Muk ex 96/97 · Dragon

Dragon is a set in the EX series. It was released on November 24, 2003. The printed size is 97. This checklist is longer, at 100 cards. Muk ex is 96/97, in position 96 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 95 Magcargo ex, and after it is 97 Rayquaza ex. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Muk ex is a Stage 1 ex Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Muk (#089), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Grimer. In this catalog that name is Grimer (#088).

Hikaru Koike illustrated this card. The same name is on 46 other cards in the catalog.

Muk (#089) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Muk 13/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Muk, while this one is Muk ex. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hikaru Koike illustrated this one. 28 other cards of Muk list a different HP.

Toxic Gas is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Muk ex is your Active Pokémon, ignore all Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies other than Toxic Gas. The attack Poison Breath lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Slimy Water is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Colorless Energy in the Defending Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost). Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Dragon, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragon set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Muk can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.