Muk

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Muk
Image:Muk.png
National
Grimer - Muk (#089) - Shellder
Johto
Grimer - Muk (#177) - Magnemite
Japanese name Betbeton
Stage Stage 1
Evolves from Grimer
Evolves to None
Generation First
Species Sludge Pokémon
Type Poison
Height 3 ft 11 in (1.2 m)
Weight 66.0 lb (30.0 kg)
Ability Stench / Sticky Hold

Muk (ベトベトン Betobeton?, Betbeton) is one of 493 fictional species from the Pokémon franchise. "Muk" is a derivation of the word "muck", meaning dirt or slime, as per its body structure and appearance. Its Japanese name is a play on べとべと betobeto, the word for "sticky".


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[edit] Biology

Muk, quite frankly, is the personification of sludge and bad hygiene. Muk thrives in toxic waste and garbage. It inhabits any polluted area; including abandoned factories, garbage dumps and sewers. It is said that its smell is comparable to that of reeking kitchen garbage, especially during hot summers.

Muk itself is also a source of pollution. As Muk slides across the ground, it leaves behind a trail of highly poisonous sludge. Muk and Grimer are known for traveling into water and polluting it. Muk could be considered antagonistic of Suicune, a Pokémon with the ability to purify dirty or polluted water.

Muk's thick, sticky sludge can be used to trap foes in battle. Muk can Body Slam the foe, entangling them in its sludgy belly. It can appear suddenly, ensuing panic.

[edit] In the video games

In Pokémon Red and Blue and Fire Red and Leaf Green, Muk is available for capture in Cinnabar Island's Pokémon Mansion.

Muk is considered the counterpart of Weezing, as they are both Poison-type and both appear in the Pokémon Mansion. One of them represents sludge while the other represents smog, two forms of pollution. Muk has high Attack stats, and Weezing has high Defense stats.

In addition to the Pokémon-repelling Stench ability, Muk can possess the Sticky Hold ability, which keeps foes from stealing Muk's held-item with attacks like Trick or Thief.

Muk has high defenses and decent attack strength. It can use what is known as Subpunch, the usage of Substitute and Focus Punch to gain a free hit. Overall it is a good Pokémon but pales in comparison to a similar tank, Snorlax. Muk may seem to be a better physical wall, with three physical resistances, compared to Snorlax's one (moderately rare) immunity, but Snorlax has more HP on average and isn't weak to the common tourney move Earthquake.

To find Muk in Pokémon Snap, the player has to throw pester balls at a Grimer until it evolves.

[edit] In the animé

Ash and friends encounter a horde of Grimer in an abandoned power plant. As Pikachu is suffering from a nasty electrical cold, Pikachu's electrical attacks are useless against the Grimer. When a Muk appears, all seems hopeless until a group of friendly Magnemites and Magnetons arrive to help. They all shock the Muk into submission. Ash seizes the opportunity to capture his own Muk.

A running gag in the series involves Muk expressing gratitude towards Professor Oak by hugging him, and in the process smothering him with its gooey body (however, it is this same technique that helps Ash later beat an Indigo League trainer with an undefeatable Bellsprout.)

When Ash first caught Muk, its smell was able to escape the PokeBall, much to everyone's displeasure. For this reason, Muk was given to Professor Oak. Strangely, however, in all of Ash's future use of Muk, the smell does not bother anyone.

In episode 1 of Pokémon Chronicles a Team Rocket member named Atila uses a Muk against Jimmy.

[edit] In other properties

[edit] In the card game

Muk in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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Muk in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Muk makes the following appearances in the Pokémon Trading Card Game:

  • Fossil
  • Team Rocket (as Dark Muk)
  • Gym Challenge (as Koga's Muk)
  • Aquapolis
  • EX Team Rocket Returns (as Dark Muk; as a Dark/Grass dual-type)
  • EX Legend Maker

Muk's first appearance in the Fossil set featured a useful Pokémon Power that caused the Pokémon Powers of all other Pokémon in play to stop working.

[edit] References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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