Mudkip

Mudkip in the anime: Brock's slow-to-evolve partner

Brock caught a Mudkip in A Mudkip Mission on Dewford Island, where it acted as a guardian to the young Mudkip that Old Man Swamp raised for new Trainers. It stayed a Mudkip for 123 episodes, longer than any other Pokémon caught and evolved during the Ruby and Sapphire series, before evolving into Marshtomp during a practice battle with Ash's Grovyle in A Chip Off the Old Brock.

Mudkip on cards: Commons, promos and one Gold Star

Mudkip's first English cards came in Ruby & Sapphire (2003), printed twice as Commons by Mitsuhiro Arita and Ken Sugimori. The EX era accounts for 12 of the 22 printings in our catalog, including three Nintendo Black Star Promos (two by Atsuko Nishida, one by Kagemaru Himeno), a POP Series 4 card by Masakazu Fukuda and a Poké Card Creator Pack card by Rowan Laidlaw.

The standout is Mudkip ☆ from Team Rocket Returns (2004), a Gold Star card illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda and printed alongside Gold Star versions of Treecko and Torchic. Outside that card, Mudkip has stayed a Common in main sets and a regular promo subject: Aya Kusube drew four of its cards, including an XY Black Star Promo and McDonald's Collection cards in 2015 and 2021, and it returned as an MEP Black Star Promo illustrated by Saboteri in the Mega Evolution era.

Cards to know

• Mudkip (Ruby & Sapphire #59)

  One of Mudkip's two first English cards, a 2003 Common illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Mudkip (Ruby & Sapphire #60)

  The other Ruby & Sapphire Mudkip, drawn by Ken Sugimori.

• Mudkip (Emerald #56)

  An EX era Common illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, who drew three Mudkip cards.

• Mudkip (McDonald's Collection 2015 #5)

  A McDonald's promo illustrated by Aya Kusube, Mudkip's most frequent artist.

• Mudkip (MEP Black Star Promos #057)

  A Mega Evolution era promo illustrated by Saboteri.