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MunchlaxMunchlax (shiny)
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Munchlax

Big Eater Pokémon

Its robust stomach allows it to nonchalantly devour even rotted matter. It pays frequent visits to villages, seeking out food scraps intended for compost.

Details

Height0.6 m
Weight105.0 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate50(12.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time40 cycles · ~10,455 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP78
Contents

Base stats

HP
135
Attack
85
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
85
Speed
5
Total
390
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Munchlax

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Munchlax can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Lick

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

GhostPhysical3010030
1Odor Sleuth

Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost.

NormalStatus40
1Rollout

Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.

RockPhysical309020
1Tackle

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical4010035
4Defense Curl

Raises user’s Defense by one stage.

NormalStatus40
8Recycle

User recovers the item it last used up.

NormalStatus10
9Rest

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.

PsychicStatus5
12Covet

Takes the target’s item.

NormalPhysical6010025
15Bulldoze

Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

GroundPhysical6010020
16Bite

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkPhysical6010025
17Chip Away

Ignores the target’s stat modifiers.

NormalPhysical7010020
20Stockpile

Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.

NormalStatus20
20Swallow

Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.

NormalStatus10
24Screech

Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.

NormalStatus8540
28Body Slam

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

NormalPhysical8510015
29Zen Headbutt

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

PsychicPhysical809015
32Fling

Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.

DarkPhysical10010
36Amnesia

Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.

PsychicStatus20
37High Horsepower

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

GroundPhysical959510
40Metronome

Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.

NormalStatus10
44Flail

Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.

NormalPhysical10015
46Double-Edge

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

NormalPhysical12010015
48Belly Drum

User pays half its max HP to max out its Attack.

NormalStatus10
49Natural Gift

Power and type depend on the held berry.

NormalPhysical10015
50Snatch

Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted.

DarkStatus10
52Last Resort

Can only be used after all of the user’s other moves have been used.

NormalPhysical1401005
57Giga Impact

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

NormalPhysical150905

Sprites & renders

17 sprites & renders for Munchlax.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Diamond · Pearl
Diamond · Pearl
HeartGold · SoulSilver
HeartGold · SoulSilver
Platinum
Platinum
scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Black · White
Black · White
ORAS
ORAS
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
brilliant diamond shining pearl
brilliant diamond shining pearl
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Normal-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Normal-type Pokémon

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Cite this page

Munchlax”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/munchlax.

Species data from PokéAPI.