Just a quick correction, it's only a 2x weakness to ground, so not even super egregious at that.
It's an interesting set, I'd be curious to see how it performs in practice.
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Pokémon Alolan Muk
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It's an interesting set, I'd be curious to see how it performs in practice.
Thanks, will edit. I didn't check the weakness multiplier as I assumed a pokemon with only 1 weakness would have a 4x, like mega-scizor (though Sableye is a counter-example).
Wouldn't gluttony and Liechi Berry be a better ability and item for it? 105 attack is very mediocre as far as sweeping sets go, and it has the natural bulk to set up at least once, take a hit, and not be in 2hko range before the berry is activated due to gluttony. With things like Bulu and Greninja running amuk (lol), ground types aren't that difficult to work around.
That might indeed help, +1 attack and +2 speed would mean it is a bit of a beast.
My guess would be that air balloon would make it more consistent, but the berry would make it potentially more devastating.
It's a bit of a trade-off, with gluttony your also giving up poison touch which can potentially turn focus sash 2 hits into 1 hits if the poison sticks.
Maybe drop leichi and add a weakness policy? It's naturally tanky so it should be able to eat one unboosted SE hit and be in a decent HP range to not get rocked by a +1 priority attack. Might not be as reliable as leichi just due to the fact that A muk having so few weaknesses but EQ is a pretty common move so it might not be so rare. Plus you get to keep poison touch over gluttony.
It only has one weakness so just don't leave it out on stuff that has EQ/Earth Power.
Plus Shuca Berry > Balloon IMO, balloon is too easy to remove, with Shuca you can safely stay in on Lando-I for a turn and knock off its LO, chunk it for about 40% with no investment, and possibly poison it, which is a pretty good trade imo. With Ballon you could very easily lose it trying to check something else.
Plus Shuca Berry > Balloon IMO, balloon is too easy to remove, with Shuca you can safely stay in on Lando-I for a turn and knock off its LO, chunk it for about 40% with no investment, and possibly poison it, which is a pretty good trade imo. With Ballon you could very easily lose it trying to check something else.
I've been trying these out, and balloon makes it far easier to switch in and force switches, but for sweeping purposes Liechi berry has more use, and I have far preferred the Liechi berry set.
As a Dark type, Muk is inmune to status moves performed by Pranksters.
Muk-Alola @ Black Sludge
Ability: Poison Touch
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Knock Off
- Poison Fang
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
This actually works well for me in the battle tree. Defensively it is already good and with the EV in atk it makes it a killing machine with its knock off. So effective against so many different combination!
Ability: Poison Touch
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Knock Off
- Poison Fang
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
This actually works well for me in the battle tree. Defensively it is already good and with the EV in atk it makes it a killing machine with its knock off. So effective against so many different combination!
why Impish? and are there any calc if this works in battle? and if you try with 252 HP / 182 Atk / 72 Def with Adamant Nature, you got more 11 points in attack. or maybe a typo?
Assuming you don't want to get an ability capsule, Gluttony can work for sets using the buffed 50% Berries to regain health while serving as a tank or otherwise bulky check during the match. That said, be aware that Poison Touch on his moves (including Knock Off) is a notable trait for helping Muk wear out certain defensive mons
Probably not because one is Evasion Clause and the other is mediocre boosting in general, and only moreso when Alolan Muk has no recovery.
sorry, i didn't see the evasion clause when i was looking through the ruleset for some reason & i guess i was sorta blinded by stockpile's popularity
there's a vgc forum
I found something interesting, Alolan Muk learns Stone Edge unlike its standard counterpart.
"Trash Taker"
Muk-Alolan @ Air Balloon
Ability: Poison Touch
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Impish/Adamant Nature
- Knock Off / Thief
- Brick Break
- Gunk Shot / Poison Jab
- Stone Edge
BTW, Thief is a good move for consideration in this set, however you must only use it after Air Balloon pops out.
Still need to give it a spin at Singles. For Doubles, Stone Edge may be replaced by Rock Slide.
"Trash Taker"
Muk-Alolan @ Air Balloon
Ability: Poison Touch
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Impish/Adamant Nature
- Knock Off / Thief
- Brick Break
- Gunk Shot / Poison Jab
- Stone Edge
BTW, Thief is a good move for consideration in this set, however you must only use it after Air Balloon pops out.
Still need to give it a spin at Singles. For Doubles, Stone Edge may be replaced by Rock Slide.
No there really aren't. If you're trying to use power of alchemy in doubles, your best bet is to use passimian (with the analogous ability, receiver ) , which has better speed than Muk and is thus better suited for copying abilities like huge power/anger point/serene grace. Will always be a gimmick.
Well anyways, in order to follow this build, how would one go about getting a Muk with Pursuit who only has Sun and Moon? I'm assuming there isn't a way other than trading?
Also, I appreciate all the hard work and calculations that go into these builds. I follow this site pretty closely as I am preparing myself for competitive. Alolan Muk is one of my favorite alolan pokemon so far... And im really enjoying this game
Also, I appreciate all the hard work and calculations that go into these builds. I follow this site pretty closely as I am preparing myself for competitive. Alolan Muk is one of my favorite alolan pokemon so far... And im really enjoying this game
The Duskull line and Spiritomb are unobtainable in Sun and Moon, so Alolan Muk cannot get Pursuit until PokeBank comes out.
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