Munchlax (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Munchlax (disambiguation).

Munchlax ゴンベ Gonbe #446
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Type  Normal   Normal   Normal   Normal   Normal   Normal	Species Big Eater Pokémon
Abilities Pickup or Thick Fat Thick Fat Gluttony Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #112 Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-027 Oblivia R-074 Oblivia (past) N-102 Not in any regional Browser
Height 2'00" Imperial 0.6m Metric 2'00"/0.6m 0.0m	Weight 231.5lbs Imperial 105.0kg Metric 231.5lbs/105.0kg 0.0kg
Dex color Black	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 50 6.5%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Undiscovered group 41 cycles (10455 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 94 Battle Exp.: 941*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Munchlax (Japanese: ゴンベ Gonbe) is a Normal-type baby Pokémon.

It evolves into Snorlax when leveled up with high happiness.

It was the first Generation IV Pokémon to be revealed to the public, in May 2004.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 3.2 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 4 In the TCG 5 Other appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 5.1.1 Trophy Information 6 Game data 6.1 Pokédex entries 6.2 Game locations 6.2.1 In side games 6.3 Held items 6.4 Stats 6.4.1 Base stats 6.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 6.5 Type effectiveness 6.6 Learnset 6.6.1 By leveling up 6.6.2 By TM/HM 6.6.3 By breeding 6.6.4 By tutoring 6.6.5 By events 6.6.6 Anime-only moves 6.7 Side game data 6.8 Evolution 6.9 Sprites 7 Trivia 7.1 Origin 7.1.1 Name origin 8 In other languages 9 Related articles

Biology

Physiology

Munchlax has a teal-colored body with a cream-colored spot on its chest. Its round head is teal in the top half and cream on the bottom half. It has big, round eyes and large pointy ears. It has five-fingered hands and cream-colored feet with three clawed toes. The fur close to the bottom of a Munchlax seems to resemble a dress. Munchlax has two pointy teeth that stick out of its mouth even when it is closed.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Munchlax can gulp down food without chewing.

Behavior

Munchlax behaves quite opposite of its evolution, Snorlax, as it is somewhat hyperactive. It is very similar with its eating patterns, however. It does not mind walking and running from place to place as it looks for food. Munchlax tend to store food in its long fur, although it sometimes forgets about its hidden food. It can also eat very many servings of food at a time, and rarely gets full.

Habitat

Wild Munchlax can only be found in honey trees in the games, so it is apparent that they spend most of their time eating honey off honey trees, although this is not officially confirmed.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Munchlax eats the most food of any Pokémon besides its evolution, Snorlax. It will eat nearly anything. It can rarely become full and will eat constantly, unlike Snorlax, who eats in between sleeping.

In the anime

A Munchlax first appeared in Destiny Deoxys, where it evolved into a Snorlax to stay afloat in the Block Bot flood, making it the first Generation IV Pokémon to appear in the anime.

May currently owns a Munchlax, which she captured in Berry, Berry Interesting.

A Munchlax appeared in Journey to the Unown!.

A Munchlax also appeared in Enter Galactic!

A trainer named Kylie owns a Munchlax, which was seen in A Full Course Tag Battle!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP076 Munchlax Dawn's Pokédex Munchlax, the Big Eater Pokémon. It gobbles up its own body weight in food each day, and it swallows its food without almost any chewing. This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond owns a Munchlax named Lax which, like him, has a very gluttonous nature, prone to eating dozens of people's worth of snacks out the get-go. Despite being a baby Pokémon with little training, it showed considerable stamina and durability when being used by Platinum to fight Fantina. It also often hides countless berries under its fur to serve as distractions.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure

In the fifth chapter, a Collector, Ruin Maniac, Psychic and Galactic Grunt are all searching for a Munchlax, which is said to be very rare. Its Pickup ability takes Hareta's Pokédex but Munchlax returns it later.

In the TCG

Main article: Munchlax (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

After being released from a Poké Ball, Munchlax walks around and eats items on the stage. However, it will not eat a living item, an Assist Trophy, or a Poké Ball.

Trophy Information

"A Big Eater Pokémon. It's normally a slow-moving creature, but when it sees food it moves surprisingly fast. It's native in the Sinnoh region and can be lured out by coating certain trees with sweet honey. Once it grows attached to its trainer, it levels up and evolves into Snorlax."

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} 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 SoulSilver It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl Few Honey trees Platinum Few Honey trees HeartGold SoulSilver None Breed Snorlax (while holding Full Incense), transfer from Pokéwalker Pokéwalker Quiet Cave, Winner's Path Generation V Black White Trade Undella Town (Trade Cinccino, Summer only)

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Starter Pokémon Mystifying Forest (B1-B13) Mystery Jungle (B1-B29)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Nabiki Beach or Chicole Village
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Curl Bay Fire Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Silent Forest
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Autumnwood: Volcanic Slope
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Meadow Zone

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Leftovers (100%)
Platinum
Pokéwalker		Leftovers (Winner's Path only, 100%)
Events*		Leftovers (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 135	195 - 242	380 - 474
Attack: 85	81 - 150	157 - 295
Defense: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp.Atk: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp.Def: 85	81 - 150	157 - 295
Speed: 5	9 - 62	13 - 119
Total: 390   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 3/5 ★★★☆☆
Skill 2/4 ★★☆☆	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 13/19 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None
Notes: If this Pokémon has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is ½× and the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is ½×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Metronome	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Start	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
4	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
9	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
12	Lick	Ghost	Physical	20	100%	30
17	Recycle	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
20	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
25	Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
28	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
33	Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
36	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
41	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
44	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20
49	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
52	Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—%	10
57	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Munchlax obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Munchlax Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Munchlax Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100%	15
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—%	10
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85%	5
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	30	100%	15
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Munchlax Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Munchlax Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	After You	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	Charm*	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Counter*	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	20
	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
	Fissure*	Ground	Physical	—	30%	5
	Lick	Ghost	Physical	20	100%	30
	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20
	Selfdestruct*	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5
	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Munchlax in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Munchlax in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Munchlax Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Munchlax Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Munchlax can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Munchlax cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Munchlax Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Munchlax Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By events

Generation IV Other generations: V
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	S. Contest	Appeal
Winner's Path (Pokéwalker)	Selfdestruct	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5	Beauty	8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
A superscript level indicates that Munchlax can learn this move normally in Generation IV at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Munchlax Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Munchlax Click on the generation numbers at the top to see event moves from other generations

Anime-only moves

• Giga Impact

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: ( Normal ) Field move: None Browser entry   It thrashes around to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  ( Normal ) Past ( Normal ) (Crush ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It lets loose shock waves to attack.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Munchlax loves eating Berries! He plays Bulbasaur's Daring Dash and Venusaur's Vine Swing.

Evolution

Baby form Munchlax  Normal

Happiness → ← Breed holding Full Incense

First evolution Snorlax  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Munchlax images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Munchlax, along with Shuckle, in terms of base stats, is the slowest Pokémon.
  • Despite this, Munchlax has the highest base stat total of all baby Pokémon, at 390. This surpasses some second-evolution Pokémon, such as Beautifly.
    • Its base HP and Attack stats are also the highest among baby Pokémon, at 135 and 85, respectively.
• Munchlax's English name was first revealed on October 9, 2004.
• Munchlax appeared in three games before its generation; Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the first Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Dash.
  • Although obtainable through hacking in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness as it has an index number, unlike Bonsly it is unusable as it was not programmed to be used in battle.
• Though Munchlax appears to be dark blue in color, it belongs in the black color group.
• Munchlax is one of three Pokémon that learns both Stockpile and Swallow but not Spit Up. The others are Trubbish and Garbodor.
  • Further, it is one of four Pokémon that learns Stockpile but only one of either Swallow or Spit Up. The other three are Qwilfish and the aforementioned Trubbish and Garbodor.
• It is the second Pokémon species that has evolved in a movie, after many Metapod in Celebi: Voice of the Forest. In sheer numbers, however, there were hundreds of Metapod, so Munchlax is quite low on the list.
• Munchlax is the heaviest baby Pokémon.
• Munchlax's index number is the very last in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (excluding Unown forms).

Origin

Munchlax is most likely based on a baby bear. Its habits may also be based on the fact that bears eat a lot of food before hibernating, which Snorlax seems to do a lot more of. Also the fact that they are found in/near Honey Trees adds up to what they are based on, as most bears (especially black bears) love honey.

Name origin

Munchlax's name is a combination of munch, to chew on food, and lax or relax. Its Japanese name is likely a combination of Snorlax's Japanese name, Kabigon, and baby. It may also be from 権兵衛 gonbē, popular Japanese name for peasants in the old days.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Mampfaxo A combination of mampfen and Relaxo. French Goinfrex From goinfre, and extra. Korean 먹고자 Meokgoja Literally "Eat and sleep". Chinese (Mandarin) 小卡比獸 / 小卡比兽 Xiǎokǎbǐshòu Means "Little Snorlax". Chinese (Cantonese) 小卡比獸 Síukábeihsau Same as Mandarin name.

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• May's Munchlax

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