Is Mudkip Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Water/Ground starter. Swampert has one weakness (Grass, 4x) and great mixed stats. Strong pick from the Underground.
Mudkip resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Cynthia'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. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Mudkip in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
moderate rates across 6 locations for Mudkip in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Mudkip in BDSP
The path to Mudkip starts with Mudkip at Lv. 58-63 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
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 |
What is Mudkip Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mudkip
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Kartana's Knock Off hits Mudkip for 65-77%. Rotom's Hex hits Mudkip for 43-50%.
 Kartana GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Mudkip View Kartana builds →Knock Off65-77% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemStickybarb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Mudkip View Rotom builds →Hex43-50% | ||
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 plenty of partners 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 63 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Bite, Counter and 10 more to offspring.
BDSP Mudkip Best Moveset
Water pre-evo with 70 Attack at 50 Speed. Hidden AbilityDamp prevents self-destruct moves. The moveset is non-functional. Two evolutions from Swampert where Water/Ground TermStab with only Grass as a weakness reaches A-tier.
Best Build
Mudkip best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Bulky Support Moveset
- Blizzard
- Avalanche
- Aqua Tail
- Ancient Power
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Ancient Power and Bite 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
Using the fin on its head, Mudkip senses the flow of water to keep track of what’s going on around it. Mudkip has the strength to heft boulders.
Mudkip Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Mudkip does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Marshtomp before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
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