Is Mudkip Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Water/Ground starter from Hoenn, breed-only. Swampert at level 36 has only one weakness to Grass and handles Volkner and Flint. Gastrodon and Quagsire offer the same typing locally though.
Mudkip resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mudkip here.
Fantina's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Mudkip's defenses.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Lucian's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Mudkip trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Cynthia's team hits Mudkip's weaknesses hard.
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 Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- LV 42WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
How to Get Mudkip in Platinum
The Water starter from Hoenn never roams Sinnoh, leaving breeding as the only path to Mudkip. Hatch one from a traded parent to kick off the line.
How to Obtain Mudkip in Pt
- 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 Platinum
Mudkip is absent from Sinnoh, so soft reset Birch's gift in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald until it's shiny, then 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 | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mudkip View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x204-240%KO Shock Wave 2x68-81% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 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 | |
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.
Pt Mudkip Best Moveset
Balanced stats in the 50-70 range with physical Water attacks as the moveset's foundation. AbilityTorrent adds emergency power at low HP. Evolve to Swampert for the Water/Ground combination.
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
Base Stats
To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strength to heft boulders.
Mudkip Platinum Guide
No. Mudkip isn't catchable in Platinum. Obtain it as a gift in HeartGold or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
In Platinum, 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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