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Alolan Muk GX card from the Burning Shadows set
Illustration by 5ban Graphics. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Alolan Muk GX

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A powerful dark type that uses status conditions to deal massive damage.

Darkness220 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

It has 220 hit points and evolves from Alolan Grimer.

Chemical Breath deals extra damage based on how many bad conditions the opponent's Pokemon has.

Crunch forces the opponent to lose an energy card.

Signature attack

Crunch

Discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon. (120 damage)

The key feature is Tri Hazard GX. It instantly switches your opponent's active Pokemon and makes it burned, paralyzed and poisoned simultaneously. This sets up Chemical Breath to deal huge damage in the next turn.

Attacks

DCC
Chemical Breath10+

This attack does 70 more damage for each Special Condition affecting your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

DDCC
Crunch120

Discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

No Energy
Tri Hazard GX

Switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. The new Active Pokémon is now Burned, Paralyzed, and Poisoned. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that focus on applying status conditions like poison or paralysis. It works well with other cards that benefit from having a weakened active opponent.

Strengths
  • High damage output
  • Disruptive effects
  • Strong defense
Watch out for
  • Fighting weakness
  • One GX limit
  • Complex setup
Pro tip

Use Tri Hazard GX early to stack conditions for Chemical Breath.

From the Pokédex

Alolan Muk is known for its sticky body and dark type nature.

Note for the parent

Check if your child is using GX attacks because they can only use one per game.

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