
Is Mudkip Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Hoenn Water starter, trade-only. AbilityTorrent boosts Water at low health. Swampert is the target. Kanto's Water roster is already the deepest of any region.
Mudkip resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Misty's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mudkip here.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Lorelei's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
Terry's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Erika
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 42WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Mudkip in FireRed & LeafGreen
Mudkip is Hoenn's water starter, picked from Professor Birch in Littleroot Town. FRLG doesn't hand it out, so a cross-game trade is the only way into a Kanto Pokedex.
How to Obtain Mudkip in FRLG
Step 1Mudkip ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Silph Co. · Gift from Steven Stone (post-Red).LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Fountainspring Cave · After National Dex obtained.LATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Mudkip can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Marshtomp
Step 3Evolve into Swampert
Mudkip Weakness
Type-wise, Mudkip takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Mudkip Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mudkip
Mudkip Evolutions
Mudkip is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Marshtomp first, then eventually reaches Swampert. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 225 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Mudkip easily with 49 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Curse, Ice Ball, Mirror Coat and 3 more to offspring.
FRLG Mudkip Best Moveset
Water starter with AbilityTorrent boosting Water at low HP. Swampert's dominant Water/Ground moveset is two evolutions away.
Best Build
Mudkip best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Curse and Ice Ball aren't available any other way for Mudkip, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Hydro Pump and Surf for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its large tail fin propels it through water with powerful acceleration. It is strong in spite of its size.
Mudkip FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Mudkip isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Pick it as your starter in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Mudkip first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves