Pokémon · EX
Dark Muk
Team Rocket Returns · #16 · Rare · 2004
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Market reference
$8.35
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Grimer
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 89
- Series
- EX
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 Dark 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 (Slimy Water) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass / Darkness type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥40 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 Dark Muk
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥40 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 Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Dark Muk?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Sticky Goo
As long as Dark Muk is your Active Pokémon, your opponent pays ColorlessColorless more to retreat his or her Active Pokémon.
CCSlimy Water — 10×
Does 10 damage times the number of Colorless Energy in the Defending Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost).
GCAcidic Poison — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Poisoned.
This Pokémon is both Grass Darkness type.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $8.50 | $9.30 | $89.90 | $8.35 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $54.99 | $60.00 | $609.90 | $49.68 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.95 |
| 7-day average | €4.23 |
| 30-day average | €5.04 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €4.50 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €9.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €79.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €47.71 |
| reverseHoloSell | €49.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.87 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €38.80 |
| Reverse holo trend | €51.27 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Muk is real?
Dark 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 Dark Muk worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Muk is $8.35; 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 Dark Muk from?
Dark Muk is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Dark Muk?
Dark Muk is a Rare card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Dark Muk printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
