Minun
Minun is a Electric-type Pokémon, the Cheering Pokémon, number 312 (#0312) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 4.2 kg.
Minun is the Cheering Pokémon with a blue-marked coat and a sunny job: it cares more about encouraging its partners than its own safety. The Pokédex says it sends off more and more sparks the worse things go for them.
How to pronounce Minun
Minun is pronounced MY-nun. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Minun said out loud:
In Japanese it is マイナン.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Minun is 0.4 m tall and 4.2 kg, a cream-coloured biped with blue markings. A cream minus sign sits in the middle of each round blue cheek, its long flat ears are mostly blue, and its front paws are blue. The limbs are stubby and digitless, the nose is a dot, and the short tail ends in a blue minus sign.
Behaviour
Minun cheers with pom-poms made of sparks. It dislikes water, so in rain it ducks under the eaves of houses. The Pokédex says a dose of current from Minun and Plusle helps blood flow and eases tight muscles, and Bulbapedia says Minun is often seen with Plusle.
Habitat
Grassland, in the Pokédex's habitat categories. In Scarlet and Violet it is available through trade or Pokémon HOME, and in the wild in The Indigo Disk's Terarium, in the Canyon and Polar Biomes and Chargestone Cavern. It is not in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Minun's Ability is Minus, which boosts Special Attack when a friendly Pokémon has Plus or Minus, with Volt Absorb hidden, which heals it when hit by Electric moves. Thunder and Spark attack, Helping Hand backs up allies, and Baton Pass hands boosts to a teammate. It has the same total base stats as Plusle (405), but leans defensive, with Special Defense 85.
Name origin
Minun may come from 'minus', in reference to negative electrical charge, and may also include 'bun' or 'bunny'. The Japanese name マイナン is romanised Minun as well (Bulbapedia transliterates it Mainan) and shares the 'minus' root.
Design inspiration
Minun appears to be a cheerleading mouse, chipmunk or rabbit like its partner, and could also be a negative electric charge in animal form. These are fan readings.
In the games
In Pokémon Ranger, Minun is Lunick's partner Pokémon. It first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire, and it appears with Plusle in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, where together they seal off the Poké Mart on the Sapphire Field with an electric current.
In the anime
Plusle and Minun are the comic relief of the film Destiny Deoxys, helping Tory Lund overcome his fear of Pokémon. In 'Lights, Camerupt, Action!' a Minun stars with a Plusle in a film Elijah directs.
Fun facts
- Minun's first major anime appearance, in 'A Different Kind of Misty!', is the 312th episode overall, matching its National Pokédex number.
- Unused text in Pokémon Colosseum hints that a Shadow Minun was once planned, according to Bulbapedia.
- Pokémon Sleep's Sleep Style Dex says Minun gives off sparks while it sleeps, perhaps dreaming of cheering with all its might.
Base stats
- HP: 60
- Attack: 40
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 75
- Sp. Def: 85
- Speed: 95
Minun’s base stat total is 405. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Minun weak to?
Minun takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.
It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Steel (½×).
Evolution
Minun does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Minus: Increases Special Attack to 1.5× when a friendly Pokémon has Plus or Minus.
- Volt Absorb (hidden ability): Absorbs Electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Moves
Moves Minun learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Play Nice | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — |
| 4 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 7 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 |
| 10 | Encore | Normal | Status | — |
| 13 | Switcheroo | Dark | Status | — |
| 16 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 |
| 19 | Electro Ball | Electric | Special | — |
| 22 | Copycat | Normal | Status | — |
| 26 | Charge | Electric | Status | — |
| 31 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 |
| 34 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — |
| 37 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — |
| 40 | Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 |
| 43 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 |
| 46 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — |
| 49 | Entrainment | Normal | Status | — |
TM moves (37)
Minun can learn 37 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charm, Fake Tears, Agility, Mud-Slap, Protect, Trailblaze, Charge Beam, Facade, Swift, Fling, Endure, Volt Switch, Rain Dance, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Electro Ball, Light Screen, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Substitute, Encore, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Electric Terrain, Nasty Plot, Wild Charge, Thunder, Tera Blast, Charge, Super Fang, Uproar, Endeavor, Electroweb, Alluring Voice.
Egg moves (6):Charm, Fake Tears, Nuzzle, Sing, Sweet Kiss, Wish.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Fairy.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 200 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
- Base experience yield: 142.
Pokédex entries
Minun loves to cheer on its partner in battle. It gives off sparks from its body while it is doing so. If its partner is in trouble, this Pokémon gives off increasing amounts of sparks. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)
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. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)
It cheers on friends. If its friends are losing, its body lets off more and more sparks. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y)
Exposure to electricity from Minun and Plusle promotes blood circulation and relaxes muscles. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X)
Its dislike of water makes it take shelter under the eaves of houses in rain. It uses pom-poms made of sparks for cheering. (FireRed, LeafGreen)
At a meeting of Pokémon academics, it was announced that simultaneous exposure to electricity from a Plusle and Minun will promote circulation and boost vitality. (Emerald)
Names around the world
| Japanese | マイナン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Minun |
| French | Négapi |
| German | Minun |
| Spanish | Minun |
| Italian | Minun |
| Korean | 마이농 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 負电拍拍 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 負電拍拍 |
Trivia
- Lightest Electric type in Gen 3: 4.2 kg, shared with 1 other.
- Shortest Electric type in Gen 3: 0.4 m, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Sp. Def among Electric types in Gen 3: 85.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 14% of all Pokémon (4.2 kg).
- Base stat total 405, ranked #605 of 1,025.
- One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
- Number 61 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Can learn 50 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 200: about 26.1% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Minun (Pokémon), Serebii: Minun (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (MY-nun): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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