**To use Mudsdale effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Ground type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Mudsdale appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Mudsdale fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Inner Focus, Sitrus Berry and Brave 31/32/0/0/3/0. Its frequent moves include Protect, Heavy Slam, Earthquake, High Horsepower, Rock Slide, and Curse. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Mudsdale has important weaknesses to grass 2x, ice 2x, water 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Sylveon, Gholdengo, Blaziken-Mega, Meowscarada, and Dragonite appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Mudsdale. Open the Mudsdale teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Mudsdale with other Pokémon in the active format.