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Pyukumuku

Sea Cucumber Pokémon

Game version
AppearanceStandard
PyukumukuPyukumuku (shiny)
Height
0.3 m
Weight
1.2 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratefast
Base EXP144

It’s covered in a slime that keeps its skin moist, allowing it to stay on land for days without drying up.

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Steel½×
Fire½×
Water½×
Ice½×

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 Pyukumuku

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Moves

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

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Baton Pass

Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.

NormalStatus——40
1Bide

User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took.

NormalPhysical——10
1Harden

Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.

NormalStatus——30
1Mud Sport

Halves all Electric-type damage.

GroundStatus——15
1Water Sport

Halves all Fire-type damage.

WaterStatus——15
5Helping Hand

Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.

NormalStatus——20
10Taunt

For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.

DarkStatus—10020
15Safeguard

Protects the user’s field from major status ailments and confusion for five turns.

NormalStatus——25
20Counter

Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.

FightingPhysical—10020
25Purify

Cures the target of a major status ailment and heals the user for 50% of its max HP.

PoisonStatus——20
30Curse

Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.

GhostStatus——10
35Gastro Acid

Nullifies target’s ability until it leaves battle.

PoisonStatus—10010
40Pain Split

Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.

NormalStatus——20
45Recover

Heals the user by half its max HP.

NormalStatus——5
50Soak

Changes the target’s type to Water.

WaterStatus—10020
55Toxic

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

PoisonStatus—9010
60Memento

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

DarkStatus—10010

Breeding & egg moves

Pyukumuku can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

BestowNormal2 compatible parents
DelibirdFroakie
EndureNormal113 compatible parents
SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathSlowpokeSlowbroSeelDewgongHorseaSeadra
Mirror CoatPsychic15 compatible parents
SquirtleWartortleBlastoiseCorsolaMantineMudkipMarshtompSwampertFeebasMiloticShellosAlomomolaDewpiderAraquanid
SpiteGhost16 compatible parents
TotodileCroconawFeraligatrCorphishCrawdauntStunfiskFroakieFrogadierGreninjaInkayMalamarSkrelpDragalgeMareanie
SwaggerNormal94 compatible parents
SquirtleWartortleBlastoisePsyduckGolduckPoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathSlowpokeSlowbroSeelDewgongHorseaSeadra
TickleNormal11 compatible parents
LaprasOmanyteOmastarMarillAzumarillLotadLombreLudicoloFeebasMiloticAlomomola
Venom DrenchPoison8 compatible parents
TympolePalpitoadSeismitoadSkrelpDragalgeMareanieToxapexPincurchin

Sprites & renders

10 sprites & renders for Pyukumuku.

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
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

More Water-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Water-type Pokémon

Community notes

No reader notes on Pyukumuku yet.

Cite this page

“Pyukumuku”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/pyukumuku.

Species data from PokéAPI.