Mud Slap

Type

Ground

Category

special

Power

20

Accuracy

100

PP

10

Priority

0

Target

adjacent

Contact

No

Spread

No

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

No

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

• Metagross Mega
• Tyranitar Mega
• Blaziken Mega
• Gardevoir Mega
• Steelix Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Houndoom Mega
• Delphox Mega
• Barbaracle Mega
• Dragalge Mega
• Chesnaught Mega
• Gallade Mega
• Garchomp Mega Z
• Garchomp Mega
• Sceptile Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Pidgeot Mega
• Dragonite Mega
• Altaria Mega
• Blastoise Mega
• Charizard Mega Y
• Emboar Mega
• Charizard Mega X
• Kangaskhan Mega
• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
• Excadrill Mega
• Lucario Mega Z
• Lucario Mega
• Empoleon
• Venusaur Mega
• Feraligatr Mega
• Crabominable Mega
• Glaceon
• Infernape
• Leafeon
• Lopunny Mega
• Golurk Mega
• Abomasnow Mega
• Meganium Mega
• Arcanine
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Charizard Gmax
• Rhyperior
• Garchomp
• Froslass Mega
• Torterra
• Camerupt Mega
• Aggron Mega
• Venusaur Gmax
• Pelipper
• Swampert
• Machamp Gmax
• Sandaconda
• Machamp
• Staraptor Mega
• Feraligatr
• Flareon
• Blastoise
• Pyroar Male
• Tyranitar
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Jolteon
• Skeledirge
• Skarmory Mega
• Typhlosion
• Vaporeon
• Charizard
• Clawitzer
• Blaziken
• Greninja
• Absol Mega
• Raichu Mega Y
• Aggron
• Beartic
• Houndstone
• Meowscarada
• Absol Mega Z
• Manectric Mega
• Sandaconda Gmax
• Lycanroc Midnight
• Weavile
• Lycanroc Midday
• Raichu Mega X
• Delphox
• Barbaracle
• Dragalge
• Gardevoir
• Raichu Alola
• Sceptile
• Banette Mega
• Kangaskhan
• Mawile Mega
• Clefable Mega
• Meganium
• Politoed
• Rotom Mow
• Steelix
• Luxray
• Roserade
• Slowking Galar
• Heliolisk
• Venusaur
• Bellibolt
• Pidgeot
• Rotom Fan
• Arcanine Hisui
• Bastiodon
• Milotic
• Rotom Frost
• Typhlosion Hisui
• Chesnaught
• Orthworm
• Abomasnow
• Rotom Wash
• Snorlax Gmax
• Krookodile
• Rampardos
• Excadrill
• Rotom Heat
• Altaria
• Clefable
• Emboar
• Crabominable
• Stunfisk
• Hippowdon
• Slowbro Galar
• Houndoom
• Gallade
• Mamoswine
• Torkoal
• Lucario
• Metagross
• Sableye Mega
• Slowbro
• Umbreon
• Sharpedo
• Manectric
• Espeon
• Toxicroak
• Salazzle
• Medicham Mega
• Espathra
• Mudsdale
• Gliscor
• Raichu
• Absol
• Lopunny
• Froslass
• Slowking
• Staraptor
• Golurk
• Skarmory
• Maushold Family Of Three
• Salazzle Totem
• Stunfisk Galar
• Banette
• Maushold Family Of Four
• Camerupt
• Arbok
• Rotom
• Diggersby
• Pikachu Starter
• Azumarill
• Medicham
• Mawile
• Pikachu
• Pikachu Alola Cap
• Pikachu Belle
• Pikachu Cosplay
• Pikachu Gmax
• Pikachu Hoenn Cap
• Pikachu Kalos Cap
• Pikachu Libre
• Pikachu Original Cap
• Pikachu Partner Cap
• Pikachu Phd
• Pikachu Pop Star
• Pikachu Rock Star
• Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
• Pikachu Unova Cap
• Pikachu World Cap
• Sableye

Mud Slap is a Ground-type special attack. It has 20 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. Mud Slap is a Ground-type special attack. It has 20 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target.

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

Consider Mud Slap when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.

In team building, Mud Slap is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.

Common mistakes with Mud Slap include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Mud Slap in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: does not block this move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).