From: Yeagers [yeagers@urx.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:26 PM
To: cardtips@pojo.com
Subject: Igglybuff vs. Muk (by Matthew!)
Okay, I'm here to discuss the Iggly vs. Muk debate that was started when a certain Nite Owl suggested that Igglybuff is weak and Muk is strong, when the popular community of Pokémon card players suggested otherwise.
 
Let me tell you something, before I even get to their many and multiple differences.
 
MUK IS A DECK TYPE! IGGLYBUFF IS A TECH CARD!
 
Actually, that sums up most of what I'll say, so if you're just skimming, you can go to the bottom, check my e-mail address, and leave. But if you want to see the summary, here it is.
 
Special Property                    Muk                            Igglybuff                Score
 
Stage of evolution                    1                                Basic                    i 1, m 0.
 
Takes out anything
besides Slowking,
DK Plume, and
some Unowns                        Yes                                 No                    i 1, m 1.
 
That's it. Muk takes out everything with a power, excepting another Muk. Igglybuff:
 
Takes out                                                        Does NOT take out
 
Slowking                                                                    Blastoise
DK Plume                                                                   Venusaur
Unowns K, D, N, and M                                                Feraligatr
Fortitude*                                                                     Igglybuff
Invisible Wall*                                                         Or basically anything else.
Shapeshift*
 
That's it. Iggly is useful to take out these Pokémon. Muk takes out everything, making it better in a sense, but Muk can be tough to get out. Igglybuff, you just plop a couple on the bench! It works with other Pokémon with powers, so another feather in its cap. So... remember, Muk is a DECK, and Iggly is a TecH card!
 
This has been Matthew!
 
Please E-mail me with comments, questions, or other things Igglybuff stops.
 
You can reach me at yeagers@urx.com
 
Thank you for reading!
 
*Fortitude and Invisible Wall can be stopped, but the Pokémon must be benched to be Gazed, and must stay benched for the power to be stopped by the time you attack.  Brock's Ninetails can be gazed, and then the evolution is discarded, but It also must be  benched for Gaze to work. It doesn't get the evolution back if it becomes active later, though.