Dark Muk #89 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Dark Muk & chase cards
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Dark Muk comes from the Japanese Rocket Gang set, one of those Team Rocket era releases that collectors have a real soft spot for, with its darker artwork and slightly ominous vibe fitting right in with the villainous theme. It is not a card that turns heads for being flashy, but for anyone tracking down Rocket era pieces, Dark Muk value is a question that comes up a lot. Right now it sits as an affordable but genuinely collectible card, with raw copies going for $3 and graded examples climbing quite a bit higher from there.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.00, down 16% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.42 in December 2022.
Recent pulls of Dark Muk
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Dark Muk price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 169 graded, only 46 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $150 | 46 |
| PSA 9 | $33 | 69 |
| PSA 8 | $20 | 29 |
| PSA 7 | $14 | 8 |
| PSA 6 | $7.50 | 10 |
| PSA 5 | $6.00 | 2 |
| PSA 4 | $5.00 | 4 |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | 1 |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | - |
| PSA 1 | - | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.00 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Where to pull Dark Muk
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The collector's take on Dark Muk
Is Dark Muk worth grading?
So is Dark Muk worth grading? Here is the honest answer: a PSA 10 sells for $159, which works out to 56.2 times what you would pay for a raw copy at $3. That is a real jump, no question. But gem mint is called gem mint for a reason, it is hard to hit, and plenty of copies come back as a Grade 9 instead, which lands at $32. Once you factor in grading fees and the fact that your card might not come back a 10, the math gets a lot less exciting than it first looks. If you already own a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, corners crisp, centering clean, it might be worth the gamble. If you are buying raw specifically to grade and flip, go in knowing the odds are not guaranteed and treat it as a bit of a gamble rather than a sure thing.
How rare is Dark Muk?
Rocket Gang was a Japanese set from the Team Rocket era, and cards like Dark Muk were never treated as chase cards the way holo rares or full art cards are, so it was not printed with scarcity in mind the way modern hits are. That is reflected in the price too, a raw copy at $3 tells you this is a card plenty of collectors can get their hands on without much trouble. The real scarcity shows up higher up the ladder, since PSA 10 copies command $159 precisely because clean, gem mint survivors from this era are genuinely tougher to find than the raw supply would suggest.
Where can you pull Dark Muk?
This is where PackSpy's own data comes in handy, because we do not just guess at this stuff, we track real pulls across pack opening sites. Dark Muk has been pulled 13 times across courtyard and collector-crypt, and it has shown up in packs like the Pokémon Pro Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, and the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest recorded pull value we have logged for it sits at $36, which gives you a sense of the range collectors have actually seen in practice, not just theoretical high estimates. It is worth remembering that opening packs is fundamentally a gamble and most rips do not come out ahead financially, but if you are chasing Dark Muk specifically, those are the pack types where it has genuinely turned up.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Muk worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Muk from the Japanese Rocket Gang set is currently valued at $3. That makes it an accessible card for most collectors, with the bigger money showing up once a copy gets graded.
Is Dark Muk worth grading?+
It depends on the condition of your copy. A PSA 10 brings $159 while a Grade 9 sits at $32, so grading can pay off if your card is genuinely gem mint quality, but grading fees and the risk of a lower grade coming back mean it is not a guaranteed win.
How much is a PSA 10 Dark Muk worth?+
A PSA 10 Dark Muk is valued at $159, which is 56.2 times the raw card's value of $3. That gap shows just how much a perfect grade can matter for this particular card.
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