
Is Mudkip Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Hoenn Water starter, transfer-only. Swampert at 36 has one Grass weakness. Sinnoh's Water roster is deep enough that importing Mudkip isn't urgent. Gastrodon fills the Water/Ground niche natively.
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.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Mudkip has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Lucian's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Fantina
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Ravaged Path
- LV 42WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Mudkip in Diamond & Pearl
Mudkip is left off the Sinnoh starter list, so the mud fish never turns up in the wild. It comes in through breeding or a migrated parent rather than any route encounter.
How to Obtain Mudkip in DP
Step 1Mudkip ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Silph Co. · Gift from Steven Stone (post-Red), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Gift · Route 101 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Fountainspring Cave · After National Dex obtained. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Coastal Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: Z-ANot TradeableAppears in Legends: Z-A via Walking · Hyperspace Lumiose. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Marshtomp
Step 3Evolve into Swampert
How to Get Shiny Mudkip in Diamond & Pearl
Mudkip is a Hoenn native, so earn its shiny in HeartGold or SoulSilver and bring it over through Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Mudkip can be hunted
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Mudkip Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mudkip
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Cherrim Grass | C | |
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Carnivine Grass | C | |
Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
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 Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Bite, Counter and 9 more to offspring.
DP Mudkip Best Moveset
Water typing with balanced stats in the 40-70 range. The moveset has Water attacks at low power and nothing that competes. Evolve to Marshtomp.
Best Build
Mudkip best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Rock Slide
- Waterfall
- Hidden Power Grass
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
28 of 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strength to heft boulders.
Mudkip Diamond & Pearl Guide
No. Mudkip isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Obtain it as a gift in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
In Diamond & Pearl, Mudkip has 310 BST and evolves into Marshtomp. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Mudkip first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 7 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 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

Winds & Waves
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Where to go next after Mudkip.
