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Team Rocket Card Value: Most Valuable Cards & Prices

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Team Rocket card value: the most valuable Team Rocket cards with ungraded, grade 9 and PSA 10 prices (top: Dark Dragonite [Error] #5, PSA 10 $30,600), plus how to tell a card is from this set.

Updated 2026-09-25 · Sources: pricecharting.com, Bulbapedia

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What are the key facts?

  • Type: Expansion set
  • Released: 2000-04-24
  • Cards in set: 82/82 (plus 1 secret/bonus card, Dark Raichu, numbered 83/82)
  • Set code: TR
  • Most valuable card (PSA 10): Dark Dragonite [Error] #5: $30,600
  • Most valuable ungraded card: Booster Box [1st Edition]: $27,510

Most valuable Team Rocket cards and prices

PriceCharting market prices for Team Rocket, updated September 25, 2026, sorted by PSA 10 value. Ungraded means a raw card in played-to-near-mint condition; grade 9 and PSA 10 are graded cards.

  • Dark Dragonite [Error] #5: ungraded $506 · grade 9 $1,329 · PSA 10 $30,600
  • Dark Charizard [1st Edition] #4: ungraded $790 · grade 9 $2,168 · PSA 10 $20,603
  • Dark Dragonite [1st Edition] #5: ungraded $360 · grade 9 $1,107 · PSA 10 $17,902
  • Dark Dragonite #5: ungraded $65.70 · grade 9 $310 · PSA 10 $15,050
  • Dark Blastoise [1st Edition] #3: ungraded $408 · grade 9 $1,113 · PSA 10 $13,067
  • Dark Magneton [1st Edition] #11: ungraded $80.00 · grade 9 $378 · PSA 10 $9,911
  • Dark Charizard #4: ungraded $211 · grade 9 $750 · PSA 10 $8,822
  • Dark Dragonite [Holo] #5: ungraded $115 · grade 9 $508 · PSA 10 $7,600
  • Dark Raichu [1st Edition] #83: ungraded $225 · grade 9 $675 · PSA 10 $7,587
  • Dark Raichu #83: ungraded $84.60 · grade 9 $279 · PSA 10 $5,748
  • Dark Gyarados [1st Edition] #8: ungraded $138 · grade 9 $456 · PSA 10 $4,100
  • Dark Machamp [1st Edition] #10: ungraded $105 · grade 9 $315 · PSA 10 $3,378

Most cards in any set are worth well under a dollar raw; the money is in the holo rares, first-print editions and high grades above. A PSA 10 can be worth ten to a hundred times the raw card, so check centering, corners, edges and surface before you decide whether grading is worth it (see card grading). Prices move with the market; use them as a reference, not an offer.

How to tell a card is from Team Rocket

  • This set introduced the 'Dark Pokémon' card type for the first time: these cards use a brown-and-black artwork window, Evolution box, and Pokédex box, hit harder but have lower HP — the set's most visible feature.
  • The set's official total is 82 cards, but a secret/bonus card numbered '83/82' — Dark Raichu (Rare Holo) — exists beyond the standard numbering range.
  • The English Team Rocket release had both a 1st Edition and an Unlimited print run.

Editions and variants

  • 1st Edition: The stamp rule is the same as the Base Set sets — one of the sets between Base Set and Neo Destiny that had a 1st Edition print run.

Notes on this entry

The '83/82' numbering format is itself an important clue for identifying this set — 82 is the official total, and 83 is the secret card numbered beyond that total.

Checks that apply to any Pokémon card

  • Bottom-left or bottom-right corner: the set symbol and the collector number (e.g. 4/102) tell you the set; older cards have no symbol at all, which itself narrows them to Base Set.
  • Left of the number: a 1st Edition stamp, if present, sits below the art on WOTC-era cards.
  • Regulation mark (a letter in a box near the bottom, D through H so far) dates modern cards to a two-year window.
  • Back of the card: the blue Poké Ball back has changed little since 1999; a washed-out, blurry or wrongly colored back is the first sign of a fake.

How to photograph it for identification

Lay the card flat on a dark surface in daylight, straight on, with the whole card in frame, then a close-up of the bottom edge where the set symbol, number and any edition stamp sit. Tilt holo cards under the light for a second shot to show the foil pattern. Photograph the back too. The app reads the card and set; the edition and rarity checks above tell you which version you have.

FAQ

How do I know if my card is from Team Rocket?

This set introduced the 'Dark Pokémon' card type for the first time: these cards use a brown-and-black artwork window, Evolution box, and Pokédex box, hit harder but have lower HP — the set's most visible feature.

What versions of Team Rocket exist?

1st Edition: The stamp rule is the same as the Base Set sets — one of the sets between Base Set and Neo Destiny that had a 1st Edition print run.

How many cards are in Team Rocket?

82/82 (plus 1 secret/bonus card, Dark Raichu, numbered 83/82)

Is my card real?

Compare the back to a card you know is genuine, check that the set symbol and number match a real card in that set, and look at print quality under magnification. The fake-card guide lists the tells in order; a grading service is the final check.

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