Muk (Pokémon GO)

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Grimer

Shellder

#89

1575

1969

Attacker Rank

B Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L20.5 · CP 1496

F Tier

#476

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/15 · L38.5 · CP 2500

F Tier

#319

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3117

F Tier

#304

Normal

Shiny

Muk

#89

Poison

Attack

190

Top 40.8%

Defense

172

Top 34.1%

Stamina

233

Top 7.6%

Total

595

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1501 -1575 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1876 -1969 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1501 -1575 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1125 -1181 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3117 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Muk takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ground

160%

Psychic

160%

Resists

Grass

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Poison

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Muk can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Poison Jab
Gunk Shot
10.90
159.5
1375.7s
9.35
2
Lick
Gunk Shot
10.31
150.9
1454.4s
8.84
3
Poison Jab
Sludge Wave
9.95
145.6
1506.8s
8.51
4
Infestation
Gunk Shot
9.69
141.7
1548.2s
8.30
5
Poison Jab
Dark Pulse
9.50
139.0
1578.5s
8.16
6
Poison Jab
Thunder Punch
9.32
136.3
1609.4s
7.97
7
Lick
Sludge Wave
9.11
133.3
1645.7s
7.81
8
Lick
Dark Pulse
8.77
128.3
1710.7s
7.51
9
Lick
Thunder Punch
8.58
125.5
1748.0s
7.36
10
Infestation
Sludge Wave
8.47
123.9
1770.4s
7.24

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Muk in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
60.13
2832.3
1.3
59.9s
59.34
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
49.83
2622.7
1.4
72.3s
49.15
3
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
45.58
1389.3
2.6
79.0s
44.24
4
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
42.11
1226.8
2.9
85.5s
40.79
5
Deoxys Normal
Zen Headbutt
Psycho Boost
44.46
728.8
4.9
81.0s
39.78
6
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
39.76
4002.8
0.9
90.5s
39.50
7
Mega Gallade
Confusion
Psychic
37.98
1611.6
2.2
94.8s
37.20
8
Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
38.04
1389.0
2.6
94.6s
37.10
9
Shadow Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
37.02
2265.7
1.6
97.3s
36.49
10
Mega Latios
Zen Headbutt
Psychic
37.11
1678.1
2.1
97.0s
36.36

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Muk in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Poison Jab

General

Thunder Punch

Spam/Bait

Dark Pulse

General

Rank 1 IVs

1496

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 20.5

114.92

Attack

113.10

Defense

149

Stat Product · 1,936,596

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	20.5	1496	100.00%
0/15/14	20.5	1493	100.00%
1/14/15	20.5	1500	99.99%
1/14/14	20.5	1497	99.99%
1/15/13	20.5	1498	99.85%
1/15/12	20.5	1495	99.85%
2/14/12	20.5	1499	99.84%
0/10/11	21	1500	99.70%
2/15/11	20.5	1500	99.70%
0/15/4	21	1498	99.69%
0/11/9	21	1498	99.58%
0/14/15	20.5	1492	99.47%
0/14/14	20.5	1489	99.47%
5/15/15	20	1498	99.46%
1/13/15	20.5	1496	99.45%
1/13/14	20.5	1493	99.45%
0/12/8	21	1499	99.44%
2/12/15	20.5	1500	99.43%
2/12/14	20.5	1497	99.43%
0/7/15	21	1500	99.37%
0/7/14	21	1497	99.37%
1/6/14	21	1500	99.34%
0/15/13	20.5	1490	99.33%
0/15/12	20.5	1487	99.33%
1/14/13	20.5	1494	99.32%
1/14/12	20.5	1491	99.32%
0/13/7	21	1500	99.30%
0/13/6	21	1497	99.30%
2/13/13	20.5	1498	99.30%
2/13/12	20.5	1495	99.30%
1/12/6	21	1500	99.29%
3/12/12	20.5	1499	99.28%
0/8/13	21	1498	99.27%
1/15/11	20.5	1492	99.18%
2/14/11	20.5	1496	99.16%
0/14/5	21	1498	99.16%
0/14/4	21	1494	99.16%
0/9/12	21	1499	99.15%
0/9/11	21	1496	99.15%
3/13/11	20.5	1500	99.14%
1/13/4	21	1498	99.14%
1/8/11	21	1499	99.12%
0/10/10	21	1497	99.03%
0/10/9	21	1494	99.03%
2/15/10	20.5	1497	99.02%
2/15/9	20.5	1494	99.02%
1/9/9	21	1497	99.01%
0/15/3	21	1495	99.00%
3/14/10	20.5	1500	99.00%
3/14/9	20.5	1497	99.00%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (2)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Muk can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Infestation
9
13
1.0s
9
Lick
5
6
0.5s
10
Poison Jab
13
9
1.0s
13

Charged Attacks

Acid Spray
20
-50
3.0s
6.67
Dark Pulse
80
-50
3.0s
26.67
Gunk Shot
130
-100
3.0s
43.33
Sludge Wave
105
-100
3.0s
35
Thunder Punch
50
-33
2.0s
25

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Grimer	50 Candy	Muk
Alolan Grimer	50 Candy	Alolan Muk

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Muk including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Grimer

#88

Alolan Grimer

#88

Shadow Alolan Grimer

#88

Shadow Grimer

#88

Muk

#89

Alolan Muk

#89

Shadow Alolan Muk

#89

Shadow Muk

#89

Costumes

Muk has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Party Hat Muk

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Muk with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.588 m to 2.4 m tall, averaging 1.2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.588 m 1'11"	0.6 m 2'00"
XS	0.6 m 2'00"	0.9 m 2'11"
M	0.9 m 2'11"	1.5 m 4'11"
XL	1.5 m 4'11"	1.8 m 5'11"
XXL	1.8 m 5'11"	2.4 m 7'10"

XXS

0.588 m

1'11"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.9 m

2'11"

0.9 m

2'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.8 m

5'11"

XXL

1.8 m

5'11"

2.4 m

7'10"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	8s
Jump time	1.25s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	3s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Muk at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	39 CP	27	2127 CP
2	122 CP	28	2205 CP
3	205 CP	29	2284 CP
4	288 CP	30	2363 CP
5	371 CP	31	2402 CP
6	455 CP	32	2442 CP
7	538 CP	33	2481 CP
8	621 CP	34	2521 CP
9	704 CP	35	2560 CP
10	788 CP	36	2599 CP
11	866 CP	37	2639 CP
12	945 CP	38	2678 CP
13	1024 CP	39	2717 CP
14	1103 CP	40	2757 CP
15	1181 CP	41	2792 CP
16	1260 CP	42	2827 CP
17	1339 CP	43	2862 CP
18	1418 CP	44	2898 CP
19	1496 CP	45	2934 CP
20	1575 CP	46	2970 CP
21	1654 CP	47	3006 CP
22	1733 CP	48	3043 CP
23	1811 CP	49	3080 CP
24	1890 CP	50	3117 CP
25	1969 CP	51	3154 CP
26	2048 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	39 CP	18	1418 CP	35	2560 CP
2	122 CP	19	1496 CP	36	2599 CP
3	205 CP	20	1575 CP	37	2639 CP
4	288 CP	21	1654 CP	38	2678 CP
5	371 CP	22	1733 CP	39	2717 CP
6	455 CP	23	1811 CP	40	2757 CP
7	538 CP	24	1890 CP	41	2792 CP
8	621 CP	25	1969 CP	42	2827 CP
9	704 CP	26	2048 CP	43	2862 CP
10	788 CP	27	2127 CP	44	2898 CP
11	866 CP	28	2205 CP	45	2934 CP
12	945 CP	29	2284 CP	46	2970 CP
13	1024 CP	30	2363 CP	47	3006 CP
14	1103 CP	31	2402 CP	48	3043 CP
15	1181 CP	32	2442 CP	49	3080 CP
16	1260 CP	33	2481 CP	50	3117 CP
17	1339 CP	34	2521 CP	51	3154 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Muk up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Grimer

Shellder