Mudkip (MEP Promo 57)

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Mudkip   ミズゴロウ Mizugorou

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Mudkip Type Water HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 057 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 109/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mudkip.

Mudkip (Japanese: ミズゴロウ Mizugorou) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the MEP Black Star Promos.

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  • Pokédex data
• Release information
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Mud-Slap

どろかけ

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Pokédex data

Mudkip - Mud Fish Pokémon

Pokédex entry

The fin on Mudkip's head acts as highly sensitive radar. Using this fin to sense movements of water and air, this Pokémon can determine what is taking place around it without using its eyes.

頭の ひれは とても 敏感な レーダー。水や 空気の 動きから 目を 使わずに 周りの 様子を キャッチすることが できる。

Release information

This card is part of a series of Holofoil Full Art illustration rare-style cards that depict first partner Pokémon, released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. Each card in this series features the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3, released on August 7, 2026.

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Treecko & Torchic & Mudkip product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Treecko and Torchic, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Hoenn region.

Origin

Mud-Slap is a move in the Pokémon games that Mudkip can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby.

The illustration features various elements and locations from the Generation III games:

• The Eon duo, Latias and Latios.
• The Rain, Mind, and Feather Badges.
• The Sky Pillar.
• Sootopolis City.
• A gateway in Ever Grande City.
• A PokéNav.
• A Heart Scale.
• A Relicanth, which can be found underwater.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Hoenn First Partner Illustration Collection cards primarily use the colors ruby, sapphire, and emerald, representing the Generation III games Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.