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| General | |
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| Name (Japanese), Number | Mudkip (Mizugorō) 258 |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves from | (none) |
| Evolves to | Marshtomp |
| Video game base stats¹ | |
| Hit points | 50 |
| Attack | 70 |
| Defense | 50 |
| Speed | 40 |
| Special attack | 50 |
| Special defense | 50 |
| Biological | |
| Species | Mud Fish Pokémon |
| Types | Template:PokemonTypeWater |
| Strong Against | Rock,Ground,Fire |
| Height | 1'4" (0.5 m) |
| Weight | 17 lb (7.7 kg) |
| Pokédex Color | Blue |
| Shiny color | The blue parts of its body turn purple, and its tail turns yellow |
| Ability | Torrent |
| Gender distribution | 87.5% male, 12.5% female |
| ¹ Stats for trading card versions may vary. | |
Mudkip is one of the three Hoenn starter pokémon (the other two are Treecko and Torchic).
Name Origin
Mudkip's name is derived from the words mud, being a surrounding of its natural habitat - the swamp, and skipper, relating to the fish-like creature it resembles.
Pokédex Definition
Ruby: "The fin on Mudkip's head acts as highly sensitive radar. Using this fin to sense movement 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."
In the Video Games
Picking this pokémon as a starter is categorized as choosing a "Medium" difficulty level for the game because the first gym leader uses pokémon whose type is weak against Mudkip's and the later-in-the-game Granite Cave has some pokémon who are also weak against Mudkips powerful water blasts. However, it is important to note that the third gym leader uses pokémon that could devastate even the best-trained Mudkip if it hasen't evolved into Marshtomp. Your rival is the bigger problem if you chose Mudkip. Mudkip and its evolutions are Water/Ground types, which have a double weakness to Grass types. A strong Fire type would greatly help in this situation.
In the Anime
In the pokémon anime, Brock (who travels with Ash Ketchum) has a Mudkip. Mudkip is one of the parental figure Pokémon on Brock's team, and, along with Ash's Pikachu, is one of the Pokémon leaders when the Pokémon are away from their trainers.