Munna is a mainly pink quadruped Pokémon of indefinable basis, somewhat resembling tapirs or pigs. Its body is rounded and stubby-limbed, giving it a lump-like appearance, with pink-and-purple floral patterns along the back and underside. It has oval red eyes and what appear to be two eyelashes on top, with a pink oval on the upper side of its curving snout.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
When Munna eats a dream, the person or Pokémon that had the dream will forget the dream's contents.
Behavior
Munna are constantly floating in the air. They will eat the dreams of people and Pokémon alike, and are able to project the dreams from their bodies by turning them into Dream Mist.
Habitat
Diet
It eats the dreams of people and Pokémon. When it eats a happy dream, it is known to release a pink smoke.
Munna, the Dream Eater Pokémon. Munna can eat the dreams of people and Pokémon alike, then project those dreams by emitting Dream Mist from its body.
In the manga
In Pokémon Adventures
Black owns a Munna named Musha. Black can use Musha's Dream Eater to clear his mind of distractions and gain the ability to sense things a normal human can't.
In Generations I and III, on Route 10, Picnicker Carol mentions that she wishes that there were pink Pokémon with floral patterns, a description of which Munna fits.
Despite its Black Pokédex entry stating that it always floats in the air, it does not have the ability Levitate.
Origin
Munna appears to be based on traditional Japanese incense burners called koro. These are used in traditional tea ceremonies, but many styles of koro have been developed to be used with insect repellent incense. These insect repellent koro are popularly shaped like a pig and can have patterns painted on them, such as floral patterns. Munna, like Drowzee, also seems to share some inspiration from the myth of the Baku, tapir-like creatures that eat dreams. It also resembles a piggy bank.
Name origin
Munna may be a combination of the words "moon" and "luna", both having similar meanings. The "Mu" could also come from 夢 (dream), as in 夢想 musō (dream, vision).
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