#0749 · Alola · Generation 7

Mudbray

Donkey Pokémon · Ground-type

Mudbray is a Ground-type Pokémon, the Donkey Pokémon, number 749 (#0749) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 110 kg.

Mudbray is the Donkey Pokémon, a stubborn little Ground type that eats dirt, turns it into mud and plasters it over its hooves. Keep it from its daily mud bath and, the Pokédex says, it gets stressed and stops listening to its Trainer.

How to pronounce Mudbray

Mudbray is pronounced MUD-bray. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Mudbray said out loud:

In Japanese it is ドロバンコ (Dorobanko).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Mudbray is a small donkey-like Pokémon, 1.0 m tall and 110 kg, with a dark brown coat, a cream muzzle and underbelly, long pointed ears and black bangs. Thick cream-coloured mud surrounds each of its black hooves. Bulbapedia says it brings the mud up itself and that the mud does not dry out, even after long hours in the sun. The Pokédex says the mud improves its grip and lets it run over rough ground without slipping.

Behaviour

Mudbray is stubborn and independent, and its days revolve around eating dirt, turning it into mud and wallowing in the mire. It is a slow walker but strong for its size, and the Pokédex says a load of 50 times its own weight does not change its pace.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says it was hunted nearly to extinction and was once thought to survive only in Alola, but it has since been seen in Galar and Paldea. In Scarlet and Violet it roams Paldea's provinces and, in The Teal Mask, Kitakami, and it appears in 2-star Tera Raid Battles.

Diet

It eats dirt, which it turns into mud.

Powers

Its Ability can be Own Tempo, which blocks confusion and Intimidate, or Stamina, which raises its Defense whenever it is hit, with Inner Focus hidden. It kicks with Double Kick, Stomp and Mega Kick, stamps with High Horsepower and Heavy Slam, and learns Earthquake and Superpower. Base Attack of 100 makes it a hard hitter for its stage.

Name origin

Mudbray may combine 'mud' and 'bray', the cry of a donkey. The Japanese name is Dorobanko (ドロバンコ), which may blend doro ('mud'), roba ('donkey'), banba ('draft horse') and ko ('young animal').

Design inspiration

Mudbray looks modelled on a donkey.

Evolution notes

Mudbray evolves into Mudsdale at level 30.

In the games

Mudbray is a ranch Pokémon in Alola, found at Paniola Ranch and on Routes 4, 6 and 12 in Sun and Moon. It is also found in Scarlet and Violet and in The Teal Mask, but it is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Several Mudbray live on Paniola Ranch, first seen in 'Young Kiawe Had a Farm!', and later spat mud in the faces of Ash and his visiting friends in 'Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!'. Hiroki's Mudbray also battled Ash and Rockruff in 'A Guardian Rematch!'.

Fun facts

• Until Archaludon arrived in Generation IX, Mudbray and Mudsdale were the only Pokémon with Stamina as an Ability.
• Wild Mudbray sometimes hold Light Clay, an item that lengthens Light Screen, Reflect and Aurora Veil, yet Mudbray cannot learn any of those moves.
• Hiroki's Mudbray was the first Pokémon beaten in the Manalo Conference preliminary round in 'Battle Royal 151!'.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Mudbray (Pokémon) · Serebii: Mudbray (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 100
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 45
• Sp. Def: 55
• Speed: 45

Mudbray’s base stat total is 385. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Mudbray weak to?

Mudbray takes extra damage from Water (2×), Grass (2×), Ice (2×) moves.

It resists Poison (½×), Rock (½×).

It is immune to Electric moves.

Evolution

How does Mudbray evolve?

Mudbray evolves into Mudsdale at level 30.

The whole family: Mudbray, Mudsdale.

Abilities

• Own Tempo: Prevents confusion.
• Stamina: Raises this Pokémon's Defense by one stage when it takes damage from a move.
• Inner Focus (hidden ability): Prevents flinching.

Moves

Moves Mudbray learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (33)

Mudbray can learn 33 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Protect, Low Kick, Facade, Bulldoze, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Endure, Sunny Day, Sandstorm, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Iron Head, Substitute, Iron Defense, Stealth Rock, Heavy Slam, Earth Power, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Roar, Sand Tomb, Smack Down, High Horsepower, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Curse.

Egg moves (5):Double-Edge, Endeavor, Fissure, Roar, Smack Down.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
• Base experience yield: 77.

Pokédex entries

It eats dirt to create mud and smears this mud all over its feet, giving them the grip needed to walk on rough terrain without slipping. (Shield)

Loads weighing up to 50 times as much as its own body weight pose no issue for this Pokémon. It's skilled at making use of mud. (Sword)

Possessing mighty power, Mudbray can be loaded with 50 times its own body weight and will be totally fine. (Ultra Moon)

It loves playing in the mud. If it isn't showered with mud on a daily basis, it gets stressed out and stops listening to its Trainer. (Ultra Sun)

It has a stubborn, individualistic disposition. Eating dirt, making mud, and playing in the mire all form part of its daily routine. (Moon)

The mud stuck to Mudbray's hooves enhances its grip and its powerful running gait. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Ground type in Gen 7: 45 Speed.
• Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
• Heavier than 84% of all Pokémon (110 kg).
• Base stat total 385, ranked #653 of 1,025.
• One of 75 Ground-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 28 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 41 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Mudbray (Pokémon), Serebii: Mudbray (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (MUD-bray): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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