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Height
1′04″
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0.4 m
Metric
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1′04″/0.4 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
16.8 lbs.
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7.6 kg
Metric
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16.8 lbs./7.6 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
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Atk
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Def
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Sp.Atk
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Speed
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| Base Exp.: 65
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Battle Exp.: 651*
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Mudkip (Japanese: ミズゴロウ Mizugorou) is a Water-type Pokémon. Along with Treecko and Torchic, it is one of three starter Pokémon that can be chosen at the beginning of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.
Mudkip comes with the Ability Torrent, which increases the power of Water-type attacks by 50% once the Pokémon has less than one-third of its maximum HP.
Biology
Physiology
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Mudkip can use the fin on their heads to detect subtle changes in air and water currents to sense information about its surroundings. When in water, Mudkip breathes using the gills on its cheeks. On land, it can powerfully lift large boulders by planting its four feet and heaving. It sleeps by burying itself in soil at the water's edge. Its large tail fin propels it through water with powerful acceleration. If it is faced with a tight situation in battle, Mudkip will become strong enough to crush rocks bigger than itself.
Behavior
Habitat
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Brock has a Marshtomp that he caught as a Mudkip in A Mudkip Mission. Since then, it has gotten significantly less screentime (and battle experience) than its Hoenn starter counterparts, Ash's Sceptile and May's Blaziken. It was the last of the three starters to evolve (in A Chip Off the Old Brock) and it never reached its final evolutionary stage like the others did.
Nicholai's starter Pokémon was a Mudkip. Sometime afterwards, his Mudkip evolved into a Marshtomp.
During Having a Wailord of a Time, Nurse Joy asks Ash and Max to look over a Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip while May was practicing for the upcoming Pokémon Contest. The Mudkip of this group was very young and cried easily.
Mudkip eggs were first seen in A Mudkip Mission, when Old Man Swampy offered to show Brock his eggs.
Later in this episode Old Man Swampy offers to let Brock see one hatch, and Brock accepts his offer with much enthusiasm. Next, a baby Mudkip is shown hatching from a Mudkip egg.
The Mudkip eggs are kept in an incubator operated primarily by Old Man Swampy. This incubator is lined with what appears to be straw or hay. The incubators are not internally lit or heated, nor is any mud provided for the newly hatched baby to burrow into.
In the TFG
One Mudkip figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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| Generation III
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| Ruby
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The fin on Mudkip's head acts as highly sensitive radar. Using this fin to sense movements of water and air, this Pokémon can determine what is taking place around it without using its eyes.
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| Sapphire
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In water, Mudkip breathes using the gills on its cheeks. If it is faced with a tight situation in battle, this Pokémon will unleash its amazing power - it can crush rocks bigger than itself.
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| Emerald
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On land, it can powerfully lift large boulders by planting its four feet and heaving. It sleeps by burying itself in soil at the water's edge.
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| FireRed
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Its large tail fin propels it through water with powerful acceleration. It is strong in spite of its size.
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| LeafGreen
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Its large tail fin propels it through water with powerful acceleration. It is strong in spite of its size.
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| Diamond
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To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strengh to lift boulders.
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| Pearl
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To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strengh to lift boulders.
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| Platinum
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{{{platinumdex}}}
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| HeartGold
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{{{heartgolddex}}}
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| SoulSilver
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{{{soulsilverdex}}}
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 310
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Template:Learnset introMoves in Italics aren't STAB for Mudkip, but are for some/all evolutions.
In Pokémon Emerald:
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl:
Side game data
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Evolution
Trivia
- Mudkip is the only Template:Type2 starter to be quadrupedal, though its final form Swampert is able to walk on four feet as well.
- Mudkip is a frequently-mentioned meme on *chan sites, stemming from a comment on deviantART in which one user declared to another "i herd u liek mudkipz".
- Mudkip has a higher Defense than Treecko and Torchic.
- Mudkip was voted the fans' favorite by votes according to Nintendo UK, with Typhlosion and Blastoise close behind.
Origin
This Pokémon is based on the mudpuppy.
Name origin
Mudkip's name is a combination of mud and skip, and was probably chosen because it sounds like mudskipper. Its Japanese name is probably based on 水心 mizugokoro, swimming. 水子 mizugo, newborn baby, may also be in play.
In other languages
- German: Hydropi - Comes from a combination of hydro and mudpuppy.
- French: Gobou - The verb gober means to swallow and boue means mud.
- Korean: 물짱이 Muljjang-i - A combination of 'water' (물) and a word that is similar to a suffix referring to a 'specialist', 'professional' (장이).
Related articles
External links
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