Is Munchlax Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only baby form of Snorlax. Normal with AbilityPickup. Friendship evolves into Snorlax. Catch Snorlax directly on the Kanto blocking route instead of breeding a Munchlax.
Munchlax trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Munchlax has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Hatch
Hatch Munchlax from an Egg you breed on Route 34.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 33NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 49NormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Munchlax to Snorlax
Munchlax evolves into Snorlax with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Whitney.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 33NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 49NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Munchlax in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Grab Snorlax from the locations below, it shows up in the wild. Drop it at the nursery to hatch Munchlax. From there, level the baby through the remaining stages to Munchlax.
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.Catch Snorlax at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Munchlax.
- 1Catch Munchlax
- 2
Badge 8How to Obtain Munchlax in HGSS
- Step 1Munchlax ✓
Breed from Snorlax at the Day Care.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into SnorlaxRoute 11Lv.50Interact with PokemonLimitedRoute 12Lv.50Interact with PokemonLimitedAfter entering the Hall of Fame again, if theor evolve from Munchlax (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Munchlax in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Munchlax comes from a Snorlax holding a Full Incense, so run the Masuda Method with a foreign parent for a shiny. Compare Shiny Munchlax odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Munchlax Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here 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.
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
GoodBest Pokemon Against Munchlax
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
HGSS Munchlax Best Moveset
135 HP with AbilityThick Fat halving Ice and Fire damage at the baby stage. 85 Attack gives some physical output. 5 Speed goes last against everything alive. The moveset is a smaller Snorlax. Evolve through friendship.
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 12 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
All 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It conceals food under the long fur on its body. It carts around this food stash and swallows it without chewing.
Munchlax HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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