Mudkip (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Mudkip (disambiguation).

Mudkip ミズゴロウ Mizugorou #258
Art by Ken Sugimori from Emerald
Type Water ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Mud Fish Pokémon
Abilities Torrent Blue-Striped ----- Damp Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #007 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-011 Almia R— Oblivia R-095 N-135
Height 1'04" Imperial 0.4 m Metric 1'04"/0.4 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 16.8 lbs. Imperial 7.6 kg Metric 16.8 lbs./7.6 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female
Breeding Monster and Water 1 groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 65 Battle Exp.: 651*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Mudkip (Japanese: ミズゴロウ Mizugorou) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Marshtomp starting at level 16, who evolves into Swampert starting at level 36.

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.

It is also available in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after obtaining all sixteen badges and defeating Red.

Biology

Physiology

Mudkip are small, blue, amphibious Pokémon with large heads, wide mouths, and orange, star-shaped external gills on their cheeks. They also have a fin on the top of their heads and a light-blue fin for a tail. They move around on all four legs, and have a light-blue underside.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Mudkip can use the fin on their heads to detect subtle changes in air and water currents, and can detect nearby bodies of water in this way. They can also detect danger. Like most Water-type Pokémon, Mudkip can shoot water from their mouths. When in water, Mudkip breathe using the gills on their cheeks. On land, they can powerfully lift large boulders by planting their four feet and heaving. If they are faced with a tight situation in battle, Mudkip will become strong enough to crush rocks bigger than themselves.

Behavior

Mudkip are more mellow than their evolutions, but are protective of their kind and because of their powerful strength they group up in numbers and easily overpower their foes. They have been known to be playful, especially in mud, as well. They sleep by burying themselves in soil at the water's edge. Their large tail fin propels them through water with powerful acceleration.

Habitat

Mudkip and members of its evolution family dwell in swamps or other wetlands, deep inside isolated islands, because of their dislike of fresh water lakes and ponds. Soon after birth on beautiful beaches, they swim to swamps deep within islands. Very few have been known to hatch in swamps.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Mudkip first appeared in Get the Show on the Road, when May was asked to use a Pokémon to attack some Poochyena. Then, when May was asked to pick her starter Pokémon, she didn't pick Mudkip after it refused to do what May asked.

A Mudkip was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

Brock has a Marshtomp that he caught as a Mudkip in A Mudkip Mission Mudkip eggs were seen in the episode when Old Man Swamp offered to let Brock see one hatch, and Brock accepts his offer with enthusiasm. Next, a baby Mudkip is shown hatching from a Mudkip egg.

Nicholai's Mudkip appeared in In the Knicker of Time!.

During Having a Wailord of a Time, Nurse Joy asks Ash and Max to look over a Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip while she wasn't there. The Mudkip of this group was very young and cried easily.

Other

A Mudkip appeared in Now That’s Flower Power! as a Pokémon in the Contest.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, when Ruby was attacked by Sapphire's Torchic, Professor Birch told him to look in his briefcase, to pick up the Poké Ball with a blue Pokémon and to throw it. The Poké Ball released a Mudkip and he nicknamed it Zuzu. At the beginning, Ruby was disappointed with it because it wasn't as attractive as his other Pokémon and it couldn't participate in any Pokémon Contest. He tried with different conditions and then he decided that Tough Contests would be perfect for it. Zuzu eventually evolved into a Marshtomp and then into a Swampert.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga, Ginji's partner and first friend is a cautious Mudkip.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Mudkip (TCG)

In the TFG

One Mudkip figure has been released.

• Next Quest: Mudkip

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM34	Slime Wave	Poison	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM49	Echo Voice	Normal	Special	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM55	Scald	Water	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
	HM05	Waterfall	Water	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mudkip Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mudkip Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
	Avalanche*	Ice	Physical	60	100%	10
	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
	Counter*	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	10
	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
	Gust	Flying	Special	40	100%	35
	Ice Ball	Ice	Physical	30	90%	20
	Mirror Coat	Psychic	Special	—	100%	20
	Mud Bomb	Ground	Special	65	85%	10
	Sludge*	Poison	Special	65	100%	20
	Refresh	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Stomp	Normal	Physical	65	100%	20
	Wide Guard	Rock	Status	—	—%	10
	Whirlpool	Water	Special	15	70%	15
	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mudkip in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Mudkip in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mudkip Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mudkip Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 12.3% Friend Area: Peanut Swamp Phrases 51%-100% HP I might be little, but I'm proud of my strength! 26%-50% HP Wait a second... I've lost half my HP already? 1%-25% HP I'm teetering on the brink of collapse... Level up Yay! Look, I leveled up! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP Let's keep at this, <name>! 26%-50% HP This is getting rough... 1%-25% HP Urf... I'm nearly done. <name>, help, please... Level up All right! Level-up time!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: F
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Water  Poké Assist: ( Water ) Field move: (Soak ×1) Loops: 4 Min. exp.: 12 Max. exp.: 19 Browser entry   Mudkip is a very docile Pokémon. It can douse a small fire by spitting water.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Water  ( Water ) Past ( Normal ) (Soak ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It attacks by spitting bubbles that make Pokémon Slowed.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Mudkip often plays in the Beach Zone. He loves Hide-and-Seek!
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Mudkip  Water

Level 16 →

First evolution Marshtomp  Water  Ground

Level 36 →

Second evolution Swampert  Water  Ground

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Mudkip images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Mudkip has the highest Attack out of all the starters at base form.
• In a poll conducted by Nintendo of Europe, Mudkip was voted as the fan favorite, with Typhlosion and Blastoise close behind.
• GameFAQs's sixth and seventh annual character battles featured Mudkip.
• "So i herd u liek mudkipz?" is a frequently mentioned meme on the Internet.
• Mudkip is the only member of its evolutionary line that can learn Hydro Pump.

Origin

This Pokémon is based on the mudpuppy or mudskipper, or also possibly an axolotl.

Name origin

Mudkip's name is a combination of mud and skip, and was probably chosen because it sounds like mudskipper.

Mizugorou is probably based on 水 mizu, "water," and ムツゴロウ mutsugorō, "mudskipper."

In other languages

• German: Hydropi - Comes from a combination of hydro and mudpuppy.
• French: Gobou - From gober (to swallow) and boue (mud).
• Korean: 물짱이 Muljjang-i - A combination of 물 (water) and 장이, a word that is similar to a suffix referring to a 'specialist' or 'professional'.
• Chinese (Taiwan): 水躍魚 Shuǐ Yuè Yú - Literally "Water jumping fish".

Related articles

• Brock's Mudkip
• Zuzu
• Mudkip (Ginji's Rescue Team)

External links

Notes

First partner trios

Kanto

Bulbasaur

Charmander

Squirtle

Johto

Chikorita

Cyndaquil

Totodile

Hoenn

Treecko

Torchic

Mudkip

Sinnoh

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Unova

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Kalos

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

Alola

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Galar

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Paldea

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

See also: player's first Pokémon

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