Is Munchlax Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Transfer-only. Normal baby form that evolves to Snorlax via friendship. Neither form is available natively in ORAS. Snorlax is breed-only if you import the parent.
Roxanne's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Munchlax trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Munchlax trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Munchlax trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Munchlax trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Munchlax trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Munchlax trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Munchlax trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Munchlax cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Munchlax in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Munchlax in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Munchlax over from Diamond & Pearl or Platinum, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Munchlax in ORAS
Step 1Munchlax ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Honey tree · Route 205. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Honey tree · Fuego Ironworks. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Snorlax
Munchlax Weakness
Type-wise, Munchlax takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. Munchlax's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Munchlax Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Munchlax
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x158-186%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x165-194%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x147-173%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x152-179%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x159-187%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x130-153%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x161-190%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x151-177%KO | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x168-198%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Conkeldurr's Drain Punch hits Munchlax for 82-96%.
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Munchlax View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x82-96% Mach Punch 2x44-52% Knock Off24-28% | ||
Munchlax Evolutions
Munchlax starts the chain as a baby form and evolves into Snorlax by leveling up. To get more eggs, breed the evolved versions. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
ORAS Munchlax Best Moveset
Normal at 135 HP and 85 Attack. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. AbilityGluttony as a hidden ability uses berries earlier. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk approaching Snorlax levels. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Snorlax one evolution away earns A-tier.
Best Build
Munchlax best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Body Slam
- Sleep Talk
- Curse
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Munchlax can spread damage across 12 types, with Ghost and Rock punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Self-Destruct and Last Resort keeps the pressure honest on everything else.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.
It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.
Munchlax Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
No. Munchlax isn't catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Catch one in X or Y, then trade it over.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Munchlax works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Snorlax. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Munchlax appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves