Muk Pokémon Cards: Best Rarities, Art Cards, and Binder Picks
Muk cards ranked for collectors: rarest pulls, best artwork, and perfect pairings with Grimer and Diglett.
2023-12-31
Popularity Rank: #217
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: #254
2019 survey: #147
#217 / 1025
#0089
Muk
Sludge Pokémon
Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0089
Height
1.2 m
Weight
30.0 kg
Capture rate
75 / 255
Generation
Gen I
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Purple
Habitat
Urban
Shape
Arms
Why people love Muk
The elevator pitch for Muk: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Muk feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- A staple in our 🗺️ Regional Variants crowd — Muk is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Muk has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Muk from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Fantastical Parade
One Star
Fantastical Parade
Three Diamond
Crimson Blaze
One Diamond
Destined Rivals
Uncommon
Celestial Guardians
Two Star
Celestial Guardians
Two Star
Celestial Guardians
Four Diamond
Genetic Apex
Three Diamond
151
Uncommon
Scarlet & Violet
Uncommon
Brilliant Stars
Rare
Darkness Ablaze
Rare
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Muk
A workable spread formula for Muk — scene print, anchor card, supporting cast — without overthinking supplies.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Alolan Muk #131 (Cosmic Eclipse) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Muk binder page.
Muk & Alolan Muk GX #61 (Unbroken Bonds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Muk binder page.
Alolan Muk #84 (Team Up) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Muk binder page.
Species art references
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).
Muk mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Muk chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Cosmic Eclipse
Rare
Unbroken Bonds
Ultra Rare
Team Up
Rare
Fantastical Parade
One Star
Fantastical Parade
Three Diamond
Crimson Blaze
One Diamond
Destined Rivals
Uncommon
Right page
Celestial Guardians
Two Star
Celestial Guardians
Two Star
Celestial Guardians
Four Diamond
Genetic Apex
Three Diamond
151
Uncommon
Scarlet & Violet
Uncommon
Brilliant Stars
Rare
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Muk cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Muk
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Muk
Scene wallpaper — Muk
Illustration by twitter.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Muk
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Try a orchid purple and magenta sleeve story around Muk's poison-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Muk page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #089 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Canon tags Muk as Sludge Pokémon, purple colour stories, and a arms silhouette — chase prints that lean into that identity instead of generic stock poses.
Muk on the tabletop
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Muk — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
105
Attack
105
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
100
Speed
50
Total: 500
Players file Muk around tier "ZU" while Ability Stench (Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Memento — Lowers target's Attack, Sp. Atk by 2. User faints. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Mono-poison Muk spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Muk — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Muk, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.
Smells so awful, it can cause fainting. Through degeneration, it lost its sense of smell.
Collectors still read Grimer and Muk fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
Regional forms are basically official alt-art for Muk — one contrasting regional beside the OG print often tells a clearer design story than five unrelated holos.
In the games, Grimer → Muk make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Sleimok
Spanish
Muk
French
Grotadmorv
Italian
Muk
Japanese
ベトベトン
Japanese (Romaji)
Betbeton
Korean
질뻐기
Chinese (Simplified)
臭臭泥
Chinese (Traditional)
臭臭泥
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