Muck Rats
Starter 1999 84 • common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 84
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Una Fricker
- Market price
- $0.70
What it does
"Just as some fool said it couldn't get worse, the rats began to show up."— Foot soldier
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Muck Rats card was released in 1999 as part of the inaugural Starter set for the Pokemon Trading Card Game. Following the massive success of the video games in Japan, the card game was localized for international audiences to provide a competitive, strategic tabletop experience that mirrored the themes of monster collecting and elemental battles found in the source material.
The design of the card reflects the aesthetic established by Ken Sugimori, the primary illustrator for the early Pokemon franchise. Sugimori utilized a clean, watercolor-inspired style that focused on clarity and character expression, which helped define the visual identity of the entire base set. Upon its release, the set was met with widespread enthusiasm, serving as the foundation for a global cultural phenomenon that bridged the gap between toy collectors and strategy gamers.
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