Muk-Alola counters

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

Muk-Alola
#0089 Muk-Alola
PoisonDark
USAGE 6.4% #32
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
Knock Off 99.6% Poison Jab 84.3% Protect 81.1% Shadow Sneak 52.5% Drain Punch 43.2% Curse 8.1% Rest 8.1% Sleep Talk 6.5%
Items
Black Sludge 92.0% Assault Vest 5.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.6% Figy Berry 0.4% nothing 0.4% Aguav Berry 0.4% Leftovers 0.3% Chesto Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Poison Touch99.0%Gluttony1.0%Power of Alchemy0.1%
Common Teammates
Weezing-Galar64.1%Toxapex54.5%Sneasler50.9%Clodsire47.3%Slowking-Galar45.5%Meowscarada29.8%Ting-Lu29.7%Greninja23.7%
Browse Gen 9 Monotype teams using Muk-Alola →
Teams using Skarmory 90% Teams using Ceruledge 72% Teams using Archaludon 70% Teams using Goodra-Hisui 65% Teams using Meowscarada 47% Teams using Toxapex 46%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Skarmory
Skarmory
SteelFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
21.387
90
89.6% dies 6.60%
02
Ceruledge
Ceruledge
FireGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.507
72
71.9% dies 9.93%
03
Archaludon
Archaludon
SteelDragon DEFENSIVE COUNTER
41.166
70
69.6% dies 7.17%
04
Goodra-Hisui
Goodra-Hisui
SteelDragon DEFENSIVE COUNTER
23.941
65
65.1% dies 9.74%
05
Meowscarada
Meowscarada
GrassDark SOFT CHECK
26.073
47
47.4% dies 9.78%
06
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
50.757
46
45.5% dies 9.82%
07
Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost SOFT CHECK
40.987
44
44.4% dies 7.76%
08
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
20.338
27
27.4% dies 9.89%
09
Flutter Mane
Flutter Mane
GhostFairy SOFT CHECK
70.425
10
10.3% dies 3.62%
10
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark SOFT CHECK
46.372
10
10.2% dies 6.27%

Ranked #32 with 6.42% usage. Sorted by reliability score.