Muk (Pokémon)

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Muk ベトベトン Betbeton #089
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Poison ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Sludge Pokémon
Abilities Stench or Sticky Hold Sticky Hold Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #089 Johto #117 Hoenn #107 Sinnoh Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3'11" Imperial 1.2 m Metric 3'11"/1.2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 66.1 lbs. Imperial 30 kg Metric 66.1 lbs./30 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 75 (9.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Indeterminate group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 157 Battle Exp.: 1571*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=muk|ndex=089|name=Muk }}

Muk (Japanese: ベトベトン Betbeton) is a Poison-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen

Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.

Pokémon Yellow

Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration, it lost its sense of smell.

Pokémon Gold

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

Pokémon Silver

Its body is made of a powerful poison. Touching it accidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.

Pokémon Crystal

As it moves, a very strong poison leaks from it, making the ground there barren for three years.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon Emerald

It prefers warm and humid habitats. In the summertime, the toxic substances in its body intensify, making Muk reek like putrid kitchen garbage.

Pokémon FireRed

It is usually undetectable because it blends in with the ground. Touching it can cause terrible poisoning.

Name origin

Muk's name seems to be a corruption of muck, goo. Its Japanese name may be derived from べとべと betobeto, sticky.

It appears to be a pile of living sludge.

Obtaining

In side games

• Pokémon Snap: In the Cave, the ZERO-ONE will pass over a Grimer. Hit it with three Pester Balls to make it evolve into Muk.

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 105		165 - 212	320 - 414
Attack: 105		99 - 172	193 - 339
Defense: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Atk: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Def: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Speed: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 500	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 65.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Game	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
45	Harden	Acid Armor
47			Sludge Bomb
53	Screech
60	Acid Armor	Sludge Bomb
61			Memento

By TM/HM

Game	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
TM01		Dynamicpunch	Focus Punch
TM03		Curse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM07		Zap Cannon
TM08	Body Slam
TM10		Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11		Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12			Taunt
TM13		Snore
TM15	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam
TM17		Protect	Protect
TM18		Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM19		Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM20	Rage	Endure
TM21	Mega Drain	Frustration	Frustration
TM24	Thunderbolt		Thunderbolt
TM25	Thunder	Thunder	Thunder
TM27		Return	Return
TM28	Dig	Dig	Dig
TM31	Mimic	Mud Slap	Brick Break
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM33		Ice Punch
TM34	Bide	Swagger	Shock Wave
TM35		Sleep Talk	Flamethrower
TM36	Selfdestruct	Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire Blast	Fire Blast
TM39			Rock Tomb
TM41		Thunderpunch	Torment
TM42			Facade
TM43			Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45		Attract	Attract
TM46		Thief	Thief
TM47	Explosion
TM48		Fire Punch
TM50	Substitute
HM04			Strength
HM06			Rock Smash

In the anime

Ash captured a Muk in EP030, it was transferred to Professor Oak's lab. Ash's Muk is always trying to smother Prof. Oak. The first time Ash used his Muk was in EP077, against a Bellsprout that had arleady defeated Ash's Bulbasaur and Pikachu.

Muk also appeared under the ownership of Attila during The Legend of Thunder!

External links

Article on Wikipedia

In other languages

• German: Sleimok
• French: Grotadmorv
• Korean: 질뻐기 Jilppagi

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