Mudkip

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Water

Mudkip

ミズゴロウ Mizugorou

Mud Fish Pokémon

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Ability

Gender

Torrent
Damp (Dream World)

12.5% ♀
87.5% ♂

Pokédex color

Egg groups

Blue

Unknown

Weight

Height

16.8 lbs

???

1'04"

???

Body style

Footprint

Cry

Azurilland Pokédex

Generation IV

Generation V

Stats
HP	Attack	Defense
50	70	50
Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
50	50	40
Total
310

Mudkip (Japanese: ミズゴロウ Mizugorou) is the Water-type Starter Pokémon of the Hoenn region, introduced in Generation III.

Biology[]

Appearance[]

Mudkip are small blue Pokémon, each with a large fin on their head that allows them to sense movements within the air and water, acting as a radar. While in the water, they use the orange, spiky gills on their cheeks to breathe while using their large tail fin to propel themselves.

Behavior[]

When sleeping, they bury themselves within the soil at the edge of the water. Mudkip and members of its evolution family dwell in swamps or other wetlands, deep inside isolated islands, due to their dislike of freshwater lakes and ponds.

Special abilities[]

The fin on a Mudkip's head can be used for sensing air and water currents, and can discern nearby bodies of water. The fin can sense danger as well, giving Mudkip a warning. Mudkips breathe underwater using the gills on their cheeks, and their powerful tails drive them through the water quickly. Mudkip can lift big boulders. In a pinch, Mudkips will find strength enough to crush even rocks that are bigger than themselves. Mudkip has the ability Torrent, which will increase the power of Water-type moves in a pinch.

Behavior[]

Mudkip will bury themselves in soft soil at a river's edge to sleep. They live in groups to combine their strength and overpower any threatening enemies.

Habitat[]

Mudkip are born on beaches, and then swim to swamps on remote islands to live. Very few Mudkip are hatched in swamps. Mudkip and its evolutions tend to live in swamps and wetlands because of their dislike of fresh water ponds and lakes. They are an uncommon sight in the wild.

Evolution[]

Evolves into Marshtomp at Lv. 16 and then Swampert at Lv. 36. (After the first evolution Mudkip gains a Ground-type making it a dual type Pokémon).

In the anime[]


Baby Mudkip hatching	File:Image View.png

In the anime, Brock gets a Mudkip after winning the trust of Old Man Swampy, who styles his hair like a Mudkip. In the events leading up to this, Old Man Swampy offers to let Brock see his eggs hatch. Brock agrees, and is treated to the sight of a baby Mudkip hatching.

Old Man Swampy suggests that Brock take one of his older Mudkip. At the last minute, Brock asks the Mudkip's permission, and it agrees and decides to join Brock for all the great adventures they will have together. However, within a couple of episodes it ends up spending almost all its time in Brock's Poké Ball.

Later, Brock's Mudkip evolves into a Marshtomp, making it the only Hoenn starter to not evolve into its final form.

Evolution[]

Mudkip evolves into Marshtomp at level 16, then into Swampert at level 36.

Game info[]

Game locations[]

Version(s)	Location
Ruby/ Sapphire	Starter Pokémon from Professor Birch on Route 101
Emerald	Starter Pokémon from Professor Birch on Route 101
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Trade
Diamond/ Pearl	Pal Park
Platinum	Pal Park
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Gift from Steven Stone after beating Red
Black/White	Trade

Side game locations[]

Game(s)	Location
Pokémon Channel	Springleaf Field Camp Starlight
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 3 Endless Level 17 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Starter Pokémon Waterfall Pond (1F-3F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Starter Pokémon Lake Afar (B1F-B9F)
Pokémon Ranger	Lyra Forest

Pokédex entries[]

Generations I - II
Mudkip did not appear during the Generation I - II games.
Ruby
The fin on Mudkip's head acts as highly sensitive radar. Using this fin to sense movements of water and air, this Pokémon can determine what is taking place around it without using its eyes.
Sapphire
In water, Mudkip breathes using the gills on its cheeks. If it is faced with a tight situation in battle, this Pokémon will unleash its amazing power - it can crush rocks bigger than itself.
Emerald
On land, it can powerfully lift large boulders by planting its four feet and heaving. It sleeps by burying itself in soil at the water's edge.
FireRed
Its large tail fin propels it through water with powerful acceleration. It is strong in spite of its size.
LeafGreen
Its large tail fin propels it through water with powerful acceleration. It is strong in spite of its size.
Diamond
To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strength to lift boulders.
Pearl
To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strength to lift boulders.
Platinum
To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strength to lift boulders.
HeartGold
Its power can crush boulders. It rests by covering itself with mud at the bottom of a river.
SoulSilver
Its power can crush boulders. It rests by covering itself with mud at the bottom of a river.
Black
To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strength to lift boulders.
White
To alert it, the fin on its head senses the flow of water. It has the strength to lift boulders.
Black 2
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White 2
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Omega Ruby
The fin on Mudkip's head acts as highly sensitive radar. Using this fin to sense movements of water and air, this Pokémon can determine what is taking place around it without using its eyes.
Alpha Sapphire
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Sprites[]

I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (JP)	Green (JP)	Back
I	Mudkip did not appear in Generation I
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal		Back
II	Mudkip did not appear in Generation II
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back


IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back


V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2	Back
					File:Mudkip BW Back.gif
	File:Shiny Mudkip BW.gif				File:Shiny Mudkip BW Back.gif

Trivia[]


Axolotl, the real-world counterpart of Mudkip.	File:Image View.png

The concept of Mudkip was based on a breed of Axolotl.
It is unknown, but marrision may have started with a Mudkip.
Mudkip is the only water-type starter to walk on all fours.
Mukip's name is based on its behaviour. It is said to kip in the mud, kip meaning to sleep.
Mudkip has the highest physical attack of any first evolution starter.
In the games, if you didn't make it evolve, it will learn Whirlpool and Hydro Pump.
There is a popular internet meme involving Mudkips: "I herd you liek Mudkipz".