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{{Infobox Pokemon
  
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|name=Muk
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|Type = {{Poison}}
  
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|jname=ベトベトン Betobeton
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|Ability = [[Stench]], [[Sticky Hold]]
  
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|ndex=089
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|Size = [[File:Star.png|link=]]
  
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|ndexprev=Grimer
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|PMD1 Location =
 
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|ndexnext=Shellder
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|PMD1 Recruit Rate = Evolve
  
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|dexkanto=089
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|Friend Area = [[Poison Swamp]]
  
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|dexjohto={{tt|117|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}/{{tt|118|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}
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|PMD2&3 Location = [[Sky Stairway]]
  
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|dexhoenn={{tt|107|Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald}}/{{tt|112|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}
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|PMD2&3 Recruit Rate = -4.5%
  
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|dexunova={{tt|065|Only in Black 2 & White 2}}
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|IQ Group = [[IQ#Group_G|G]]
  
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|evofrom=Grimer
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}}
  
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|gen=Generation I
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Poison (type)|Poison]]-type Pokémon. It evolves from [[Grimer]] starting at level 38.
  
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|species=Sludge Pokémon
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|egg1=Amorphous
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|body=04
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|type=Poison
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|imheight=3'11"
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|metheight=1.2 m
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|imweight=66.1 lbs.
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|metweight=30.0 kg
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|ability=[[Stench]]<br />[[Sticky Hold]]
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|dw=Poison Touch
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|color=Purple
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|male=50
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|evo=[[File:088.png|link=Grimer]][[File:089.png]]}}
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'''Muk''' (Japanese: '''ベトベトン''' ''Betobeton'') is a {{Type|Poison}}-[[Types|type]] [[Pokémon (creature)|Pokémon]] introduced in [[Generation I]].
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==Biology==
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===Physiology===
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Muk is a large purple mass of sludge, toxic fluids, and other filthy materials. It has two large arms that capture prey and its eyes are barely visible through the sludge.
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===Special abilities===
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Muk can have the ability [[Stench]] or the ability [[Sticky Hold]]. [[Stench]] decreases the chances of encountering a wild [[Pokémon]] when Muk is the first party [[Pokémon]]. [[Sticky Hold]] prevents the theft of Muk's held item. A [[toxic]] fluid seeps from its body, which can instantly kill plants or trees on contact. Muk has one of the highest attack points of all {{type|Poison}}-type [[Pokémon]], losing only to [[Toxicroak]].
   
 
==Evolution==
  
==Evolution==
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Muk is the [[Evolution|evolved]] form of [[Grimer]], evolving at level 38.
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{{Template:2 Stage Evolution
  
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|Stage 1 = Grimer
  
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==Game info==
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|Stage 2 = Muk
  
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===Game locations===
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|Stage 1 Info = Base
  
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{{Game Locations
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|Stage 2 Info = Level 38
  
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|backcolor={{Poison}}
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|redblue=[[Pokémon Mansion]]
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|rbrarity=Rare (Red) Uncommon (Blue)
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|yellow=[[Pokémon Mansion]], [[Power Plant]]
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|yrarity=Uncommon
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|goldsilver=[[Celadon City]], [[Kanto Route 16|Route 16]]-[[Kanto Route 18|18]]
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|gsrarity=Rare
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|crystal=[[Celadon City]], [[Kanto Route 16|Route 16]]-[[Kanto Route 18|18]]
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|crarity=Rare
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|rubysapphire=Evolve [[Grimer]]
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|rsrarity=None
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|emerald=Evolve [[Grimer]]
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|erarity=None
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|fireredleafgreen=Evolve [[Grimer]] (FireRed), [[Pokémon Mansion]] (LeafGreen)
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|frlgrarity=None (FireRed) Rare (LeafGreen)
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|diamondpearl=Evolve [[Grimer]]
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|dprarity=None
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|platinum=Evolve [[Grimer]]
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|ptrarity=None
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|heartgoldsoulsilver=[[Celadon City]], [[Kanto Route 16|Route 16]]-[[Kanto Route 18|18]]
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|hgssrarity=Rare
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|blackwhite=[[Poké Transfer]], [[Dream World]]
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|bwrarity=None
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|xy=Friend Safari
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|xyrarity=Uncommon
 
}}
  
}}
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[[Category:Pokemon]]
  
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===Pokédex entries===
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{{Pokédexentries
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|backcolor={{Poison}}
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|gen=I
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|redblue=Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
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|yellow=Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration, it lost its sense of smell.
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|gold=They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
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|silver=Its body is made of a powerful poison. Touching it accidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.
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|crystal=As it moves, a very strong poison leaks from it, making the ground there barren for three years.
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|ruby=From Muk's body seeps a foul fluid that gives off a nose-bendingly horrible stench. Just one drop of this Pokémon's body fluid can turn a pool stagnant and rancid.
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|sapphire=This Pokémon's favorite food is anything that is repugnantly filthy. In dirty towns where people think nothing of throwing away litter on the streets, Muk are certain to gather.
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|emerald=It prefers warm and humid habitats. In the summertime, the toxic substances in its body intensify, making Muk reek like putrid kitchen garbage.
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|firered=It is usually undetectable because it blends in with the ground. Touching it can cause terrible poisoning.
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|leafgreen=Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
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|diamond=A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
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|pearl=A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
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|platinum=A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
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|heartgold=They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
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|soulsilver=Its body is made of a powerful poison. Touching it accidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.
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|black=A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
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|white=A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
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|black 2=A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
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|white 2=A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
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|x=They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
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|y=A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.}}
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===Sprites===
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{{GenIPokéSprites
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|bgcolor = {{Poison}}
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|rbspr = RB 089 front.png
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|yspr = Y 089 front.png
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|grnspr = GR 089 front.png
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|gldspr = G 089 front.png
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|gldsprs =
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|slvspr = S 089 front.png
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|slvsprs =
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|cryspr = C 089 front.gif
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|crysprs =
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|rbysapspr = RS 089 front.png
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|rbysapsprs =
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|emeraldspr = E 089 front.gif
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|emeraldsprs =
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|frlgspr = FRLG 089 front.png
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|frlgsprs =
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|dpspr = DP 089 front.png
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|dpsprs =
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|ptspr =
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|ptsprs =
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|hgssspr = HGSS 089 front.png
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|hgsssprs =
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|Iback =
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|IIback =
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|IIbacks =
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|IIIback =
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|IIIbacks =
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|IVback =
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|IVbacks =
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|bwspr = Muk BW.gif
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|bwsprs =
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|b2w2spr = Muk BW.gif
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|b2w2sprs =
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|Vback =
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|Vbacks =
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|xyspr = Muk XY.gif
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|orasspr = Muk XY.gif}}
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==Appearances==
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===In the anime===
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[[File:Ash's_Muk.jpg|thumb|[[Ash]]'s Muk]]
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In the anime, Ash has a Muk after he caught it to restore the power of a town. He later used it to battle a [[Bellsprout]] used by a trainer called Jeanette and was able to beat it thanks to Muk being able to absorb all of Bellsprout's attacks, finally finishing it with a Body Slam.
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*[[Ash's Muk]]
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*[[Attila's Muk]]
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*[[Team Plasma's Muk]]
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==Trivia==
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*Muk has the shortest name of all Pokémon, tied with [[Mew]].
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*Muk, [[Garbodor]] and their prevolutions are based on imagined fears that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and improper disposal of radioactive waste, may cause, the creation of new and undesirable lives.
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*Muk, like [[Grimer]], has a horrible stench that its sludge body produces. However, in all of the Oak's Lab scenes since it's capture, Ash's Muk supposedly doesn't have this trademark smell after it was sent to the lab.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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089Muk_OS_anime.png
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089Muk_OS_anime_2.png
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089Muk_AG_anime.png
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089Muk_Dream.png
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089Muk_Pokemon_Stadium.png
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</gallery>
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{{References|muk|089}}
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{{GenInav}}{{Family|[[File:088.png|link=Grimer]][[File:089.png]]}}{{PokémonPrevNext|prev=Grimer|next=Shellder}}
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[[Category:Stage 1 Pokémon]]
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[[Category:Pokémon that are part of a two-stage evolutionary line]]
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[[Category:Small Pokémon]]
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[[Category:Light Pokémon]]

Revision as of 20:01, 27 November 2014

Muk (Japanese: ベトベトン Betobeton) is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Biology

Physiology

Muk is a large purple mass of sludge, toxic fluids, and other filthy materials. It has two large arms that capture prey and its eyes are barely visible through the sludge.

Special abilities

Muk can have the ability Stench or the ability Sticky Hold. Stench decreases the chances of encountering a wild Pokémon when Muk is the first party Pokémon. Sticky Hold prevents the theft of Muk's held item. A toxic fluid seeps from its body, which can instantly kill plants or trees on contact. Muk has one of the highest attack points of all Poison-type Pokémon, losing only to Toxicroak.

Evolution

Muk is the evolved form of Grimer, evolving at level 38.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s) Area(s) Rarity
Red and Blue Pokémon Mansion Rare (Red) Uncommon (Blue)
Yellow Pokémon Mansion, Power Plant Uncommon
Gold and Silver Celadon City, Route 16-18 Rare
Crystal Celadon City, Route 16-18 Rare
Ruby and Sapphire Evolve Grimer None
FireRed and LeafGreen Evolve Grimer (FireRed), Pokémon Mansion (LeafGreen) None (FireRed) Rare (LeafGreen)
Emerald Evolve Grimer None
Diamond and Pearl Evolve Grimer None
Platinum Evolve Grimer None
HeartGold and SoulSilver Celadon City, Route 16-18 Rare
Black and White Poké Transfer, Dream World None
X and Y Friend Safari Uncommon

Pokédex entries

Template:Pokédexentries

Sprites

Template:GenIPokéSprites

Appearances

In the anime

File:Ash's Muk.jpg

Ash's Muk

In the anime, Ash has a Muk after he caught it to restore the power of a town. He later used it to battle a Bellsprout used by a trainer called Jeanette and was able to beat it thanks to Muk being able to absorb all of Bellsprout's attacks, finally finishing it with a Body Slam.

Trivia

  • Muk has the shortest name of all Pokémon, tied with Mew.
  • Muk, Garbodor and their prevolutions are based on imagined fears that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and improper disposal of radioactive waste, may cause, the creation of new and undesirable lives.
  • Muk, like Grimer, has a horrible stench that its sludge body produces. However, in all of the Oak's Lab scenes since it's capture, Ash's Muk supposedly doesn't have this trademark smell after it was sent to the lab.

Gallery

See also

Template:GenInavTemplate:Family

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