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TIL The Pokémon Snorlax was designed as a caricature of Game Freak programmer Kōji Nishino, who is known for having a large appetite. Nishino is nicknamed "Kirby" after the gluttonous video game character, which is reflected in Snorlax's original name (Kabigon).

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