May's Munchlax: Difference between revisions

Munchlax made its Contest debut in ''[[AG160|Harley Rides Again]]'', where it was used in the [[Contest Battle]]s of the {{to|Wisteria}} {{pkmn|Contest}}. Using its Solar Beam attack, it was able to [[Fainting|knock out]] a {{p|Politoed}}, advancing May to the final round. There, it went up against [[Harley]]'s {{p|Octillery}}. It started the battle with a Focus Punch, however, Octillery was able to avoid the attack by jumping in the air and landing on top of Munchlax's face. The {{type|Water}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} then proceeded with {{m|Constrict}} to prevent Munchlax from using any other attacks before firing its [[signature move]], {{m|Octazooka}}. When Munchlax was charging Solar Beam, Octillery used Sludge Bomb, hitting the Big Eater Pokémon and causing an explosion. After that, May called for Metronome, which resulted in Octillery being damaged by a powerful {{m|Thunder}} attack. However, it was able to use {{m|Rest}} to put itself to {{status|sleep}} and recover its health. Although Munchlax attacked Octillery with Tackle and Focus Punch while it was sleeping, it woke up fully restored and fired Octazooka. As Munchlax was no longer able to continue, the [[Raoul Contesta|three]] [[Mr. Sukizo|Contest]] [[Nurse Joy|judges]] called Battle Off, resulting in a loss for May.

In ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken!]]'', Munchlax participated in the Appeals Round of the [[Chrysanthemum Island|Chrysanthemum]] [[Pokémon Contest]]. Munchlax and May made use of the enhancement Solar Beam received from the sun before taking their chances with Metronome. The result was a {{m|Rest}} attack, though May had come prepared with some Pink Surprise Pokéblocks, which woke Munchlax up and compelled it to show a magnificent jump. Munchlax's efforts put May through to the second round.

Munchlax continued traveling with May when she left to compete in the Contests in [[Johto]], and stayed with her when she returned to participate the [[Wallace Cup]] in ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]''. May called it out to look for the stolen food along with [[Kylie]]'s Munchlax, due to its powerful ability to sense food. Nonetheless, Munchlax was delighted to see {{AP|Pikachu}} once again. Within a few minutes later then, it successfully located the stolen refrigerator and led the gang to it, unlike the other Munchlax. Kylie was highly impressed with how well-trained May's Munchlax is.

True to its species, May's Munchlax loves to eat and its love for food is so great that it has no qualms about eating others' food whether it belongs to [[Human|people]] or {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. Another known trait is that Munchlax's hunger will usually distract it when May is attempting to catch a Pokémon like [[AG138|Jigglypuff]] or [[AG139|Arcanine]]. But its love for food was proven to be helpful at times like one of May's contests where it instantly woke up for May's food after using {{m|Rest}} as a result of {{m|Metronome}}.

Munchlax was shown to be a powerful battler with equally powerful moves such as {{m|Focus Punch}} and {{m|Solar Beam}}. Munchlax enjoys performing in Contests and is always giving full effort in a performance. Due to May's trust in luck, it would usually use {{m|Metronome}} to help or worsen a bad situation.