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munchlax
#446

Munchlax

Big Eater Pokémon

Normal

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

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

snorlax Snorlax Happiness 160

Moves

Details

Category Big Eater Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 105.0 kg
Base Exp 78
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 50
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs

Sprites

munchlax Front Front
munchlax Back Back
munchlax Front Shiny Front Shiny
munchlax Back Shiny Back Shiny
munchlax Official Art Official Art
munchlax Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

RestTalk
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Thick Fat
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 136
Def 120
SpD 252
Offensive Tank
Moves
Body Slam / Return
Toxic / Sleep Talk / Curse
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Thick Fat
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 120
SpD 136

Strategy Overview

Munchlax has great special bulk with Eviolite, allowing it to take hits from many special attackers in the tier. Thick Fat is also a great ability that patches up Munchlax's lack of resistances. In addition, it can take on Charizard and Haunter, two of the most prominent special threats in NU. Munchlax also has a usable base Attack along with a decent offensive movepool, which means it can be somewhat threatening to opposing Pokemon. However, Munchlax must rely on RestTalk for recovery, and with the fifth generation sleep mechanics, this can often lead to Munchlax being dead weight without cleric support. Munchlax also has a weakness to Fighting-type moves, which can make it bait for threats such as Sawk and Primeape. While its base Attack is decent, it is also not always going to deal sufficient damage. Lastly, Munchlax is the slowest Pokemon in NU, which means it will always have to take damage in order to deal some back.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc