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Dark Muk
Rare · #16/109
Dark Muk #16/109 (EX Team Rocket Returns) is worth about $199.99 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-03, up 299% over 30 days.
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Dark Muk #16/109 is trending up: $199.99 today, up 299% in 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-09-30), and 11.7x its low of $17.06 (2024-04-22). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 ·
PRINTINGS · WHICH ONE IS YOURS?
Dark Muk #16/109 comes in 2 printings: the Reverse Holofoil is $199.99 and the Normal is $8.28 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-03).
- Reverse Holofoil · this page$199.99
- Normal · this page$8.28
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Dark Muk #16/109 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $10,005 on eBay vs $200 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 1% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Reverse Holofoil · eBay scanned Oct 4Buy-side estimate
$120
THINa patient buyer pays about $120 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer $199.99 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $119.67 — the market hasn't settled on a price yet
| TCGplayer market | $199.99 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $54.99 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned today) | $119.67 | the listing ↗ |
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($54.99) and the eBay floor ($119.67). 2 live ask(s) used.
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards at their high after a month up 25% or more were higher 90 days later 55% of the time in our archive since 2024 (6,688 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Darkness Grass
- STAGE
- Stage 1
- HP
- 70
- ATTACK 1
- [2] Slimy Water (10x) Does 10 damage times the number of Energy in the Defending Pokemon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost).
- ATTACK 2
- [1G] Acidic Poison (10) The Defending Pokemon is now Burned and Poisoned.
- WEAKNESS
- P
- RESISTANCE
- None
- RETREAT COST
- 1
- CARD TEXT
- Poke-BODY Sticky Goo As long as Dark Muk is your Active Pokemon, your opponent pays 2 more to retreat his or her Active Pokemon.
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PRICE FAQ
Why does Dark Muk #16/109 have two prices?
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Dark Muk #16/109 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Reverse Holofoil $199.99; Normal $8.28 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-03). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.
What would a card shop pay for Dark Muk?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $199.99 market price that is roughly $140 cash or $160 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Dark Muk (EX Team Rocket Returns) worth today?
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Dark Muk [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $199.99 as of 2026-10-03. Across 2 tracked variants, latest prices range from $8.28 to $199.99.
Is Dark Muk going up or down in price?
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Dark Muk #16/109 is trending up: $199.99 today, up 299% in 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-09-30), and 11.7x its low of $17.06 (2024-04-22). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 298.5% over 7 days, up 302.6% over 90 days, up 519.2% over a year. A 30-day rise this size usually follows a supply squeeze or a new format result; check the eBay book depth before buying in.
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