Munchlax
Normal-type
[Overview]
name: Tank
move 1: Return / Body Slam
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Fire Punch / Ice Punch
move 4: Seed Bomb / Pursuit
item: Eviolite / Oran Berry
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 236 Atk / 196 Def / 76 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
name: Curse
move 1: Curse
move 2: Return / Body Slam
move 3: Fire Punch / Pursuit
move 4: Rest
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Careful
evs: 236 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
name: RestTalk
move 1: Rest
move 2: Curse / Stockpile
move 3: Sleep Talk
move 4: Whirlwind / Return
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Careful
evs: 236 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Normal-type
[Overview]
- Massive Atk, SpD and HP
- Great movepool
- Weak to common fighting type moves
- A Tank
name: Tank
move 1: Return / Body Slam
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Fire Punch / Ice Punch
move 4: Seed Bomb / Pursuit
item: Eviolite / Oran Berry
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 236 Atk / 196 Def / 76 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
- Return provides as great neutral coverage and gets STAB bonus, paired with Munchlax's huge Attack, hits like a train
- Earthquake has a great base power and hits many Pokemon
- Ice Punch is for Gligar
- Fire Punch for pesky Steel-types that may try to wall you
- Pursuit nabs Pokemon as they try to switch and hits Misdreavus
- Seed Bomb hits Frillish and many Water-types such as Tentacool
- Adamant nature boosts your Attack
- The EVs increase your Defense a little more since you lack in the stat and Attack is so you can hit harder while Special Defense is for spending those extra EVs
- Thick Fat provides a great ability with this bulky Pokemon allowing you to take Fire and Ice-type attacks as if you had a resistance to them
- Eviolite is great boosting Munchlax's already great defenses even higher
- Oran Berry can be used bringing Munchlax's health back up but is a lesser option compared to the boosts Eviolite gives
- Stealth Rock provides a good thing to have with Munchlax giving you a change to KO a variety more of things
name: Curse
move 1: Curse
move 2: Return / Body Slam
move 3: Fire Punch / Pursuit
move 4: Rest
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Careful
evs: 236 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
- Curse is a set run to a high effectiveness by Munchlax
- Return provides great neutral coverage hitting many Pokemon hard
- Pursuit is great hitting most Ghost-types for super-effective damage who are otherwise immune to your STAB
- Body Slam provides STAB and some paralyze support
- Fire Punch is for hitting Steel-types hard
- Rest is Munchlax's only option for healing but still useful as when the enemy thinks they are finally over with you, they have another full health Munchlax to deal with
- Thick Fat is great giving your resistance to Fire and Ice-type moves
- Careful boosts your Special Defense to a even higher state allowing you to take hits like a sponge
- Careful is just the preferred ability, Sassy works also lowering Speed which also proves no use with Curse
- EVs are to maximize the defensive stats we are not boosting
name: RestTalk
move 1: Rest
move 2: Curse / Stockpile
move 3: Sleep Talk
move 4: Whirlwind / Return
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Careful
evs: 236 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
- Designed to make Pokemon take entry hazard damage
- RestTalk is great allowing you to Attack/Set up after healing off
- Curse is to raise your Defense mostly allowing Munchlax to live longer
- Whirlwind is to force switches
- Return is another option giving you a attack but is also baiting in Misdreavus and Frillish
- Thick Fat is great giving your resistance to Fire and Ice-type moves
- Careful boosts your Special Defense to a even higher state allowing you to take hits on the side your not boosting
- EVs are to maximize the defensive stats we are not boosting
- Entry hazards required if running Whirlwind
- Tesshido provides a great teammate setting up Spikes and Stealth Rock
- Tentacool is good setting up Toxic Spikes
- Snover sets up Hail helping to whither down Pokemon
- Hippopotas can set up Stealth Rock and Sandstorm but while entry hazards are useful, must keep in mind that many common Pokemon resist Sandstorm such as Gligar and Magnemite
- Duskull provides a great teammate with Will-O-Wisp also as both Munchlax and Duskull cover each others weakness but while it bolsters massive defense stats, Misdreavus sports a higher HP and great defenses so eithe is a viable option
- Munchlax can run a Stockpile set also boosting both defenses to a maximum of +3
- As another way to heal, Recycle and Oran Berry can be done but with the loss of using a Eviolite is more a gimmick
- Chesto Berry can be used to wake up after Rest and does okay with Recycle, could make a decent Stall set
- Munchlax can run a SubPunch set to some effectiveness, with strong subs and good attack, you are likely to KO something with Focus Punch
- Whith Munchlax's massive Attack stat and good defenses, running a Choice Band set will work consisting of Return, Pursuit, Ice Punch, and Fire Punch
- Selfdestruct will hit hard
- Stong Fighting-type Pokemon prove to be Munchlax's greatest weakness
- High Fighting-type damaging moves, usually Physical such as Hi Jump Kick hit Munchlax like a train
- Komatana proves to be a good counter resisting STAB then hitting hard with its large Attack stat
- For RestTalk set Regeneration Pokemon such as Meinfoo and Slowpoke won't care about and Stealth Rock or Spike damage healing it off when Whilrwind is used forcing them to switch
- Gluttony
- Eat you held berry at 50% health
- Good if you choose to use pinch berrys such as Liechi but still all of them remain unreleased
- Overall the ability seems to be outclassed by Thick Fat which gives you a 50% resistance to Fire and Ice-type attacks
