Muk #0089

Poison
GrimerGrimer(#0088)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Shellder(#0090)Shellder
Max CPL402757L503117L51 · Best Buddy3154
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedJul 6, 2016Sep 13, 2018

Type Effectiveness

Muk takes 160% from Ground and Psychic moves.

Weak ×1.6
GroundPsychic
Resists ×0.6
GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy

Muk is a Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Ground and Psychic.

It reaches 3117 CP at level 50, or 3154 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Poison Jab with Gunk Shot.

Muk
Normal
Shiny Muk
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack190
Defense172
Stamina233

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
PoisonPoison JabPoisonGunk Shot11.3242
2GhostLickPoisonGunk Shot10.7229
3PoisonPoison JabPoisonSludge Wave10.3222
4PoisonPoison JabNormalReturn10.3221
5BugInfestationPoisonGunk Shot10.0216
6PoisonAcidPoisonGunk Shot10.0215
7PoisonPoison JabDarkDark Pulse9.7210
8PoisonPoison JabElectricThunder Punch9.5204
16 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9GhostLickPoisonSludge Wave9.4203
10GhostLickNormalReturn9.2197
11GhostLickDarkDark Pulse9.0193
12PoisonAcidPoisonSludge Wave8.9192
13BugInfestationPoisonSludge Wave8.8189
14PoisonAcidNormalReturn8.8189
15PoisonAcidDarkDark Pulse8.7187
16GhostLickElectricThunder Punch8.7186
17BugInfestationDarkDark Pulse8.5183
18BugInfestationNormalReturn8.5183
19PoisonAcidElectricThunder Punch8.4181
20BugInfestationElectricThunder Punch8.2177
21PoisonPoison JabPoisonAcid SprayDon’t Use8.0172
22GhostLickPoisonAcid SprayDon’t Use6.0129
23PoisonAcidPoisonAcid SprayDon’t Use6.0129
24BugInfestationPoisonAcid SprayDon’t Use5.0108

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Poison JabPoison1391.0s13.09.0
AcidLPoison11101.0s11.010.0
LickEGhost560.5s10.012.0
InfestationBug9131.0s9.013.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
Gunk ShotPoison1301003.0s43.31.30
Sludge WavePoison1051003.0s35.01.05
Dark PulseDark80503.0s26.71.60
Thunder PunchElectric50332.0s25.01.52
Acid SprayPoison20503.0s6.70.40

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Poison JabPoison7723.53.5
InfestationBug101233.34.0
LickEGhost3313.03.0
AcidLPoison6823.04.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
ReturnPNormal130701.86
Dark PulseDark80451.78
Gunk ShotPoison130751.73
Sludge WavePoison110651.69
Thunder PunchElectric60401.50
Acid SprayPoison20450.44

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

E
Elite TM: only an Elite TM teaches it now.
L
Legacy: Acid can no longer be learned, even with an Elite TM. Source: pokemongo.fandom.com.
P
Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Evolution Family

Grimer
Grimer
#0088
Poison
50
45 purified
Muk
Muk
#0089
Poison

Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+50.1 eDPS
  2. 2Attack Forme DeoxysPsychicZen HeadbuttPsychicPsycho Boost38.6 eDPS
  3. 3Mega AlakazamPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE36.2 eDPS
  4. 4Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE36.0 eDPS
  5. 5Mega GalladePsychicConfusionPsychicPsychic33.5 eDPS
  6. 6Mega GardevoirPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychic32.9 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15112510/10/10118115/15/15
Raids & Eggs20150110/10/10157515/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25187610/10/10196915/15/15
L404023750/0/0275715/15/15
L505026850/0/0311715/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5127170/0/0315415/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1511811018
Level 2015751357
Level 2519691696
Level 3023632036
Level 3525602206
Level 4027572375
Level 4529342528
Level 5031172685
Level 5131542717

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.2 m · 30 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Muk in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/141493 CP at level 20.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/14149320.5100.00%
#20/15/15149620.5100.00%
#31/14/14149720.599.98%
#41/14/15150020.599.98%
#51/15/12149520.599.85%
#61/15/13149820.599.85%
#72/14/12149920.599.83%
#80/10/1115002199.70%
#92/15/11150020.599.69%
#100/15/414982199.68%

A 15/15/15 ranks #903 of 4,096, with 96.64% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/142495 CP at level 38.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/14249538.5100.00%
#20/15/15250038.5100.00%
#31/15/1524953899.79%
#40/15/1124983999.68%
#50/14/1224973999.67%
#60/13/1324953999.65%
#70/13/1425003999.65%
#80/12/1524983999.62%
#91/15/12249838.599.48%
#100/15/13249038.599.48%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2934 of 4,096, with 95.12% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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