#446 Munchlax

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Height0.6 m(1'12")

Weight105 kg(231.5 lbs)

Gender♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%

Gen 4

Munchlax Evolution

MunchlaxLevel 1

SnorlaxFriendship 160+

Munchlax's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	135		411
Attack	85		206
Defense	40		116
Sp. Atk	40		116
Sp. Def	85		206
Speed	5		46
		0/508	1101

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

fighting

1xdamage

normal fire water electric grass ice poison ground flying psychic bug rock dragon dark steel fairy

0xdamage

ghost

Munchlax Abilities

Pickup

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

Thick Fat

Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.

GluttonyHidden

Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.

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Munchlax Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Lick	ghost	physical	30	100	Level 1	The user licks the target with a long tongue to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Defense Curl	normal	status	–	–	Level 4	The user curls up and boosts its Defense stat.
Recycle	normal	status	–	–	Level 8	The user recycles a held item that has been used in battle so it can be used again.
Covet	normal	physical	60	100	Level 12	The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target's held item.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Level 16	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Stockpile	normal	status	–	–	Level 20	The user stores power and boosts its Defense and Sp. Def stats. This move can be used up to three times.
Swallow	normal	status	–	–	Level 20	The power stored using the move Stockpile is absorbed by the user to restore its own HP. The more power is stored, the more HP is restored.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Level 24	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	Level 28	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	Level 32	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	Level 36	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	Level 40	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Level 44	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Belly Drum	normal	status	–	–	Level 48	The user maximizes its Attack stat but loses HP equal to half its max HP.
Last Resort	normal	physical	140	100	Level 52	This move can be used only after the user has used all the other moves it knows in the battle.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Charm	fairy	status	–	100	TM	The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Punch	fire	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with a fiery punch. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	TM	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gunk Shot	poison	physical	120	80	TM	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Voice	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sandstorm	rock	status	–	–	TM	A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
Seed Bomb	grass	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	TM	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thunder	electric	special	110	70	TM	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunder Punch	electric	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunderbolt	electric	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Uproar	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	TM	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Belch	poison	special	120	90	Egg	The user lets out a damaging belch at the target. The user must eat a held Berry to use this move.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Egg	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	Egg	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	Egg	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Fissure	ground	physical	–	30	Egg	The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.

Munchlax Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Diamond

It wolfs down its weight in food once a day, swallowing food whole with almost no chewing.

Pearl

It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.

Platinum

In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.

HeartGold

It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.

Sun

It needs to consume its own weight in food every day. As far as flavor is concerned, it’s indifferent.

In Other Languages

Munchlax's Japanese name is Gonbe (ゴンベ). Here are all the official names for Munchlax across different languages:

JapaneseゴンベGonbe

Korean먹고자

Chinese (Traditional)小卡比獸

FrenchGoinfrex

GermanMampfaxo

SpanishMunchlax

ItalianMunchlax

Chinese (Simplified)小卡比兽

Munchlax Breeding

Species

Big Eater Pokémon

Egg Groups

No Eggs

Hatch Time10,240 steps(40 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate50

Base Friendship70

Growth RateSlow

Base Experience78

How to Get Munchlax

Munchlax can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Munchlax in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Sinnoh (Platinum) #112 Kalos Central #138 Alola #35 Melemele #35 Alola (USUM) #42 Melemele (USUM) #42 Galar #260 Crown Tundra #172 Hisui #51 Kitakami #102

GameMethodLocationDetails

SunWildAlola route 1 south–

MoonWildAlola route 1 south–

Ultra SunWildAlola route 1 south–

Ultra MoonWildAlola route 1 south–

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