Appearance
Minun is a small cream biped with blue markings and a dot nose. Round cheeks bear a minus, its ears and front paws are blue, and its short tail ends in a minus.
#312
Minun
Cheering Pokémon
Electric
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 4.2 kg
- Generation
- 3
- Region
- Hoenn
Minun is a Electric-type Pokémon, No. 312 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn region).
« 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. »
Its story
Lifestyle
It cheers teammates with sparks that grow stronger if its partner is in danger, and can form pom-poms. It lives in grasslands and savannas, often with Plusle, but dislikes water.
In the anime
It belongs to Thatcher, a lighthouse keeper, who trains it as a cheerleader with Plusle. The pair also helps Tory Lund overcome his fear of Pokémon.
Name origin
Minun may come from minus, a nod to a negative charge, and perhaps from bun or bunny. It suggests a cheerleading mouse, chipmunk, or rabbit, or a negative electric charge.
Did you know?
- In the rain, it hides under the eaves of houses.
- The current it gives off helps blood flow and restores energy.
- Its first major animated appearance is episode 312, the same number as its National Pokédex place.
Found in the Pokédex of:
HoennKalosPaldea
In other languages
Négapi
マイナン마이농負電拍拍