Muk

Muk is a Poison type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Muk has an Alolan Form, introduced in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

Pokédex data

National № 0089
Type Poison
Species Sludge Pokémon
Height 1.2 m (3′11″)
Weight 30.0 kg (66.1 lbs)
Abilities 1. Stench
2. Sticky Hold
Poison Touch (hidden ability)
Local № 0089 (Red/Blue/Yellow)
0117 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
0107 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
0089 (FireRed/LeafGreen)
0118 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
0065 (Black 2/White 2)
0112 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
0051 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
0058 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
0089 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)
0195 (Scarlet/Violet)
0069 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield 1 HP, 1 Attack
Catch rate 75 (9.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 175
Growth Rate Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups Amorphous
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP 105
320 414
Attack 105
193 339
Defense 75
139 273
Sp. Atk 65
121 251
Sp. Def 100
184 328
Speed 50
94 218
Total 500 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Muk.

Pokédex data

National № 0089
Type Poison Dark
Species Sludge Pokémon
Height 1.0 m (3′03″)
Weight 52.0 kg (114.6 lbs)
Abilities 1. Poison Touch
2. Gluttony
Power of Alchemy (hidden ability)
Local № 0089 (Red/Blue/Yellow)
0117 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
0107 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
0089 (FireRed/LeafGreen)
0118 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
0065 (Black 2/White 2)
0112 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)
0051 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
0058 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
0089 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee)
0195 (Scarlet/Violet)
0069 (The Indigo Disk)

Training

EV yield 1 HP, 1 Attack
Catch rate 75 (9.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship 50 (normal)
Base Exp. 175
Growth Rate Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups Amorphous
Gender 50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles 20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP 105
320 414
Attack 105
193 339
Defense 75
139 273
Sp. Atk 65
121 251
Sp. Def 100
184 328
Speed 50
94 218
Total 500 Min Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Muk.

Evolution chart

(Level 38)
Muk#0089
Muk
Poison
Alolan Grimer#0088
Grimer
Alolan Grimer
Poison · Dark
(Level 38)
Alolan Muk#0089
Muk
Alolan Muk
Poison · Dark

Muk changes

Pokédex entries

Muk

Red
Blue
Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
Yellow Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration, it lost its sense of smell.
Gold They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
Silver Its body is made of a powerful poison. Touching it accidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.
Crystal As it moves, a very strong poison leaks from it, making the ground there barren for three years.
Ruby 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.
Sapphire This POKéMON’s favorite food is anything that is repugnantly filthy. In dirty towns where people think nothing of throwing away litter on the streets, MUK are certain to gather.
FireRed It is usually undetectable because it blends in with the ground. Touching it can cause terrible poisoning.
LeafGreen Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
Emerald It prefers warm and humid habitats. In the summertime, the toxic substances in its body intensify, making MUK reek like putrid kitchen garbage.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
HeartGold They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
SoulSilver Its body is made of a powerful poison. Touching it accidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.
Black
White
A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
Black 2
White 2
It’s so stinky! Muk’s body contains toxic elements, and any plant will wilt when it passes by.
X They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
Y A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
Omega Ruby 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.
Alpha Sapphire This Pokémon’s favorite food is anything that is repugnantly filthy. In dirty towns where people think nothing of throwing away litter on the streets, Muk are certain to gather.
Sun The stench it gives off will make your nose scrunch up. Still, there are Muk fans who think that’s a good thing.
Moon After recent environmental improvements, this Pokémon is now hardly seen at all. People speculate that it may go extinct at some point.
Ultra Sun Their food sources have decreased, and their numbers have declined sharply. Sludge ponds are being built to prevent their extinction.
Ultra Moon Because they scatter germs everywhere, they’ve long been targeted for extermination, leading to a steep decline in their population.
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration of its nose, it lost its sense of smell.
Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl
A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid kills plants and trees immediately upon contact.
Scarlet It’s thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
Violet It’s so stinky! Muk’s body contains toxic elements, and any plant will wilt when it passes by.

Alolan Muk

Sun The garbage it eats causes continuous chemical changes in its body, which produce its exceedingly vivid coloration.
Moon While it’s unexpectedly quiet and friendly, if it’s not fed any trash for a while, it will smash its Trainer’s furnishings and eat up the fragments.
Ultra Sun There are over a hundred kinds of poison inside its body. Chemical reactions between different poisons are the source of its vitality.
Ultra Moon What look like fangs and claws are actually crystallized poison that will afflict you at a mere touch, so don’t get too close.
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Muk’s coloration becomes increasingly vivid the more it feasts on its favorite dish—trash.

Moves learned by Muk

Moves learnt by level up

Muk learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1HardenNormalStatus
1Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
1Poison GasPoisonStatus 90
1PoundNormalPhysical 40 100
12DisableNormalStatus 100
15SludgePoisonSpecial 65 100
18Mud ShotGroundSpecial 55 95
21MinimizeNormalStatus
26ToxicPoisonStatus 90
29Sludge BombPoisonSpecial 90 100
32Sludge WavePoisonSpecial 95 100
37ScreechNormalStatus 85
40Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
46Acid ArmorPoisonStatus
52BelchPoisonSpecial 120 90
57MementoDarkStatus 100
Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1BiteDarkPhysical 60 100
1HardenNormalStatus
1Poison GasPoisonStatus 90
1PoundNormalPhysical 40 100
12DisableNormalStatus 100
15Acid SprayPoisonSpecial 40 100
18Poison FangPoisonPhysical 50 100
21MinimizeNormalStatus
26ToxicPoisonStatus 90
29Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
32CrunchDarkPhysical 80 100
37ScreechNormalStatus 85
40Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
46Acid ArmorPoisonStatus
52BelchPoisonSpecial 120 90
57MementoDarkStatus 100

Egg moves

Muk learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Muk gen 9 learnset page.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Acid SprayPoisonSpecial 40 100
CurseGhostStatus
HazeIceStatus
Mean LookNormalStatus
Shadow PunchGhostPhysical 60
Shadow SneakGhostPhysical 40 100
Spit UpNormalSpecial 100
StockpileNormalStatus
SwallowNormalStatus

Moves learnt by TM

Muk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
01Take DownNormalPhysical 90 85
05Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
06Scary FaceNormalStatus 100
07ProtectNormalStatus
13Acid SprayPoisonSpecial 40 100
17Confuse RayGhostStatus 100
18ThiefDarkPhysical 60 100
25FacadeNormalPhysical 70 100
29HexGhostSpecial 65 100
32SwiftNormalSpecial 60
35Mud ShotGroundSpecial 55 95
36Rock TombRockPhysical 60 95
43FlingDarkPhysical 100
45VenoshockPoisonSpecial 65 100
47EndureNormalStatus
49Sunny DayFireStatus
50Rain DanceWaterStatus
51SandstormRockStatus
55DigGroundPhysical 80 100
58Brick BreakFightingPhysical 75 100
59Zen HeadbuttPsychicPhysical 80 90
66Body SlamNormalPhysical 85 100
67Fire PunchFirePhysical 75 100
68Thunder PunchElectricPhysical 75 100
69Ice PunchIcePhysical 75 100
70Sleep TalkNormalStatus
73Drain PunchFightingPhysical 75 100
80MetronomeNormalStatus
83Poison JabPoisonPhysical 80 100
85RestPsychicStatus
86Rock SlideRockPhysical 75 90
87TauntDarkStatus 100
91Toxic SpikesPoisonStatus
92ImprisonPsychicStatus
94Dark PulseDarkSpecial 80 100
102Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
103SubstituteNormalStatus
111Giga DrainGrassSpecial 75 100
114Shadow BallGhostSpecial 80 100
125FlamethrowerFireSpecial 90 100
126ThunderboltElectricSpecial 90 100
130Helping HandNormalStatus
141Fire BlastFireSpecial 110 85
148Sludge BombPoisonSpecial 90 100
152Giga ImpactNormalPhysical 150 90
158Focus BlastFightingSpecial 120 70
163Hyper BeamNormalSpecial 150 90
166ThunderElectricSpecial 110 70
171Tera BlastNormalSpecial 80 100
174HazeIceStatus
175ToxicPoisonStatus 90
177SpiteGhostStatus 100
181Knock OffDarkPhysical 65 100
185LungeBugPhysical 80 100
192Focus PunchFightingPhysical 150 100
199Lash OutDarkPhysical 75 100
202Pain SplitNormalStatus
214Sludge WavePoisonSpecial 95 100
224CurseGhostStatus

Moves learnt by level up

Muk learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.
Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
1HardenNormalStatus
1Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
1Poison GasPoisonStatus 90
1PoundNormalPhysical 40 100
1Venom DrenchPoisonStatus 100
4HardenNormalStatus
7Mud-SlapGroundSpecial 20 100
12DisableNormalStatus 100
15SludgePoisonSpecial 65 100
18SmogPoisonSpecial 30 70
21MinimizeNormalStatus
26FlingDarkPhysical 100
29Sludge BombPoisonSpecial 90 100
32Sludge WavePoisonSpecial 95 100
37ScreechNormalStatus 85
40Gunk ShotPoisonPhysical 120 80
46Acid ArmorPoisonStatus
52BelchPoisonSpecial 120 90
57MementoDarkStatus 100

Moves learnt on evolution

Muk learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Venom DrenchPoisonStatus 100

Egg moves

Muk learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Muk gen 8 learnset page.

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
Acid SprayPoisonSpecial 40 100
CurseGhostStatus
HazeIceStatus
ImprisonPsychicStatus
LickGhostPhysical 30 100
Mean LookNormalStatus
Power-Up PunchFightingPhysical 40 100
Scary FaceNormalStatus 100
Shadow PunchGhostPhysical 60
Shadow SneakGhostPhysical 40 100
Spit UpNormalSpecial 100
StockpileNormalStatus
SwallowNormalStatus

Moves learnt by TM

Muk is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

Muk sprites

Type Generation 1 Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Generation 8 Generation 9
Normal Muk sprite from Red & Blue Muk sprite from Silver Muk sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Muk sprite from Diamond & Pearl Muk sprite from Black & White Muk sprite from X & Y Muk sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Muk sprite from Scarlet & Violet
Shiny Muk Shiny sprite from Silver Muk Shiny sprite from Ruby & Sapphire Muk Shiny sprite from Diamond & Pearl Muk Shiny sprite from Black & White Muk Shiny sprite from X & Y Muk Shiny sprite from Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Where to find Muk

Red
Blue
Pokémon Mansion
Yellow Cinnabar Island, Power Plant, Pokémon Mansion
Gold
Silver
Crystal
Route 16, 17, 18, Celadon City
Ruby
Sapphire
FireRed
Evolve Grimer
LeafGreen Pokémon Mansion
Emerald Evolve Grimer
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Evolve Grimer
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Route 16, 17, 18, Celadon City
Black
White
Trade/migrate from another game
Black 2
White 2
Route 9, Castelia Sewers
X
Y
Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Evolve Grimer
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolve Grimer/Alolan Grimer
Let's Go Pikachu Power Plant, Pokémon Mansion
Let's Go Eevee Trade/migrate from another game
Sword
Shield
Not available in this game
Brilliant Diamond
Shining Pearl
Evolve Grimer/Alolan Grimer
Legends: Arceus Not available in this game
Scarlet
Violet
East Province (Area Two), West Province (Area Two)

Other languages

English Muk
Japanese ベトベトン (Betbeton)
German Sleimok
French Grotadmorv
Italian Muk
Spanish Muk
Korean 질뻐기 (jilppeogi)
Chinese (Simplified) 臭臭泥
Chinese (Traditional) 臭臭泥

 

English Sludge Pokémon
Japanese ヘドロポケモン
German Schlamm-Pokémon
French Pokémon Dégueu
Italian Pokémon Melma
Spanish Pokémon Lodo
Korean 오물포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified) 污泥宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional) 污泥寶可夢

Name origin

muck
dirt