Pokédex · III (Hoenn)

Minun#312

Its greatest asset is Speed — higher than 79% of species. Weak point: Attack — lower than 92% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. Defensively it can rely on 1 weakness and 3 resistances. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.

Shiny Minun
Regular version
Electric
Height: 0.4 m (1′04″) Weight: 4.2 kg (9.3 lbs)

Base stats

HP
60
34%
Atk
40
8%
Def
50
21%
SpA
75
60%
SpD
85
72%
Spe
95
79%
TOTAL
405
38%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed; weak point: Attack.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, 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 (75) is 35 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 79% 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 4

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.

Hoenn #081 Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald
Hoenn #083 Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Kalos #097 X / Y
Blueberry Academy #120 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk

Abilities

  • Minus Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has plus or minus.
  • Volt Absorb Absorbs electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Pokédex entry

MINUN is more concerned about cheering on its partners than its own safety. It shorts out the electricity in its body to create brilliant showers of sparks to cheer on its teammates.

Habitat: Grassland Egg Group: Fairy Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: very easy (200/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 142
Evolution line

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Minun takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

Weak to Ground ×2
Resistant to Electric ×½ Flying ×½ Steel ×½

How it was drawn

2002–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Minun appeared — one from each release.

Gen 3 2002
Minun in Ruby / Sapphire
Ruby / Sapphire
Minun in Emerald
Emerald
Gen 4 2006
Minun in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Minun in Platinum
Platinum
Minun in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Minun in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Minun in X / Y
X / Y
Minun in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Minun in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Minun in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

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.

Minun — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Minun — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Minun — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (15)

All Minun cards →

Minun has 15 cards in 15 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 59 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (24)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Hoenn

Johto

Kalos

Kanto

Sinnoh

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (53 via TM/TR, 10 via Egg, 30 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40
1 Nuzzle Electric Physical 20 100% 20
1 Play Nice Normal Status — — 20
1 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30
1 Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90% 20
4 Helping Hand Normal Status — — 20
7 Spark Electric Physical 65 100% 20
10 Encore Normal Status — 100% 5
13 Switcheroo Dark Status — 100% 10
16 Swift Normal Special 60 — 20
19 Electro Ball Electric Special — 100% 10
21 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20
22 Copycat Normal Status — — 20
25 Fake Tears Dark Status — 100% 20
26 Charge Electric Status — — 20
31 Discharge Electric Special 80 100% 15
34 Baton Pass Normal Status — — 40
37 Agility Psychic Status — — 30
40 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5
40 Trump Card Normal Special — — 5
43 Thunder Electric Special 110 70% 10
46 Nasty Plot Dark Status — — 20
49 Entrainment Normal Status — 100% 15