Pokemon Explained: Ash's Muk | Complete History

[@eastsidereviews727]

I don't think the original reserve crew of Muk, Kingler, Snorlax, and the Taurous here will ever fade away. The sight gags they have whenever Ash visits Oak's lab have become ingrained in the series. We might only see Tarous and Snorlax get pulled into battles, but Muk will always have a place in the series.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I'm ready for Muk's creepy backrubs with Birch to return to the series

[@Intellyellthismyoldchannel]

I adore Muk I really hope Ash uses a lot more of his old Pokemon in Journey's which would make sense for the world tournament I'm also happy Muk clearly still loves Ash and it's 100% of one his most loveable Pokemon

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

The only bad thing about Ash using his reserves is that I must redo all my videos lol.

[@Intellyellthismyoldchannel]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver a sacrifice worth taking I'm also a big fan that someone is talking about Ash his older lesser used Pokemon I know you'll also talk about more popular once because for example Snorlax hasn't been used in a long time, while he's great and would be a great Pokemon to talk about next But most people would have just started out with Charizard and Greninja or something like that So I really appreciate it that you talk about all his Pokemon Popular or not

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Thank you Intell! Good to know I'm not the only one who likes the obscure Pokemon. Snorlax would be great -- it's definitely a Top 6 Pokemon for Ash. Eventually, I want to cover the Manga series too. I'd highly suggest checking out Pokemon Adventures. It's been going on for 20+ years and is in many ways a lot better than the anime.

[@rubysu9265]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver Great to hear more appreciation on Pokémon Adventures! I'd love to see a special video for Red's Poliwrath someday 😊

[@stephaniemcmillan2290]

Unfortunately he doesn't. But he became world champ anyway with the Pokemon he caught during Journeys.

[@loganbigmo]

I always theorized that Oak gave Muk a bath & cleaned out the PokeBall, fixing its stench issue. Maybe that's why Muk bonded so heavily with Oak.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Perhaps! Good theory

[@charlesdunn9222]

@@ProfessorAlexSilvermaybe Krabby would’ve helped out

[@AliLiz91]

I think Ash's Muk made me appreciate the Pokemon more. I also love the Alolan form. I love how affectionate Ash's Muk was lol I'm glad it still shows up in the anime every now and then. (:

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Same here! I wish Ash's other Pokemon got as much spotlight lol

[@jg2722]

Also Gloom protected a girl from a bunch of Muks

[@donovanbradford8231]

A fun always liked Muk. Fun personality and didn't realize he had been used so little over the years. Happy Muk was able to become part of the team by not only bonding with Oak, but Ash as well.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Definitely needed another battle comeback in battle frontier

[@evanmak7837]

Ash's Muk made my young self never judge a book by its cover. Who knew the scary dangerous sewer pokemon would really be a hug obsessed happy-go-lucky gentle giant? I am kinda glad he never joined Ash's regular team though. His Chikorita was similar in character, and during the episodes when she was freshly evolved i felt so bad for her. She couldn't show affection without being yelled at because of she wasn't a small Pokémon anymore and would tackle Ash when trying to land on his hug T_T

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Definitely a fun, random addition :)

[@SpaceTaste]

I love Muk, I wish it battled more in the gyms

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I think it would've been a cool choice against Koga

[@alexanderwillick4521]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver Oh I see, Poison vs poison. But with Muk being a recent edition to Ash's team he would get some training to get to trust it's new friend right?

[@YOTHEARTISTA]

@Jay Rodriguez Kum Squad 😂

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

Muk is definitely a Pokemon of Ash's that could have benefited from getting to battle more often. For being considered to be one of his more powerful Pokemon in Johto, it didn't really get much screen time when it wasn't being used for comic relief.

[@razkable]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver silver you look like leonard nemoy's spock..you should of been hired in the new star trek films...you are smart too..perfect casting

[@FlameAstro]

Randomly ran across your channel . Holy crud, you are underrated. Actually quality content too. I hope you get the recognition you deserve some day.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Wow, thank you! I started posting weekly episodes last month, it's been a fun project :)

[@FlameAstro]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver Just curious, you planning to expand on from just character Pokemon bios? LIke if you're going to stick with the anime, could always try out things like Gym battles or even Evil team arcs. Just some thoughts.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

@@FlameAstro I will at some point!

[@FlameAstro]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver Better late than never to respond haha.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

@@FlameAstro lol

[@pokemonfanthings4444]

I loved this vid also you mentioned how Muk stopped smelling after it bonded with people. I had assumed that was a plot hole.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

It may have been, but I think it makes sense

[@john-qb2xc]

holy crap! I've been watching some of your videos and I legit thought you has like a million subs or something. Very underrated my man. You earned a sub

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Wow, thank you! Just getting started :)

[@madnessarcade7447]

I want muk and dragonite to hug since they are both huggers

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

They'd be the best of friends 👍

[@stephaniemcmillan2290]

I think that maybe their are people who did fan art on that.

[@lucleblanc7029]

It was a great video, now i would like to see Ash's Tauros.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Challenge accepted

[@wondermaster7271]

Which one XD

[@frostthewolf1443]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver i friggin love muk

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Hi there -I hope you enjoyed this video! New episodes every Sunday. *Correction in video, Muk was found in Gringey City, must have had Grimer on the mind :) Subscribe: kzbin.info!

[@lilagonzales1145]

Just a correction of Journeys, Muk did cameo in episode 76 as he affectionately greeted Ash with a hug after Ash was launched by his Tauros. Ash had returned with Goh to Professor Oak’s lab

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Yup! That came out after this video

[@jeffheithaus9120]

If you didn't know in the current Arc we did see Muk save Ash by catching him as his Tauros send Ash fly. It made me happy when I saw Muk again and show he care for Ash and how strong it is able to catch a human too.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Yup! I don't see that gimmick ever going away

[@Lauren94twitch]

i love when muk hugs butch and cassidy in chronicles so funny

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

My favorite is its creepy backrub to Birch ahah

[@guavasmoothie5516]

I *love* taking a deep dive into Ash's muk

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Don't we all?

[@jakeinaflannel]

I've been bingeing these videos and holy crap you deserve more views! I can tell this channel is gonna be huge, keep up the good work!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Thank you! That's great to hear, which video was your favorite?

[@jakeinaflannel]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver I liked Ash's Kingler video the best so far, have you considered doing Jessie's Seviper? It had a lot of screen time and is not very well covered in a lot of media

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

@@jakeinaflannel Yeah, Hoenn in on my list! I'll probably cover Arbok first, but Seviper will be a fun one.

[@__JASON__.]

Muk is my LITERALLY my favorite Pokemon of all time 😅 People usually look at me like I have 3 heads when I tell em

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I don't blame you, it's hilarious haah

[@iankelley37]

I’m glad your channel exists because it explains the characters Pokémon

[@Godzilla00X]

Shame we never saw more of Muk. For its lack of appearances, it has more personality than some of Ash's main stay Pokémon

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

True that!

[@deltamills5641]

at least we have muk murdering that bellsprout on live tv

[@williamr1088]

I love how Muk wants to Hug everyone.

[@ReadyBergStudios3]

Muk’s Moves in the Anime: *Body Slam* *Poison Gas* *Sludge Bomb* Prof. Silvers idea for moves: *Acid Armor* *Ice Punch*

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Do you think Muk will ever battle again??

[@dailydata74]

I hope!!

[@lucleblanc7029]

If Ash can use Muk and come up with a good battle Strategy like he did with Gary, it can work.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Agreed

[@kats2kids]

just to mention with ash's charizard i feel as a charmeleon it barley got any screen time if only it evolved during primape goes bananas

[@garchompgamer1874]

Probably not but maybe we’ll get to see Muk

[@watzittuyah8047]

Imagine if Ash actually bothered to train and use Muk way more often. That Muk was already very powerful. Missed opportunity, man.

[@staceytetzlaff2822]

I swear muks over affectionate nature was just comedy gold

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Agreed :)

[@Divergence]

Muck: use suffocaaa.. i mean body slam. That was brutal on bellsprout

[@iamhungey12345]

Bellsprout got Mukbanged.

[@manhuntruler2]

I wish Ash could have caught a Alolan Muk somehow. But overall I love the Pokémon Muk.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Two Muks on Oak would be hilarious!

[@No-cc1fq]

Kum

[@leftyx7777]

Man this guy has an infectious smile; I love this channel lol Pokémon talk & great energy 🎮🦄🎮

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I appreciate that!

[@LordRumshi]

If Ash did have muk return and train, then muk could have a better move set. Learning dark pulse to combat psychic types and an ice type move to handle ground types.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I'd love new moves

[@KnightRaymund]

I loved the Oak gag, but I really wish he'd been used more. He was cool. Muk is cool.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

It'll never disappear fully imo :)

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

Muk needed more screen time

[@marcelinovazquez5128]

If Muk ever returns to battle I would want him to fight an Alolan Muk.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

would be awesome :)

[@madnessarcade7447]

4:42 despite being under oak’s care mostly Ash and muk do have a close bond

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Definitely close, but I think Muk is closer with Oak

[@drinkinbuddy8264]

Saw a few of your vids. Good stuff. Subbed

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Thanks so much! I have new videos coming out every week, I think you'll dig them 🙂

[@drinkinbuddy8264]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver looking forward to it :)

[@Evan-ds7ql]

Keep em coming!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

You got it Bob!

[@krongkwansuphannakul3036]

Great video as always!! Looking forward to Squirtles 💕

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Coming soon 💕💕💕

[@Lord_KillerBee]

It's interesting how Muk was at first a "bully" with his army of Grimers and then became a loveable Pokémon who always hugs Professor Oak & Ash when he returns. Though perhaps if Ash did choose to keep Muk on his team there would be the possibility of Muk becoming stronger and having a wider attack arsenal i.e., sludge bomb and body slam.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Definitely a big change haah

[@OriginalAkivara]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver I think he changed from his time with Professor Oak. Remember how Oak said that Pokemon become more like the person they spend the most time with? And how Kingler and Muk became really affectionate and loving? That tells us a little something about Oak's character.... 👀

[@paul3463]

They did Muk dirty. See what I did there?

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Lol, yes i do

[@Mrs_Jen1507]

Lmao the creepy shoulder massage 😭🤣🤣🤣

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I didn't expect it at all when watching the series haha

[@Landonio]

Lord Muk

[@eliassmeke3991]

In its debut episode Ash sends his Muk to Professor Oak’s Lab 🥼 due to its nasty 🤢/stinky smell 👃

[@Spotdy321]

Great Pokémon channel!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Glad you enjoy it! New videos every week :)

[@PlanetDrewpiter]

Seriously one of my favorite Pokemon. Never understood why, but I bet the anime has something to do with it! Great video!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

The anime most definitely had an impact for me. If Ash didn't own one, I don't think I'd ever think twice about it to be honest

[@justinfortier2054]

Only 3 videos in and it's my new favorite channel

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Awesome to hear Justin, enjoy!!

[@Kingofhate-ga5]

I always forget ash had a muk and this is coming from someone who loves muk

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

It's a classic 🙂

[@Lightingspedyboichristianmcfri]

This video was very nice 😊

[@Galvis76]

Muk is one of my favourite generation 1 Pokemon for sure! Such a simple but amazing Pokemon

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

For toxic sludge, it's very lovable lol

[@unic2253]

Have every minute details in every video, i am like when he misses the fact and scene, later i will reply but not happened or disappointed me😂😂😂❤❤❤.

[@jayzamora0396]

Man the more I go back to remember ash’s history .. no wonder why he’s never been a Pokémon master until 20 years later.. muk was literally one of my favorite Pokémon when first starting watching Pokémon

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

He was a major novice for quite a while 😆

[@rromerca]

Recently discovered this channel and I have been being hit right in the nostalgia all day. This has been wonderful and your channel is absolutely delightful!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Thanks, that's so nice to hear!

[@DjimonMoz]

I remember watching the anime as a kid. Seeing Ash pull out Muk against Bellsprout out of the blue was an awesome surprise. To this day I have a soft spot for Muk thanks to that fight.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

The first league remains one of my favorite moments in the series

[@TheIncredible_Panda2214]

this was a pretty good video :) keep it up with the amazing videos and stay safe. btw i dont if this was pointed out but in the sun and moon series the same one he appeared to be compared to the alolan muk he can be seen hugging ash. i find muk a pretty adorable pokemon and has a pretty good life change since he now is a friendly and always huggable pokemon :D

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Thank you Party Dude! Appreciate the support, stay safe as well :)

[@pinchecassie]

Poor Muk...it can withstand several beatings but he can still get beat :(

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Unfortunately so!

[@geomania8533]

Ya know I’m starting to think Ashes Muk is special. I mean look back at its battle with Bellsprout. It’s body acted more rubber than slime. It showed no signs of being harmed or being in pain. In fact i think he’s Muk is more rubber than sludge.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Rubber, Sludge, tomatoe, tomato XD

[@michellewalsh7654]

Muk is one of the COOLEST Pokemon out there !!!!!!!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

And the slimiest :P

[@mattb6744]

Criminally underused, Muk was

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Right you are

[@riduahmed4644]

I wish Muk could have come in Journeys

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

He may have in recent episodes ;)

[@daviddimalanta259]

Prof. Silver got his WINNING smile. 😏

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Thanks David!!

[@tristanjacobucci]

I love love love Muk, the anime made me fall in love with this Pokémon and its nearly my favorite. I wish he would have so much more screen time then he did

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I would've loved to see him with interact with Ash's other Pokemon

[@WookieOwner]

They should have had him fight Miltank in Ash's rematch with Whitney. Its thick body would have been good against Miltank's rollout. It would have been a more fair and entertaining battle, too

[@neilwritesstuff]

I saw this older video for the first time today and your black hair gave me whiplash

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Hahah old times :)

[@chrisschurke4151]

I love being taught about Pokemon by Ross Gellar.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

XD

[@quinten2529]

Looking fresh prof

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Thanks Quinten :D

[@austinmccormick8952]

He's not a poison type, he's a snuggle type

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Same thing imo

[@Altaierror]

When Ash would catch a Pokemon without a second thought

[@SutōnāKage]

I jus subscribed to your channel keep it up

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Thanks, will do!

[@OriginalAkivara]

As far as "Pokemon attacks Professor Oak" running gags go in the series, Muk is SO MUCH better than Rotom. Muk hugging Professor Oak because it loves him? Funny and cute. Rotom zapping Professor Oak for fun and giving him a stupid-looking afro? (I don't have anything against afros on characters that normally have afros, but giving afros to characters that don't normally have them is not the comedy genius some Pokemon writer thinks it is.) Not funny nor cute. (If they didn't make his hair so stupid-looking, like maybe just make it messier with sparks running through it instead of an afro, Rotom would be more tolerable but still nowhere near as good as Muk.) I can't wait for him to release Rotom back into the wild, surely he's got to be done with that forme change research by now!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Muk >>> Rotom

[@JarlQboyq]

The one thing about Muk I will never forget is thinking what would happen if it used explosion.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

That would not be nice suffice to say XD

[@vashythewabbit8288]

hmmmmm I could have shown that Ash's Muk won alot of battles. Guess my memories of it was pretty bad. lol

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Which battles did you think Muk was in?

[@axels3188]

I think that Ash’s Muk was funny and I hope we see him again.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Agreed, I'm sure it will be back

[@Rob17Cotton]

Ash's Muk character alone would of made it on my team he's just so fun & happy

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

He's the life of the party :)

[@killerbee792]

Muk became one of my favs from ash's team.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

It's iconic 😀

[@KellysHeroes777]

My favorite pokemon

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

One of the coolest :)

[@eliassmeke3991]

When Ash’s Muk stays with Oak, it doesn’t stink anymore, am I right.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

You're correct!

[@celestekeenan5480]

Professor Silver, can you do a piece on Goh's Scorbunny?

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Yup! In the plans :)

[@BfordOfficial]

I miss the Muk appearances honestly

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

You might enjoy some of Journeys then ;)

[@thetotaldramaking5427]

I need to see Muk return.

[@larslionheart]

No wonder Ash too 25 years to win a League if he decides to use Sludge Bomb against a Steel Type

[@brycemullins2031]

Have you done a video about ash Ketchum's pikachu

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Just posted one recently, I think you'll enjoy it!

[@colorizedenhanced-silentmo3981]

Hi, Professor Alex Silver. it is a absolutely attractive video. thanks. :)

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Glad you liked it! More every week :)

[@haseozenithmaru1186]

Throwback memories! My Muk .,

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Nostalgia was a big driver for me and creating the channel haha

[@TheYungSesShow]

I wanna see ash's muk and dragonite meet since they are both huggers lol

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I'd love to see that!

[@marufrohan475]

I always thought why ash doesn't use Muk, kingler, Tauros, Snorlax, Charizard as permanent pokemon. He would have been invincible

[@bige81892]

If only Muk’s battle record was as awesome as its personality. Maybe then it would be even more iconic then Charizard and pikachu!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

haha if only

[@desempro1655]

4:36 and caught both ash and pikachu after bieng sent flying by his tauros stampede in pokemon journeys ep 68

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Yup! I made this episode before that scene

[@hawkaiathemutt1976]

Bellsprout thought it was tough until muk came along.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

In all fairnenss, it was still pretty tough haha

[@joaquinmorales1965]

Alex please do ash's butterfree story

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

In the queue :)

[@mattb6744]

I like these shorter vids, doTauros!!

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Working on it :)

[@AliLiz91]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver I know Ash had like 30 Tauros. Did he only use the same one in battles? I hope he had a special one and didn't just use a different one each time. Silly, question I know lol

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

It's never confirmed :) I'll let you know my theories when I release the video ;)

[@drstrange4625]

Imagine a team of Tauros, muk, incinaroar, gliscor, melmetal, Snorlax.

[@makoman295]

I loved Muk as a kid, and still do but it always felt like such a weird pokemon for Ash to own to me for some reason.

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

I like the wild cards. They're such fun, surprising captures

[@tdasmal3622]

Wish Muk had more battles he seemed pretty good when he was used

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Yeah, definitely wish he fought more in Johto. His return episode in orange Islands should've been more eventful

[@tdasmal3622]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver another good move for him would be disable

[@noneofyourbuisness1679]

Turns out Muk *does* appear in "Journeys"! It just took a little over a year for it to happen ^^'

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Called it :)

[@jianxiongRaven]

Another time caught an already evolved pokemon ❤️

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

True! First fully evolved one

[@jianxiongRaven]

@@ProfessorAlexSilver wow Thanks for replying . Same as Primeape And noctowl❤️ Pikachu too if you wanna count Pichu ❤️

[@kazemizu]

Muk, the hugging pokemon

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

That it is!

[@skylineXpert]

I still remember that he catched It at the powerplant In gringey city. WHY IS HE SENDING ME A MUK?

[@ninjakeko7398]

2:51

[@Alex-fv5er]

Thanks for watching!

[@stephaniemcmillan2290]

I think his battle with Ritchie would've been better if he chose Muk instead of his disobedient Charizard at the time. Well here's what Ash should of chose for his battle against Ritchie. Butterfree vs. Pikachu, Pikachu brings down Butterfree with thundershock and gets defeated by Charmander who brings out Squirtle to battle Charmander defeats it with type disadvantage sends out Sparkey who defeats Squirtle, and instead of Charizard sends out his Bulbasuar to battle Sparky and have the possibility of winning. I understand Ash was an inexperienced trainer during the time but I think If he chose those three Pokemon and strategized better and avoid the embarrassment of Charizard disobeying him until Charizard was better trained to respect Ash better he probably would've ended up further. He basically was playing with fire when he did choose Charizard during that time. But I don't write the anime. Oh well, at least he became world champion in his final season. P.S. I wished he kept his Primeape. He would've been strong during this competitions especially with his rage attack.

[@MoramothHauntz]

My favorite sentient piece of sludge

[@ProfessorAlexSilver]

Same :)