What is Minun weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Minun's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Minun can work for a story run. 405 BST is average, but Electric typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Minun's 405 base stat total fool you. Volt Absorb is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier.

What is the best ability for Minun?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Volt Absorb on Minun. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Minun also gets Minus, but they don't compare.

What are Minun's strengths?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Electric typing gives Minun 3 resistances. Base 95 Speed is the standout stat. 405 BST gives it a workable foundation.

Minun - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

95Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Minun's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Attack trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Speed EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP60

Attack40

Defense50

Sp. Atk75

Sp. Def85

Speed95

Total405

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight4.2 kg

Base XP142

Abilities

Minus

Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.

Volt AbsorbHA

Absorbs electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Volt Absorb grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It cheers on friends. If its friends are losing, its body lets off more and more sparks.

Minun Weakness

Minun is weak to Ground. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Volt Absorb grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Minun's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Minun Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Minun in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp can KO Minun with Earthquake (218-256%). Krookodile threatens a KO with Earthquake (190-224%).

Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Swords Dance Scale Shot Stealth Rock Damage vs Minun Earthquake 2x 218-256%KO View Garchomp builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Knock Off Stealth Rock TauntUtility Damage vs Minun Earthquake 2x 190-224%KO Knock Off 62-74% View Krookodile builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Minun is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 7 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#312MinunDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Minun easily with 35 breeding partners from the Fairy egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Discharge, Fake Tears and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Fairy

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Minun Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Minun. Charm and Discharge come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Thunder and Thunderbolt and Normal and Dark coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Nuzzle

D2010020Electric

Lv 1

Play Nice

———20Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

Lv 4

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 7

Spark

—6510020Electric

Lv 10

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 13

Switcheroo

C—10010Dark

Lv 16

Swift

D60—20Normal

Lv 19

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

Lv 22

Copycat

C——20Normal

Lv 25

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Lv 28

Charge

D——20Electric

Lv 31

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Lv 34

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Lv 37

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 40

Last Resort

D1401005Normal

Lv 43

Thunder

C1107010Electric

Lv 46

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 49

Entrainment

D—10015Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM63

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM34

Shock Wave

C60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM25

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9010015Electric

TM43

Volt Switch

C7010020Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Egg

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Sing

D—5515Normal

Egg

Sweet Kiss

D—7510Fairy

Egg

Tearful Look

D——20Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Minun can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Minun in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Minun in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Ruby, Emerald, or HeartGold and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Minun is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold

Minun Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Minun's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Minun can work for a story run. 405 BST is average, but Electric typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Minun's 405 base stat total fool you. Volt Absorb is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Volt Absorb on Minun. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Minun also gets Minus, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Electric typing gives Minun 3 resistances. Base 95 Speed is the standout stat. 405 BST gives it a workable foundation.

Game Availability

Minun first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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