Munchlax (Pokémon)


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Munchlax (Japanese: ゴンベ Gonbe) is a baby Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves into when leveled up with high friendship.

It was the first Generation IV Pokémon to be revealed to the public, in May 2004.

Biology
Munchlax is a teal Pokémon with a cream spot on its chest. Its round head is teal in the top half and cream on the bottom half. It has big, round eyes and large pointy ears. It has five-fingered hands and cream feet with three clawed toes. The fur close to the bottom of a Munchlax seems to resemble a dress. Munchlax has two pointy teeth that stick out of its mouth even if closed.

It is a hyperactive Pokémon. It does not mind walking and running from place to place as it looks for food. Munchlax tends to store food in its long fur, although it sometimes forgets about its hidden food. Its stomach allows it to eat nearly anything, even rotten food, and is indifferent to flavor. It can also eat many servings of food at a time without chewing, and rarely gets full. It eats the most food of any Pokémon besides its evolution,.

May's Munchlax
owns a, which she decided to in Berry, Berry Interesting after seeing how much it liked her Pokéblocks. Munchlax made its stage debut in Harley Rides Again, where it was used in the Battle Stage of the.

Other
Munchlax debuted in Destiny Deoxys, where it played a supporting role as the film's comic relief, and made it the first Generation IV Pokémon to appear in the. It eventually evolved into a Snorlax in order to stay afloat in the Block Bot flood.

A Munchlax appeared in A Full Course Tag Battle!, under the ownership of Kylie. It was used alongside Roman's in a Tag Battle against Ash's Pikachu and Brock's Sudowoodo. It was quickly defeated by Sudowoodo's.

A Munchlax appeared in A Dream Encounter!, under the ownership of Professor Burnet, in a video advertising Professor Burnet at the fifteenth annual recipient of the Alola Lady award. It reappeared in Deceiving Appearances!, Night of a Thousand Poses!, Mission: Total Recall!, Revealing the Stuff of Legend!, The Professors' New Adventure!, Let Sleeping Pokémon Lie!, The Dex Can't Help It!, and A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.

Minor appearances
A silhouette of a Trainer's Munchlax appeared in Throwing the Track Switch, where it was traded for another Trainer's.

A Munchlax appeared in Journey to the Unown!.

A Munchlax appeared in Enter Galactic!.

A Munchlax appeared in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.

A Munchlax appeared in Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade as one of the Pokémon watching 's concert.

A 's Munchlax appeared in A Performance Pop Quiz!, where it was seen participating in the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase.

A Munchlax appeared in Party Dancecapades!, under the ownership of a Performer attending Monsieur Pierre's dance party.

A wild Munchlax appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, where it was one of the Pokémon residing at Nebel Plateau.

A 's Munchlax appeared in Racing to a Big Event!, where it participated in the Pokémon Pancake Race.

Two Trainers' Munchlax appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where they were among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
Munchlax is seen under the ownership of Nazuna, helping its owner defend the Sun Sun bakery when it is attacked by Team Galactic.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
owns a Munchlax named Lax which, like him, has a very gluttonous nature, prone to eating dozens of people's worth of snacks out the get-go. Despite being a baby Pokémon with little training, he showed considerable stamina and durability when being used by to fight Fantina. He also often hides countless under his fur to serve as distractions. He first appeared in Stagestruck Starly.

Another Munchlax appeared in The Announcement and the Prize under the ownership of Professor Kukui. It battled in the Iki Town festival tournament and lost against 's.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure manga
In Find Munchlax!!, a, , and  are all searching for a Munchlax, which is said to be very rare. Its Ability takes Hareta's Pokédex but Munchlax returns it later.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
After being released from a Poké Ball, Munchlax walks around and items on the stage. However, it will not eat a living item, an Assist Trophy, or a Poké Ball.

Trophy information
"A Big Eater Pokémon. It's normally a slow-moving creature, but when it sees food it moves surprisingly fast. It's native in the Sinnoh region and can be lured out by coating certain trees with sweet honey. Once it grows attached to its trainer, it levels up and evolves into Snorlax."

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Dash: Munchlax is one of the opponents in the Regular GP mode.
 * Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness: A Munchlax belonging to the Herbalist that sells the player Poké Snacks might appear at a Poké Spot if Poké Snacks are left there.
 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Munchlax may randomly appear in Pokémon Square asking for . It will give the player a in return. Despite being unobtainable in the game, it is programmed to evolve into Snorlax at Level 40, and is only capable of learning Tackle.
 * Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: Munchlax can be chosen to be the player's Partner Pokémon:Starter Partner Pokémon:0, or can be obtained by clearing a quest in Chicole Village.

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Trivia

 * Munchlax, along with and, has the lowest base  stat of all Pokémon.
 * Munchlax has the highest base stat total of all baby Pokémon.
 * It also has the highest base and  stats of all baby Pokémon.
 * Munchlax's English name was first revealed on October 9, 2004.
 * Munchlax appeared in three games before its generation;, the first Mystery Dungeon and.
 * Although obtainable through hacking in as it has an index number, unlike  it is unusable as it was not programmed to be used in battle.
 * Munchlax is the heaviest baby Pokémon, weighing in at 231.5 lbs. (105.0 kg).
 * Munchlax's is the very last in  (excluding  forms).
 * Munchlax's evolution family is the only one to have all of its members appear from a Poké Ball within a single Super Smash Bros. game.
 * In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Munchlax's trophy information states it first appeared in Diamond and Pearl instead of Pokémon Dash. This is a similar case with and.

Origin
Munchlax is most likely based on a baby. Its habits may also be based on the fact that bears eat a lot of food before hibernating, which Snorlax seems to do a lot more of. Also the fact that they are found in and around Honey Trees adds up to what they are based on, as most bears (especially black bears) love honey.

Name origin
Munchlax is a combination of munch (to chew on food) and lax or relax.

Gonbe may be a combination of Kabigon ('s Japanese name) and baby. It may also derive from 権兵衛 gonbē, popular Japanese name for peasants in the old days.

Related articles

 * May's Munchlax
 * Lax