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Alolan Muk
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Alolan Muk

PoisonDark

Best attacking moveset: Poison Jab and Gunk Shot, worth 11.3 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Alolan Muk can learn 12 combinations. Poison Jab with Gunk Shot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Weak toGround
ResistsPoisonGhostGrassPsychicDark
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BiteDark60.5s+4
Poison JabPoison131.0s+9
SnarlDark111.0s+13
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Acid SprayPoison203.0s-50
Dark PulseDark803.0s-50
Gunk ShotPoison1303.0s-100
Sludge WavePoison1053.0s-100

Shiny

Shiny availability is tracked for Muk as a species, on the Muk page.

Other forms

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP3,117 at level 50, 2,757 at level 40
Raid catch1,575 CP at level 20, or 1,969 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,501 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats190 attack · 172 defense · 233 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size1.2 m and 30 kg

Best moveset against each type

Alolan Muk does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Ghost.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GrassPoison Jab + Gunk Shot17.5
FairyPoison Jab + Gunk Shot17.5
GhostSnarl + Dark Pulse15.8
PsychicSnarl + Dark Pulse15.8
NormalPoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
FightingPoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
FlyingPoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
BugPoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
FirePoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
WaterPoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
ElectricPoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
IcePoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
DragonPoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
DarkPoison Jab + Gunk Shot11.3
PoisonBite + Dark Pulse10.2
GroundBite + Dark Pulse10.2
RockBite + Dark Pulse10.2
SteelBite + Dark Pulse10.2

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Alolan Muk is actually for.

Counters: what beats Alolan Muk

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
GroudonGroundMud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy27.8
ExcadrillGroundSteelMud Slap + Earthquake26.4
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy26.2
MamoswineIceGroundMud Slap + High Horsepower25.9
RegigigasNormalHidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy25.0
RhyperiorGroundRockMud Slap + Earthquake25.0
GarchompDragonGroundMud Shot + Earthquake24.8
LandorusGroundFlyingMud Shot + Earth Power24.6
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy24.3
KrookodileGroundDarkMud Slap + Earthquake23.8

Ranked by damage per second against Alolan Muk's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.