Dark Pupitar
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What this price is based on
Low confidenceOnly 2 sales in the last 90 days.
Recent Raw sales
- Jun 24, 2026eBay — CGC PRISTINE 10 Pokemon Dark Pupitar 40/109 Team Rocket Returns EX$165
- Jun 4, 2026eBay — DARK PUPITAR - 40/109 Uncommon Team Rocket Returns Pokemon LPLP$6.90
By grade
- Raw$85.952 sales
- CGC 9.5$1032 sales
- CGC 10$34.702 sales
- PSA 10$1751 sale
From 7 completed sales recorded between Feb 23, 2026 and Jun 24, 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 5 graded sales and 1,305,862 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 Pupitar is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns (#40), illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni. It's a Stage 1 Fighting/Darkness-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Larvitar, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $1.87 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $76 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 41× 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.
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history2 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $165 · Raw · 24 Jun 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 49.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$4); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Dark Pupitar 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 | $76.25 | $71 | +$4 | 40.8× |
| PSA 8 | $10.56 | $70 | −$61 | 5.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 81 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 49.4% | $76.00 |
| PSA 9 | 24.7% | $31.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 25.9% | $2.00 |
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 49% of 81 PSA-graded Dark Pupitar copies are a gem-mint 10 (40 of 81) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dark Pupitar 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 40 | $76$65–$88 | |
| PSA 8pop 7 | $11$9–$12 | |
| PSA 7pop 5 | $11$9–$12 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
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
6% spreadCurrently 6% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. 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
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Larvitar.
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.) Then, search your deck for a card that evolves from Dark Pupitar and put it on Dark Pupitar. (This counts as evolving Dark Pupitar.) Shuffle your deck afterward.
Does 20 damage to each Defending Pokémon.
This Pokémon is both Fighting Darkness type.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Dark Pupitar cards
There are 3 different Dark Pupitar printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket Returns #40 (Uncommon).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Dark Pupitar (Team Rocket Returns #40) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Dark Pupitar from Team Rocket Returns is worth approximately $1.87 ungraded (near-mint), and around $76 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 Pupitar?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dark Pupitar from Team Rocket Returns is worth around $76 — roughly 41× the raw ungraded value of $1.87.
Should I grade my Dark Pupitar?
A PSA 10 sells for about $76 versus $1.87 raw — roughly a 41× 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 Pupitar rare?
Dark Pupitar is a Uncommon card from Team Rocket Returns (card #40), illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni. Its current blended market value is $1.87 ungraded.
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