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muk
#089

Muk

Sludge Pokémon

Poison

They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.

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

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

nu Usage: 1.0%
Choice Band
Moves
Focus Punch / Fire Punch
Ice Punch / Explosion
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Poison Touch / Sticky Hold
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 220
Atk 252
Spe 36

Strategy Overview

Muk is a Pokemon that struggles to find itself a place in the NU metagame. Being a Poison-type with a low Defense stat leads to being outclassed by Garbodor and Weezing, both of which provide utility beyond their walling ability. Though Muk has higher Special Defense than the two, letting it more effectively wall the likes of Lilligant and Mega Audino, Skuntank is generally better at walling said threats due to its less exploitable typing and access to Pursuit. In addition to being outclassed defensively, Muk still faces competition from the multitude of other wallbreakers in the tier, all of which may either provide better team synergy or have better overall coverage. These factors combined make Muk very hard to justify using on a team.

Most Used Moves

Ice Punch
63.4%
Curse
41.8%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc