Is Minun Good in Emerald Playthrough?
AbilityMinus pairs with Plus for doubles boosts. Same problem as Plusle: Emerald's story is singles-focused. Minun is the more defensive of the pair. Weaker than Manectric in every solo fight. A doubles gimmick in a singles game.
Roxanne's typing presses Minun's defenses.
Minun trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Minun's defenses.
Minun trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Minun has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Minun has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Minun trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Minun has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Minun trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Minun trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Minun has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Minun's weaknesses hard.
Minun has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Minun on Route 110 (walking, Lv 13, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 19ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- After Wattson
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wattson
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- LV 37ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
Emerald Minun Locations
Minun shares Route 110 with Plusle, sitting at level 13 as an uncommon catch rather than a rare one. The two cheer squad mice fill the same grass, so a single visit can turn up either depending on the roll.
1 location to catch Minun
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2Best Locations to Catch Minun in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Minun in Emerald
Minun turns up on Route 110 a little more readily than its partner; run the grass there patiently, chaining resets until the shiny blue cheerleader finally appears. Compare Shiny Minun odds across every game
Shiny Minun Evolution
Does Not EvolveEmerald Shiny Minun Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Emerald shiny odds calculator with Minun already selected.
Minun Weakness
Minun is weak to Ground. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Minun's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Minun Weak Against
Good
Minun Evolutions
Minun is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 2 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Minun easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy egg group. Pass egg moves like Substitute, Wish to offspring.
E Minun Best Moveset
AbilityMinus pairs with AbilityPlus in Doubles, but Minun's stats are slightly worse than Plusle's and the moveset offers the same Electric TermStab with less power behind it.
Best Build
Minun best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Ice
- Protect
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs define Minun's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Thunder and Thunderbolt, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal and Steel coverage and more. That's where the options open up.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
At a meeting of POKéMON academics, it was announced that simultaneous exposure to electricity from a PLUSLE and MINUN will promote circulation and boost vitality.
Minun Emerald Guide
Honestly, in Emerald Minun is a tough sell. It rates just E-Tier, and stronger Electric options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.
In Emerald, Minun plays as a pivot. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Thunderbolt is the primary attack.
In Emerald, Timid is the go-to nature for Minun. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Minun first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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