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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Muk
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 2 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
30.00 kg Weight
1.20 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,117
Level 40: 2,757
Level 25: 1,969 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,575 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,181 (Research Tasks)
ATK 190
DEF 172
STA 233

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Poison Jab
Gunk Shot
A
C
Acid
Gunk Shot
A
C
Lick*
Gunk Shot
A-
X
Poison Jab
Dark Pulse
X
A-
Acid
Dark Pulse
X
A-
Infestation
Dark Pulse
X
A
Poison Jab
Thunder Punch
X
A-
Acid
Thunder Punch
X
A-
Infestation
Thunder Punch
X
A
Infestation
Return
X
B-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Poison Jab is on par with Acid, the former having higher power, the latter higher energy gain.

  • Lick is slightly behind them. What it lacks in damage it makes up for in energy gain.

  • Gunk Shot is clearly superior to Sludge Wave, having higher base damage for the same energy cost.

  • Infestation and Dark Pulse are more suited towards gym defense.
  • Acid Spray is a terrible move in raids.
  • Thunder Punch does not synergize well with any of Muk's fast moves, leaving it useless on an attacking Muk.
  • Return is pointless on Muk.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Infestation is slightly superior to Poison Jab and Acid, offering counter coverage and better energy gain.

  • Dark Pulse is a fantastic charge move on Muk, with multiple bars and phenomenal counter coverage.

  • Thunder Punch is another fantastic charge move on Muk due to having three bars, a reasonably early damage window, good neutral coverage, and good power.

  • Gunk Shot is strong, and it literally throws a garbage can, which is neat.

  • Acid Spray is a 3-bar STAB charge move, but its low damage means that it's actually out-damaged by Thunder Punch despite the later not having STAB.

  • Both Lick and Sludge Wave are relatively ineffective on defense.
  • Return is hard to dodge, but it's just not as good as Thunder Punch for coverage or power.

PVE Overview

Smell that? That’s the scent of great gym defender decaying with each legendary released. For the longest time, the best answer to Muk was Dragonite. Frail Psychic-types couldn’t handle the combination of Infestation and Dark Pulse, and Ground-types were so slow that neutral attackers would get the job done faster. The release of Lugia, an extremely bulky Psychic-type, posed the first real threat to Muk’s viability. With Mewtwo and Groudon out, Muk has become yesterday's news.

While Muk is no longer an upper tier gym defender, it is still a very good gym defender. Its Poison-typing walls any Machamp trying to plow through.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Poison Jab
Thunder Punch
Dark Pulse
A
Poison Jab
Dark Pulse
Acid Spray
B
Poison Jab
Thunder Punch
Sludge Wave
C

PvP Moveset Explanation

Poison Jab + Thunder Punch and Dark Pulse or Acid Spray 

Poison Jab is recommended for its STAB damage output and above-average energy generation.

Thunder Punch is Muk's cheapest charge move energy-wise, and provides valuable coverage against common Water and Flying Pokemon. Dark Pulse features a balance between energy cost and damage output, and also provides coverage against Muk's weakness to Psychic-types. Acid Spray provides utility with its guaranteed -2 DEF debuff on the opponent, but it costs less energy to bait shields with Thunder Punch instead. Sludge Wave costs less energy than Gunk Shot if a high damaging charge move is needed, but Poison-type attacks aren't very valuable generally speaking. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3 / 5

Muk is a mono-Poison type with respectable bulk. Updates to its movepool throughout rebalances in 2019 have improved Muk's performance in the meta, with Thunder Punch being a valuable asset against common Water and Flying picks, while Dark Pulse and Acid Spray provide accessible options compared to Muk's more expensive charge moves. Unfortunately Poison-typing isn't very useful in the meta partly due to the frequency of Steel-types, and Ground-type coverage is quite common among various meta Pokemon. 

Ultra League: 1 / 5

As a Poison-type, Muk is mostly a niche pick to counter certain Pokemon like Fairy-types and Virizion. Ubiquitous Steel-types in this league makes it difficult to justify Muk as a pick on the roster, while access to Dark Pulse is inadequate when dealing with bulky Psychic-types. 

Master League: 0 / 5

With a max CP of 2757, Muk lacks sufficient stats to perform well in Master League. 

Fast Moves

10
Infestation
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
12.73
9.09
11.36
10
Poison Jab
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.60
8.75
12.50
15.63

Legacy Fast Moves

9
Acid
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.20
10.00
11.25
14.06

Elite Fast Moves

5
Lick
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.30
12.00
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

80
Dark Pulse
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.90
0.00
 1.60
26.67
33.33
 42.67
130
Gunk Shot
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
1.00
0.00
 1.30
41.94
52.42
 54.52
110
Sludge Wave
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.00
0.00
 1.10
34.38
42.97
 37.81
45
Thunder Punch
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.80
-0.15
0.00
 1.36
25.00
31.25
 34.09
20
Acid Spray
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.70
0.00
 0.40
6.67
8.33
 2.67

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 6.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Poison Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

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Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013339
2001.56980
2002105122
2002.5141163
4003177205
4003.5212247
4004248288
4004.5284330
6005320371
6005.5356413
6006392455
6006.5427496
8007463538
8007.5499579
8008535621
8008.5571663
10009607704
10009.5643746
100010678788
100010.5712827
130011746866
130011.5780906
130012814945
130012.5848984
1600138821024
160013.59161063
1600149501103
160014.59841142
19001510181181
190015.510521221
19001610861260
190016.511191299
22001711531339
220017.511871378
22001812211418
220018.512551457
25001912891496
250019.513231536
25002013571575
250020.513911614
30002114251654
300021.514591693
30002214931733
300022.515271772
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400025.517302008
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400026.517982087
45002718322127
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500030.520532383
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700034.521892540
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800036.522562619
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900037.522902658
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900038.523242698
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1000039.523582737
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