What does Munna evolve into?

Get Munna to Musharna using a Moon Stone. At 292 BST, Munna is just the starting point.

For Black & White, you can run Munna through the first few routes without issues. 292 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Musharna as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Munna?

You can find Munna in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

What games is Munna in?

Yes, Munna is in Black & White. It shows up in 8 games across the series.

Munna - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

24Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

HP and Sp. Atk carry most of Munna's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 HP EV. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP76

Attack25

Defense45

Sp. Atk67

Sp. Def55

Speed24

Total292

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.6 m

Weight23.3 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

Forewarn

Reveals the opponents' strongest move upon entering battle.

Synchronize

Copies burns, paralysis, and poison received onto the Pokémon that inflicted them.

TelepathyHA

Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

Munna always float in the air. People whose dreams are eaten by them forget what the dreams had been about.

Munna Weakness

Bug, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Munna for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Psychic typing.

Munna Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Bug, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fighting, Psychic

Type ChartVulnerable

3Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-4

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Bug Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fighting Psychic

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Fighting Poison

How to Beat Munna in Black & White (Best Counters)

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Night SlashLv. 43 Shadow ClawTM65 AssuranceLv. 31 Damage vs Munna Shadow Ball 2x 58-69% Night Slash 2x 87-103%KO Shadow Claw 2x 58-69% Assurance 2x 76-89% View Liepard builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 40 CrunchLv. 28 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 4 Damage vs Munna Foul Play 2x 111-131%KO Crunch 2x 93-110%KO Shadow Claw 2x 56-66% Bite 2x 72-85% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 38 Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Munna Crunch 2x 87-103%KO Feint Attack 2x 66-78% Snarl 2x 33-39% Payback 2x 56-66% View Scraggy builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 40 Shadow BallTM30 BiteLv. 16 Feint AttackLv. 32 Damage vs Munna Foul Play 2x 87-103%KO Shadow Ball 2x 54-64% Bite 2x 56-66% Feint Attack 2x 56-66% View Houndour builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 29 Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Foul Play 2x 93-110%KO Shadow Ball 2x 54-64% Feint Attack 2x 60-71% Thief 2x 60-71% View Zorua builds →

Black & White Evolution

Munna doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need an evolution item to push it forward to Musharna. The evolved forms gain up to 195 total stats over Munna. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#517Munna

Moon Stone

#518Musharna

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Munna

Psychic

Musharna

Psychic

116+40

ATK

55+30

DEF

85+40

SP.ATK

107+40

SP.DEF

95+40

SPE

29+5

BST

292D-Tier

487C-Tier+195

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Munna easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Barrier, Baton Pass, Curse and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

10 cycles·2,570 steps

Fast~3 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Munna Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Munna misses out on Barrier and Baton Pass. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Synchronoise and Future Sight, with Electric and Grass coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Lv 1

Psywave

——8015Psychic

Lv 5

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Lv 7

Yawn

———10Normal

Lv 11

Psybeam

C6510020Psychic

Lv 13

Imprison

———10Psychic

Lv 17

Moonlight

D——5Normal

Lv 19

Hypnosis

——6020Psychic

Lv 23

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Lv 25

Synchronoise

—12010015Psychic

Lv 29

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

Lv 31

Future Sight

B10010010Psychic

Lv 35

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

Lv 37

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 41

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

Lv 43

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

Lv 47

Stored Power

D2010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM19

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Barrier

D——30Psychic

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Magic Coat+4

D——15Psychic

Egg

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Egg

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Egg

Sonic Boom

——9020Normal

Egg

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor Moves

Munna can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Munna Locations

decent spawn rates for Munna across 6 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Munna in Black & White

6 spots to find Munna at Lv. 8-49 via walking. Not all of them exist in both Black and White versions, so filter by your copy below.

Dreamyard - Overground

BlackGrass Lv.8-10

UncommonEarly

Any

Dreamyard - Overground

WhiteGrass Lv.8-10

UncommonEarly

Any

Dreamyard - B1F

BlackGrass Lv.48-49

UncommonPost

Any

Dreamyard - B1F

WhiteGrass Lv.48-49

UncommonPost

Any

Dreamyard - Overground

WhiteGrass Lv.48

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Dreamyard - Overground

BlackGrass Lv.48

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Munna Guide

Get Munna to Musharna using a Moon Stone. At 292 BST, Munna is just the starting point.
For Black & White, you can run Munna through the first few routes without issues. 292 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Musharna as fast as you can.
You can find Munna in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.
Yes, Munna is in Black & White. It shows up in 8 games across the series.

Game Availability

Munna joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Munna Thief 2x 80-95% Pursuit 2x 53-64% View Liepard builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
TM Move Moves ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Thief 2x 45-55% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Thief 2x 35-42% View Illumise builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Move Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Munna Feint Attack 2x 68-82% View Scraggy builds →
Anorith RockBug	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Fury CutterLv. 37 Learns Fury Cutter at Level 37 View Anorith builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Munna Thief 2x 77-92% Snarl 2x 64-76% Pursuit 2x 53-64% View Liepard builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Munna Feint Attack 2x 68-80% Snarl 2x 37-44% Payback 2x 57-68% View Scraggy builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 PursuitLv. 5 Damage vs Munna Feint Attack 2x 64-76% Thief 2x 64-76% Snarl 2x 57-68% Pursuit 2x 44-52% View Zorua builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Munna Bug Bite 2x 60-72% Struggle Bug 2x 40-48% View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Struggle BugTM76 PursuitLv. 12 Damage vs Munna Bug Bite 2x 57-68% Struggle Bug 2x 33-40% Pursuit 2x 27-32% View Whirlipede builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Munna Shadow Ball 2x 55-65% Thief 2x 73-87% Snarl 2x 59-70% Pursuit 2x 50-59% View Liepard builds →
Cofagrigus Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 HexLv. 17 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Shadow Ball 2x 88-105%KO Hex 2x 73-87% Ominous Wind 2x 67-80% Thief 2x 33-40% View Cofagrigus builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 Damage vs Munna Bite 2x 71-84% Assurance 2x 71-84% Thief 2x 71-84% Snarl 2x 38-45% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Munna Feint Attack 2x 65-77% Snarl 2x 33-38% Payback 2x 56-66% View Scraggy builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 Damage vs Munna Shadow Ball 2x 52-63% Feint Attack 2x 59-70% Thief 2x 59-70% Snarl 2x 56-66% View Zorua builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 AssuranceLv. 31 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 Damage vs Munna Shadow Ball 2x 59-70% Assurance 2x 75-90% Thief 2x 75-90% Snarl 2x 63-74% View Liepard builds →
Cofagrigus Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 HexLv. 17 Ominous WindLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Shadow Ball 2x 94-111%KO Hex 2x 75-90% Ominous Wind 2x 70-84% Thief 2x 35-41% View Cofagrigus builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 28 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Crunch 2x 94-111%KO Bite 2x 73-87% Assurance 2x 73-87% Thief 2x 73-87% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Munna Feint Attack 2x 68-80% Snarl 2x 34-40% Payback 2x 58-68% View Scraggy builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 29 Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Foul Play 2x 94-111%KO Shadow Ball 2x 54-64% Feint Attack 2x 60-71% Thief 2x 60-71% View Zorua builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Shadow BallTM30 Shadow ClawTM65 AssuranceLv. 31 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Shadow Ball 2x 59-70% Shadow Claw 2x 59-70% Assurance 2x 77-91% Thief 2x 77-91% View Liepard builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Shadow ClawTM65 Bug BiteLv. 8 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Munna X-Scissor 2x 114-135%KO Shadow Claw 2x 67-79% Bug Bite 2x 86-102%KO Struggle Bug 2x 47-55% View Leavanny builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves CrunchLv. 28 Shadow ClawTM65 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Munna Crunch 2x 95-113%KO Shadow Claw 2x 56-66% Bite 2x 72-85% Assurance 2x 72-85% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Munna Feint Attack 2x 67-80% Snarl 2x 35-41% Payback 2x 58-69% View Scraggy builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 29 Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Munna Foul Play 2x 95-113%KO Shadow Ball 2x 54-64% Feint Attack 2x 61-72% Thief 2x 61-72% View Zorua builds →