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
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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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 & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lick Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Odor 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. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 8 | Recycle User recovers the item it last used up. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 9 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 12 | Covet Takes the target’s item. | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 17 | Chip Away Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 28 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 32 | Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 37 | High Horsepower Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95 | 10 |
| 40 | Metronome Randomly selects and uses any move in the game. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 44 | Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 46 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Belly Drum User pays half its max HP to max out its Attack. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 49 | Natural Gift Power and type depend on the held berry. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Snatch Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted. | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 52 | Last Resort Can only be used after all of the user’s other moves have been used. | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100 | 5 |
| 57 | Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Munchlax.






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Cite this page
“Munchlax”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/munchlax.
Species data from PokéAPI.