Pokémon · XY
Team Aqua's Muk
Double Crisis · #8 · Rare Holo · 2015
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Market reference
$2.38
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 34
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Team Aqua's Grimer
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 89
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Team Aqua's Muk plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Pester) 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 ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Team Aqua's Grimer; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Team Aqua's Muk
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
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About this card
"It immobilizes its opponents by wrapping them in its huge, poisonous body. It'll smoosh you, too!"
Ability: Sludge Festival
The Retreat Cost of each Pokémon in play (except for Team Aqua Pokémon) is Colorless more.
PCCPester — 60+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.99 | $2.00 | $96.95 | $2.38 | $96.95 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $4.33 | $6.70 | $104.80 | $6.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/17| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.95 |
| 7-day average | €5.16 |
| 30-day average | €4.31 |
| Low | €0.75 |
| Trend price | €4.80 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.95 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.79 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.23 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Team Aqua's Muk is real?
Team Aqua's 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 Team Aqua's Muk worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Team Aqua's Muk is $2.38; 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 Team Aqua's Muk from?
Team Aqua's Muk is from the Pokémon set "Double Crisis" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Team Aqua's Muk?
Team Aqua's Muk is a Rare Holo card in the Double Crisis set.
