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Munchlax(JP) is a species of Pokémon in the series of the same name. It is a Normal type baby Pokémon that made its first appearance in the Fourth generation games Diamond and Pearl. Prior to its game debut, Munchlax debuted in the movie Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys. It is obtained by breeding a Snorlax holding a Full Incense.

It was the first Fourth Pokémon generation Pokémon to be revealed to the public, in May 2004.

Physiology and Behaviour[]

Munchlax is a teal Pokémon with a cream 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 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 if closed.

It is a hyperactive Pokémon. It does not mind walking and running from place to place as it looks for food, but it is usually very slow-moving. Munchlax tends to store food in its long fur, although it sometimes forgets about its hidden food. Its stomach allows it to eat nearly anything, even rotten food, and they are indifferent to flavor. It can also eat many servings of food at a time without chewing and rarely gets full. It eats the most food of any Pokémon besides its evolution, Snorlax.

Appearances[]

Main Pokémon games[]

Other Pokémon games[]

In Pokémon Dash, Munchlax is one of the opponents in the Regular GP mode.

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, a Munchlax was featured in the game, as somewhat of an easter egg. Occasionally, a Munchlax will start eating the Poké Food placed on the Poké Spots. The very instant the player finds Munchlax, its trainer will appear, and apologize to the player, giving him the amount of Poké Food that Munchlax ate, as well as a random Herb. This happens constantly throughout the game.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Munchlax may randomly appear in Pokémon Square asking for food. It will give the player a Munch Belt in return. Despite being unobtainable in the game, it is programmed to evolve into Snorlax at Level 40, and is only capable of learning Tackle.

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Munchlax can be chosen to be the player's Starter Partner Pokémon, or can be obtained by clearing a quest in Chicole Village.

A Munchlax is also a playable character in the Pokémon games Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky.

Super Smash Bros. series[]

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A Munchlax in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Munchlax will also appear as a Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. When released from the Poké Ball, it will walk around the stage, eating any item it gets its hands on. Doing this stops other players from collecting the item themselves, which they could have used to attack the opponent. The biggest concern, is if Munchlax eats a very important item, such as the Smash Ball, which allows the player who collects it to use the Final Smash.

Trophy descriptions[]

"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."

In the anime[]

Munchlax debuted in Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys, where it played a supporting role as the movie's comic relief, and made it the first Generation IV Pokémon to appear in the anime. It eventually evolved into a Snorlax in order to stay afloat in the Block Bot flood.

In Berry, Berry Interesting, May caught a Munchlax after seeing how much it liked her Pokéblocks. This also marked the species' anime proper debut. In Harley Rides Again, Munchlax competed in the Battle Stage of the Wisteria Contest.

In A Full Course Tag Battle!, Kylie used a Munchlax alongside Roman's Snorlax in a Tag Battle against Ash Ketchum's Pikachu and Brock's Sudowoodo. It was quickly defeated by Sudowoodo's Double-Edge.

In A Dream Encounter!, Professor Burnet's Munchlax was featured in a video advertising Professor Burnet at the fifteenth recipient of the annual Alola Woman of the Year award. Munchlax has since made further appearances in Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon.

Origin and inspiration[]

In-game information[]

Pokédex entries[]

Title Entry
Fourth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Diamond It wolfs down its weight in food once a day, swallowing food whole with almost no chewing.
Pokémon Pearl It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.
Pokémon Platinum In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
Pokémon HeartGold It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.
Pokémon SoulSilver It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
Pokémon White In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
Pokémon Black 2 In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
Pokémon White 2 In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.
Pokémon Y It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.
Pokémon Omega Ruby It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.
Seventh Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sun It needs to consume its own weight in food every day. As far as flavor is concerned, it's indifferent.
Pokémon Moon When it finds something that looks like it might be edible, it goes right ahead and swallows it whole. That's why it gets fatter day by day.


Game locations[]

Title Location(s)
Fourth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Diamond
Honey Trees
Pokémon Pearl
Honey Trees
Pokémon Platinum
Honey Trees
Pokémon HeartGold
Breed Snorlax holding Full Incense
Pokémon SoulSilver
Breed Snorlax holding Full Incense
Fifth Pokémon generation
Pokémon Black
Trade Cinccino in Undella TownSum
Pokémon White
Trade Cinccino in Undella TownSum
Pokémon Black 2
Breed Snorlax holding Full Incense
Pokémon White 2
Breed Snorlax holding Full Incense
Sixth Pokémon generation
Pokémon X
Breed Snorlax holding Full Incense
Pokémon Y
Breed Snorlax holding Full Incense
Seventh Pokémon generation
Pokémon Sun
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Pokémon Moon
Route1*


Evolution[]

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Base Stats[]

Base Stats
HP 135
Attack 85
Defense 40
Sp. Attack 40
Sp. Defense 85
Speed 5
Total 390

Moveset[]

Main article: Munchlax/moveset

Gallery[]

Sprites[]

Sprites
Diamond Pearl
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Platinum
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Heart Soul
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Black White
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X Y
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Sword Shield
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Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
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Legends Arceus
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Scarlet Violet
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Trivia[]

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