Alolan Muk (OU Revamp) [QC 1/1] [GP 2/2]

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[Overview]
Alolan Muk's high HP and Special Defense, along with its great defensive typing, allow it to act as a sturdy, specially defensive pivot that can check powerful special attackers such as Mega Alakazam, Greninja and Tapu Lele. A Poison / Dark typing gives Alolan Muk an immunity to Psychic-type attacks while also taking neutral damage from common Fighting- or Fairy-type coverage that Psychic-type Pokemon such as Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele commonly carry. Additionally, Alolan Muk's Poison typing has the added benefit of absorbing Toxic Spikes. Another virtue of its typing is that Alolan Muk has access to a STAB Pursuit, which allows it to trap Pokemon such as Mega Alakazam. Alolan Muk's Poison Touch ability allows it to easily spread poison with its attacks, including Pursuit, which allows it to wear down opposing Pokemon. Unfortunately, Alolan Muk's passivity and poor Defense stat invite in strong physical attackers such as Mega Mawile and Landorus-T. It is also notably slow, which, in combination with its lack of recovery, can make it difficult to keep healthy throughout a game.

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Fire Punch / Rock Slide
item: Assault Vest
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Careful
evs: 248 HP / 36 Atk / 28 Def / 192 SpD / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Alolan Muk's most spammable attack is Knock Off, which removes items from common switch-ins like Toxapex and Magearna and dissuades Heatran and Celesteela from coming in. Pursuit allows Alolan Muk to trap powerful Psychic-types like Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele, with Poison Touch adding a valuable chance to poison the trapped Pokemon. It can even be used against Pokemon that are not heavily damaged by Pursuit but hindered by poison, such as Mega Latias and Tapu Koko. Poison Jab is a strong STAB option to hit Fairy-types such as Clefable and Tapu Bulu with its own 30% poison chance that combines with Poison Touch for a 51% chance to poison. Fire Punch allows Alolan Muk to hit Steel-types that it can't otherwise threaten such as Ferrothorn and Magearna. Rock Slide is a useful option to hit Volcarona and Mega Charizard Y hard and is preferred over Stone Edge for its better accuracy.

Set Details
========
28 Defense EVs ensure that Alolan Muk avoids being 2HKOed by Choice Band Hoopa-U's Hyperspace Fury. 248 HP EVs, alongside 192 Special Defense EVs and a Careful nature, allow Alolan Muk to survive two Choice Specs Blacephalon's Fire Blasts after Stealth Rock. Additionally, it allows Alolan Muk to avoid being OHKOed by a +2 Savage Spin-Out from offensive Volcarona. 4 Speed EVs allow it to outspeed Chansey. The rest of the EVs are put into Attack. Assault Vest gives Alolan Muk the special bulk needed in order to reliably check powerful special attackers like Tapu Lele.

Usage Tips
========
Alolan Muk is best used to switch into Psychic- and Ghost-types such as Mega Alakazam and Blacephalon to trap and possibly KO them with Pursuit. Alolan Muk can take a variety of strong neutral special hits well, but it should switch into these attacks sparingly, as it has no form of recovery. Alolan Muk is an adept punisher of Choice-locked Pokemon such as Greninja, as it is bulky enough to take a resisted hit and use Pursuit to potentially poison them as they switch out. It is important to keep multiple layers of entry hazards off of the field, as these can very quickly wear down Alolan Muk in conjunction with the attacks it takes.

Team Options
========
Alolan Muk generally fits on bulky offense and balance teams, as they greatly appreciate the removal of the likes of Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele. Pairing Alolan Muk with a Ground-type check, such as Landorus-T or Mega Latias, is a great idea, as Alolan Muk tends to invite Ground-types in. Z-Move Heatran appreciates Alolan Muk's ability to remove Mega Alakazam, which can trace Flash Fire, as well as its ability to potentially poison Mega Latias with Pursuit. Tapu Bulu is a beneficial partner for Alolan Muk because it brings Grassy Terrain to the field, which not only halves the power of Earthquake but also gives Alolan Muk some much-needed recovery. Alolan Muk is a grounded Pokemon with no recovery, so entry hazard removal from the likes of Tornadus-T is quite important to prevent Alolan Muk from being chipped down. Wish support from Pokemon like Clefable is also highly beneficial.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Shadow Sneak is a niche option that can be used to give Alolan Muk an extra chance to both attack and make contact when it would otherwise be KOed; however, this move is generally inferior to the standard Fire Punch or Rock Slide, as these moves better improve Alolan Muk's coverage and have more consistent uses. Poison Fang is notable for its 50% chance to badly poison, which combines with Poison Touch for a 65% chance to inflict either poison or bad poison. Poison Fang is a steep drop in power from Poison Jab, however.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Ground-types**:
Ground-type Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Garchomp, and especially Gliscor have an easy time switching in and instantly threatening out Alolan Muk with Earthquake. However, Landorus-T and Garchomp can potentially be poisoned while switching in.

**Residual Damage**:
Alolan Muk can be withered down quickly by attacks in conjunction with entry hazards and weather, as it has no recovery.

**Physical Wallbreakers**:
Strong physical wallbreakers such as Kyurem-B and Mega Medicham threaten to OHKO Alolan Muk if they can safely switch in.

**Bulky Poison-types**:
Pokemon such as Toxapex and Mega Venusaur have an incredibly easy time switching in and forcing out Alolan Muk because they cannot be poisoned.

**Burn**:
Alolan Muk is fearful of being burned by Scald and Will-O-Wisp from the likes of Toxapex and Rotom-W, as the status halves its damage output and puts it on a timer.

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[Overview]
Alolan Muk's high HP and Special Defense, along with its great defensive typing, allow it to act as a sturdy special pivot that can check powerful special attackers such as Mega Alakazam, Greninja and Tapu Lele. A Poison / Dark typing gives Alolan Muk an immunity to Psychic-type attacks, while also taking neutral damage from common Fighting-type or Fairy-type coverage that Psychic-type Pokemon commonly carry. Additionally, Alolan Muk's Poison typing has the added benefit of absorbing Toxic Spikes. Alolan Muk has access to a STAB Pursuit, which allows it to trap Pursuit-weak Pokemon such as Mega Alakazam. Alolan Muk's Poison Touch ability allows it to easily spread poison, including by using Pursuit, which allows it to wear down opposing Pokemon. Unfortunately, Alolan Muk's passivity and poor Defense stat invite in strong physical attackers such as Mega Mawile and Landorus-T. Alolan Muk is also notably slow, which in combination with its lack of recovery can make it difficult to maintain throughout a game.

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Fire Punch / Rock Slide
item: Assault Vest
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Careful
evs: 248 HP / 36 Atk / 28 Def / 192 SpD / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
The most spammable of Alolan Muk's attacks is Knock Off, being able to remove items such as Black Sludge from Toxapex and Assault Vest from Magearna, as well as Leftovers from common would-be switch-ins such as Celesteela and Heatran. Pursuit allows Alolan Muk to trap powerful Psychic-types like Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele, with Poison Touch adding a valuable 30% chance to poison the trapped Pokemon. Mention how you can use pursuit against opponents that aren't heavily damaged by it, but are hindered by poison (Latias, Koko) Poison Jab is a strong STAB option to hit Fairy-types such as Clefable and Tapu Bulu, with its own 30% poison chance and Poison Touch combining for a 51% chance to poison when used. Fire Punch allows Alolan Muk to hit Steel-types that it can't otherwise threaten such as Ferrothorn and Magearna. Rock Slide is a useful option to hit Volcarona and Mega Charizard Y hard, and is preferred over Stone Edge for better accuracy.

Set Details
========
28 Defense EVs ensure that Alolan Muk avoids being 2HKOed by Choice Band Hoopa-U's Hyperspace Fury. 248 HP EVs, alongside 192 Special Defense EVs and a Careful nature, allow Alolan Muk to avoid being 2HKOed by Choice Specs Blacephalon's Fire Blast after Stealth Rock damage. Additionally, it allows Alolan Muk to avoid being OHKOed by a +2 Savage Spin-Out from offensive Volcarona. 4 Speed EVs allow it to outspeed Chansey. The rest of the EVs are put into Attack. Assault Vest is used to heighten Alolan Muk's Special Defense, with its drawback hardly being felt due to its limited status movepool. Poison Touch is used on this set to spread status, with the other two abilities being useless on this set.

Usage Tips
========
Alolan Muk is best used to switch into Psychic- and Ghost-types such as Mega Alakazam and Blacephalon to trap and possibly KO them with Pursuit. Alolan Muk can take a variety of strong neutral special hits well, but as it has no form of recovery, you should switch into these attacks sparingly. Alolan Muk is an adept punisher of Choice-locked Pokemon such as Greninja, being able to come in on a resisted Dark Pulse and use Pursuit for chip damage, with the potential added threat of Poison Touch activating. It is important to keep multiple layers of hazards off of the field, as these can very quickly wear down Alolan Muk in conjunction with attacks.

Team Options
========
Alolan Muk generally fits on bulky offense and balance teams, as they greatly appreciate the removal of the likes of Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele. Pairing Alolan Muk with a Ground-type check, such as Landorus-T or Mega Latias, is a great idea as Alolan Muk has a tendency to invite Ground-types in. Fighting-types like Mega Medicham appreciate the removal of Psychic- and especially Ghost-types greatly, allowing them to use their Fighting-type coverage freely and avoid being revenge killed by the likes of Mega Alakazam. Medicham isn't seen in conjunction with muk, since it's a momentum sap that's not quite strong enough to trap the psychic types that wall medi (reuni, bro) and ghost types are a very rare form of hjk deterrent. If you want to mention an offensive partner, I'd do Z Heatran since it's walled by Latias without toxic and Zam traces Flash Fire. Tapu Bulu is a beneficial partner for Alolan Muk because it brings Grassy Terrain to the field, which not only halves the power of Earthquake, but also gives Alolan Muk some much needed recovery. Alolan Muk is a grounded Pokemon with no recovery, so hazard removal from the likes of Tornadus-T is quite important to prevent Alolan Muk from being chipped down by hazards. Mention Wish support as an option

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Shadow Sneak is a niche option that can be used to give Alolan-Muk an extra chance to both attack and make contact when it would otherwise die, however this move is generally inferior to the standard Fire Punch or Rock Slide. I think poison fang is probably worth mentioning - it's seen some use since it has a 65% chance (1-(0.5*0.7)) to inflict some form of poison, potentially inflicting Bad Poison. However, the decrease in power is significant

Checks and Counters
===================
**Ground-type Pokemon**
Ground-type Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Garchomp, and especially Gliscor have an easy time switching in, and instantly threatening out Alolan Muk with Earthquake. However, Landorus-T and Garchomp can potentially be poisoned while switching in.

**Residual Damage**
Alolan Muk can be withered down quickly by attacks in conjunction with entry hazards and weather, as it has no recovery.

**Physical Wallbreakers**
Strong physical wallbreakers such as Kyurem-B and Mega Medicham can threaten to OHKO Alolan Muk if they are able to safely switch in.

**Bulky Poison-type Pokemon**
Poison-type Pokemon are immune to Poison Touch, meaning that Pokemon such as Toxapex and Mega Venusaur have an incredibly easy time switching in and forcing out Alolan Muk.

**Burns**
Alolan Muk is fearful of being burnt by Scald and Will-O-Wisp from the likes of Toxapex and Rotom-W, as they halve its attacking output and put it on a timer.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/acneautist.569291/

QC 1/1 after the changes are implemented; we've downsized a bit :-x

 

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GP Team

 

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[Overview]
Alolan Muk's high HP and Special Defense, along with its great defensive typing, allow it to act as a sturdy, (add comma) special specially defensive pivot that can check powerful special attackers such as Mega Alakazam, Greninja and Tapu Lele. A Poison / Dark typing gives Alolan Muk an immunity to Psychic-type attacks (remove comma) while also taking neutral damage from common Fighting-type or Fairy-type coverage that Psychic-type Pokemon commonly carry. Additionally, Alolan Muk's Poison typing has the added benefit of absorbing Toxic Spikes. Alolan Muk has access to a STAB Pursuit, which allows it to trap Pursuit-weak (you can trap weak ones too, and it can be inferred that Pokemon that are weak to Pursuit are the ones you want to trap with it) Pokemon such as Mega Alakazam. Alolan Muk's Poison Touch ability allows it to easily spread poison with its attacks, including by using Pursuit, which allows it to wear down opposing Pokemon. Unfortunately, Alolan Muk's passivity and poor Defense stat invite in strong physical attackers such as Mega Mawile and Landorus-T. Alolan Muk is also notably slow, which, (add comma) in combination with its lack of recovery, (add comma) can make it difficult to maintain keep healthy throughout a game.

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Fire Punch / Rock Slide
item: Assault Vest
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Careful
evs: 248 HP / 36 Atk / 28 Def / 192 SpD / 4 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
The most spammable of Alolan Muk's attacks Alolan Muk's best attack (we generally try to avoid "gamer-y" kind of words like "spammable") is Knock Off, being able to remove items such as Black Sludge from Toxapex and Assault Vest from Magearna, as well as Leftovers from would-be switch-ins such as Celesteela and Heatran removing items from common switch-ins like Black Sludge from Toxapex, Assault Vest from Magearna, and Leftovers from Celesteela and Heatran. Pursuit allows Alolan Muk to trap powerful Psychic-types like Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele, with Poison Touch adding a valuable 30% chance to poison the trapped Pokemon. It can even be used against Pokemon that are not heavily damaged by Pursuit, but hindered by poison, such as Mega Latias and Tapu Koko. Poison Jab is a strong STAB option to hit Fairy-types such as Clefable and Tapu Bulu (remove comma) with its own 30% poison chance and that combines with Poison Touch combining for a 51% chance to poison when used. Fire Punch allows Alolan Muk to hit Steel-types that it can't otherwise threaten such as Ferrothorn and Magearna. Rock Slide is a useful option to hit Volcarona and Mega Charizard Y hard (remove comma) and is preferred over Stone Edge for its better accuracy.

Set Details
========
28 Defense EVs ensure that Alolan Muk avoids being 2HKOed by Choice Band Hoopa-U's Hyperspace Fury. 248 HP EVs, alongside 192 Special Defense EVs and a Careful nature, allow Alolan Muk to avoid being 2HKOed by survive two (avoids repetition) Choice Specs Blacephalon's Fire Blast Blasts after Stealth Rock damage. Additionally, it allows Alolan Muk to avoid being OHKOed by a +2 Savage Spin-Out from offensive Volcarona. 4 Speed EVs allow it to outspeed Chansey. The rest of the EVs are put into Attack. Assault Vest is used to heighten Alolan Muk's Special Defense, with its drawback hardly being felt due to its limited status movepool. Poison Touch is used on this set to spread status, with the other two abilities being useless on this set. (average user knows what Poison Touch does and you discuss it in the previous section. No need to do so again)

Usage Tips
========
Alolan Muk is best used to switch into Psychic- and Ghost-types such as Mega Alakazam and Blacephalon to trap and possibly KO them with Pursuit. Alolan Muk can take a variety of strong neutral special hits well, but, (add comma) as it has no form of recovery, you should switch into these attacks sparingly. Alolan Muk is an adept punisher of Choice-locked Pokemon such as Greninja, being able to come in on a resisted Dark Pulse and use Pursuit for chip damage, with the potential added threat of Poison Touch activating as it is bulky enough to take a resisted hit and use Pursuit to potentially poison them as they switch out. It is important to keep multiple layers of entry hazards off of the field, as these can very quickly wear down Alolan Muk in conjunction with the attacks it takes.

Team Options
========
Alolan Muk generally fits on bulky offense and balance teams, as they greatly appreciate the removal of the likes of Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele. Pairing Alolan Muk with a Ground-type check, such as Landorus-T or Mega Latias, is a great idea, (add comma) as Alolan Muk has a tendency tends to invite Ground-types in. Z-Move Heatran appreciates Alolan Muk's ability to remove Mega Alakazam, which can trace Flash Fire, and potentially poison Mega Latias with Pursuit. Tapu Bulu is a beneficial partner for Alolan Muk because it brings Grassy Terrain to the field, which not only halves the power of Earthquake (remove comma) but also gives Alolan Muk some much-needed (add hyphen) recovery. Alolan Muk is a grounded Pokemon with no recovery, so entry hazard removal from the likes of Tornadus-T is quite important to prevent Alolan Muk from being chipped down by hazards. Wish support from the likes of Pokemon like (avoids repetition) Clefable is highly beneficial, (add comma) as Alolan Muk has no recovery of its own.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Shadow Sneak is a niche option that can be used to give Alolan Muk an extra chance to both attack and make contact when it would otherwise die; (comma->semicolon) however, (add comma) this move is generally inferior to the standard Fire Punch or Rock Slide. Poison Fang is notable for its 50% chance to badly poison, which combines with Poison Touch for a 65% chance to inflict either poison or bad poison Toxic (bad poison just seemed like a weird term, may not be a necessary change). Poison Fang is a steep drop in power from Poison Jab, however.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Ground-type Pokemon**
Ground-type Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Garchomp, and especially Gliscor have an easy time switching in (remove comma) and instantly threatening out Alolan Muk with Earthquake. However, Landorus-T and Garchomp can potentially be poisoned while switching in.

**Residual Damage**
Alolan Muk can be withered down quickly by attacks in conjunction with entry hazards and weather, as it has no recovery.

**Physical Wallbreakers**
Strong physical wallbreakers such as Kyurem-B and Mega Medicham can threaten to OHKO Alolan Muk if they are able to can safely switch in.

**Bulky Poison-type Pokemon**
Poison-type Pokemon are immune to Poison Touch, meaning that Pokemon such as Toxapex and Mega Venusaur have an incredibly easy time switching in and forcing out Alolan Muk.

**Burns**
Alolan Muk is fearful of being burnt by Scald and Will-O-Wisp from the likes of Toxapex and Rotom-W, as they halve its attacking the status halves its damage output and put puts it on a timer.

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Written by: (fill this out!!!)
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[Overview]
Alolan Muk's high HP and Special Defense, along with its great defensive typing, allow it to act as a sturdy, specially defensive pivot that can check powerful special attackers such as Mega Alakazam, Greninja and Tapu Lele. A Poison / Dark typing gives Alolan Muk an immunity to Psychic-type attacks while also taking neutral damage from common Fighting- or Fairy-type coverage that Psychic-type Pokemon commonly carry. (saying muk is immune to psychic is dex info, so what pokemon can it check bc of this? what psychic types does the fight neutrality help with?) Additionally, Alolan Muk's Poison typing has the added benefit of absorbing Toxic Spikes. Alolan Muk has access to a STAB Pursuit, which allows it to trap Pokemon such as Mega Alakazam. Alolan Muk's Poison Touch ability allows it to easily spread poison with its attacks, including Pursuit, which allows it to wear down opposing Pokemon. Unfortunately, Alolan Muk's passivity and poor Defense stat invite in strong physical attackers such as Mega Mawile and Landorus-T. Alolan Muk is also notably slow, which, in combination with its lack of recovery, can make it difficult to keep healthy throughout a game.
basically all of these sentences start with 'Alolan Muk...' so varying structure would be good

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Poison Jab
move 4: Fire Punch / Rock Slide
item: Assault Vest
ability: Poison Touch
nature: Careful
evs: 248 HP / 36 Atk / 28 Def / 192 SpD / 4 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Alolan Muk's most spammable attack is Knock Off, which removes items from common switch-ins like Toxapex and Magearna and dissuades Heatran and Celesteela from coming in. Pursuit allows Alolan Muk to trap powerful Psychic-types like Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele, with Poison Touch adding a valuable 30% (dex info) chance to poison the trapped Pokemon. It can even be used against Pokemon that are not heavily damaged by Pursuit (RC) but hindered by poison, such as Mega Latias and Tapu Koko. Poison Jab is a strong STAB option to hit Fairy-types such as Clefable and Tapu Bulu with its own 30% poison chance that combines with Poison Touch for a 51% chance to poison. Fire Punch allows Alolan Muk to hit Steel-types that it can't otherwise threaten such as Ferrothorn and Magearna. Rock Slide is a useful option to hit Volcarona and Mega Charizard Y hard and is preferred over Stone Edge for its better accuracy.

Set Details
========
28 Defense EVs ensure that Alolan Muk avoids being 2HKOed by Choice Band Hoopa-U's Hyperspace Fury. 248 HP EVs, alongside 192 Special Defense EVs and a Careful nature, allow Alolan Muk to survive two of Choice Specs Blacephalon's Fire Blasts after Stealth Rock. Additionally, it allows Alolan Muk to avoid being OHKOed by a +2 Savage Spin-Out from offensive Volcarona. 4 Speed EVs allow it to outspeed Chansey. The rest of the EVs are put into Attack. Assault Vest is used to heighten Alolan Muk's Special Defense, with its drawback hardly being felt due to its limited status movepool. (there's not really a need to mention support moves bc they're not run; instead saying something like 'Assault Vest helps Alolan Muk to check xyz' relates it back to the meta and removes dex info)

Usage Tips
========
Alolan Muk is best used to switch into Psychic- and Ghost-types such as Mega Alakazam and Blacephalon to trap and possibly KO them with Pursuit. Alolan Muk can take a variety of strong neutral special hits well, but, as it has no form of recovery, you it should switch into these attacks sparingly, as it has no form of recovery. Alolan Muk is an adept punisher of Choice-locked Pokemon such as Greninja, as it is bulky enough to take a resisted hit and use Pursuit to potentially poison them as they switch out. It is important to keep multiple layers of entry hazards off of the field, as these can very quickly wear down Alolan Muk in conjunction with the attacks it takes.

Team Options
========
Alolan Muk generally fits on bulky offense and balance teams, as they greatly appreciate the removal of the likes of Mega Alakazam and Tapu Lele. Pairing Alolan Muk with a Ground-type check, such as Landorus-T or Mega Latias, is a great idea, as Alolan Muk tends to invite Ground-types in. Z-Move Heatran appreciates Alolan Muk's ability to remove Mega Alakazam, which can trace Flash Fire, and as well as its ability to potentially poison Mega Latias with Pursuit. Tapu Bulu is a beneficial partner for Alolan Muk because it brings Grassy Terrain to the field, which not only halves the power of Earthquake but also gives Alolan Muk some much-needed recovery. Alolan Muk is a grounded Pokemon with no recovery, so entry hazard removal from the likes of Tornadus-T is quite important to prevent Alolan Muk from being chipped down. Wish support from Pokemon like Clefable is also highly beneficial, as Alolan Muk has no recovery of its own. (you've already said this)

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Shadow Sneak is a niche option that can be used to give Alolan Muk an extra chance to both attack and make contact when it would otherwise die be KOed; however, this move is generally inferior to the standard Fire Punch or Rock Slide. (why?) Poison Fang is notable for its 50% chance to badly poison, which combines with Poison Touch for a 65% chance to inflict either poison or bad poison. Poison Fang is a steep drop in power from Poison Jab, however.

Checks and Counters
===================
**Ground-type Pokemon**
**Ground-types**: Ground-type Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Garchomp, and especially Gliscor have an easy time switching in and instantly threatening out Alolan Muk with Earthquake. However, Landorus-T and Garchomp can potentially be poisoned while switching in.

**Residual Damage**
**Residual Damage**: Alolan Muk can be withered down quickly by attacks in conjunction with entry hazards and weather, as it has no recovery.

**Physical Wallbreakers**
**Physical Wallbreakers**: Strong physical wallbreakers such as Kyurem-B and Mega Medicham threaten to OHKO Alolan Muk if they can (space) safely switch in.

**Bulky Poison-type Pokemon**
**Bulky Poison-types**: Poison-type Pokemon are immune to Poison Touch, meaning that Pokemon such as Toxapex and Mega Venusaur have an incredibly easy time switching in and forcing out Alolan Muk because they cannot be poisoned. (not just that they're immune to poison touch)

**Burns**
**Burn**: Alolan Muk is fearful of being burnt burned by Scald and Will-O-Wisp from the likes of Toxapex and Rotom-W, as the status halves its damage output and puts it on a timer.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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implemented

 

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also AcneAutist in the future the credit format should be like this, particularly for multiple credits in one credit section