Its strongest point is Sp. Atk — higher than 96% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 3 weaknesses and 4 resistances at its disposal. This is a Legendary Pokémon: one per game, no offspring. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (130) is 55 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 90% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 1
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kitakami | #198 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
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Abilities
- Toxic Chain May cause bad poisoning when the Pokémon hits an opponent with a move.
- Frisk Reveals an opponent's held item upon entering battle.
How players use it
Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 UU is one tier lower: it is played without the Pokémon most often used in OU, so the same species hold completely different places here.
Rank 178 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.09% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
The chain is made from toxins that enhance capabilities. It stimulated Munkidori's brain and caused the Pokémon's psychic powers to bloom.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Munkidori takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Munkidori does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (56)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (50 via TM/TR) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Fake Out | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 8 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 24 | Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 |
| 32 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 40 | Psychic | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 48 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 | 100% | 10 |
| 56 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 64 | Future Sight | Psychic | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 72 | Parting Shot | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 |