Muk-Alola counters

Gen 9 Balanced Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Muk-Alola
#0089 Muk-Alola
PoisonDark
USAGE 2.9% #40
ABILITYIce Scales
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 105
DEF 75
SPA 65
SPD 100
SPE 50
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Ground
½×
GrassPoisonGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Shore Up 95.4% Knock Off 83.1% Salt Cure 81.5% Burning Bulwark 55.5% Mortal Spin 36.8% Topsy-Turvy 16.9% Night Shade 16.6% Nuzzle 6.3%
Items
Black Sludge 92.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 6.3% Assault Vest 1.1% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Covert Cloak 0.1% Shuca Berry 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Abilities
Ice Scales96.7%Poison Touch1.4%Regenerator1.2%Fur Coat0.3%Magic Bounce0.3%Earth Eater0.1%Drought0.0%Corrosion0.0%
Common Teammates
Groudon-Primal97.1%Arceus-Ghost90.2%Celesteela75.7%Chansey69.9%Kyogre-Primal26.5%Zamazenta21.8%Palkia-Origin20.6%Miraidon17.0%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #40 with 2.86% usage. Sorted by reliability score.