeping up to eighteen hours a day and eating huge amounts of food when awake.

Note for the parent

Explain that Snorlax is hurting itself to hurt the opponent more, which is a risky but powerful strategy.

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