Alolan Muk

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Bite	Dark Pulse	A-	C
Bite	Gunk Shot	B	X
Poison Jab	Dark Pulse	B	A
Poison Jab	Gunk Shot	A	C

Quick	Charge	ATK	DEF
Bite	Sludge Wave	X	X
Poison Jab	Sludge Wave	C	X
Bite	Acid Spray
Poison Jab	Acid Spray		F
Snarl	Acid Spray	X	D

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

• Poison Jab should be paired with Gunk Shot. This set is better against neutral targets. Plus, Gunk Shot has the added bonus of throwing a garbage can.

• Bite should be paired with Dark Pulse. This set is better against targets weak to Dark.

• Snarl is just ever so slightly slightly weaker than Bite, and harder to dodge with too. Stick with Bite if you use Alolan Muk as a Dark type attacker

• Sludge Wave is strictly inferior to Gunk Shot, having worse power and no garbage can.

• Acid Spray is a terrible move in raids and also has no garbage can.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

• Snarl is the preferred fast move on defense, having higher damage and energy gains, while also hitting Metagross pretty hard.

• Poison Jab is slightly weaker than Snarl and is double-resisted by Metagross, but has the advantage of off-typing with Dark Pulse and isn’t resisted by Machamp.

• Bite is strictly inferior to Snarl on defense.

• Dark Pulse is the superior defensive charge move, with multiple bars.

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

• Sludge Wave is weaker than Gunk Shot, and it has no garbage can.

• Acid Spray is a three-bar move, but its damage is abysmal. Also; no garbage can.

PVE Overview

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick	Charge	ATK
Snarl	Dark Pulse Sludge Wave	A
Snarl	Dark Pulse Gunk Shot	A-
Poison Jab	Dark Pulse Acid Spray	A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Poison Jab + Dark Pulse and Acid Spray

This set offers greater consistent damage than the Snarl set thanks to Poison Jab's fairly high DPT. Dark Pulse is necessary coverage, hitting most Poison-resistant Pokemon for neutral damage. Acid Spray is Alolan Muk's cheapest attack and helps amplify its consistent damage to oppressive levels, especially in more lengthy matchups. It is chosen over Gunk Shot and Sludge Wave as Alolan Muk already deals good enough Poison-type damage, and its ability to debuff through shields is more valuable.

Snarl + Dark Pulse and Sludge Wave or Gunk Shot

Snarl's great energy generation allows it to leverage a fairly expensive set of charged moves with very solid coverage. Dark Pulse is mandatory as A-Muk's Dark-type move. Sludge Wave and Gunk Shot are both totally viable options for your secondary. Sludge Wave's lower energy cost can make it a little less punishing if it gets shielded and is generally the preferred choice, though Gunk Shot's stronger if it lands (and also has a funny trash can animation).

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3.5 / 5

Passable bulk, a single weakness to Ground, and great neutral coverage make Alolan Muk a totally solid choice in the Great League format. Not much actually walls it out, and it has pretty good matchups against many of the top Pokémon in the format! It's not, and likely never will be, top tier, but that doesn't stop it from being perfectly usable a lot of the time.

Note that Drapion, Skuntank, and XL Alolan Grimer compete for similar roles as Alolan Muk. Their access to cheaper moves and/or wider coverage can make it harder to justify picking Alolan Muk over them.

Ultra League: 4.5 / 5

Alolan Muk is a force to be reckoned with, being a good generalist thanks to its typing and sporting key wins against Cresselia and Trevenant. The increased bulk in the Ultra League allows Alolan Muk to make greater use of Acid Spray's debuff and dominate lengthy matchups. It still faces competition from Drapion and Skuntank, however. Note that Alolan Muk is the only one of the three Poison/Darks to not require XLs to hit 2500 CP, making it viable for formats that ban Pokemon powered up by Candy XL.

Master League: 0 / 5

Alolan Muk just doesn't cut it in Master League, as its max CP is too low.

Fast Moves

6

Bite

More Info

Dark

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.50	0.20	8.00		12.00	15.00

10

Poison Jab

More Info

Poison

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
0.80	0.60	8.75		12.50	15.63

12

Snarl

More Info

Dark

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

0.7 secs

CD	DW	EPS	EPU	DPS	DPS w/STAB	True DPS
1.10	0.20	12.73		10.91	13.64

Charge Moves

80

Dark Pulse

2 Energy

More Info

Dark

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS

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

1 Energy

More Info

Poison

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

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

1 Energy

More Info

Poison

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

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

20

Acid Spray

2 Energy

More Info

Poison

1.6x Damage	VS
1.6x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.714x Damage	VS
.51x Damage	VS

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

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage

Resistant

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

Raid Boss Catch Rate

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