Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Muk-Alola Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Muk-Alola's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Poison / Dark typing.

Poison Dark

Muk-Alola

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Weaknesses (1)

Ground×2

Resistances (4)

Grass×0.5 Poison×0.5 Ghost×0.5 Dark×0.5

Immunities (1)

Psychic×0

Battle notes

Muk-Alola's Poison / Dark typing is best attacked with Ground (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Psychic, Grass, Poison, Ghost attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Muk-Alola resists or ignores those matchups.
This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.

Best counter types

These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.

Ground×2

Example Pokémon counters

Excadrill

Garchomp

Landorus

Sandshrew

Defensive typing summary

Muk-Alola's base defensive typing is Poison / Dark. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.

FAQ

What is Muk-Alola weak to?

Muk-Alola is weak to Ground (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Muk-Alola?

Ground is the strongest listed attacking type against Muk-Alola at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.

Does Muk-Alola's ability change these weaknesses?

This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.