Pokémon · E-Card
Muk
Aquapolis · #23 · Rare · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$16.51
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Grimer
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 89
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Muk plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Inflicts Burn — 20 damage between turns, then a coin flip to clear it. Chip damage with a coin-flip tail.
- Its main attack (Burning Sludge) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Muk
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Muk?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Heavyweight
As long as there is a Grass Energy attached to Muk, you must pay an additional ColorlessColorless to retreat it.
CCBurning Sludge — 10
Flip a number of coins equal to the amount of Grass Energy attached to Muk. If any of them are heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned and Burned.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $24.99 | $174.79 | $219.90 | $16.51 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $23.60 | $24.29 | $24.98 | $38.30 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €20.00 |
| 7-day average | €7.94 |
| 30-day average | €6.08 |
| Low | €1.20 |
| Trend price | €6.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.64 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €15.82 |
| reverseHoloSell | €14.87 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.95 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €11.46 |
| Reverse holo trend | €17.57 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Muk is real?
Muk is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Muk worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Muk is $16.51; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Muk from?
Muk is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Muk?
Muk is a Rare card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Muk printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
