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Muk
Platinum 57/127 • uncommon
- Set
- Platinum
- Number
- 57/127
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2009
- Energy type
- psychic energy
- Market price
- $0.77
- Artist
- Hajime Kusajima
What it does
If Muk remains affected by any Special Conditions between turns, remove 2 damage counters from Muk.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, Muk is now Poisoned.
If Muk is Poisoned, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
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Where it came from
Released in early 2009 as part of the Platinum expansion, this card represents the early era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's return to the mechanics of the Sinnoh region. The Platinum set was designed to introduce the concept of the Distortion World and featured the debut of Pokémon SP, though this particular card focuses on the classic evolution line of Grimer and Muk. It was created to provide a functional, uncommon-tier option for players looking to incorporate Poison-type mechanics into their decks during the Diamond and Pearl block.
The artwork for this card was provided by the illustrator Kent Kanetsuna, whose style is characterized by clean lines and vibrant, yet distinctively digital color palettes. Kanetsuna opted for a pose that emphasizes Muk's amorphous, toxic nature, depicting it in a subterranean or industrial environment that aligns with the Pokémon's lore as a creature born from sludge and waste. Within the competitive community of the time, the card was viewed as a standard utility piece, appreciated more for its inclusion in the set's broader Pokedex completion efforts than for significant tournament meta influence.
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