Is Marshtomp Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Mudkip evolves at level 16. Water/Ground with AbilityTorrent. Brief postgame stage before Swampert at 36.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mudkip here.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Sabrina's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Swampert trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Swampert has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Swampert trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Gift Mudkip
Mudkip is given to you as a gift in Silph Co. at Lv 5. From Steven Stone after defeating Red. Receive from Steven Stone at Silph Co. in Saffron City after obtaining the National Pokedex.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 28NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 42WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Mudkip to Swampert
Marshtomp evolves into Swampert at Level 36. Your Mudkip should hit Level 36 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- TUTORWaterHydro CannonPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 39WaterMuddy WaterPower 143Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 52GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Marshtomp in HeartGold & SoulSilver
The Mudkip gift Steven hands over hits Marshtomp at level 16. Since the gift itself waits on beating Red, this stage cannot even begin until the credits are well behind you.
Catch Mudkip at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Marshtomp.
Badge 8How to Obtain Marshtomp in HGSS
- Step 2Marshtomp ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Swampert
How to Get Shiny Marshtomp in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Marshtomp evolves from Mudkip, so breed that Hoenn starter Masuda-style and raise it once it shines. Compare Shiny Marshtomp odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Marshtomp Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Marshtomp preloaded.
Marshtomp Weakness
Marshtomp's Water/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Grass. Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Marshtomp Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Marshtomp
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Marshtomp View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 4x292-344%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Marshtomp Evolutions
Partway through Mudkip's chain. Marshtomp still has another evolution ahead before reaching Swampert. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Mudkip). The final form adds another 130 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Marshtomp to get Mudkip eggs easily using 63 partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Bite, Counter and 11 more.
HGSS Marshtomp Best Moveset
Water/Ground with only Grass (4x) hitting super-effectively, the best defensive typing combination available. 85 Attack and 70 Defense give physical presence. AbilityTorrent adds emergency power. Evolve to Swampert.
Best Build
Marshtomp best EVs are Speed and Attack
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Stealth Rock
- Superpower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Ancient Power and Bite on Marshtomp. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Earthquake, they expand what Marshtomp can actually threaten in practice.
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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Living on muddy ground that provides poor footing has made its legs sturdy.
Marshtomp HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Marshtomp is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Marshtomp becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Marshtomp has 405 BST and evolves into Swampert. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Marshtomp as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Adamant on Marshtomp. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 16 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Marshtomp spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
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 7Let's Go
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
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