Question

It knows: Sludge Bomb, Giga Drain, Payback, Sludge.

Muk Learnset

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Muk (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Stench
EVs: 200 HP / 104 Atk / 56 Def / 148 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Poison Jab
- Curse
- Shadow Sneak
- Brick Break

Answer 1

No offense, Trachy, But That Moveset Sucks! Heres What I Would Have:

Poison Jab(STAB, PHysical, so better for muk), Brick Break(Good Coverage), Payback(Good for slow muk), and Rock Slide(Coverage).

These arent that powerful, but they are the best, for muk, as his sp. attack is low.

Or You Could do this strategy: First, Use Toxic(The Damaging Move Of This Set), Minimize(So Muk Cant Be Hit, Use Multiple Times), Screech(Sets Up Swagger, Which Does More Damage To Themselves, if they have low defense), And Then Swagger(After Screech, If They Hurt Themselves, They Will Lose Half Their Health. Plus, They Still Cant Hit Muk Because of Minimize, so even if they don't hurt themselves in confusion, they still don't kill muk.).

Comments

too bad muk doesn't have the new 5th gen move "acid spray" to lower special defenses of the opponent.

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isn't the second Kogas Muk? Koga Muk FTW!
Btw alex Muk is a physical attacker so i dunno why you would use it as a Sp.atker

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Well I use mine as a special one INGAME, so that's why acid spray would be really helpful

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lol it does get acid spray

Answer 2

Gen V

Muk (M) @ Black Sludge

Trait: Poison Touch

EVs: 144 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SDef

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

• Shadow Sneak
• Gunk Shot
• Curse
• Brick Break

Gunk Shot is high powered STAB. You'll want it over Poison Jab because you won't be able to much count on a Super-effective hit, meaning you'll need high base power. Shadow Sneak provides priority. Brick Break provides type coverage. Curse can make Muk a nice physical tank. It isn't like you'll be needing Speed. Black Sludge provides you with healing. Since it will actually harm most foes to be holding this, you don't need Sticky Hold, and Stench is just bad, so Poison Touch is the ability. EVs give you nice defenses, and allow you to do good damage.

Comments

my exact set, except the EV's i gave all to HP

Answer 3

Troll Muk: Please note this cannot be used competitively, but it's still a nice trick to abuse.

Suggested item-Black Sludge

Suggested ability-Sticky hold; Stench

Minimize-Raises evasion two stages.

Toxic-Slowly takes out opponent. Toxic spikes can also do a nice job.

Curse/Mean Look/Protect/Rest-Curse boosts up his physical stats, mean look prevents switching, protect allows for stalling, and rest allows healing. All of these can be annoying.

Fire Punch/Mud slap-Fire punch is for steel types, and Mud slap is there for even more trolling.

http://mikuchan.org/utau/src/128484836660.png

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Well, I'd say Double Team over Minimize, as that way some random foe with Steamroller or Stomp won't do more damage.

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Two stage boost instead of one more than compensates for that though.

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Hmmm, thought Double Team was +2. My bad.

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*Trollface*

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Just a note, Stench doesn't do anything in battle so stick with sticky hold.

No pun intended.

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Actually the ability has a 10% chance of making the target flinch when they are attacked, but only if the user goes first

Answer 4

A nice bulky Muk :D
Muk Impish nature. EVs 252 Defense, 128 Sp.Def, 128 Attack. Item Black sludge.

Ice Punch to cover ground weakness.

Shadow Sneak, priority plus covers psychic weakness

Poison Jab or Gunk Shot, both are STAB but personally here i would go for poison jab because it's much more realiable.

Brick Break, steel types still wall you, plus it covers a lot of types you do not already cover.

Answer 5

Ekans is snake backwards, Arbok is kobra backwards, what is Muk backwards? O.o
Sub-Punch Muk:

Muk (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Sticky Hold
EVs: 212 HP / 252 Atk / 44 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Poison Jab / Gunk Shot
- Focus Punch
- Shadow Sneak / Payback
- Substitute

This guy is one of my favourite OG Pokemon, he is a pile of purple gelatinous substance, how awesome is that?
Anyway, Muk has decent defenses, high HP, and pretty good Attack, I think he does best with high powered moves to accentuate that attack. First, we have Poison Jab or Gunk Shot for STAB, the typical "power vs accuracy" debate, I prefer accuracy, so I go with Poison Jab. Focus Punch makes the set, it has 150 Power is isn't hindered by Muk's poor speed stat. Shadow Sneak has priority, is physical, and provides full neutral coverage with Focus Punch, it also hits Psychic types pretty hard; Payback is also viable, as Muk is slow, and it has almost as good a coverage, with a little more power. Substitute makes the set work as it protects Muk from flinching on Focus Punch, Muk can put up huge 101 Subs that can't be broken by simply Seismic tossing them.
EVs give it 404 HP (101 Sub), max attack, and a heightened SpDef for taking blows. Black Sludge is like Leftovers for poison types, I often use it to avoid Item Clauses, leftovers is also pretty much the same. Sticky Hold is the only worthwhile ability on this set as Stench is useless and Poison Touch doesn't work with two of the attacks...

Answer 6

Muk is mainly used for Stalling, so ill give you a Staller set.

Acid Armor-to Raise Defence Sharply
Toxic-badly Poison foe
Pain Split-Stall move
Sludge Bomb/Gunk Shot

Ability:Sticky Hold
Evs:252 HP 128 DEF 128 SP DEF
Item:Leftovers/Black Sludge

Comments

or sludge wave.

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Sludge wave only has a 10% poison chance compared to sludge bombs 30
%

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yeah i know but its your choice!^^

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In this case sludge wave is better than sludge bomb since it has 5 more power and the poison chance  has no point because PokemonBlack10 mentioned Toxic which badly poisons the foe.

Answer 7

Or...
You could use an offensive defensive move set!

Poison Jab - If you use sludge bomb instead-You're a little STUPID!
Brick Break - Coverage is the word.
Toxic - To kill your enemys with pollution.
Acid Armor - Your very hard to kill after using this attack several times.

The Muk can hold an Life Orb, Leftovers or an Quick Claw. It's your opinion!

Answer 8

payback
gunk shot
toxic
minimise/curse/screech

Comments

oh yeah oh yeah

Answer 9

Muk, by my point of view, is a good tank. 105 base HP and Attack, 100 base SpD, and 50 base Speed

Ability: Sticky Hold- prevents Trick sets and it is the only good ability available unless they come out with Poison Touch Grimer

Item: Leftovers/Sitrus Berry/Black Sludge/Life Orb- heal the tank after taking damage or power up Muk even more, ur choice

• Poison Jab- reliable STAB move with a good chance to poison
• Ice Punch- cover weakness to ground types and take out dragon's, flying types, and grass types
• Curse- Muk is already slow and this move will up ur already great attack and decent defense stats
• Payback/Shadow Sneak/Shadow Punch- with the boosted attack and lowered speed from curse, payback will double in power and receive the boost from curse, shadow sneak receives the boost from curse and gives you priority, and shadow punch is more powerful than shadow sneak, receives boost from curse, and never misses (all moves defeat psychics, its really ur choice)

Answer 10

Muk (M) @ Black Sludge

Role: Rainy Tank

Trait: Poison Touch

EVs: 160 HP / 96 Def / 252 SAtk

Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)

• Thunder
• Hidden Power [Water]
• Shadow Ball
• Sludge Wave

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He works quite Well To be honest.

Thunder gets 100% Accuracy, and Hp Water gets a boost in the rain, AND covers Ground for you.

Shadow Ball takes care of your Psychic Weakness.

and Sludge Wave is Great STAB.

Answer 11

Double/Triple Battle

Muk (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Stench
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Rock Slide
- Gunk Shot
- Helping Hand
- Brick Break/Shadow Sneak

Gunk Shot is STAB. Rock Slide hits multiple foes. Helping Hand provides team support. Brick Break is coverage, Shadow Sneak is priority. Choose what is more important to you. I'd suggest using Muk with Trick Room support.

Answer 12

Muk (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Poison Touch
EVs: 212 HP / 124 Atk / 172 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Poison Jab
- Substitute
- Shadow Sneak
- Curse

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Poison Jab + Poison Touch = 50 % chance to poison, And curse ups your attacks even more. Shadow sneak is coverage + priority, while substitute makes sure you don't get revenge killed.

Answer 13

Muk @ Black Sludge
Trait: Poison Touch
EVs: 144 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
Poison Jab
Rock Slide
Shadow Sneak
Ice Punch

Answer 14

Yeah, Poison Type Pokemon for me, Muk is the best!

Nature: Adamant
IVs: Defense

Poison Jab: It has 30% to poison oppenent and it is good for physical poison type Pokemon like Toxicroak.
Ice Punch: Cover Muk's weakness.
Shadow Punch: Cover Muk's another weakness and never miss.
Brick Break/Facade: Brick Break is for Steel Type Pokemon, Facade is for combo with Poison Jab's poison.

Item: Black Sludge