No.446Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Munchlax in Japanese
ゴンベ
Gonbe
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ゴgo
ンn
ベbe
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
Its robust stomach allows it to nonchalantly devour even rotted matter. It pays frequent visits to villages, seeking out food scraps intended for compost.丈夫な胃袋で腐ったものでも平気で食べます。村に現れて残飯を探すことがよくあります。
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