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Muk Alola

Sludge Pokémon

Game version
AppearanceStandard
Muk AlolaMuk Alola (shiny)
Height
1.0 m
Weight
52.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP175

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

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Poison½×
Ghost½×
Grass½×
Dark½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Muk Alola

Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Muk Alola can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Venom Drench

Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.

PoisonStatus—10020
1Bite

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkPhysical6010025
1Harden

Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.

NormalStatus——30
1Haze

Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.

IceStatus——30
1Moonblast

Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.

FairySpecial9510015
1Poison Gas

Poisons the target.

PoisonStatus—9040
1Pound

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical4010035
12Disable

Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.

NormalStatus—10020
15Acid Spray

Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.

PoisonSpecial4010020
18Poison Fang

Has a chance to badly poison the target.

PoisonPhysical5010015
21Minimize

Raises the user’s evasion by two stages.

NormalStatus——10
26Fling

Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.

DarkPhysical—10010
26Toxic

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

PoisonStatus—9010
29Knock Off

Target drops its held item.

DarkPhysical6510020
32Crunch

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

DarkPhysical8010015
37Screech

Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.

NormalStatus—8540
40Gunk Shot

Has a chance to poison the target.

PoisonPhysical120805
46Acid Armor

Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.

PoisonStatus——20
52Belch

Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.

PoisonSpecial1209010
57Memento

Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.

DarkStatus—10010
60Sludge Bomb

Has a chance to poison the target.

PoisonSpecial9010010

Sprites & renders

12 sprites & renders for Muk Alola.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Black · White
Black · White
scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
lets go pikachu lets go eevee
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

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Cite this page

“Muk Alola”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/muk-alola.

Species data from PokéAPI.