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Dark Muk Team Rocket Returns #16 Pokémon card
Rare

Dark Muk Team Rocket Returns #16

Card #16 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
80 HPGrassDarknessPokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$48.62
2.6% · 30d
PSA 10
$494
10× raw
Range $49 → $70
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
Raw$48.62
PSA 94.5× raw$217
PSA 1010.2× raw$494
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Dark Muk is a Rare Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#16), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 1 Grass/Darkness-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Grimer, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $48.62 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $494 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 10× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$48.62
LPLightly Played$47.23
MPModerately Played$43.47
HPHeavily Played$26.00
DMGDamaged$15.75
7-dayflat
30-day 2.6%
90-day 7.7%
All-time high$49
All-time low$32
Other printingsNormal · $8.35

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$49
Normal$8

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$48.62
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$494$200$535
PSA 92 sold$217$184$249
PSA 8$165$51$203
PSA 7$90$28$95
PSA 6$35$35$35
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$7.92
Period high
$7.92
Period low
$3.04
Change
111.8%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price
$26
CGC 9 · 1 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 10
$360
Auction lots · last 90 days
2
Liquidity
Thin
0 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA235 gradedPSA 10 · 22 · 9% gem rate
1022
9100
866
727
612
56
41
11
CGC334 gradedCGC 10 · 84 · 25% gem rate
1084
9.514
994
8.566
826
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dark Muk 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

+$371
Raw $48.62 → graded PSA 10$494.11
after ~$74.93 grading fee → 10.2× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$494.11$74.93+$37110.2×
PSA 9$216.91$72.16+$964.5×
PSA 8$165.41$71.64+$453.4×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 235 PSA-graded copies:

Gem rate (est.)
9.4%
hit PSA 10
Expected return
+$38
net, all grades
PSA 10 best case
+$371
Break-even
PSA 9+
Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 109.4%$494.00
PSA 942.6%$217.00
PSA ≤848.1%$49.00

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
PSA 10 slabs — buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

43% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$49
PriceCharting · dearest$70

Currently 43% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat +3%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 43% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Evolves from Grimer.

Sticky Goo · Poké-Body
As long as Dark Muk is your Active Pokémon, your opponent pays ColorlessColorless more to retreat his or her Active Pokémon.
Slimy Water10×
Colorless · Colorless
Does 10 damage times the number of Colorless Energy in the Defending Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost).
Acidic Poison10
Grass · Colorless
The Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Poisoned.
Weakness Psychic ×2Retreat 1

This Pokémon is both Grass Darkness type.

About the Pokémon

Sludge PokémonGEN IGrimerMuk

Thickly covered with a filthy, vile sludge. It is so toxic, even its footprints contain poison.

Card details

Number#16
RarityRare
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeGrass, Darkness
HP80
Evolves fromGrimer
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#89
Card IDex7-16
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Dark Muk cards

There are 2 different Dark Muk printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket Returns #16 (Rare).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Dark Muk (Team Rocket Returns #16) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Dark Muk from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $48.62 ungraded (near-mint), and around $494 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

What is the PSA 10 price for Dark Muk?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dark Muk from Team Rocket Returns is worth around $494 — roughly 10× the raw ungraded value of $48.62.

Should I grade my Dark Muk?

A PSA 10 sells for about $494 versus $48.62 raw — roughly a 10× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.

Is Dark Muk rare?

Dark Muk is a Rare card from Team Rocket Returns (card #16), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $48.62 ungraded.