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Dark Muk
Team Rocket Returns 16/109 • rare
- Set
- Team Rocket Returns
- Number
- 16/109
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2004
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $8.24
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
As long as Dark Muk is your Active Pokémon, your opponent pays ColorlessColorless more to retreat his or her Active Pokémon.
Does 10 damage times the number of Colorless Energy in the Defending Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost).
The Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Poisoned.
This Pokémon is both Grass Darkness type.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Dark Muk was released as part of the Team Rocket Returns expansion in 2004, a set designed to revisit the antagonistic themes of the original Team Rocket series. The card features artwork by Naoyo Kimura, who was a frequent contributor to the Pokémon Trading Card Game during this era, known for her ability to blend eerie, atmospheric color palettes with the darker, corrupted aesthetic intended for these 'Dark' variants.
The card was received as a functional, disruptive asset in the competitive environment of the time, utilizing the 'Acid Poison' and 'Sludge Drag' attacks to control the opponent's active Pokémon. As a Rare-tier card, it served as a centerpiece for Poison-archetype decks, reflecting the thematic focus on Grimer and Muk’s toxic nature within the lore of the Team Rocket organization's experiments.
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