Biology
Physiology
Munchlax has a teal-colored body with a cream-colored 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-colored 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 when it is closed.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Munchlax can gulp down food without chewing.
Behavior
Munchlax behaves quite opposite of its evolution, Snorlax, as it is somewhat hyperactive. It is very similar with its eating patterns, however. It does not mind walking and running from place to place as it looks for food. Munchlax tend to store food in its long fur, although it sometimes forgets about its hidden food. It can also eat very many servings of food at a time, and rarely gets full.
Habitat
Wild Munchlax can only be found in honey trees in the games, so it is apparent that they spend most of their time eating honey off honey trees, although this is not officially confirmed.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Munchlax eats the most food of any Pokémon besides its evolution, Snorlax. It will eat nearly anything. It can rarely become full and will eat constantly, unlike Snorlax, who eats in between sleeping.
In the animeIn the manga
Munchlax in Pokémon Adventures
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
Munchlax is seen under the ownership of Nazuna, helping its owner defend the Sun Sun bakery when it is attacked by Team Galactic.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Lax (Adventures)
Diamond owns a Munchlax named Lax which, like him, has a very gluttonous nature, prone to eating dozens of people's worth of snacks out the get-go. Despite being a baby Pokémon with little training, it showed considerable stamina and durability when being used by Platinum to fight Fantina. It also often hides countless Berries under its fur to serve as distractions.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure manga
In the fifth chapter, a Collector, Ruin Maniac, Psychic and Galactic Grunt are all searching for a Munchlax, which is said to be very rare. Its Pickup Ability takes Hareta's Pokédex but Munchlax returns it later.
In the TCGOther appearances
After being released from a Poké Ball, Munchlax walks around and eats items on the stage. However, it will not eat a living item, an Assist Trophy, or a Poké Ball.
Trophy Information
"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."
Game data
NPC Appearances
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.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It wolfs down its weight in food once a day, swallowing food whole with almost no chewing.
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Pearl
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It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.
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Platinum
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In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
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HeartGold
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It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
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White
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Black 2
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In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.
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Y
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It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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135
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195 - 242
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380 - 474
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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5
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9 - 62
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13 - 119
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Total: 390
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Munchlax
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Munchlax
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Munchlax in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Munchlax in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Munchlax
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Munchlax
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Munchlax, along with Shuckle, has the lowest base Speed stat of all Pokémon.
- Munchlax has the highest base stats total of all baby Pokémon, at 390.
- Its base HP and Attack stats are also the highest among baby Pokémon, at 135 and 85, respectively.
- Munchlax's English name was first revealed on October 9, 2004.
- Munchlax appeared in three games before its generation; Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the first Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Dash.
- Although obtainable through hacking in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness as it has an index number, unlike Bonsly it is unusable as it was not programmed to be used in battle.
- Munchlax is the heaviest baby Pokémon, weighing in at 231.5 lbs.
- Munchlax's index number is the very last in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (excluding Unown forms).
- Munchlax's evolution family is the only one to have all of its members appear from a Poké Ball within a single Super Smash Bros. game.
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Munchlax's trophy information states it first appeared in Diamond and Pearl instead of Pokémon Dash. This is a similar case with Bonsly and Togepi.
Origin
Munchlax is most likely based on a baby bear. Its habits may also be based on the fact that bears eat a lot of food before hibernating, which Snorlax seems to do a lot more of. Also the fact that they are found in and around Honey Trees adds up to what they are based on, as most bears (especially black bears) love honey.
Name origin
Munchlax is a combination of munch (to chew on food) and lax or relax.
Gonbe may be a combination of Kabigon (Snorlax's Japanese name) and baby. It may also derive from 権兵衛 gonbē, popular Japanese name for peasants in the old days.
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