Muk Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Muk Pokemon Guide

Muk is a Poison-type Pokemon known for its sludge body, strong bulk and evolution from Grimer. This guide covers Muk’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and Alolan Muk form information.

Normal Form

Muk

Shiny Form

Shiny Muk

Regional Form

Alolan Muk

Muk Description

Muk evolves from Grimer at Level 38. It is a bulky Poison-type Pokemon known for toxic sludge and strong physical attacks.

Muk Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Muk, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Muk

National Dex

#0089

Type

Poison

Species

Sludge Pokemon

Height

3’11” / 1.2 m

120 cm

Weight

66.1 lbs / 30.0 kg

30.0 kg

Abilities

Stench, Sticky Hold, Poison Touch

Muk Stats

Muk has good HP, Attack and Special Defense, but low Speed. It works best as a bulky attacker or status spreader.

Muk Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Muk uses Poison, Dark, Ghost and utility moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Muk’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Sludge Bomb

Reliable Poison-type special damage with a chance to poison.

Gunk Shot

A high-power physical Poison-type attack.

Poison Jab

Physical Poison-type coverage with a poison chance.

Acid Armor

Sharply boosts Defense and supports bulky sets.

Minimize

Boosts evasiveness in games where it is available.

Knock Off

Useful Dark-type utility that can remove held items when available.

Shadow Punch

Ghost-type coverage that never misses in many games.

Toxic

A classic status move for wearing down bulky opponents when available.

Muk All Moves

Muk can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Muk’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Harden	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
1	Poison Gas	Poison	Status	–	90
1	Pound	Normal	Physical	40	100
12	Disable	Normal	Status	–	100
15	Sludge	Poison	Special	65	100
18	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
21	Minimize	Normal	Status	–	–
26	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
29	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
32	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
37	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
40	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
46	Acid Armor	Poison	Status	–	–
52	Belch	Poison	Special	120	90
57	Memento	Dark	Status	–	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Lunge	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Metronome	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
TM	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
TM	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	–	–
TM	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Muk Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Muk is a Poison-type Pokemon. This gives it resistances to Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass and Fairy-type moves, but leaves it weak to Ground and Psychic-type attacks.

Type

Poison

Weaknesses

Ground, Psychic

Resistances

Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, Fairy

Immunity

None

None

Muk Abilities

Muk’s abilities can cause flinching, prevent item theft or poison contact targets.

Muk Evolution

Muk evolves from Grimer at Level 38. Alolan Muk evolves from Alolan Grimer at Level 38.

Stage 1

Grimer

Starting form

Stage 2

Muk

Evolves from Grimer at Level 38

Regional Form

Alolan Grimer

Regional form from Alola

Regional Evolution

Alolan Muk

Evolves from Alolan Grimer at Level 38

Where to Find Muk in Pokemon Games

Muk’s availability changes by game. It is most often obtained by evolving Grimer at Level 38, though some games allow Muk to be caught directly.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Red	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Blue	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Yellow	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Gold	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Silver	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Crystal	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Ruby	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Sapphire	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon FireRed	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Black	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon White	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon X	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Y	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Sun	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Moon	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Scarlet	Casseroya Lake and South Province Area Six, or evolve Grimer at Level 38.
Pokemon Violet	Casseroya Lake and South Province Area Six, or evolve Grimer at Level 38.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Muk
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Evolve Grimer at Level 38, or catch directly in games where Muk appears.

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