Muk 1st Edition #28 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 21 Oct 2026Related Muk & chase cards
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Muk 1st Edition #28 comes from the original Fossil set, released back in 1999, and it's one of those cards that quietly rewards a closer look. Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, it carries that classic Rare status collectors from the era still chase for nostalgia as much as anything else. If you're trying to pin down Muk value today, the short answer is it sits at $12 raw, which makes it an approachable piece of Fossil history rather than a wallet-breaker.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $13, up 11% over the past year, with an all-time high of $17 in February 2021.
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Muk price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,666 graded, only 346 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $480 | 346 | 281 / 65 |
| PSA 9 | $61 | 671 | 540 / 131 |
| PSA 8 | $34 | 405 | 271 / 134 |
| PSA 7 | $32 | 119 | 84 / 35 |
| PSA 6 | $26 | 64 | 48 / 16 |
| PSA 5 | $18 | 41 | 29 / 12 |
| PSA 4 | $13 | 13 | 8 / 5 |
| PSA 3 | $11 | 5 | 4 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $10 | 1 | 1 / - |
| PSA 1 | $35 | 1 | 1 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $15 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Fossil
- Card number
- 28 of 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Grass
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- Sludge30Grass · Grass · Grass
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The collector's take on Muk
Is Muk worth grading?
So is Muk worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs $12, a Grade 9 jumps to $60, and a PSA 10 sits at $430, which works out to about 36.2 times the raw price. That's a real jump, no question. But gem mint is genuinely hard to land on a 1999 Fossil card like this one. Corners soften, centering drifts, and print lines show up more than people expect on older cardboard. Grading costs money and time before you even see a number back, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10. If you've got a copy that looks sharp under a loupe, it can be worth the shot. If it's got soft corners or off centering, you may be better off enjoying it raw or selling as is.
How rare is Muk?
Across all grading services, there are 1,654 graded copies of Muk on record, and only 346 of those are PSA 10. That's roughly one in five graded copies hitting gem mint, which tells you this card isn't a pushover in high grade even though it's not the flashiest Fossil pull. That population gap between total graded and PSA 10 is exactly what keeps the top grade valuable at $430 while raw and Grade 9 stay much more accessible. Scarcity at the very top, not overall rarity, is what's doing the work here.
Where can you pull Muk?
We've tracked 32 recorded pulls of Muk across collector-crypt, tilt-rips, mnstr, and courtyard, so it does show up, just not constantly. It's turned up in packs like Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Expert Pack, Tilt Treasure, Pack 5, and Pack 1, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $1,503. That's the kind of number that reminds you why people keep opening packs, even though most rips don't come close to that and opening packs is ultimately a gamble. If you're hunting Muk specifically, watching pull activity on those sites is a better bet than hoping blind, and it's the kind of real-world data a static price guide simply can't give you.
Questions people ask
How much is Muk worth?+
A raw or ungraded Muk 1st Edition from Fossil is valued at $12. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $60 and a PSA 10 reaching $430. Where your copy lands depends heavily on centering and surface, since this is a 1999 card that doesn't always grade kindly.
Is Muk worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 36.2 times what a raw copy is worth. But gem mint is genuinely tough to hit on Fossil-era cards, and grading fees eat into any profit if your copy doesn't come back perfect. Look closely at corners and centering before you decide to send it in.
What set is Muk from?+
Muk 1st Edition #28 is from the Fossil set, released in 1999. It's a Rare card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, and it's one of the more overlooked pulls from that early era of Pokemon cards.
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