Muk-Alola @ Black Sludge  
Ability: Poison Touch  
EVs: 252 HP / 20 Atk / 12 Def / 224 SpD  
Careful Nature  
- Pain Split  
- Protect  
- Knock Off  
- Pursuit / Poison Jab

Pain Split Alolan Muk (Poison)

by Neko, set by Mateeus_1

Pinch Berries received a nerf in the eight generation, making the Curse + Recycle set Alolan Muk used to run not as viable. Pain Split remedies this, providing Alolan Muk longevity to sponge special attacks from Blacephalon and Latios consistently. Protect allows it to recover more health and scout choice-locked foes. Knock Off cripples defensive Pokémon by removing Heavy-Duty Boots and Leftovers. Pursuit traps Psychic- and Ghost-types such as Tapu Lele and Blacephalon, while Poison Jab synergizes with Poison Touch to spread status. 12 Defense EVs lets it to not get OHKO'ed by Victini's V-create after Stealth Rock damage and 20 Attack EVs allow Poison Jab to always break Kyurem's Substitute. Galarian Slowking is a specially defensive pivot that deals with special attackers such as Kommo-o which it cannot deal with. Crobat covers for Alolan Muk's Ground-type weakness and checks Mega Gallade. Icium Z Toxapex deals with setup sweepers such as Mega Aerodactyl and also checks threats such as Victini and Urshifu-R. Amoonguss deals with Water- and Ground-types such as Mega Swampert and Excadrill. Alternatively, Mega Venusaur may be used as the Ground-neutral partner, as it checks setup sweepers such as Azumarill and Mega Scizor. Nihilego appreciates Alolan Muk's ability to trap and remove faster Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Blacephalon and Latios as it allows it to sweep Fire and Dragon teams late-game.

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