What is a good competitive moveset for Munchlax? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Munchlax is pretty popular Normal-typed Pokemon. Munchlax is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Munchlax can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Munchlax's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Munchlax is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Munchlax's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pickup, no competitive use.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Munchlax's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Munchlax? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Species: Munchlax Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Pickup Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Def Moveset: - Double-Edge / Return - Earthquake - Rock Slide - Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Munchlax (Pickup)
Munchlax is an astounding Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Munchlax's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pickup, no competitive use.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Munchlax's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Munchlax learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Munchlax can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Munchlax
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Munchlax's stats
Amnesia
Curse
Defense Curl
Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Munchlax
Earthquake
Ice Beam
Protect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Munchlax in Diamond and Pearl
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