Ash's Muk (Japanese: サトシのベトベトン Satoshi's Betbeton ) is captured in Sparks Fly for Magnemite. In this episode, Ash and his friends are traveling in Kanto when they come upon Gringy City, which is currently undergoing a power crisis. The local power plant is being overrun by the mysterious Poison-type Pokemon Grimer, and their numbers are blocking off the flow of water to the generators, thus causing the crisis. In order to stop the power outage, Ash, Misty, and Brock travel to the abandoned power plant with a newly befriended Magnemite. When they get there, the Magnemite’s team of Magneton defeat the Grimers. After the swarm is taken down and all hope looks to be regained, the Grimer's leader, a large Muk, comes and challenges the trainers. Ash orders Pikachu and Magnemite to take it down and, after weakening it, Ash captures the Muk. Muk is then immediatly sent to Oak's lab because its stench is so rancid that it can seep through the Poké Ball.

While at the lab, Muk grew an attachment to Professor Oak and seemed to be enjoying the enviornment. Whenever the gang travels to the lab, Muk is almost always seen cuddling the Professor or enjoying the presence of Ash. So far, Muk has only been in one major battle since his capture in which he poisoned a high-level Bellsprout using Toxic and won the match for Ash. As of today, many fans of the series are hoping for Muk's return to the fighting foray soon, and since Ash is now bringing back some of his old Pokemon from the lab for fights in the Battle Frontier, Muk's return seems imminent.

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