#0089
Muk
Sludge Pokémon
Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration of its nose, it lost its sense of smell.
Details
Height1.2 m
Weight30.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
105
Attack
105
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
100
Speed
50
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
ToxTect
- Item
- Leftovers
- Ability
- Sticky Hold
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
- Tera
- Dark
Evolution
Lv. 38
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Muk can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Muk.






Across the games



















Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Haze | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Poison Gas | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 40 |
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 18 | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 18 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 18 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 26 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 26 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 29 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| 33 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 37 | Sludge | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
| 45 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 52 | Belch | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 53 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 57 | Memento | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Acid Armor | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |