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Dark Magcargo Team Rocket Returns #38 Pokémon card
Uncommon

Dark Magcargo Team Rocket Returns #38

Card #38 · Illustrated by Nakaoka
80 HPFireDarknessPokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$97.98
Range $40 → $98
Recently sold raw ~$54 (mixed cond.)
3 grading companies tracked
Confidence medium · How we price →
See live listings on TCGplayer →

Dark Magcargo is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#38), illustrated by Nakaoka. It's a Stage 1 Fire/Darkness-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Slugma, weak to Water ×2. Its current blended market value is $97.98 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$97.98
LPLightly Played$55.19
MPModerately Played$53.70
HPHeavily Played$16.50
DMGDamaged$10.00
7-dayflat
30-dayflat
90-dayflat
All-time high$98
All-time low$17
Other printingsNormal · $3.07

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$55
Normal$3

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$97.98
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 8$114$70$131
PSA 7$50$36$50
PSA 6$29$29$29
“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026
Current
$3.50
Period high
$4.22
Period low
$1.49
Change
134.9%

Recent sold prices

Last sold
$34
Raw · 26 Jun 2026
Typical Raw
$54
Sales · last 90 days
12
Liquidity
Liquid
6 in last 30 days

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.

Last hammer price
$14
CGC 8 · 22 Jun 2026
Typical CGC 9.5
$168
Auction lots · last 90 days
4
Liquidity
Moderate
1 in last 30 days

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

PSA187 gradedPSA 10 · 38 · 20% gem rate
1038
975
850
711
68
55
CGC370 gradedCGC 10 · 70 · 19% gem rate
1070
9.546
9102
8.576
834
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dark Magcargo 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$55
Raw $97.98 → graded PSA 8$113.64
after ~$71.13 grading fee → 1.2× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 8$113.64$71.13$551.2×

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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay
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Cross-market prices

38% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$40
TCGplayer · dearest$55

Currently 38% cheaper on PriceCharting 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

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 38% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Evolves from Slugma.

Energy Press10+
Colorless
Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each basic Energy card attached to all of your Active Pokémon.
Linear Attack
Fighting · Colorless · Colorless
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness Water ×2Retreat 2

This Pokémon is both Fire Darkness type.

About the Pokémon

Lava PokémonGEN IISlugmaMagcargo

The shell on its back is just skin that has cooled and hardened. It breaks easily with a slight touch.

Card details

Number#38
RarityUncommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeFire, Darkness
HP80
Evolves fromSlugma
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#219
Card IDex7-38
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Dark Magcargo cards

There are 2 different Dark Magcargo printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket Returns #38 (Uncommon).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Dark Magcargo (Team Rocket Returns #38) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Dark Magcargo from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $97.98 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Dark Magcargo rare?

Dark Magcargo is a Uncommon card from Team Rocket Returns (card #38), illustrated by Nakaoka. Its current blended market value is $97.98 ungraded.