Dark Ampharos
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What this price is based on
High confidence45 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
What each version actually sells for
Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokemon Card 2004 DARK AMPHAROS Holo 2/109 EX Team Rocket Returns NMNM$106
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — EX Team Rocket Returns Dark Ampharos 2/109 Holo Rare 120 HP Stage 2 2004$80.00
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — EX Team Rocket Returns Dark Ampharos 2/109 Holo Rare 120 HP Stage 2 2004$110
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Dark Ampharos 2/109 Team Rocket Returns 2004 Holo Rare English 120 HP$112
- Aug 7, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Dark Ampharos Team Rocket Returns 2/109 Holo Rare Stage 2 120HP 2004$52.99
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Pokémon Card Dark Ampharos 2/109 Team Rocket Returns 2004 Rare Holo$99.99
- Jul 28, 2026eBay — Pokémon Dark Ampharos 2/109 Holo SWIRL Team Rocket Returns LPLP$70.00
- Jul 28, 2026eBay — Dark Ampharos 2/109 120 HP Holo Rare Stage 2 EX Team Rocket Returns English$69.99
By grade
- Raw$73.5654 sales
- PSA 9$25013 sales
- PSA 7$1744 sales
- PSA 8$1333 sales
- PSA 10$1,8773 sales
- CGC 9.5$1253 sales
- CGC 8.5$1332 sales
- CGC 10$3012 sales
From 89 completed sales recorded between May 2, 2026 and Aug 13, 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 34 graded sales and 1,306,288 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 Ampharos is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#2), illustrated by Emi Miwa. It's a Stage 2 Lightning/Darkness-type Pokémon with 120 HP, evolving from Dark Flaaffy, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $108.70 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $2,150 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 20× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history19 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 $3,000 · PSA 10 · 27 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 8.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$1,915); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Dark Ampharos is a Holo / V / ex in Team Rocket Returns — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 25 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 76 packs.
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 | $2,150.00 | $126 | +$1,915 | 19.8× |
| PSA 9 | $176.00 | $72 | −$4 | 1.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 427 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 8.4% | $2,150.00 |
| PSA 9 | 34.2% | $176.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 57.4% | $109.00 |
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 8% of 427 PSA-graded Dark Ampharos copies are a gem-mint 10 (36 of 427) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dark Ampharos 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 36 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$2,150$1,527–$2,150 | |
| PSA 9pop 146 | ✓ 29 cert-verified$176$176–$276 | |
| PSA 7pop 50 | ✓ 8 cert-verified$89$89–$165 |
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 $85 (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
173% spreadCurrently 173% 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
63% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#106 on the radarAmpharos is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Fun expanded format decks for high school club” · 6↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Dark Flaaffy.
As long as Dark Ampharos is in play, whenever your opponent plays an Evolution card from his or her hand to evolve 1 of his or her Pokémon, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon. You can't use more than 1 Darkest Impulse Poké-Body each turn.
Discard all Lightning Energy attached to Dark Ampharos.
This Pokémon is both Lightning Darkness type.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Dark Ampharos cards
There are 2 different Dark Ampharos printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket Returns #2 (Rare Holo).
More from Team Rocket Returns
Frequently asked questions
How much is Dark Ampharos (Team Rocket Returns #2) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Dark Ampharos from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $108.70 ungraded (near-mint), and around $2,150 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 Ampharos?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dark Ampharos from Team Rocket Returns is worth around $2,150 — roughly 20× the raw ungraded value of $108.70.
Should I grade my Dark Ampharos?
A PSA 10 sells for about $2,150 versus $108.70 raw — roughly a 20× 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 Ampharos rare?
Dark Ampharos is a Rare Holo card from Team Rocket Returns (card #2), illustrated by Emi Miwa. Its current blended market value is $108.70 ungraded.
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