What is Minun weak to?

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

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

In Scarlet & Violet, 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 C-Tier. Thunderbolt with Air Balloon is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Minun?

In Scarlet & Violet, 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 Scarlet & Violet, 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

Mixed

Balanced

CTier

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

MinusPopular

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

Volt AbsorbHAPopular

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

Volt Absorb grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

No Scarlet Violet entries available

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 Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Ground is super effective against MinunView Garchomp →
Krookodile GroundDark	A
Ground is super effective against MinunView Krookodile →

Scarlet & Violet 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 5 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 50 breeding partners from the Fairy egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Fake Tears, Sing and 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Minun Best Moveset

Minun runs a standard special attacker set. Timid nature with max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs shapes the build, while Air Balloon brings temporary Ground immunity. Minus supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Minus

Item

Air Balloon

Best Nature for Minun

Timid+SPE

Minun best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Doubles Support Moveset

ThunderboltSTAB
EncoreUtility
Thunder WaveSTAB
EntrainmentUtility

Recommended Teammates

PlusleDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Minun. Charm and Fake Tears 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 Fairy coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Play Nice

———20Normal

Lv 1

Quick Attack+1

A4010030Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Wave

A—9020Electric

Lv 4

Helping Hand+5

S——20Normal

Lv 7

Spark

D6510020Electric

Lv 10

Encore

S—1005Normal

Lv 13

Switcheroo

B—10010Dark

Lv 16

Swift

D60—20Normal

Lv 19

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

Lv 22

Copycat

C——20Normal

Lv 26

Charge

C——20Electric

Lv 31

Discharge

S8010015Electric

Lv 34

Baton Pass

A——40Normal

Lv 37

Agility

B——30Psychic

Lv 40

Last Resort

D1401005Normal

Lv 43

Thunder

C1107010Electric

Lv 46

Nasty Plot

S——20Dark

Lv 49

Entrainment

B—10015Normal

TM Moves

TM04

Agility

B——30Psychic

TM227

Alluring Voice

S8010010Fairy

TM132

Baton Pass

A——40Normal

TM173

Charge

C——20Electric

TM23

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM02

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM136

Electric Terrain

B——10Electric

TM72

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

TM211

Electroweb

S559515Electric

TM122

Encore

S—1005Normal

TM205

Endeavor

A—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM03

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM81

Grass Knot

S—10020Grass

TM130

Helping Hand+5

S——20Normal

TM75

Light Screen

A——30Psychic

TM05

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM140

Nasty Plot

S——20Dark

TM127

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM07

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

B——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM183

Super Fang

S—9010Normal

TM32

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

C8010010Normal

TM166

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM68

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TM82

Thunder Wave

A—9020Electric

TM126

Thunderbolt

S9010015Electric

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

TM191

Uproar

C9010010Normal

TM48

Volt Switch

B7010020Electric

TM147

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Egg

Fake Tears

C—10020Dark

Egg

Sing

D—5515Normal

Egg

Sweet Kiss

D—7510Fairy

Egg

Wish

S——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Minun can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Minun in Scarlet & Violet

Minun doesn't appear in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer it from Ruby, Emerald, or HeartGold to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold

Minun Guide

In Scarlet & Violet, Minun's biggest threats include Golem (Ground), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Scarlet & Violet, Minun can work for a story run. 405 BST is average, but Electric typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Scarlet & Violet, 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 C-Tier. Thunderbolt with Air Balloon is the standard set.
In Scarlet & Violet, 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 Scarlet & Violet, 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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