It appears to be a pile of living sludge. Muk may also be based on the imagined fear that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and/or improper disposal of toxic/radioactive waste, may result in the creation of new and undesirable life.
Alolan Muk may be based on an oil slick, particularly the rainbow colors it produces when it mixes with water.
Muk is a corruption of muck (generally something filthy).
Betbeton may be derived from べとべと betobeto (sticky) and ton.
No: 089
English Name: Muk
Japanese Name: Betobeton
Generation: 1
Type: Poison
Species: Sludge Pokémon
Abilities: Stench, Sticky Hold, Poison Touch (hidden ability)
Evolution: Grimer >Muk
Muk is a large, sticky, amorphous Pokémon, made of living purple sludge. It has two small eyes with beady black pupils. It also has an enormous mouth with a grey tongue and strands of ooze connecting its top and bottom jaws. While it has no visible legs, it does have two arms with three fingers on each hand. However, it typically keeps one hand tucked in while it extends the other hand.
It is a living biohazard, leaking toxins that instantly kill all plant life it touches. Even it being in close proximity to plants will cause them to wilt and die. Extreme caution is advised in avoiding any contact with this Pokémon, as an accidental brush up can lead to severe sickness. The effects of this Pokémon can leave the landscape barren for three years. In dirty residential areas where people throw trash into the streets, it is almost certain to appear. It will readily consume nearly any waste or refuse generated by people and Pokémon alike. It can be found in heavily polluted bodies of water, cities and factories. However, Muk’s population has declined due to recent environmental improvements, leading some to believe that it will go extinct at some point.
Alolan Muk has a more vibrant coloration, consisting of green, pink, yellow, and blue. The green, yellow, and pink colors are capable of shifting downwards while the blue stays in place. Like Alolan Grimer, it has various white crystals protruding from parts of its body, especially from its mouth and fingers, giving the impression of claws and teeth. It has blue pupils, black coloring behind its eyes, and a light blue tongue. Its vivid coloration is a result of the garbage it eats, which causes chemical changes in its body; these same chemical changes are thought to be the cause of its unending hunger. It’s unexpectedly quiet and friendly, but if it is not fed trash for a while, its hunger will compel it to destroy its Trainer’s furnishings for food. The crystals covering its body have a tendency to break off, which makes it extremely difficult to deal with due to the concentrated toxins contained within them. This variant of Muk does not produce the foul stench that the standard version is infamous for.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Red: Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
Pokemon Blue: Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
Pokemon Yellow: Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration, it lost its sense of smell.
Pokemon Stadium: Becomes indistinguishable if it hides in dirt. Touching its sludge-covered body causes horrible poisonings.
Pokemon Gold: They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
Pokemon Silver: Its body is made of a powerful poison. Touching it accidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.
Pokemon Crystal: As it moves, a very strong poison leaks from it, making the ground there barren for three years.
Pokemon Stadium 2: They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
Pokemon Ruby: From Muk’s body seeps a foul fluid that gives off a nose-bendingly horrible stench. Just one drop of this Pokémon’s body fluid can turn a pool stagnant and rancid.
Pokemon Sapphire: This Pokémon’s favorite food is anything that is repugnantly filthy. In dirty towns where people think nothing of throwing away litter on the streets, Muk are certain to gather.
Pokemon Emerald: It prefers warm and humid habitats. In the summertime, the toxic substances in its body intensify, making Muk reek like putrid kitchen garbage.
Pokemon FireRed: It is usually undetectable because it blends in with the ground. Touching it can cause terrible poisoning.
Pokemon LeafGreen: Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
Pokemon Diamond: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
Pokemon Pearl: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
Pokemon Platinum: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
Pokemon HeartGold: They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
Pokemon SoulSilver: Its body is made of a powerful poison. Touching it accidentally will cause a fever that requires bed rest.
Pokemon Black: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
Pokemon White: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
Pokemon Black 2: It’s so stinky! Muk’s body contains toxic elements, and any plant will wilt when it passes by.
pokemon White 2: It’s so stinky! Muk’s body contains toxic elements, and any plant will wilt when it passes by.
Pokemon X: They love to gather in smelly areas where sludge accumulates, making the stench around them worse.
Pokemon Y: A toxic fluid seeps from its body. The fluid instantly kills plants and trees on contact.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: From Muk’s body seeps a foul fluid that gives off a nose-bendingly horrible stench. Just one drop of this Pokémon’s body fluid can turn a pool stagnant and rancid.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: This Pokémon’s favorite food is anything that is repugnantly filthy. In dirty towns where people think nothing of throwing away litter on the streets, Muk are certain to gather.
Pokemon SUN: The stench it gives off will make your nose scrunch up. Still, there are Muk fans who think that’s a good thing.
Pokemon MOON: After recent environmental improvements, this Pokémon is now hardly seen at all. People speculate that it may go extinct at some point.
