Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about MUDKIP!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Mudkip, known in Japan as Mizugorou (), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak’s Pokémon franchise . created by Ken Sugimori, they first appeared in the video games Pokémon Mudkip and members of its evolution family dwell in swamps or other wetlands, deep inside isolated islands, because of their dislike of fresh water lakes and ponds . according to the Illustrated Encyclopedia of North American Rep Mudkip evolves into Marshtomp, which will evolve into Swampert . in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he can be obtained from the character Steven Stone . he appears in Super Smash Mudkip assists Brock during water related situations, such as searching for objects in the ocean . it evolves into Marshtomp during a training battle versus Ash’s Grovyle . Zuzu was first used to battle against Sapphire, Ruby’s rival in the manga . a Mudkip also made a minor appearance in Pocket Monsters Chamo-Chamo Pretty . an IGN article opined that “the ecology of the Mudkip is similarly bland” GameZone editor “jkdmedia” commented on the design . GameSpot’s Greg Kasavin wrote IGN’s Pokémon Chick chose Mudkip as her starter, but was disappointed with how Swampert turned out . comics alliance’s Chris Sims wrote that the starter Pokémon found in games after Red and Blue