Is Mudkip Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Steven's Water starter gift after defeating Red. Swampert at 36 adds Ground to Water with only Grass weakness. Post-Red timing limits the contribution to Battle Frontier.
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 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 Mudkip in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Mudkip rounds out Steven's three starter gifts at Silph Co., available only after Red falls on Mt. Silver. Pick the Water type and the Treecko and Torchic lines stay sealed off for good.
1 location to catch Mudkip
Badge 8How to Obtain Mudkip in HGSS
How to Get Shiny Mudkip in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Mudkip rounds out the Hoenn starters here, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign-language parent for a shiny. Compare Shiny Mudkip odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Mudkip 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Mudkip.
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
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Silph Co Gift) | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mudkip View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x204-240%KO Shock Wave 2x68-81% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Raikou Electric | B | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town 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 11 more to offspring.
HGSS Mudkip Best Moveset
70 Attack with balanced defenses around 50 for a first-stage. AbilityTorrent boosts Water at low HP. Physically oriented with the Swampert evolution as the prize.
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
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its power can crush boulders. It rests by covering itself with mud at the bottom of a river.
Mudkip HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Mudkip has 310 BST and evolves into Marshtomp. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Mudkip is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Mudkip becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
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
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