[Overview]
<p>Munchlax has great special bulk with Eviolite, allowing it to take hits from many special attackers in the tier. Thick Fat is also a great ability
[removed ,] that and patches up Munchlax's lack of resistances.
[changed ; to .] along with its special bulk In addition, it can wall both Charizard and Jynx, two prominent threats in NU.
It Munchlax also has a usable
base 85 Attack, along with a decent offensive movepool, which means it can
be decently threatening to opposing Pokemon deliver decent blows to the opposition. However, Munchlax must rely on RestTalk for recovery, and with
the fifth generation sleep mechanics, this can often lead to Munchlax being a deadweight without cleric support. Munchlax also has a weakness to Fighting-type moves, which can make it bait for threats such as Primeape and Sawk. While
base 85 Attack is decent, it is not always going to deal sufficient damage. Lastly, Munchlax is the slowest Pokemon in NU, which means it will always have to take damage in order to deal
some back damage.</p>
[SET]
name: RestTalk
move 1: Rest
move 2: Sleep Talk
move 3: Body Slam
move 4: Whirlwind
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Careful
evs: 136 HP / 120 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>With great bulk from Eviolite, Munchlax makes for a very solid special wall
[removed ,] and is capable of walling the majority of special attackers in the tier. Thick Fat also makes Munchlax one of the best answers to Charizard and Jynx
in the tier, and allows it to stand out from its main competition, Lickilicky. This set is excellent on stall teams, but
it is usually a hindrance on other kinds of teams due to it
often causing its team to lose losing momentum. Rest serves as Munchlax's sole form of recovery, and while Rest is often a poor form of recovery with
the sleep counter being reset upon switching the fifth generation sleep mechanics, Munchlax has enough bulk to survive
until it awakens the sleep turns. Sleep Talk is useful,
[comma] as it allows to allow Munchlax to be able to accomplish something while
it is asleep
[removed ,] and along with Thick Fat,
makes Munchlax
makes an excellent Jynx counter. Body Slam is used for a decently powerful STAB move
that , and can also spread paralysis,
[comma] which is useful against faster teams. Whirlwind prevents Munchlax from
being becoming setup fodder
[removed ,] and also racks up entry hazard damage.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EV spread gives Munchlax enough
special bulk to take repeated Focus Blasts from
Munchlax [wrong Pokemon?] after Stealth Rock, while
also giving it enough
physical bulk to withstand Psyshock. Munchlax's high HP stat makes maximum investment unnecessary. A Careful nature and Eviolite are chosen to further enhance Munchlax's special bulk. Thick Fat is chosen
so that for Munchlax
can to effectively beat Charizard and Jynx. Return is a usable option over Body Slam,
as because although the power
difference is not significant,
it's lack of a paralysis effect can be useful
for the lack of paralysis, as fully defensive teams may
require being poisoned or burned instead prefer poison and burn over the paralysis.</p>
<p>Hazard support is advisable for Whirlwind to be utilized to its full effect; Garbodor, Roselia, and Scolipede are all ideal choices for this. Munchlax appreciates Heal Bell support in the event that it gets forced out of the battle while
asleep in Rest; Misdreavus and Musharna are both excellent choices, and both have great synergy with Munchlax. The former is also very useful to spinblock the entry hazards
that Munchlax appreciates
so much. Alomomola is a great teammate for Munchlax as well,
because it is being able to pass massive Wishes for it, while
also walling physical attackers
for Munchlax. Mandibuzz can also be useful
as a secondary special wall that can also phaze to be a secondary special wall for Munchlax, and be able to phaze as well. Finally, Munchlax appreciates Rapid Spin support
from Pokemon such as Torkoal and Wartortle to prevent it from being worn down easily
; Torkoal and Wartortle are both great choices for this.</p>
[SET]
name: Offensive Tank
move 1: Body Slam / Return
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Pursuit
move 4: Toxic / Sleep Talk / Curse
item: Eviolite
ability: Thick Fat
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 120 Def / 136 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set takes on a more offensive approach with Munchlax
[removed ,] and aims to
not only take hits, but also hit decently hard in return. This variant of Munchlax fits on more offensive teams that are looking for Munchlax's
unique defensive qualities, but
also do not want to lose momentum with the standard RestTalk set. Body Slam serves as a strong and reliable STAB move, and the paralysis chance can be especially helpful for slower teams. Return, however, packs more power than Body Slam at the cost of the paralysis chance. Earthquake serves as a great coverage move, hitting Golem and Bastiodon for good damage. Pursuit is a useful move since Munchlax can trap Jynx
[removed ,] and
also take
any attack anything from it with Thick Fat and solid special bulk. The last moveslot all depends on what
role you need fulfilled you are looking for. Toxic wears down bulkier targets such as Tangela and Alomomola, making them easier to deal with later on. Sleep Talk, however, allows Munchlax to absorb Lovely Kiss from Jynx. Curse is a great boosting move to
boost increase Munchlax's usable Attack stat to formidable levels, while
also giving it great physical bulk
as well.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EV spread gives Munchlax all of the needed power
for it to be effective, while
also giving it enough special bulk to withstand two Life Orb Hydro Pumps from Samurott,
[comma] even after Stealth Rock. An Adamant nature is chosen to further enhance Munchlax's Attack, while Thick Fat allows it to endure hits from Charizard and Jynx. Garbodor and Scolipede can endure Fighting-type moves for Munchlax, while also providing entry hazard support. Misdreavus and Musharna can make a good core with Munchlax,
[comma] while
also being able to heal healing status with Heal Bell. Primeape is also a great teammate to remove Pokemon such as Probopass, while attracting Psychic-types and
then using U-turn to
effectively send Munchlax in. Finally, Alomomola can pass Wishes to Munchlax to keep it healthy
so that it can to repeatedly check special threats.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>There aren't many viable options for Munchlax to consider aside from the ones listed. The elemental punches can be used as coverage options, but
they don't provide much for Munchlax in general aside from Ice
Punch's capacity to maim maiming Golurk. Zen Headbutt can be useful to pummel incoming Gurdurr and Sawk
[removed ,] but has little utility otherwise. There are other offensive options such as Double-Edge, Rock Slide, Gunk Shot, Seed Bomb, and Last Resort, but Munchlax can't put any of these moves to good use. Amnesia and Defense Curl could be used to raise Munchlax's defensive stats;
[changed , to ;] however, these are more often than not a waste of a moveslot. Finally, Munchlax can use Counter to absorb physical hits and hit back hard with its high HP stat.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Primeape, and Sawk make great answers to Munchlax,
as they are being able to remove it quickly,
[comma] while
Gurdurr also has enough bulk to take anything that Munchlax can throw at it the former has enough bulk to take anything from Munchlax. Golurk can also take most of what Munchlax has to offer and retaliate with heavy damage.
Trick users Users of Trick, such as Rotom-S, can remove Munchlax's Eviolite to make it much less of a threat. Because
of Munchlax has a middling Defense stat even with Eviolite, strong physical attackers such as Carracosta can deal heavy amounts of damage to it. Finally, wearing down Munchlax with constant entry hazard pressure will weaken it to the point where it cannot check any special threats.</p>
