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Muk

Platinum / #57/127

Muk

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Platinum
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Hajime Kusajima
Source reference
pl1-57

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Muk seeks places where waste accumulates. It feeds on revolting substances and sometimes gathers in cities with dirty streets. The fluid seeping from its body is toxic enough to damage water and plants. Yet improved cleanliness has also made its food scarcer. The Pokédex says artificial sludge ponds have even been dug to sustain its population. Its existence thus depends on an environment that humans generally try to clean up.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Sun mentions artificial sludge ponds created to prevent Muk from disappearing through lack of food. This detail reverses its image as a nuisance: a cleaner environment can also deprive this species of the resources it depends on.

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Card details

HP
100
Type (source)
Psychic
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Grimer
Pokédex number
89
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Psychic +20

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Sludge Cell

Poke-BODY

If Muk remains affected by any Special Conditions between turns, remove 2 damage counters from Muk.

Attacks

Strange Poison

Cost: Psychic · Colorless

Damage: 30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, Muk is now Poisoned.

Strange Sludge

Cost: Psychic · Psychic · Colorless

Damage: 50+

If Muk is Poisoned, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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