
Is Mudkip Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Safest starter in Emerald. Swampert at 36 has Water/Ground with one weakness to Grass. AbilityTorrent boosts Water at low HP. Handles Roxanne, Wattson, and Flannery through the gym circuit. Against Wallace's Water Champion team, Swampert's Ground coverage hits where pure Water can't. Not the best endgame pick (Treecko wins that), but the safest from start to finish.
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 at Lv 5.
- 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 Mudkip in Emerald
Mudkip is handed to you at Route 101. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.
1 location to catch Mudkip
Mudkip Weakness
Type-wise, Mudkip takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Mudkip Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mudkip
Mudkip Evolutions
Mudkip is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Marshtomp first, then eventually reaches Swampert. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 225 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mudkip easily with 49 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Curse, Ice Ball, Mirror Coat and 3 more to offspring.
E Mudkip Best Moveset
Water starter that evolves into arguably the best Hoenn starter for competitive play. Mudkip's moveset should focus on physical Water moves while leveling toward Marshtomp.
Best Build
Mudkip best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Curse and Ice Ball aren't available any other way for Mudkip, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for solid options.
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
Base Stats
On land, it can powerfully lift large boulders by planting its four feet and heaving. It sleeps by burying itself in soil at the water’s edge.
Mudkip Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Mudkip does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Marshtomp before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Mudkip first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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