#0089
Muk Alola
Sludge Pokémon
Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration of its nose, it lost its sense of smell.
Details
Height1.0 m
Weight52.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP175
Base stats
HP
105
Attack
105
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
100
Speed
50
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Muk Alola
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Blue
LeafGreen
Black 2
White 2
Let's Go Pikachu
Green Japan
Red Japan
Evolution
Lv. 38
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Muk Alola can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Venom Drench Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned. | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Poison Gas Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 40 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 12 | Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 21 | Minimize Raises the user’s evasion by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 26 | Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 26 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 29 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 40 | Gunk Shot Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
| 46 | Acid Armor Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 52 | Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry. | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 57 | Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 60 | Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Muk Alola.
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“Muk Alola”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/muk-alola.
Species data from PokéAPI.