Dark Gyarados
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence78 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dark Gyarados EX Team Rocket Returns 36/109 Regular Uncommon DamagedDM$12.99
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dark Gyarados EX Team Rocket Returns 36/109 Regular Uncommon$32.00
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Nintendo Dark Gyarados 36/109 EX Team Rocket Returns Uncommon EN 80 HP$37.00
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG - EX Team Rocket Returns Dark Gyarados 36/109$23.50
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — The Pokemon Company Pokemon TCG Team Rocket Returns Dark Gyarados 36/109 Holo EN$20.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Dark Gyarados 36/109 Uncommon Team Rocket Returns Pokemon Lightly PlayedLP$29.99
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Dark Gyarados 36/109 - Team Rocket Returns - Pokemon Card$20.00
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Dark Gyarados 36/109 EX Team Rocket Returns Reg Eng 80HP Unc$25.00
By grade
- Raw$24.2490 sales
- PSA 8$88512 sales
- PSA 10$1,2238 sales
- PSA 7$56.006 sales
- PSA 9$1605 sales
- CGC 10$1655 sales
- CGC 8$24.752 sales
- BGS 8.5$1,7342 sales
From 134 completed sales recorded between Oct 13, 2025 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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GRADE ITBased on 44 graded sales and 1,306,197 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Dark Gyarados is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#36), illustrated by Nakaoka. It's a Stage 1 Water/Darkness-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Magikarp, weak to Lightning ×2. Its current blended market value is $34.27 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $495 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 14× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 17 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history12 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $1,225 · PSA 10 · 21 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 18.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$386); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Dark Gyarados is a Uncommoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $495.00 | $75 | +$386 | 14.4× |
| PSA 9 | $69.00 | $71 | −$36 | 2.0× |
| PSA 8 | $55.00 | $71 | −$50 | 1.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 335 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 18.5% | $495.00 |
| PSA 9 | 37.6% | $69.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 43.9% | $34.00 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 19% of 335 PSA-graded Dark Gyarados copies are a gem-mint 10 (62 of 335) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dark Gyarados 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Dark Gyarados 36/109 Holo Team Rocket ReturnsRaw · eBay$15.00
The Pokemon Company Pokemon TCG Team Rocket Returns Dark Gyarados 36/109 Holo ENRaw · eBay$20.00
Pokémon TCG - EX Team Rocket Returns Dark Gyarados 36/109Raw · eBay$23.50
Pokemon TCG EX Team Rocket Returns Dark Gyarados 36/109 Regular Uncommon LP/NMRaw · eBay$24.99
Dark Gyarados Uncommon Team Rocket Returns 36/109 MPRaw · eBay$25.85Cheapest raw copy $15.00 — 56% below our estimate of $34
Pokemon 2000 Dark Gyarados 25/82 Team Rocket GEM MINT PSA 10PSA 10 · eBay$400.00
2004 POKEMON EX TEAM ROCKET RETURNS #36 DARK GYARADOS PSA 10PSA 10 · eBay$1,000.00
2004 POKEMON EX TEAM ROCKET RETURNS #36 DARK GYARADOS PSA 10PSA 10 · eBay$1,300.00Cheapest PSA 10 $400.00 — 19% below our estimate of $495
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 62 | ✓ 16 cert-verified$495$495–$750 | |
| PSA 9pop 126 | ✓ 22 cert-verified$69$67–$91 | |
| PSA 8pop 65 | $55$47–$63 | |
| PSA 7pop 40 | ✓ 11 cert-verified$45$43–$57 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $50 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
128% spreadCurrently 128% cheaper on Cardmarket than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
56% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#20 on the radarGyarados is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Sold these two cards for $300 each back in 2012, how'd I do?” · 649↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Magikarp.
If Dark Gyarados is your Active Pokémon and is Knocked Out by an opponent's attack, put 3 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.
Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
This Pokémon is both Water Darkness type.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Dark Gyarados cards
There are 4 different Dark Gyarados printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket Returns #36 (Uncommon).
More from Team Rocket Returns
Frequently asked questions
How much is Dark Gyarados (Team Rocket Returns #36) worth?
As of 17 August 2026, Dark Gyarados from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $34.27 ungraded (near-mint), and around $495 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Dark Gyarados?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dark Gyarados from Team Rocket Returns is worth around $495 — roughly 14× the raw ungraded value of $34.27.
Should I grade my Dark Gyarados?
A PSA 10 sells for about $495 versus $34.27 raw — roughly a 14× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Dark Gyarados rare?
Dark Gyarados is a Uncommon card from Team Rocket Returns (card #36), illustrated by Nakaoka. Its current blended market value is $34.27 ungraded.
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