Is Munchlax Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Honey Tree encounter, extremely rare. Normal-type with AbilityPickup finding items. Friendship evolves into Snorlax. The Honey Tree lottery makes Munchlax one of the hardest Pokemon to find in Platinum. If you get lucky, Snorlax is one of the best tanks available.
Roark's typing presses Munchlax's defenses.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Snorlax trades roughly evenly with Fantina'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 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 resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Snorlax has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
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 Floaroma Meadow (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, limited). Only on 4 trees per save (determined by Trainer ID).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 33NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217 (northeast of Hiker's house)
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 49NormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
Evolve Munchlax to Snorlax
Munchlax evolves into Snorlax with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Gardenia.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 33NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 49NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
How to Get Munchlax in Platinum
Munchlax is the rarest honey catch in the game, appearing only on four special trees fixed by your Trainer ID. Even on those trees it shows up rarely, so landing the big eater takes finding the right ones and real patience.
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 8Where To Catch Munchlax in Pt
The line opens with Munchlax at Lv. 5-15 via headbutt encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- 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 Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Munchlax in Platinum
Munchlax only turns up slathered on Honey Trees, so catch one and breed it with a foreign Ditto for a shiny. Compare Shiny Munchlax odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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
Pt Munchlax Best Moveset
135 HP with AbilityThick Fat halving Ice and Fire damage. 85 Attack gives some physical output, but 5 Speed goes last against everything alive. The moveset is a smaller 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 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
39 of 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur.
Munchlax Event Distributions
In Platinum, Munchlax is available only through a single Mystery Gift event distribution.
Pokemon Korea's Special Gift MunchlaxDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Munchlax Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Munchlax in Platinum 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 Platinum, 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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