Dark Magcargo38/109 · Team Rocket Returns Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Normal
Typical copy sold $4 3 sales, all conditions
- PSA 9$303 sold · 90d · pop 21
- PSA 10$1101 sold · 90d · pop 24
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What this price is based on
Medium confidence3 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.
Recent Raw sales
- Sep 2, 2026eBay — Dark Magcargo 38/109 Pokemon TCG EX Team Rocket Returns LPLP$3.00
- Aug 6, 2026eBay — Dark Magcargo 38/109 - Pokemon EX Team Rocket Returns - NMNM$4.29
- Jul 21, 2026eBay — 2004 Pokemon Dark Magcargo 38/109 EX Team Rocket Returns - LP - AuthenticLP$4.50
- Jun 4, 2026eBay — Vintage 2004 Pokemon Ex Team Rocket Returns Dark Magcargo Stamped Holo 38/109 NMNM$75.00
- May 22, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG - Dark Magcargo (38/109) (Stamped) Team Rocket Returns - Holo$35.00
By grade
- Raw$4.505 sales
- PSA 10$1124 sales
- PSA 9$30.003 sales
- PSA 7$17.062 sales
- CGC 9$17.802 sales
- CGC 8$17.202 sales
- PSA 8$23.501 sale
- Lot$6.001 sale
From 22 completed sales recorded between Apr 9, 2026 and Sep 2, 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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NOT WORTH ITBased on 15 graded sales and 1,305,862 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Dark Magcargo is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#38, released 2004), 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 $3.36 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $110 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 33× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 6 September 2026.
Dark Magcargo price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history21 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $3 · Raw · 2 Sep 2026
How often each grade sells · last 90 days, all marketplaces
Is Dark Magcargo worth grading?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 36.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$36); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Dark Magcargo 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 | $109.99 | $71 | +$36 | 32.7× |
| PSA 9 | $30.00 | $70 | −$44 | 8.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 66 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 36.4% | $110.00 |
| PSA 9 | 31.8% | $30.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 31.8% | $6.00 |
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 & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
Only 36% of 67 PSA-graded Dark Magcargo copies are a gem-mint 10 (24 of 67) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Dark Magcargo 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 241 · 90d | $110$93–$126 | |
| PSA 9pop 213 · 90d | $30$26–$35 | |
| PSA 7pop 41 · 90d | modelled$17$15–$20 |
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 $15 (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
2% spreadCurrently 2% 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
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Slugma.
Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each basic Energy card attached to all of your Active Pokémon.
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
This Pokémon is both Fire Darkness type.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
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 6 September 2026, Dark Magcargo from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $3.36 ungraded (near-mint), and around $110 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 Magcargo?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dark Magcargo from Team Rocket Returns is worth around $110 — roughly 33× the raw ungraded value of $3.36.
Should I grade my Dark Magcargo?
A PSA 10 sells for about $110 versus $3.36 raw — roughly a 33× 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 Magcargo rare?
Dark Magcargo is a Uncommon card from Team Rocket Returns (card #38), illustrated by Nakaoka. Its current blended market value is $3.36 ungraded.
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