Snorlax No. 143 – Pokémon Jungle – Rare Holo – Old Back (JP)
Introduction
Thick Skinned and Body Slam capture two familiar sides of Snorlax: resilience and sheer physical weight. Ken Sugimori illustrates this 90 HP Basic Pokémon. This is the Japanese Pokémon Jungle printing, identified by No. 143, with the original Pocket Monsters card back. The illustration is credited to Ken Sugimori, with the condition of this individual copy detailed below. Its rarity and finish are recorded separately for clear identification.
Card Details
- Pokémon: Snorlax
- Set: Pokémon Jungle
- Japanese Set Name: ポケモンジャングル
- English Expansion Reference: Jungle — separate release and checklist
- Card Number: No. 143 (National Pokédex number)
- Rarity: Rare Holo
- Language: Japanese
- Card Back: Japanese Old Back
- Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
- Condition: Near Mint as recorded in the supplied inventory; physical condition awaits confirmation from individual front and back photographs.
- Finish: Holofoil
About the Pokémon
Snorlax is the Sleeping Pokémon, recorded as No. 143 in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation I, associated with the Kanto generation of games. Eating and sleeping dominate its daily behaviour. It evolves from Munchlax. Its species identity is shared across its different TCG appearances.
About the Expansion
Pokémon Jungle arrived in Japan on 5 March 1997 as the second main expansion. Its 48-card checklist expanded the original Kanto selection with Pokémon including Eevee's evolutions and Snorlax. These Japanese cards retain the original Pocket Monsters back and predate the differently structured English Jungle release of 1999.
Artwork & Collector's Notes
Ken Sugimori is credited for this Pokémon Jungle illustration of Snorlax. The holofoil finish, original Pocket Monsters reverse and Japanese text identify this printing. The No. 143 identifier is a Pokédex number, not an English set checklist position.
Photographs: Actual-card photographs are pending.