Muk-Alola counters

Gen 9 1v1 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Muk-Alola
#0089 Muk-Alola
PoisonDark
USAGE 2.1% #42
ABILITYPoison Touch
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 105
DEF 75
SPA 65
SPD 100
SPE 50
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
GrassPoisonGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Shadow Sneak 98.8% Drain Punch 77.1% Poison Jab 72.9% Crunch 56.1% Knock Off 38.5% Gunk Shot 28.9% Dig 20.1% Ice Punch 4.3%
Items
Assault Vest 94.9% Air Balloon 3.9% Leftovers 0.8% Life Orb 0.2% Big Nugget 0.1% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Chesto Berry 0.0% Loaded Dice 0.0%
Abilities
Poison Touch100.0%Gluttony0.0%Power of Alchemy0.0%
Common Teammates
Dragapult174.7%Primarina95.1%Iron Valiant83.2%Cobalion34.5%Chien-Pao25.8%Farigiraf20.3%Sneasler11.2%Gengar9.9%
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Ranked #42 with 2.08% usage. Sorted by reliability score.