Murkrow

Murkrow in animation: badge thieves and Paul's Honchkrow

Three Murkrow made the species' main series debut in "All That Glitters!," stealing Ash's Gym Badges before teaming up with his Noctowl against Team Rocket, after which Ash got the Badges back. Paul, Ash's Sinnoh rival, owned a Murkrow that debuted in "Top-Down Training!" and later evolved into Honchkrow. In Pokémon Journeys, Goh caught a Murkrow in "Star Night, Star Flight!" while investigating a town in Johto.

Murkrow on cards: Neo Genesis to Team Rocket's Murkrow

Murkrow's first card is Neo Genesis #24, a 2000 Rare illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida. Most of its 27 printings in our catalog are Commons and Uncommons, with EX-era cards in Sandstorm (2003, by Mitsuhiro Arita), POP Series 1 (2004, by Ken Sugimori) and a Rare in Unseen Forces (2005).

The Scarlet & Violet era gave it its most collected treatments: a Shiny rare in Paldean Fates (2024), illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga, and Team Rocket's Murkrow in Destined Rivals (2025), whose Illustration rare version is by Akira Komayama.

Cards to know

• Murkrow (Neo Genesis #24)

  Murkrow's first card, a 2000 Rare illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.

• Murkrow (Sandstorm #47)

  An EX-era Uncommon from 2003, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Murkrow (Unseen Forces #30)

  A 2005 Rare from the EX era, illustrated by Kouki Saitou.

• Murkrow (Paldean Fates #181)

  A 2024 Shiny rare illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga.

• Team Rocket's Murkrow (Destined Rivals #200)

  A 2025 Illustration rare by Akira Komayama that puts Murkrow on Team Rocket's side.