Is Munchlax Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Honey Tree encounter with low spawn rates. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage. Munchlax evolves into Snorlax through friendship. If you find one early, Snorlax becomes one of the best tanks available. The Honey Tree lottery is the barrier.
Roark's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Snorlax resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Munchlax on Route 205 (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, limited). Only on 4 trees per save (determined by Trainer ID).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 33NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 49NormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Munchlax to Snorlax
Munchlax evolves into Snorlax with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Gardenia.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 33NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 49NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Munchlax in Diamond & Pearl
Munchlax is the rarest Honey Tree prize, set on just four trees per save by your Trainer ID. Even on the right trees it rarely shows, so the big eater takes real patience to slather out.
Wild Munchlax may be holding when caught:
Leftovers (always) An item to be held by a Pokemon. The holder's HP is gradually restored during battle.18 locations to catch Munchlax
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Badge 7Where To Catch Munchlax in DP
Munchlax is where the line starts, caught through headbutt encounters at Lv. 5-15. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Munchlax ✓Eterna ForestLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerFloaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerFuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerRoute 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by TrainerValley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 1%Only on 4 trees per save (determined by Trainer
- Step 2Evolve into SnorlaxBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Snorlax egg.
Bring the right balls: check Munchlax catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Munchlax in Diamond & Pearl
Munchlax reaches shiny fastest by breeding, so run the Masuda Method with a foreign parent. Compare Shiny Munchlax odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Munchlax Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Munchlax in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Munchlax Weak Against
Good
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
DP Munchlax Best Moveset
Baby Snorlax at 135 HP with AbilityThick Fat halving Ice and Fire damage. 85 Attack gives some physical output, but 5 Speed means going last against literally everything. The moveset is a weaker Snorlax. Snorlax takes over from here.
Best Build
Munchlax best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Tank Moveset
- Return
- Pursuit
- Fire Punch
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Stall teams hate this. Munchlax can spread damage across 11 types, with Ghost and Dark punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Last Resort and Double-Edge 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
40 of 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It wolfs down its weight in food once a day, swallowing food whole with almost no chewing.
It hides food under its long body hair. However, it forgets it has hidden the food.
Munchlax Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Munchlax is available only through a single Mystery Gift event distribution.
Pokemon Korea's Special Gift MunchlaxDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Munchlax Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Munchlax in Diamond & Pearl can hold Leftovers (always). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Leftovers.
In Diamond & Pearl, 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 6 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 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
Winds & Waves
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