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{{nihongo|'''Mudkip'''|ミズゴロウ|Mizugorou}} are one of the {{pokenum}} ] of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar<ref name=sev>{{cite web|url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20051004/LATU06404102005-1.html|title=Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=2006-02-28}}</ref> '']'' ] &ndash; a collection of ], ], ], ]s, ]s and other media created by ]. Mudkip are famous for being one of the three species of Pokémon players can choose from at the beginning of their adventure in the ] & ] and '']'' versions of the ] series. The purpose of Mudkip in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by ]s.<ref name=Rsreview> {{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/389/389660p1.html|title=Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire Review (page 1)|publisher=Ign.com''|accessedate=2006-06-01}}</ref>

Mudkip's name is a ] of ''mud'', being a surrounding of its natural habitat, and ''Kip'', which refers to ''Skip'', relating to the ], the fish it resembles.<ref name=origin>{{cite web|url=http://pokedream.com/pokedex/pokedex.php?id=258|title=Pokemon Dream :: PokeDex (258 Mudkip)|publisher=pokedream.com|accessdate=2006-05-29}}</ref> However, it's design is more similar to the ], which is also called ''Mudpuppy''. The "-kip" may also come from the fish-species ]. The name ''Mudkip'' refers to both the overall species, and to individual Mudkip within the ], ] and ] series. Its Japanese name is likely a ] of {{nihongo|水|''mizu''}}, water, and {{nihongo|ムツゴロウ|''mutsugorō''}}, ].

==Characteristics==
The fin on Mudkip's head acts as highly sensitive radar. Using this fin to sense movements of water and air, Mudkip can determine what is taking place around it without using its eyes. When in water, Mudkip breathes using the gills on its cheeks. On land, it can powerfully lift large boulders by planting its four feet and heaving. It sleeps by burying itself in soil at the water's edge. Its large tail fin propels it through water with powerful acceleration. If it is faced with a tight situation in battle, Mudkip will become strong enough to crush rocks bigger than itself.<ref name=dex>The in-game ]es from the ] () URL Accessed ]</ref>Like the other starters of it's generation Mudkip breaks the traddition of it's starter type by not being bipedal like ] and ].

==In the video games==
One of the consistent aspects of most ] — spanning from '']'' and ] on the ] to the un-released ] games, '']'' and ] — is the choice of three different Pokémon at the start of the player's adventures; these three are often labelled ''Starter Pokémon''. Players can choose a ], a ], or a ] Pokémon indigenous to that particular region<ref name=rubyreview> {{cite web|url=http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/pokemon-ruby-version/498107p1.html|title=Pokémon Ruby'' review (page 1)|publisher=Gamespy.com|accessdate=2006-05-30}}</ref>; an exception to this rule is '']'' (a remake of the original games that follows the story of the '']''), where players are given a ], an ] mouse famous for being the mascot of the Pokémon media franchise.<ref name=yellowreview>{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/162/162045p1.html|title=Pokémon Yellow Critical Review|publisher=gba.ign.com|accessdate=2006-03-27|author=Craig Harris}}</ref>

], against an opponent's ] and ], (shown left and right respectively) in ''Pokémon Ruby''.]]

Mudkip is the Water-type choice in ]'', '']'' and '']'' for the ].<ref name=rubyreview/> Choosing one as the player's starting Pokémon is considered easier than choosing the Fire-type (]), but equally as difficult as choosing the Grass-type (]), primarily because of the advantage it has in defeating the first ], ], a powerful trainer whom the player must defeat to progress in the game.<ref name=Rsreview/> Roxanne uses ] Pokémon — such as ] — that have a natural weakness to Grass and Water attacks.<ref name=gamefaqs>{{cite web|url=http://db.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/file/pokemon_rs_b.txt|title=Pokémon Ruby and ''Sapphire'' Starter Pokémon Evaluation|publisher=Db.gamefaqs.com|accessedate=2006-04-12}} (See "Starting Pokémon")</ref><ref name=psypokeswalkthrough> {{cite web|url=http://www.psypokes.com/rs/walkthrough.php?part=1|title=Pokémon Ruby walkthrough|publisher=Psypokes.com|accessedate=2006-05-26}}</ref>

It is a ] Pokémon, meaning it specialzes in firing water (in bubbles or in jet spurts) to attack foe. Mudkip evolves, a metamorphic change within a Pokémon caused by gaining experience in battle,<ref name=dum> {{cite web|url=http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/dummies.html|title=Pokemon For Dummies|publisher=Pokemonelite2000.com|accessedate=2006-05-25}}</ref> into ], its Stage-1 (middle) form at level 16, and evolves into its Stage-2 (final) form, ], at Level 36.<ref name=pojo>{{cite web|url=http://www.pojo.com/pokedex/Ruby-Sapphire/007.htm|title=Pojo Advance Pokédex Entry for Mudkip|publisher=Pojo.com|accessedate=2005-04-12}}</ref> Mudkip is often chosen as a starter because its evolved forms, Marshtomp and ] are ] and ], meaning they specialize in ground-based moves as well as water-based moves. Being part ground-type gives Swampert and Marshtomp immunity to ] moves, which water types would normally take a lot of damage from. Also, Swampert is considered an "overused Pokémon", meaning that it is used very often in battles.<ref name=Tiers>{{cite web|url=http://www.smogon.com/advance/tiers|title=ADV tier list|publisher=Smogon.com|accessdate=2006-05-26}}</ref>

One interesting thing about Mudkip is that its evolved forms, Marshtomp and Swampert, cannot learn Hydro Pump, which is a powerful water-based attack. On the other hand, Mudkip would learn this move at Level 42.<ref name=hydropump>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smogon.com/advance/hydro%20pump|title=Hydro Pump attack data|publisher=Smogon.com|accessdate=2006-06-10}}</ref>

Mudkip is also one of the main characters in '']'', for the ] and ]. At the beginning of the game, the player takes a personality quiz. Depending on the answers to the questions, the player could begin the game as one of many characters, including ], ] and Mudkip. If Bulbasaur or another Pokémon is selected as the player, however, Mudkip can become one of the player's "partners" at the beginning of the game.<ref name=mysterydungeon> {{cite web|url=http://serebii.net/mysteriousdungeon/partners.shtml|title=List of Starter Pokémon in Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref>

==In the Pokémon anime==
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The ] ] and ]s are a set of adventures separate from most other versions of ''Pokémon'', featuring ] as the main character, and various companions that accompany him through the lands of ], ] and Hoenn. During the Hoenn adventures, ], a ] and former ] who travels with protagonist Ash Ketchum, obtains a Mudkip in ] during Episode 301. "A Mudkip Mission". As Ash and his companions climb a waterfall, they come across a group of young Mudkip, Brock rescues a young Mudkip from being washed away in a stream. Brock's ] and Mudkip work together to defeat ], at which point the Mudkip decides to join Brock's team.<ref name=anime>{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/houen/301.shtml|publisher=Serebii.net|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Anime; Episode 301 - A Mudkip Mission|accessdate=2006-06-04}}</ref>

Mudkip's primary role is to assist Brock during water related situations, such as searching for objects in the ocean, such as an ] and a pearl belonging to a ].<ref name=illumise>{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/houen/318.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Anime; Episode 318 - Love At First Flight|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref><ref name=pearls> {{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/houen/355.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Anime Episode 355 - Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref> Mudkip also guides the Pokémon when Brock, Ash and ] aren't around. It evolves into ] during Episode 425, entitled "Chip Off The Old Brock!".<ref name=evolve>{{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/kanto/425.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Anime; Episode 425 - Chip Off The Old Brock!|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-05-29}}</ref>

A separate Mudkip also appears in Episode 281 "In the Knicker of Time!", when the group meet a trainer called Nicolai, a young trainer, who is training his first Pokémon, Mudkip, which later defeats May's Torchic in a battle. Nicolai connects with his Pokémon in battle by dressing up in a suit resembling his Pokémon, wearing both Mudkip and Zigzagoon outfits in the episode.<ref name=othermudkip>{{cite web|url=http://serebii.net/anime/epiguide/houen/281.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon anime; Episode 281. In the Knicker of Time!|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref>

==In the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga ==
], the male protagonist in '']'' during the arc based off of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, obtains a Mudkip named Zuzu as his Starter Pokémon from ]. Ruby is a ], a person who uses their Pokémon for ] rather than battles, and uses Zuzu in those contests. Zuzu evolved into a ] unexpectedly while Ruby was in ], and again into a ], while training near ]. Zuzu was first used to battle in "Chapter 183 VS. Torchic", against ], his rival in the manga.<ref name=mangamudkip> {{cite web|url=http://www.serebii.net/manga/rs/183.shtml|title=Synopsis of Pokémon Adventures Manga; '' Chapter 183. VS. Torchic''|publisher=Serebii.net|accessdate=2006-05-29}}</ref>

==In the ''Pokémon Trading Card Game'' ==
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The '']'' is a ] first published by ] in ], in 1999. The concept is similar to that of a Pokémon battle in the video games in that each player takes turns to hit the opponent’s Pokémon. In the card game, Mudkip is a Water-type Basic pokémon, just like its video game counterparts. As a basic pokémon, it can be played in a battle, as the competitions of the card game are called, without the use of a special card. If the player has a ] card in their hand, they can play it on top of the Mudkip card, which is the card game's equivalent of evolving.

Mudkip has appeared several times in the '']''. It has appeared in the sets ''EX Ruby & Sapphire'' (two different cards), ''EX Dragon'', and ''EX Emerald''. It also appears in ''EX Team Rocket Returns'', but as "Mudkip Star".<ref name=deckdex> {{cite web|url=http://www.psypokes.com/dex/deckdex.php?id=258|title=List of Mudkip's Pokémon Trading Card Game appearances|publisher=Psypokes.com|accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref> This card is different then the other Mudkip cards in that it is rarer than the rest of the cards in the set.<ref name=star>{{cite web|url=http://www.shuffleandcut.com/content/page/game/game/9/edition/dig:Mudkip+Star/card/20521/EX%20Team%20Rocket%20Returns%20Mudkip+%22star%22.html|title=Trading Card information of Mudkip Star|publisher=Shuffleandcut.com|accessdate=2006-06-18}}</ref>

One rule when playing with ''Star'' cards — including ''Mudkip Star'' from the ''EX Team Rocket Returns'' set — is that Pokémon with significant terms in their titles (often used to denote Pokémon that are all part of one set) can only evolve into Pokémon that also share this term. Though there is no mention on how to evolve ''Star Pokémon'', if the rule for other ]es is followed, ''Mudkip Star'' could only be replaced by a Marshtomp card with ''Star'' in its title — a card which, at this point, does not exist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon-tcg.com/p_strategy/rulebooks/book_77.jsp#1069|title=Pokémon Trading Card Game Rulebook on Illegal Evolutions|publisher=Pokémon-tcg.com|accessdate=2006-04-13}}</ref> However, since players can only have one "Pokémon ''Star''" card in their deck, then they couldn't evolve ''Mudkip Star'' into ''Marshtomp Star''. This makes ''Star'' cards somewhat impractical, since they cannot be upgraded from their Basic stage state; they are primarily savoured for their rarity instead.<ref name=star/>

==References==
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* The following games and their instruction manuals: '']'', '']'', and '']''; '']'' and '']''; '']'' and '']''
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* Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Ruby Version & Sapphire Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., 2003. ISBN 1-930206-31-3
* Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
* Mylonas, Eric. ''Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide''. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
* Nintendo Power. ''Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide''. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
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* (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Mudkip as a species
* {{serebiidex|258|Mudkip}}
* Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
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* {{WikiKnowledge|Mudkip}}

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