Shadow Muk Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Muk is a Poison type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Poison Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Psychic	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Muk in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Muk.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Poison Jab	Gunk Shot	65.32	420.87
Lick	Gunk Shot	60.32	392.38
Infestation	Gunk Shot	59.41	392.31
Poison Jab	Sludge Wave	56.25	390.09
Poison Jab	Return	65.00	388.24
Poison Jab	Dark Pulse	41.67	363.09
Lick	Sludge Wave	51.25	352.19
Infestation	Sludge Wave	50.34	349.37
Poison Jab	Thunder Punch	40.00	347.91
Lick	Return	60.00	345.23

All Moves for Shadow Muk

Below are all the moves that Shadow Muk can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Dark Pulse	Charged	80	26.67	3000ms	-50
Gunk Shot	Charged	130	50.32	3100ms	-100
Sludge Wave	Charged	110	41.25	3200ms	-100
Thunder Punch	Charged	45	25	1800ms	-33
Acid Spray	Charged	20	8	3000ms	-50
Infestation	Quick	10	9.09	1100ms	14
Poison Jab	Quick	10	15	800ms	7
Lick EliteTM	Quick	5	10	500ms	6

Shadow Muk Evolution

Shadow Grimer

Requires 50x Candy

Shadow Muk

Best Shadow Muk Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Muk Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Muk in a raid.

Other Shadow Muk Forms