Muk · Brilliant Stars, what to know.
About the Muk card
Muk is card 85 of 186 in Brilliant Stars, released in February 2022, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Darkness-type with 130 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Grimer, which places Muk deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Scav.
The card's flavor text gives Muk a line of lore: "Because they scatter germs everywhere, they've long been targeted for extermination, leading to a steep decline in their population."
About Muk in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Grimer. Larger sludge mound. Fossil holo Muk is a quietly underrated card. Its Pokémon Power 'Toxic Gas' was a tournament-defining mechanic in 1999, which means surviving high-grade copies are scarcer than the print run suggests.
What is Muk worth?
Muk is a non-holo Rare. In Brilliant Stars, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Muk trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Muk before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Muk grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Muk is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Muk
For Muk, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Submission math on Muk rarely works unless the card has independent demand.
