#089
Muk
Sludge Pokémon
Poison
From MUK’s body seeps a foul fluid that gives off a nose-bendingly horrible stench. Just one drop of this POKéMON’s body fluid can turn a pool stagnant and rancid.
Base Stats
HP 105
Attack 105
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 100
Speed 50
Total 500
Type Effectiveness
Weak to
Resistant to
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Sludge Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 30.0 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Indeterminate
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
SubPunch
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Adamant / Brave
EVs
HP 252
Atk 196
SpD 60
Curse
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Sassy / Careful
EVs
HP 252
Atk 156
SpD 100
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
SpD 4
Strategy Overview
This analysis was written well over a decade ago. The following content is no longer accurate about this Pokemon's place in the metagame and the ADV OU metagame in general.
Muk loses to many common Pokemon in standard play. This is not because of its stats or movepool, but thanks to its weakness to the most-used physical attack in the game: Earthquake. Overall, you won't find Muk doing much except surprising opponents and of course Exploding.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc