Munchlax Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Munchlax Pokemon Guide

Munchlax is a Normal-type baby Pokemon known for eating constantly and evolving into Snorlax.

Normal Form

Munchlax

Shiny Form

Shiny Munchlax

Munchlax Description

Munchlax evolves into Snorlax with high friendship in supported games.

Munchlax Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Munchlax, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Munchlax

National Dex

#0446

Type

Normal

Species

Big Eater Pokemon

Height

2’00” / 0.6 m

Weight

231.5 lbs / 105.0 kg

Abilities

Pickup, Thick Fat, Gluttony

Munchlax Stats

Munchlax has high HP and good special bulk for a baby Pokemon, but very low Speed.

Munchlax Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Munchlax uses Normal, Steel, Ground, Dark, Fire and recovery moves across Pokemon games.

Body Slam

Reliable Normal-type damage with a paralysis chance.

Return

Classic Normal-type damage in older games.

Heavy Slam

Steel-type coverage that benefits from weight.

Earthquake

Coverage against Rock, Steel, Fire, Poison and Electric-type Pokemon.

Crunch

Coverage against Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon.

Fire Punch

Coverage against Steel, Grass, Bug and Ice-type Pokemon.

Recycle

Restores a consumed item in supported games.

Rest

Fully heals HP and status at the cost of sleep.

Munchlax All Moves

Munchlax can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Munchlax’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
4	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	–	–
8	Recycle	Normal	Status	–	–
12	Covet	Normal	Physical	60	100
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
20	Stockpile	Normal	Status	–	–
20	Swallow	Normal	Status	–	–
24	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
28	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
32	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
36	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
40	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
44	Flail	Normal	Physical	–	100
48	Belly Drum	Normal	Status	–	–
52	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Belch	Poison	Special	120	90
Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
Fissure	Ground	Physical	–	30

Munchlax Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Munchlax is a Normal-type Pokemon. This gives it a Ghost immunity, but leaves it weak to Fighting-type attacks.

Type

Normal

Weaknesses

Fighting

Resistances

None

Immunity

Ghost

Munchlax Abilities

Munchlax’s abilities support item pickup, Fire and Ice resistance or early Berry use.

Munchlax Evolution

Munchlax evolves into Snorlax with high friendship.

Baby Pokemon

Munchlax

Starting form

Stage 2

Snorlax

Evolves with high friendship

Where to Find Munchlax in Pokemon Games

Munchlax’s availability changes by game. It is often rare and tied to honey trees or special encounters.

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