Munchlax 69/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Munchlax is 69/111, in position 69 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 68 Koffing, and after it is 70 Munchlax. The listed rarity is Common.

Munchlax is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 13. In the Pokédex this is Munchlax (#446), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Snorlax, Snorlax (#143) under evolves to.

Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.

Munchlax (#446) has 4 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2019. The earliest other card is Munchlax 33/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Munchlax list a different HP.

Baby Evolution is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Snorlax from your hand onto Munchlax (this counts as evolving Munchlax) and remove all damage counters from Munchlax. The attack Rest lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Remove all Special Conditions and 6 damage counters from Munchlax. Munchlax is now Asleep. Weakness is Fighting +10. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "In its desperation to gulp down food, it forgets about the food it has hidden under its fur."

I keep a set binder for Rising Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Rising Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Munchlax can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Snorlax and Munchlax and Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.