Ash's Muk

Ash's Muk サトシのベトベトン Satoshi's Betbeton

Muk smothering Professor Oak

Debuts in Sparks Fly for Magnemite Caught at Gringey City Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location At Professor Oak's Laboratory

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Muk Unshō Ishizuka Michael Haigney

Ash's Muk (Japanese: サトシのベトベトン Satoshi's Betbeton) was the ninth Pokémon caught by Ash during his travels through Kanto. Its Japanese voice actor is Unshō Ishizuka and its English voice actor is Michael Haigney.

History

Ash caught Muk in the episode Sparks Fly for Magnemite. Ash and his friends were traveling through Gringey City, which was in the midst of a power failure. The local power plant was being overrun by the mysterious Template:Type2 Pokémon Grimer. After the swarm was taken down, the Grimer's leader, a Muk, came and challenged the Trainers. Ash weakened it and captured the Muk. It was then immediately sent to Oak's lab because its stench was so rancid that it could seep through the Poké Ball. However, Muk's horrid smell seemed to have disappeared in later episodes as neither Ash, nor anyone around him, was affected by it. While at the lab, Muk grew an attachment to Professor Oak and as a recurring gag, it would always smother the Professor whenever Ash would make a call to the lab. So far, Muk has only been in two major battles since his capture in which he was selected as a surprise selection in the Indigo Plateau Conference. It defeated Jeanette Fisher's high-level Bellsprout using Body Slam and winning the match for Ash.

Ash has also briefly used it in The Mystery Menace, where he used Muk to help him find his Bulbasaur in a sewer.

Muk also battled Gary's Blastoise and Scizor in the Silver Conference; however, it was knocked out without a single win.

When Ash returned from Hoenn, Muk showed a lot of affection for Professor Birch.

Muk also made a brief appearance in The Greatest - Everyday! Japanese opening, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon.

Moves used

Using Sludge Bomb	Move	First Used In
File:Muk Sludge Bomb.png
	Body Slam	The Fourth Round Rumble
	Poison Gas	A Tent Situation
	Sludge Bomb	Can't Beat the Heat!
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case.

Battles

Region	League	Part	Against	Muk vs.	Won/Lose	Result
Kanto	Indigo League	Indigo Conference Fourth Round	Jeanette Fisher	Bellsprout	won	Top 16
Johto	Johto League	Silver Conference First Round	Gary	Blastoise	recall	Top 8
				Scizor	lose

Trivia

• Muk is the only pure Template:Type2 Pokémon Ash or any of his friends have owned.
• Muk is one of a few Pokémon that was caught by Ash when it was in its second evolutionary form. The other Pokémon that he caught at this evolutionary level are Pidgeotto, Noctowl, and Primeape (five if Seaking is counted).
• It is also Ash's only Pokémon in the Indeterminate egg group.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Muk.

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

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