In X & Y, Muk works as a tank with 500 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. Shadow Sneak with Assault Vest is the standard set.

In X & Y, watch for Rhydon (Ground) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Muk. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Muk?

Stench has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit. That's the one you want on Muk. Poison Touch is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Sticky Hold works too if your team needs something different.

What role does Muk play in battle?

Muk is leaning toward the physical side (base 105 Attack). Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the tank role.

What are the best moves for Muk?

In X & Y, run Shadow Sneak, Gunkshot, Poweruppunch, and Icepunch on Muk. Shadow Sneak is the most common pick at 21% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Muk - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Tank

CTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Muk's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Special bulk with HP doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 HP and Attack EVs.

Base Stats

High

HP105

Attack105

Defense75

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def100

Speed50

Total500

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight30.0 kg

Base XP175

Abilities

Stench

Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.

Sticky HoldNiche

Prevents a held item from being removed by other Pokémon.

Poison TouchHATop Pick

Has a 30% chance of poisoning target Pokémon upon contact.

EV Yield

HP+1Atk+1DefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.

Muk Weakness

Ground and Psychic moves hit Muk for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Muk's special bulk (base 100 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Muk Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy

Type ChartGood

2Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Psychic

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Grass Fairy

How to Beat Muk in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Garchomp can KO Muk with Earthquake (101-119%). Latios's Psyshock hits Muk for 55-65%. Landorus's Earthquake also KOs at 95-111%.

Garchomp DragonGround	A
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Swords Dance Dragon Claw Damage vs Muk Earthquake 2x 101-119%KO View Garchomp builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Muk Draco Meteor 44-52% Psyshock 2x 55-65% View Latios builds →
Landorus GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Focus Blast Hidden Power Ice Earthquake Damage vs Muk Focus Blast 12-15% Earthquake 2x 95-111%KO View Landorus builds →

X & Y Evolution

Muk is what Grimer becomes. Breed it for Grimer eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Grimer pushed Muk to 500 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#088Grimer

Level 38

#089Muk

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Grimer

Poison

Muk

Poison

105+25

ATK

105+25

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

65+25

SP.DEF

100+50

SPE

50+25

BST

325C-Tier

500B-Tier+175

ROLE

Trick Room

Tank

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Muk to get Grimer eggs easily using 49 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, Curse, Haze and 9 more.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Muk Best Moveset

Poisontouch helps Muk stick around while dealing real damage. Assault Vest for a special bulk boost with no status moves allowed, max HP and Attack EVs for the right balance, and Shadow Sneak as the main threat. Not the fastest, but it doesn't need to be.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Ability

Poison Touch

Item

Assault VestBULK

Best Nature for Muk

Adamant+ATK

Muk best EVs are Attack and HP

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Shadow Sneak
Gunk ShotSTAB
Power Up Punch
Ice Punch

Recommended Teammates

TalonflameDecent

HitmontopDecent

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Muk picks up Acid Spray and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Gunk Shot and Belch while coverage across 9 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 1

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 1

Poison Gas

——9040Poison

Lv 1

Pound

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 7

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 12

Disable

C—10020Normal

Lv 15

Sludge

—6510020Poison

Lv 18

Minimize

———10Normal

Lv 21

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 26

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

Lv 29

Fling

D—10010Dark

Lv 32

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 37

Sludge Wave

C9510010Poison

Lv 43

Acid Armor

D——20Poison

Lv 49

Gunk Shot

S120805Poison

Lv 53

Belch

—1209010Poison

Lv 57

Memento

C—10010Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

A7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

A8010020Poison

TM98

Power-Up Punch

A4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM34

Sludge Wave

C9510010Poison

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

C6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

C6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid Spray

—4010020Poison

Egg

Curse

A——10Ghost

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Imprison

———10Psychic

Egg

Lick

—3010030Ghost

Egg

Mean Look

———5Normal

Egg

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Egg

Shadow Punch

C60—20Ghost

Egg

Shadow Sneak+1

S4010030Ghost

Egg

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

C——20Normal

Egg

Swallow

———10Normal

Tutor Moves

Muk can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

How to Get Muk in X & Y

Muk isn't available in the wild in X & Y. Start by transferring Grimer from Red, Yellow, or Black 2. The evolution path from Grimer to Muk is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Muk in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Grimer
Also found in:
Red Yellow Gold Crystal Ruby Emerald
Train until Level 38
Step 2Muk ✓

Muk Guide

In X & Y, Muk works as a tank with 500 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. Shadow Sneak with Assault Vest is the standard set.
In X & Y, watch for Rhydon (Ground) and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Muk. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Stench has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit. That's the one you want on Muk. Poison Touch is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Sticky Hold works too if your team needs something different.
Muk is leaning toward the physical side (base 105 Attack). Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the tank role.
In X & Y, run Shadow Sneak, Gunkshot, Poweruppunch, and Icepunch on Muk. Shadow Sneak is the most common pick at 21% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Muk appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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