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Team Rocket's Muk card from the Destined Rivals set
Illustration by Uta. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Stage 1 Pokémon

Team Rocket's Muk

A dark type Pokemon that uses goo and poison to confuse and hurt opponents.

Darkness150 HPStage 1Intermediate to play

What this card does

Gooped Up confuses the opponent's Active Pokemon and stops it from retreating next turn.

Hazardous Venom deals 100 damage for every special condition affecting the opponent's Active Pokemon.

Signature attack

Hazardous Venom

This attack does 100 damage for each Special Condition affecting your opponent's Active Pokémon. (100× damage)

This card shines when your opponent has many status effects like poison or paralysis. The Hazardous Venom attack can deal massive damage because its power grows with each condition on their side.

Attacks

DC
Gooped Up40

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. During your opponent's next turn, that Pokémon can't retreat.

DDC
Hazardous Venom100×

This attack does 100 damage for each Special Condition affecting your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits decks that focus on applying special conditions to the opponent quickly. It works well in strategies that aim to overwhelm the enemy with multiple ailments.

Strengths
  • High damage potential
  • Disruptive effect
  • Scalable attack
Watch out for
  • Weak to Fighting type
  • Requires specific setup
  • Uncommon rarity
Pro tip

Use Gooped Up early to lock the opponent in place before using Hazardous Venom for big damage.

From the Pokédex

Muk is known for its thick slimy body and strong smell.

Note for the parent

Check if your child understands that special conditions are things like poison or paralysis rather than just damage counters.

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