Pokémon · Platinum
Muk
Platinum · #57 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.68
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 57 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Grimer
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 89
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Strange Sludge) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥50 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 — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
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: Sludge Cell
If Muk remains affected by any Special Conditions between turns, remove 2 damage counters from Muk.
PCStrange Poison — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, Muk is now Poisoned.
PPCStrange Sludge — 50+
If Muk is Poisoned, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness:P+20
Retreat cost:CCC
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $0.65 | $19.98 | $0.68 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.49 | $28.10 | $43.00 | $4.33 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.23 |
| 30-day average | €0.26 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.93 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.21 |
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 $0.68; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Muk?
Muk is a Uncommon card in the Platinum set.
Other Muk printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
