[[Category:Water-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation III Pokémon]] [[Category:Blue Pokémon]] Mudkip (Japanese: ミズゴロウ Mizugorou) is the Water-type Starter Pokémon of the Hoenn region, introduced in Generation III.
Biology
Appearance
Mudkip are small blue Pokémon, each with a large fin on their head that allows them to sense movements within the air and water, acting as a radar. While in the water, they use the orange, spiky gills on their cheeks to breathe while using their large tail fin to propel themselves.
Behavior
When sleeping, they bury themselves within the soil at the edge of the water. Mudkip and members of its evolution family dwell in swamps or other wetlands, deep inside isolated islands, due to their dislike of freshwater lakes and ponds.
Special abilities
The fin on a Mudkip's head can be used for sensing air and water currents, and can discern nearby bodies of water. The fin can sense danger as well, giving Mudkip a warning. Mudkips breathe underwater using the gills on their cheeks, and their powerful tails drive them through the water quickly. Mudkip can lift big boulders. In a pinch, Mudkips will find strength enough to crush even rocks that are bigger than themselves. Mudkip has the ability Torrent, which will increase the power of Water-type moves in a pinch.
Behavior
Mudkip will bury themselves in soft soil at a river's edge to sleep. They live in groups to combine their strength and overpower any threatening enemies.
Habitat
Mudkip are born on beaches, and then swim to swamps on remote islands to live. Very few Mudkip are hatched in swamps. Mudkip and its evolutions tend to live in swamps and wetlands because of their dislike of fresh water ponds and lakes. They are an uncommon sight in the wild.
Evolution
Evolves into Marshtomp at Lv. 16 and then Swampert at Lv. 36. (After the first evolution Mudkip gains a Ground-type making it a dual type Pokémon).
In the anime
Template:IIn the anime, Brock gets a Mudkip after winning the trust of Old Man Swampy, who styles his hair like a Mudkip. In the events leading up to this, Old Man Swampy offers to let Brock see his eggs hatch. Brock agrees, and is treated to the sight of a baby Mudkip hatching.
Old Man Swampy suggests that Brock take one of his older Mudkip. At the last minute, Brock asks the Mudkip's permission, and it agrees and decides to join Brock for all the great adventures they will have together. However, within a couple of episodes it ends up spending almost all its time in Brock's Poké Ball.
Later, Brock's Mudkip evolves into a Marshtomp, making it the only Hoenn starter to not evolve into its final form.
Evolution
Mudkip evolves into Marshtomp at level 16, then into Swampert at level 36. Template:Family
Game info
Game locations
Locations | ||
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Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
Ruby and Sapphire | Starter Pokémon from Professor Birch on Route 101 | One |
FireRed and LeafGreen | Trade | None |
Emerald | Starter Pokémon from Professor Birch on Route 101 | One |
Diamond and Pearl | Pal Park | None |
Platinum | Pal Park | None |
HeartGold and SoulSilver | Gift from Steven Stone after beating Red | One |
Black and White | Trade | None |
Side game locations
Locations | |
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Game(s) | Area(s) |
Pokémon Channel | Springleaf Field Camp Starlight |
Pokémon Trozei! | Huge Storage 3 Endless Level 17 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den |
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team | Starter Pokémon Waterfall Pond (1F-3F) |
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness | Starter Pokémon Lake Afar (B1F-B9F) |
Pokémon Ranger | Lyra Forest |
Pokédex entries
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Sprites
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Trivia
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- The concept of Mudkip was based on a breed of Axolotl.
- It is unknown, but marrision may have started with a Mudkip.
- Mudkip is the only water-type starter to walk on all fours.
- Mudkip's name is based on its behaviour. It is said to kip in the mud, kip meaning to sleep.
- Mudkip has the highest physical attack of any first evolution starter.
- In the games, if you didn't make it evolve, it will learn Whirlpool and Hydro Pump.
- There is a popular internet meme involving Mudkips: "So i herd u liek Mudkipz?".
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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Kanto | |
Johto | |
Hoenn | |
Sinnoh | |
Hisui | |
Unova | |
Kalos | |
Alola | |
Galar | |
Paldea |
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