Mudmunch

Yo-kai Medallium biography "This Yo-kai embodies the pain of farmers who have lost their fields. He's easy to identify thanks to his moan, "Get off my land!"

Mudmunch (Japanese: 泥田坊, Dorotabō) is a Rank C, Earth-attribute Classic Yo-kai of the Brave tribe.

Mudmunch evolves into Madmunch by fusing with the Essence of Evil.

Appearances

• Yo-kai Watch: Main game series:
  • Yo-kai Watch 2: Befriending Yo-kai
  • Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Befriending Yo-kai
  • Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble: Playable Yo-kai
  • Yo-kai Sangokushi: Befriending Yo-kai
  • Yo-kai Watch 3: Befriending Yo-kai
  • Yo-kai Watch Blasters 2: Befriending Yo-kai

• Yo-kai Watch the Movie: Major Yo-kai.

Biology

Mudmunch looks like a giant blob of mud or sludge, which might explain his name. He has one eye and pointy teeth, the teeth on the top are all yellow while the ones on the bottom are all white.

Profile

Yo-kai Watch 2

Mudmunch can be found in rice paddies in Old Harrisville.

Yo-kai Watch 3

Mudmunch can be found in rice paddies at Greenfields Station.

Game data

Evolution

Lightning Attribute Mudmunch

Level 30 →

Fire Attribute  ??? [[{{{name-2}}}|Jibanyan ]]

Fusion

Earth Attribute Mudmunch

+

Essence of Evil

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Earth Attribute Madmunch

Base Stats

	Stats Calculation HP 347 STR 172 SPR 95 DEF 156 SPD 109 This shows Mudmunch's stat on level: 99.

Attribute tolerance

-	-	△	-	-	○
Tolerance of attribute attack Strong × ⇒ △ ⇒ - ⇒ ○ ⇒ ◎ weak

Movelist

Quotes

• Befriended: "You smell like a rice paddy... Please be my friend!" 
• Loafing: "A bit of a nap..." 
• Being traded: "This place smells of paddy fields. I feel quite at home..." 
• Receiving food (favorite): "Tastes like home!"
• Receiving food (normal): "Hmm..."
• Receiving food (disliked): "Don't make me!"
• Freed from Crank-a-kai (YW2): "You smell like dirt. I can dig it."

Etymology

Mudmunch is a portmanteau of Mud & Munch (a word relating to eat, bite, and chew).

Origin

Mudmunch is based on the youkai Dorotabo, which is this Yo-kai's Japanese name, whose name means "muddy rice field monk". He was originally the ghost of a rice farmer who died before he could reap the fruits of his hard work, and has since haunted his beloved fields. Every night he surges from the ground, crying out "Give my rice fields back!", driving off anyone trying to appropriate them and cursing those who have neglected it into ruin. He appears as a one-eyed old man with three-fingered hands emerging from the muddy fields, his skin tanned from days spent working under the scorching sun.

The three fingers are related to the Japanese belief that a human hand's five fingers represent three vices and two virtues: anger, greed, ignorance, wisdom, and compassion. Thus the dorotabo's hands lack the two fingers of virtue, symbolizing his anger at the vices that led to the ruin of his lifework.

However, Mudmunch's design diverges from the original tale, sporting regular five-fingered hands.

Trivia

In other languages

• Japanese: 泥田坊 Dorotabō
• Spanish: Atierrador
• Korean: 논귀 Non-gwi
• Italian: Follfango
• French: Bouh
• Portuguese (Brazil): Lamamarga
• German: Schlammampf