Pokémon · NP
Mudkip
Nintendo Black Star Promos · #18 · Promo · 2003
Listings
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Market reference
$20.67
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 18 / 40
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Marshtomp
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 258
- Series
- NP
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Mudkip plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 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 Mudkip
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Mudkip?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WSurf — 10
WCWhirlpool — 10
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:L×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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $27.95 | $69.95 | $249.67 | $20.67 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.50 |
| 7-day average | €14.93 |
| 30-day average | €16.13 |
| Low | €5.80 |
| Trend price | €19.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €15.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €21.91 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.26 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.94 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mudkip is real?
Mudkip 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 Mudkip worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mudkip is $20.67; 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 Mudkip from?
Mudkip is from the Pokémon set "Nintendo Black Star Promos" in the NP series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Mudkip?
Mudkip is a Promo card in the Nintendo Black Star Promos set.
Other Mudkip printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
