Wake Up, Snorlax!

Episode 41 in the series aired on October 28th, 1998, six months after it originally aired in Japan.
As we return to the Kanto region, we find our heroes traveling through a forest where they happen upon an old man sitting upon a rock. The queer looking fellow plays his Pokeflute for the group, and a sleeping Pikachu is woken up! But to the old man's dismay, our heroes have no food with which to repay him for the Pokeflute concert.

As they continue on their way, Ash, Misty and Brock come upon a village with absolutely no food! The baker is out of bread; the grocer is out of vegetables; even the resident frenchman has no ingredients wherewith to procure pasta! Later, the mayor informs our heroes that there has been a shortage of food since the town's river dried up. In order to progress the plot, they travel upstream to discover the cause of the water shortage.

'Snorlax is the heaviest species of all known pokemon with some weighing more than 1,000 pounds'. That's right, Dex. It appears as though a Sleeping Pokemon has blocked the stream which formerly supplied the town's water, and this Snorlax is in no mood to remove himself. For their own reasons, Team Rocket also wants to remove the Snorlax, and so in a unforseen attempt, they team up with Ash, Misty and Brock in order to move the Pokemon. 'Well I never thought I'd live to see this day, even with nine lives; Team Rocket and team twerp working together,' an incredulous Meowth remarks. After what seems like a thousand valiant attempts, and a trademark Psyduck mishap, Brocks recalls the fabled awakening power of the Pokeflute- that very same flute which the old man had been playing at the beginning of the episode. And so, with the old man's help, Snorlax is awakened, and helps to eat up the excessive foliage blocking the spring. The town's water supply is restored, and to celebrate, the Mayor throws a fantastic feast, while the Sleeping Pokemon, Snorlax, falls back into a deep slumber.

Quotable Quotes:

'How would you look if you got kissed by Meowth?' - Pokemon Breeder Brock
'Nothing makes me angrier than being told the truth' -James
'Pikachu' -Pikachu
'Give it a smack attack right on the lips!' -James
'Just a bit further' -Meowth
'Hey, you don't look half bad, Meowth.' -James


Trainer Tips:
Snorlax
カビゴン (Kabigon) makes his debut as the 11th card of the Jungle series, illustrated by the famed Pokemon artist, Ken Sugimori; in fact the very same Ken Sugimori who developed the original artwork for the Pokemon gameboy games.
According to the Pokedex, Snorlax is 'Very lazy. Just eats and sleeps. As its rotund bulk builds, it becomes steadily more slothful.'
This massive Sleeping Pokemon weighs 1,014 pounds and measures up to 6 feet 11 inches.
Snorlax can be found on Route 12 and 16, but must be awakened by a Pokeflute before they can be caught. Some notable moves Snorlax will learn under vigilant training include: Harden - lv 41; Double Edge - 48; Hyper Beam - 56

The Song of Jigglypuff

Episode 45: The Song of Jigglypuff aired in North American on February 20, 1999.
In this episode, our heroes find themselves in Neon Town, a happening city where no one ever sleeps! There are many attractions and distractions for these ardent Pokemon trainers, however, Ash discovers that the citizens in Neon Town are all very grumpy. Officer Jenny explains that due to a lack of sleep, the Neon Towners are always quite ill tempered.


















After Jigglypuff sings to the restless citizens of Neon Town, they become very drowsy, and in fact, fall asleep! (Much to Jigglypuffs resentment) however, these grumpy people benefit very much from the sedating melody of this Balloon Pokemon. When they awake the next morning, they find themselves in a pleasant mood, after the much needed refreshment of a night's sleep.
As James so aptly observes: 'With enemies like this, who needs friends?'

Jigglypuff
プリン (Purin) appears here as the 39th card in the Jungle set,
illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, a TCG mainstay, as well as the illustrator of many Pokemon themed manga.

'When its huge eyes light up, it sings a mysteriously soothing melody that lulls its enemies to sleep.'

You can say that again! Jigglypuff's trademark song makes it one of the first pokemon to utilize the 'sleep' status ailment.

This normal type Balloon Pokemon weighs 12 pounds, and measures an average of one foot eight inches.

Trainer Tips:

Wild Jigglypuff can originally be found on route 3, however in Yellow version, as Jigglypuff have multiplied quite a bit, trainers may look for them around the following routes: 5, 6, 7, 8. With proper training, a Jigglypuff will learn the following later level moves: Rest - Lv 29; Body Slam - Lv 34; Double-Edge - Lv 39