The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo unveiled details about a unique Munchlax that evolves into Pulverizing Snorlax for those who purchase Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon by Wednesday, January 11, 2017. A new regional variant Pokémon, Alolan Rattata, was also unveiled for the video games launching on November 18, 2016, exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Munchlax and Snorlax
The early purchase bonus Munchlax, which must be received via players’ Internet connection by January 11, 2017, is holding a special item called Snorlium Z. By evolving Munchlax into Snorlax and having it hold the Snorlium Z, Snorlax becomes able to use a special Z-Move that cannot be used by any other Pokémon—Pulverizing Pancake.
The bonus Munchlax will also know the move Hold Back, which it could not normally learn. Hold Back is an attack move that leaves its opponent with just 1 HP. It can reliably weaken an opposing Pokémon, so it comes in handy when trying to catch wild Pokémon.
The Munchlax being gifted will also know the move Happy Hour, another move it normally couldn’t learn. When players use Happy Hour during a Trainer battle, they’ll receive twice as much prize money after the battle for use on their adventure.
More about Munchlax:
Type: Normal
Munchlax is a big eater that wolfs down its own weight in food once a day, gulping it down practically without chewing! It also hides food under the hair on its body. But then it forgets about it…
More about Snorlax:
Type: Normal
Snorlax is a Pokémon that has blocked the path of many a Trainer. It’s not satisfied unless it eats in excess of 880 pounds of food every day. When it’s done eating, it promptly goes to sleep. Snorlax’s typical day consists of nothing more than eating and sleeping. It gets fatter and fatter, and it moves less and less. Its stomach is extremely strong, and its digestive juices can dissolve any kind of poison, so eating rotten food doesn’t affect it.
Additional new regional variant Pokémon:
Name: Alolan Rattata
Type: Dark/Normal
Unlike ordinary Rattata, urban areas are Alolan Rattata’s main habitat. They are nocturnal and live in nests of several dozen. Alolan Rattata have an excellent aptitude for sniffing out delicious fresh foods in Alola. They pay no attention to foods that aren’t fresh. Alolan Raticate serve as their boss.
Holy crap! That Snorlax Z Move looks so powerful, just imagine a heavy Pokemon like him flying up into the air then slamming down on another Pokemon! :O
Run, Snorlax! Run!
No! It should be Magearna, not lame ass Munchlax & Snorlax! And I like Snorlax but not really Mystery Gift material. Not unless he/she comes with an awesome mega evolution.
No. Scratch that! Snorlax as a Mystery Gift has to have an exclusive color scheme that you can’t catch in the wild in the games. Some thing different from the shiny color scheme of Snorlax.
It already comes with Snorlium Z… What more do you need. This game’s new Mega Evolution-like mechanic is the Z-move. Snorlium Z is tied only to Snorlax, and possibly just this one, though I doubt that.
*need?
A move that I won’t even use because I don’t use Snorlax for battle. So this is a lame early buyer bonus for me. But hey! If you’re happy with a mediocre bonus for being an early buyer, enjoy! Not everyone is going to be happy with this bonus nor should they be if it’s not what they were hoping for.
So again, it should be Magearna, not some Pokemon I can easily get in the games if I actually bother to look.
You’re asking a bit much. There’s only been 1 unique version of a Pokemon ever released: Spiky-Eared Pichu. That’s it. At least for non-multiple variety Pokemon like Vivillon. This gives you a reason to use Snorlax in battle. You can’t discredit something like this because you don’t want to use it. I don’t use legendaries, I still like to get them from events. I’d rather use a Snorlax, especially with Snorlium Z, on a team than an Yveltal.
Nothing wrong with asking for better rewards for being an early buyer. Like I said, if you’re happy with it, enjoy. Not everyone is going to be happy with this bonus nor should they be if it’s not what they were hoping for.
I could understand asking for something better, but almost everyone is happy with this reward as it stands. This may be the only way to get Pulverizing Pancake, or it might not be. Asking for a new version of a Pokemon that has the least reason to get one is too much.
Gen IV – New Pokemon Victini at Liberty Garden
Gen V – A Torchic and Blazikenite (Mega Blaziken)
Gen VI – A Munchlax with Snorlium Z (A new ultimate move)
What is happening…..
Over 100 new Pokemon?
Actually, that’s Gen V, VI, & VII, not Gens IV through VI.
My bad.
My concern still stands.
What is your concern? The fact that early events aren’t the rare legendaries that receive events later now? What’s wrong with that. It saves some of the surprise for later.