Mudkip (Pokémon)

Mudkip ミズゴロウ Mizugorou

Artwork from Emerald

Type Species  Water  Mud Fish Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Torrent 1,059,860 Pokédex National #258 Johto #— Hoenn #007 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-011 Almia R— Height Weight 1'04" 16.8 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Blue 45 Gender ratio 87.5% male 12.5% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster, Water 1 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 65 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Mudkip (Japanese: ミズゴロウ Mizugorou) is a Water-type 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.

Biology

Physiology

Mudkip are small blue Pokémon with large heads with orange external gills. 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.

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 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. They sleep by burying themselves in soil at the water's edge. Their large tail fin propels them through water with powerful acceleration. 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 easy overpower their foes.

Habitat

Water's-edge Pokémon

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 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!.

A baby Mudkip hatching from an egg

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.

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 manga Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team, 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

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Mudkip is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	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 Ranger
Group:  Water	Loops: 4	Minimum Experience: 12
Poké Assist: ( Water )	Field Move: (Soak ×1)	Maximum Experience: 19
"Mudkip is a very docile Pokémon. It can douse a small fire by spitting water."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: F

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

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

Trivia

• Mudkip is the only Water-type starter that is quadrupedal, though its evolutions Marshtomp and Swampert are able to walk on either two or four feet.
• 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 *chan sites.

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. Its Japanese name 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'.

Related articles

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

External links

• Radar, the fanlisting for Mudkip.

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.