Ash's Muk

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

Muk smothering Ash

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

Kanto

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. With the aid of Pikachu and a Magnemite that was following it due to an electrical build up, 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 its capture in which it was selected as a surprise entry in the Indigo Plateau Conference. It defeated Jeanette Fisher's high-level Bellsprout using Body Slam and won the match for Ash.

Muk was briefly called in The Mystery Menace, where Ash used Muk to help him find the giant Bulbasaur in a sewer.

Johto

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

Sinnoh

Muk made a brief appearance in The Greatest - Everyday! Japanese opening, along with the rest of Ash's Pokémon. Muk reappeared in DP182, at Prof. Oak's lab, and then it was transfered to Ash to train. Muk was set to compete in the Sinnoh League, though it seems that it will not be participating in the end.

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.

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.
• Like Squirtle before it and Taillow after it, Muk was the leader of a group of Pokémon that caused trouble before being captured by Ash. Unlike Squirtle and Taillow, the group it led was comprised of its previous evolution.

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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