Is Marshtomp Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Marshtomp adds Ground typing at evolution, gaining Electric immunity for Wattson and adding Flannery to the favorable matchup list. AbilityTorrent boosts Water at low HP. One Grass weakness is manageable. Building toward Swampert at 36 for the E4 push.
Mudkip resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Marshtomp has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Marshtomp has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Marshtomp resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Marshtomp trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Marshtomp trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Swampert trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Swampert trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Swampert trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Swampert trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Mudkip is available as a starter.
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 42WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Juan
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
Your Mudkip should hit Level 16 before you reach Brawly, at typical leveling pace.
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- LV 37WaterMuddy Water13585%10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- LV 46GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
Your Marshtomp should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 52GroundEarthquake150100%10
How to Get Marshtomp in Emerald
No wild encounters for Marshtomp. The 3-stage chain runs through Mudkip, which you can catch but it's a rare spawn from the locations below. Evolve at level 36 once you've got the levels.
Catch Mudkip at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Marshtomp.
Marshtomp Weakness
Marshtomp's Water/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Grass. Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Marshtomp Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Marshtomp
In Emerald, Swalot deals 72-85% with Explosion.
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Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves View Mawile builds →
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Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Marshtomp View Arbok builds →Sludge Bomb14-16% Earthquake31-37% Body Slam26-31% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Marshtomp View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb13-15% Explosion72-85% Body Slam25-29% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Marshtomp View Pineco builds →Explosion44-52% Rapid Spin9-11% | ||
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Recommended Build AbilityMinus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Minun builds →
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Marshtomp Evolutions
Partway through Mudkip's chain. Marshtomp still has another evolution ahead before reaching Swampert. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Mudkip). The final form adds another 130 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Marshtomp to get Mudkip eggs easily using 49 partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Curse, Ice Ball, Mirror Coat and 3 more.
E Marshtomp Best Moveset
Water/Ground typing already removes the Electric weakness at this stage, giving Marshtomp a preview of Swampert's defensive profile. The moveset runs MoveEarthquake and Water moves while building toward its final evolution.
Best Build
Marshtomp best EVs are Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Curse
- Mimic
- Frustration
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Curse and Ice Ball on Marshtomp. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Earthquake, they expand what Marshtomp can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its toughened hind legs enable it to stand upright. Because it weakens if its skin dries out, it replenishes fluids by playing in mud.
Marshtomp Emerald Guide
Marshtomp is meant to evolve into Swampert. At 405 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Torrent strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Marshtomp. It's the only ability Marshtomp has.
Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Marshtomp is a mixed attacker with base 85 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Emerald, you can run Marshtomp through the first few routes without issues. 405 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Swampert as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Marshtomp spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves