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munchlax
#446

Munchlax

Big Eater Pokémon

Normal

It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.

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

pu Usage: 0.5%
CurseLax
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Thick Fat
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 248
Atk 8
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Munchlax distinguishes itself from other Pokemon in the PU tier with its extremely high HP stat and Eviolite-boosted defenses, which allow it to live almost any unboosted special attack such as Zebstrika's Thunderbolt or Simipour's Hydro Pump with ease. It has only one weakness, being Fighting-types, which are uncommon outside of Combusken and Monferno, as they are the only two relevant Fighting-types. Thick Fat allows Munchlax to take on Fire- and Ice-types such as Ninetales and Cryogonal with ease and gives it a niche over Lickilicky, although it is threatened by Taunt and Knock Off unlike Lickilicky. Munchlax's relatively high Attack stat allows it to hit hard, even without investment, and prevents it from being setup bait. On the downside, Munchlax has trouble taking down common Ghost-types due to its lack of coverage. It is also left vulnerable to strong physical attacks before boosting its Defense with Curse and lacks reliable recovery.

Most Used Moves

Rest
95.0%
Body Slam
83.9%
Curse
81.9%
Toxic
30.0%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
97.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc