Mudsdale cards ranked for collectors: rarest pulls, best artwork, and perfect pairings with Mudbray and Ampharos.
2025-06-17
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #215
2019 survey: #519
#289 / 1025
Draft Horse Pokémon
It spits a mud that provides resistance to both wind and rain, so the walls of old houses were often coated with it.
Quick read on why Mudsdale clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
Recent cards featuring Mudsdale from the Trading Card Game, newest first.

Destined Rivals
Uncommon

Celestial Guardians
One Star

Celestial Guardians
Two Diamond

Temporal Forces
Illustration rare

Temporal Forces
Uncommon

Vivid Voltage
Rare

Sword & Shield
Rare

SM Black Star Promos
Promo

Burning Shadows
Rare

Guardians Rising
Rare
Showing 10 of 10 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
A workable spread formula for Mudsdale — scene print, anchor card, supporting cast — without overthinking supplies.
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.

Mudsdale #76 (Guardians Rising) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Mudsdale binder page.

Mudsdale #78 (Burning Shadows) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Mudsdale binder page.

Mudsdale #SM20 (SM Black Star Promos) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Mudsdale binder page.

Mudsdale #92 (Temporal Forces) is a staple for Mudsdale fans — simple, affordable, and always binder-ready.
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.

Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.

HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.

Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Mudsdale chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page

Guardians Rising
Rare

Burning Shadows
Rare

SM Black Star Promos
Promo

Temporal Forces
Uncommon

Destined Rivals
Uncommon

Celestial Guardians
One Star


Celestial Guardians
Two Diamond
Right page


Temporal Forces
Illustration rare

Vivid Voltage
Rare

Sword & Shield
Rare
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Mudsdale cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.

Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Scene art via artofpkm.com — Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)

detail prize c 11
Scene art via artofpkm.com — detail prize c 11
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Scene references via artofpkm.com. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
In-game numbers for Mudsdale — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
100
Attack
125
Defense
100
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
85
Speed
35
Total: 500
Players file Mudsdale around tier "PU" while Ability Own Tempo (Prevents confusion.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
Animated Showdown-style models for Mudsdale — normal and shiny.


Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
A short write-up on Mudsdale, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It spits a mud that provides resistance to both wind and rain, so the walls of old houses were often coated with it.
Its heavy, mud-covered kicks are its best means of attack, and it can reduce large trucks to scrap without breaking a sweat.
It remains calm and unmoving no matter the situation. It mixes dirt with the saliva in its mouth to make a special kind of mud.
Canon tags Mudsdale as the Draft Horse Pokémon and known for brown colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Collectors still read Mudbray and Mudsdale fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
Common localized names collectors may search for.
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