What is a good competitive moveset for Muk? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Muk is an outstanding Poison-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Muk out in the 7th generation battlefield. Muk's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Species: Muk Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb Ability: Poison Touch Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def Moveset: - Poison Jab - Return / Body Slam - Fire Punch - Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Muk (Poison Touch)
Muk is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Muk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Poison Touch, Muk's contact moves have a 30% chance of poisoning.
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target). ♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Muk is a spectacular Support. Flame Orb will burn Muk at the end of the turn. With Poison Touch, Muk's contact moves have a 30% chance of poisoning. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Gunk Shot is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ Shadow Punch is a physical 60-base power Ghost-type move (this move does not check accuracy). ♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Muk is burn/poison/paralyzed). ♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Muk? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Species: Muk Item: Rockium Z / Life Orb Ability: Poison Touch Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 176 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def Moveset: - Rock Slide - Poison Jab - Return / Body Slam - Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Muk (Poison Touch)
Muk is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Muk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Poison Touch, Muk's contact moves have a 30% chance of poisoning.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Muk learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Muk can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Muk
Moves: Mimic + Imprison
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
Moves: Pain split + Toxic
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Shadow Sneak
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