Dark Muk
Team Rocket

#41 Dark Muk - Team Rocket (base5)

Dark Muk is a Grass-type Pokémon with 60 HP and a retreat cost of two Colorless energies. It features the ability Sticky Goo, which forces the opponent to pay additional Colorless energy to retreat their Active Pokémon while Dark Muk is active. The card’s attack, Sludge Punch, costs two Grass energy and deals 20 damage, additionally Poisoning the Defending Pokémon. Dark Muk has no resistances but is weak to Psychic-type attacks with double effectiveness. The flavor text describes Muks as sudden, chaotic creatures that spread sludge and cause panic in cities. Designed by artist Kagemaru Himeno, this card belongs to the Base Set’s Team Rocket expansion, released in April 2000. It carries an Uncommon rarity and is themed with a warm earth tone palette. The card’s rules and regulations are unspecified, but its gameplay mechanics focus on disrupting opponents through energy costs and status effects.