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muk
#089

Muk

Sludge Pokémon

Poison

A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.

Base Stats

HP 105
Attack 105
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 100
Speed 50
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

muk Muk Lv. 38

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

muk Front Front
muk Back Back
muk Front Shiny Front Shiny
muk Back Shiny Back Shiny
muk Official Art Official Art
muk Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.3%
Curse
Moves
Brick Break / Ice Punch
Explosion / Shadow Sneak / Rest
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 80
SpD 176
Choice Band
Moves
Poison Jab / Gunk Shot
Brick Break / Focus Punch
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
SpD 4
SubPunch
Moves
Poison Jab / Gunk Shot
Ice Punch / Payback / Explosion
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 212
Atk 252
Def 40
Spe 4
Tank
Moves
Poison Jab / Gunk Shot
Brick Break / Focus Punch
Ice Punch / Payback
Pain Split / Explosion
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Sticky Hold
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 68
SpD 188

Strategy Overview

Muk has probably one of the worst cases of four moveslot syndrome in history. His Poison typing and STAB are rather pitiful; Steel-, Rock-, and Ground-type Pokemon are extremely common in UU and none of them mind it. This means Muk must rely on his big movepool to hurt switch-ins, but the limit of three leftover moveslots hinders him greatly. Explosion is also such a tempting move that it sometimes leaves Muk with only two moves to make up for his bad STAB. His movepool problems aside, Muk is an excellent special tank who can take attacks from the likes of specially oriented Venusaur and Lanturn. Muk's awesome 105 base Attack should not be ignored either, as it allows him to tear massive holes in foes that don't resist his powerful Gunk Shots. Muk may seem lackluster, but he can effectively fill in a variety of roles for your team.

Most Used Moves

Payback
93.0%
Explosion
12.1%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc