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+type1=Poison|
 trainername=Ash|
 pokemonname=Muk|
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 tmtrainername=Satoshi|
 tmpokemonname=Betbeton|
-image=[[Image:Satoshi's_Muk.jpg|200px]] |
+image=[[File:Ash Muk.png|250px]]|
-caption=Ash's Muk as seen in [[Spurt!]] |
+caption=Ash's Muk|
 location=[[Gringey City]]|
 epnum=EP030|
 epname=Sparks Fly for Magnemite|
 prevonum=089|
-current=At [[Professor Oak]]'s lab|
+noevo=incap |
-enva1=[[Michael Haigney]]|
+current=[[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]|
+enva1=[[Michael Haigney]] <small>([[EP030]]-[[AG133]])</small><br>[[Tom Wayland]] <small>([[DP182]]-[[BW123]])</small><br>[[Carter Cathcart]] <small>([[SM042]]-Present)</small>|
 java1=[[Unshō Ishizuka]]|
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-'''Ash's Muk''' (Japanese: '''サトシのベトベトン''' ''Satoshi's Betbeton'') was the ninth Pokémon caught by [[Ash]] during his travels through [[Kanto]]. Its Japanese voice actor is ''[[Unshō Ishizuka]]'' and its English voice actor is [[Michael Haigney]].
+'''Ash's Muk''' (Japanese: '''サトシのベトベトン''' ''Satoshi's Betbeton'') was the tenth overall {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that {{Ash}} obtained in the [[Kanto]] [[region]].
-Ash caught Muk in the episode ''[[EP030|Sparks Fly For Magnemite]]''. Ash and his friends were traveling through [[Gringey City]], which was in the midst of a power failure. The local power plant was being overrun by the mysterious {{t|Poison}}-type [[Pokémon]] {{p|Grimer}}. They were blocking the flow of water to the generators, causing the power failure. In order to stop the power outage, Ash, [[Misty]], and [[Brock]] traveled to the abandoned power plant with a newly befriended {{p|Magnemite}}. When they got there, the Magnemite’s team of {{p|Magneton}} defeated the Grimer. After the swarm was taken down and all hope looked to be regained, the Grimer's leader, a large {{p|Muk}}, came and challenged the trainers. Ash ordered {{AP|Pikachu}} and Magnemite to take it down and, after weakening it, Ash captured the Muk. Muk was then immediately sent to Oak's lab because its stench was so rancid that it could seep through the [[Poké Ball]]. However, Muk's horrid smell seemed to have disappeared. In later episodes, neither Ash, nor anyone around him, was affected by it.
+==In the anime==
+===History===
+====[[Original series]]====
+=====Kanto=====
+[[File:Ash Muk debut.png|thumb|left|220px|Muk in its debut]]
+In ''[[EP030|Sparks Fly for Magnemite]]'', Ash and {{ashfr}} were traveling through [[Gringey City]], which was in the midst of a power failure. The local power plant was being overrun by the mysterious {{type|Poison}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} {{p|Grimer}}. After the swarm was located, the Grimer's leader, a Muk, challenged the group, immediately ordering the Grimer to attack the kids. However, the vast numbers of {{p|Magnemite}} and {{p|Magneton}} in the city combined attacks to clear out the Grimer, leaving only Muk. With the aid of {{AP|Pikachu}} and a {{p|Magnemite}} that was following it due to an electrical build up, Ash defeated and captured the Muk. It was then immediately sent to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] because its stench was so rancid that it could seep through the {{i|Poké Ball}}. However, Muk's horrid smell seemed to have disappeared by its later appearances as neither Ash, nor anyone around him, was affected by it.
-While at the lab, Muk grew an attachment to [[Professor Oak]] and seemed to be enjoying the environnment. 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 two major battles since his capture in which he smothered a high-level {{p|Bellsprout}} using {{m|Body Slam}} and won the match for [[Ash]]. Muk also battled [[Gary Oak]]'s {{p|Scizor}} in the Johto League. However, Ash also briefly used him when {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and [[Misty]] were captured by a creature in the sewers- really an overgrown Bulbasaur that had been abandoned-, Muk helping Ash and [[Tracey]] locate where their friends had been taken.
+Muk reappeared in ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'' when Ash, {{an|Misty}}, {{an|Brock}}, and {{Gary}} visited Professor Oak's Laboratory. It was revealed that Muk's personality had become more like Oak's after spending so much time with him, and it lovingly tackled him to the ground to hug him.
+[[File:Jeanette Fisher Bellsprout Ash Muk.png|thumb|220px|Muk easily absorbing attacks]]
+Muk's first {{pkmn|battle}} was in ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]'', where it was selected for use in the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]]. After [[Jeanette Fisher]]'s high-level {{p|Bellsprout}} had trounced {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and Pikachu, Muk made a surprise appearance as Ash's third Pokémon. Muk easily absorbed Bellsprout's physical moves and {{m|Razor Leaf}} and then simply smothered it with {{m|Body Slam}}, winning the match for Ash.
-==Moves used==
+=====Orange Islands=====
-Image:Muk bodyslam.jpg|[[Ash's Muk]] about to use '''Body Slam'''.
+In ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]'', Ash used Muk to help him and {{Tracey}} find Misty, {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}, and Bulbasaur, who were kidnapped by a giant {{p|Bulbasaur}} in the sewers of [[Trovitopolis]]. Muk and {{AP|Kingler}} also offered to fight for Ash in the Orange Island Championship battle against {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} in ''[[EP111|Hello, Pummelo!]]'', but Ash chose {{AP|Tauros}} instead.
+[[File:Muk eager to fight.png|thumb|left|220px|Muk asking Ash to let it fight]]
+Muk was reunited with Ash when he returned home in ''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]''. Muk insisted on fighting {{TRT}}, and Ash ordered it into battle instead of choosing Bulbasaur. Muk managed to resist {{m|Razor Leaf}} attacks from [[James's Victreebel]] and {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}}'s {{m|Lick}} was even less effective, wiping Muk's face ineffectively to the point of causing pleasure instead of damage. It was then put to sleep by {{m|Sleep Powder}} but awoke after Gary intervened and drove Team Rocket away.
-* {{m|Sludge}}
+=====Johto=====
-* {{m|Toxic}}
+[[File:Ash Muk Gary Scizor.png|thumb|220px|Muk battling Gary's Scizor]]
-* {{m|Body Slam}}
+In ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]'', Muk crowded into Ash's screen with Kingler, Tauros, and {{AP|Snorlax}} to wish him luck for his next Gym battle with [[Whitney]]. In ''[[EP255|Why? Wynaut!]]'', it, along with Bulbasaur, Kingler, and Snorlax, abruptly ended a call with Ash when they crushed Professor Oak in their excitement.
-* {{m|Sludge Bomb}}
-* {{m|Poison Gas}}
+Muk's only other major battle was when Ash called it up from Oak's Lab in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'', along with Tauros, Snorlax, and {{AP|Heracross}} to fight {{Gary}} in the [[Silver Conference]]. It was sent out originally to fight {{TP|Gary|Blastoise}}, and the two fought to a stalemate, with Muk's {{m|Sludge Bomb}} deflected by {{m|Rapid Spin}} and Blastoise's physical attacks absorbed into Muk's body. Ash pulled Muk for his {{AP|Bayleef}} quickly after. It was sent out to fight {{p|Scizor}} later, who dodged a Sludge Bomb easily. Muk absorbed both {{m|Quick Attack}} and {{m|Metal Claw}}, but Scizor was able to throw Muk using the latter attack, ultimately defeating it with {{m|Swift}}.
+====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' and [[Pokémon Chronicles]]====
+In ''[[HS04|Showdown at the Oak Corral]]'', Muk was seen crushing [[Cassidy]], [[Butch]], and all of the stolen Poké Balls. In ''[[HS14|Journey to the Starting Line!]]'', Muk was seen smothering Tracey when he opened the door to Oak's Lab for {{Delia}}.
+In ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]'', Muk welcomed [[Professor Birch]] to [[Pallet Town]] with its usual friendliness.
+====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''====
+In ''[[DP182|An Old Family Blend!]]'', Muk appeared at Professor Oak's lab. It was then transferred to Ash for a brief reunion. However, Muk was not seen participating in the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]].
+====''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''====
+[[File:Muk and Alolan Muk anime.png|thumb|250px|Muk being compared to its regional form]]
+In ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'' and ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'', Muk smothered Professor Oak while Ash called him from [[Professor Juniper]]'s laboratory.
+Muk was reunited with Ash in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'', where it and the rest of Ash's Pokémon posed for a group photo with him.
+====''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''====
+In ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', Muk was sent out of its Poké Ball so it could be compared with its [[Alolan form]]. It immediately smothered Ash upon seeing him.
+In ''[[SM111|Show Me the Metal!]]'', Muk joined Professor Oak in observing the data about {{OBP|Meltan|recurring}} that {{Rotom}} sent to him.
+====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''====
+In ''[[JN068|Advice to Goh!]]'', Muk reunited with Ash during his visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory with [[Goh]], smothering him on sight.
+Muk, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab, reunited with Ash in ''[[JN114|Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!]]''. During the visit, it watched the battle between Ash and [[Paul]]. Before Ash left, it posed with the rest of Ash's Pokémon in a group photo with him.
+From ''[[JN118|Battling as Hard as Stone!]]'' onwards, Muk watched Ash's [[Masters Eight Tournament]] matches against {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}, {{an|Cynthia}}, and {{an|Leon}}. In ''[[JN132|Partners in Time!]]'', Muk appeared as a vision to Pikachu during his battle against [[Leon's Charizard]]. After Ash won the battle, Muk joined the rest of Ash's Pokémon at the lab in celebrating their Trainer's victory.
+In ''[[JN135|Heroes Unite!]]'', Muk, along with the rest of the Pokémon at the lab, welcomed Ash back to Pallet Town after his victory over Leon.
+In ''[[JN147|The Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!]]'', Muk assisted Ash in looking for a missing {{p|Charmander}} around Oak's lab, but to no avail.
+===Personality and characteristics===
+[[File:Ash and Muk.png|thumb|left|250px|Muk and Ash]]
+While in the wild, Muk was a very strong, authoritative leader, as shown by it ordering its {{p|Grimer}} followers to attack and chase down {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} in the power plant where it was first encountered. It was also a highly aggressive Pokémon, willing to harm anyone, human or Pokémon, who stood in its way.
+However, after its capture, Muk's personality seemed to shift dramatically. It became an extremely happy and affectionate Pokémon. It is particularly affectionate towards {{an|Professor Oak}}. As a recurring gag first seen in ''[[EP050|Who Gets To Keep Togepi?]]'', it would always smother the Professor whenever Ash would make a call to the [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|lab]].
+[[File:Ash Muk Jessie affection.png|thumb|220px|Muk being affectionate with people]]
+Muk's affection also extends to its {{pkmn|Trainer}}, second in enthusiasm only to {{AP|Bayleef}}, despite only having fought for him on three occasions. Muk obligingly crushes Ash in excitement whenever Ash returns to the lab or summons it to his party. Its affection also extends to strangers, as was seen when it completely ignored [[Jessie's Lickitung]] to hug [[Jessie]], also smothering [[James's Victreebel]] in excitement. It also smothered [[Professor Birch]] upon meeting him in ''[[AG133|The Right Place and the Right Mime]]''. Professor Oak suggests that Muk's overwhelming display of affection is simply because it loves humans.
+Muk differs from most of Ash's other Pokémon in that it is a defensive Pokémon with low attack power and a small array of moves. It has never been shown to be damaged by a physical attack, with its opponents' [[move]]s always absorbed by its sludge body. Despite being quite powerful and good in battle, it has only ever defeated one opponent: [[Jeanette Fisher]]'s {{p|Bellsprout}}.
+{{-}}
+===Moves used===
+{{anmov/h|poison||Ash Muk {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Body Slam|1=Sludge Bomb}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Body Slam|1=Sludge Bomb}}}}
+{{anmov|normal|Body Slam|EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble}}
+{{anmov|poison|Sludge Bomb|EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!}}
+{{anmov/f|poison}}
+* In the English [[dub]] of ''[[EP115|A Tent Situation]]'', Ash commanded Muk to use {{m|Poison Gas}}. In the original Japanese version, he simply called Muk by its name.
+===Artwork===
+{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background: #{{poison color}}; font-size:80%;"
+|-
+| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background: #{{poison color light}}" | [[File:To Be a Pokémon Master poster.png|x250px]]
+|-
+| Poster for<br>''{{color2|000|S25|Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master}}''
+|}
+==In the manga==
+[[File:Ash Muk JNM.png|200px|left|thumb|Muk in {{ma|Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}]]
+[[File:Ash Muk EToP.png|220px|thumb|Muk in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]]]
+===Ash & Pikachu===
+Muk only appeared on the scoreboard in ''[[SP16|One Half Of A Poké Ball]]''.
+===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
+[[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]] caught Muk off-panel and later used it as his last Pokémon in his [[Indigo Plateau Conference|Pokémon League]] {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Jeanette Fisher|Jeanette]] in ''[[ET12|Welcome to the Big Leagues]]''. Jeanette's {{p|Bellsprout}}'s {{wp|aikido}} techniques were useless against Muk's slimy body, and Ash won the battle.
+===Pokémon Journeys: The Series===
+Muk appeared in ''[[JNM20|Advice to Goh!]]'' at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]].
+{{-}}
 ==Trivia==
-*When [[Professor Birch]] visited Oak's lab, Muk attempted to hug him as well.
+* Muk is currently Ash's only pure {{type|Poison}} Pokémon.
-*This is the only pure {{type2|Poison}} Pokémon Ash or any of [[Ash's friends|his friends]] have owned.
+* ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' is the only [[series]] with Ash as the protagonist in which Muk has not appeared.
-*Muk is one of a few Pokémon that was caught by Ash when it was in its second evolutionary form. The other Pokémon that he caught at this evolutionary level are {{TP|Ash|Pidgeot}}, {{TP|Ash|Noctowl}}, and {{TP|Ash|Primeape}}.
+* Excluding {{AP|Primeape}}, who didn't have an evolved form [[Generation IX|at the time]], Muk is the first fully evolved Pokémon caught by Ash.
-*It is also Ash's only Pokémon in the {{egg|Indeterminate}} egg group.
+** Out of all the Pokémon that Ash has obtained in their evolved forms, Muk has been in his possession the longest, excluding Pikachu, who didn't have a pre-evolved form at the time.
+* In {{game|Yellow}}, a game highly based on the {{pkmn|anime}}, Muk can be found while walking in the {{FB|Kanto|Power Plant}}, making a direct reference to Ash's Muk, which was also found in a power plant.
+* Muk is Ash's only {{DL|List of Pokémon by shape|Pokémon consisting of a head and arms}}.
+* Muk is tied with {{AP|Lapras}} for having used the least amount of moves out of any Pokémon that Ash has owned for longer than one episode, with only two.
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