Koga's Muk 26/132 · Gym Challenge

Gym Challenge is a set in the Gym series. It was released on 16 October 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Koga's Muk is 26/132, in position 26 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 25 Koga's Arbok, and after it is 27 Koga's Pidgeotto. The listed rarity is Rare.

Koga's Muk is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 38. In the Pokédex this is Muk (#089), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Koga's Grimer. In this catalog that name is Grimer (#088).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 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 Koga's Muk. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 29 other cards of Muk list a different HP.

Energy Drain is listed as Pokémon Power. If an opponent's attack does damage to Koga's Muk (even if Koga's Muk is Knocked Out), flip a coin. If heads and if it has any, choose 1 Energy card attached to the attacking Pokémon and discard it. This power can't be used if Koga's Muk is already Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed when your opponent attacks. The attack Sludge Whirlpool lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3.

I keep a set binder for Gym Challenge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Challenge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Muk can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon. I still need this card.