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Mudkip
ミズゴロウ Mizugorou
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mudkip.
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Mudkip (Japanese: ミズゴロウ Mizugorou) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion.
Card text
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Pound
はたく
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10
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Fury Swipes
みだれひっかき
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10×
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| Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
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e-Reader data
The EX Ruby & Sapphire print has the card ID G-15-#. The Dot Code strip contains Pokédex information, a TCG glossary snippet, and a brief area summary for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Pokédex data
| Mudkip - Mud Fish Pokémon
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Height
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Weight
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| 007
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1'04" (0.4 m)
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17.0 lbs. (7.6 kg)
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| Pokédex entry
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| In water, Mudkip breathes using the gills on its cheeks. If it is faced with a tight situation in battle, this Pokémon will unleash its amazing power - it can crush rocks bigger than itself.
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Release information
This card was first released in Japan through a McDonald's promotional campaign running from January 17 to February 6, 2003, with artwork by Atsuko Nishida. This card was then reprinted in the Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck, with artwork by Ken Sugimori, and included in the EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion in English. The card with artwork by Atsuko Nishida was then released in English as of the Nintendo Black Star Promos through Pokemon League events in November 2003. The Holofoil version found in the Mudkip Constructed Starter Deck with artwork by Ken Sugimori was reprinted in English as one of the Nintendo Black Star Promos and was awarded at sanctioned European POP tournaments in January and February 2004, and then at U.S. POP tournaments in June 2004. This print features an embossed Pokémon Organized Play logo (Poké Ball) in the bottom right of the illustration.
German, Italian and French localized language versions exist for both of the Mudkip Nintendo Black Star Promos. The #005 card with artwork by Ken Sugimori was awarded to winners of sanctioned POP tournaments in France, Belgium, Germany, and Italy in the summer of 2004. These cards lacked the large e-Series border and had a 2004 copyright date.
Gallery
Trivia
Origin
Pound and Fury Swipes are both moves in the Pokémon games, though Mudkip cannot learn either. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sapphire.
