muk-alola

Muk Alola is a dual-type Poison/Dark Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

Type: Poison/Dark

Abilities:

• Poison Touch: May poison targets when making contact
• Gluttony: Consumes held Berry at 50% HP or less (rather than the usual 25% HP threshold)
• Power of Alchemy (Hidden Ability): Copies the ability of a defeated ally

Physical Characteristics:

• Muk Alola is a large, amorphous Pokémon with a vibrant, multicolored sludge body.
• Its body displays a variety of colors, including green, pink, and yellow, due to the toxins and chemicals absorbed.
• Muk Alola's eyes and mouth are visible amidst its dripping, oozing body, with the mouth featuring sharp teeth.
• It has two arm-like appendages that end in three-fingered hands, capable of extending and retracting at will.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Muk Alola thrives in urban areas, particularly near industrial sites and cities, where it feeds on garbage and pollution.
• It consumes toxic substances, which contribute to its vibrant coloration and potent toxicity.
• This variant of Muk is more aggressive than its Kanto counterpart, reflecting its dark typing.
• Despite its fearsome appearance, Muk Alola plays an important ecological role by consuming waste.

In Battle:

• Muk Alola is known for its high special defense and physical attack, making it a formidable tank.
• It utilizes defensive and disruptive moves such as Knock Off, a powerful tool for removing opponents' held items.
• Muk Alola is strong against Ghost, Psychic, and Grass types due to its dual typing.
• Notable moves include Gunk Shot, Crunch, and Acid Spray, which exploit its Poison and Dark type strengths.
• It has a weakness to Ground moves primarily, but also to Fighting-type attacks.

Evolution:

• Muk Alola evolves from Alolan Grimer starting at level 38.
• Unlike its Kanto counterpart, Alolan Grimer and Muk have been adapted to thrive in a different environment, resulting in their unique typings and abilities.

Interesting Facts:

• Muk Alola's vibrant colors and unique typing are a result of its adaptation to the Alolan environment, where pollution is more chemically diverse.
• The Pokémon's ability to consume and neutralize toxins makes it an unintended yet effective cleaner of polluted areas.
• The Alolan variant of Muk was introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon, showcasing how Pokémon can adapt to different environmental challenges.
• Its Power of Alchemy ability is unique among Pokémon, emphasizing its adaptable nature and role in the ecosystem.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• Red: Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. Itis so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
• Blue: Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. Itis so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
• Yellow: Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Throughdegeneration, it lost its sense of smell.
• Gold: They love to gath­ er in smelly areas where sludge ac­cumulates, making the stench around them worse.
• Silver: Its body is made of a powerful poi­ son. Touching itaccidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.
• Crystal: As it moves, a very strong poison leaks from it,making the ground there barren for three years.
• 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.
• 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.
• Emerald: It prefers warm and humid habitats. In the summertime, the toxic substances in its body intensify, making MUK reek like putrid kitchen garbage.
• Firered: It is usually undetectable because it blends in with the ground. Touching it can cause terrible poisoning.
• Leafgreen: Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
• Diamond: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
• Pearl: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
• Platinum: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
• Heartgold: They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
• Soulsilver: Its body is made of a powerful poison. Touching it accidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.
• Black: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
• White: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
• Black-2: It’s so stinky! Muk’s body contains toxic elements, and any plant will wilt when it passes by.
• White-2: It’s so stinky! Muk’s body contains toxic elements, and any plant will wilt when it passes by.
• X: They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
• Y: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
• Omega-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.
• Alpha-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.
• Sun: The stench it gives off will make your nose scrunch up. Still, there are Muk fans who think that’s a good thing.
• Moon: After recent environmental improvements, this Pokémon is now hardly seen at all. People speculate that it may go extinct at some point.
• Ultra-Sun: Their food sources have decreased, and their numbers have declined sharply. Sludge ponds are being built to prevent their extinction.
• Ultra-Moon: Because they scatter germs everywhere, they’ve long been targeted for extermination, leading to a steep decline in their population.
• Lets-Go-Pikachu: Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration of its nose, it lost its sense of smell.
• Lets-Go-Eevee: Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration of its nose, it lost its sense of smell.

89 National

89 Kanto

117 Original-Johto

107 Hoenn

118 Updated-Johto

65 Updated-Unova

112 Updated-Hoenn

51 Original-Alola

51 Original-Melemele

29 Original-Ulaula

58 Updated-Alola

58 Updated-Melemele

29 Updated-Ulaula

89 Letsgo-Kanto

195 Paldea

69 Blueberry