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What this price is based on
High confidence64 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 15, 2026eBay — The Pokémon Company Dark Alakazam 18/82 Team Rocket Rare Eng 2000 Unlimited 60Unlimited$15.00
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Dark Alakazam 18/82 Team Rocket Regular Rare French Unlimited 60 HP 2000Unlimited$12.00
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — WotC Pokemon TCG Dark Alakazam 18/82 Team Rocket 60 HP UnlimitedUnlimited$10.50
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Dark Alakazam 18/82 MP Team Rocket Rare Unlimited PokemonMPUnlimited$10.49
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Dark Alakazam 18/82 R Team Rocket Pokemon Unlimited DMGDMUnlimited$36.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Wizards of the Coast Pokemon TCG Dark Alakazam Team Rocket 18/82 Rare UnlimitedUnlimited$7.50
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dark Alakazam 18/82 Team Rocket Rare Regular Unlimited EnglishUnlimited$21.00
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Dark Alakazam - 18/82 Team Rocket - WOTC Unlimited - Pokémon TCG - 2000 NMNMUnlimited$20.00
By grade
- Raw$11.2965 sales
- PSA 9$1296 sales
- CGC 9$51.605 sales
- CGC 8.5$59.404 sales
- PSA 8$51.003 sales
- PSA 4$33.003 sales
- CGC 8$23.802 sales
- CGC 7.5$15.002 sales
From 100 completed sales recorded between Sep 19, 2025 and Aug 15, 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 35 graded sales and 1,890,562 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 Alakazam is a Rare Pokémon card from Team Rocket (#18), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 2 Psychic-type Pokémon with 60 HP, evolving from Dark Kadabra, weak to Psychic ×2. Its current blended market value is $26.83 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $325 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 12× 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 history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | PSA 7 | $28.00 | #84010823 ✓ |
| 10 Aug 2026 | PSA 9 | $79.99 | #48455260 ✓ |
| 5 Aug 2026 | PSA 8 | $34.00 | #91106951 ✓ |
| 1 Aug 2026 | PSA 7 | $35.00 | #138638459 ✓ |
| 1 Aug 2026 | PSA 8 | $70.40 | #114301993 ✓ |
| 25 Jul 2026 | PSA 8 | $85.00 | #114301993 ✓ |
| 22 Jul 2026 | PSA 6 | $22.50 | #140188902 ✓ |
| 19 Jul 2026 | PSA 7 | $20.75 | #84010823 ✓ |
| 7 Jul 2026 | PSA 8 | $58.58 | #159589230 ✓ |
| 6 Jul 2026 | PSA 1 | $26.00 | #150148814 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 6.8% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$225); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Dark Alakazam is a Rare in Team Rocket — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 17 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 25 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 | $325.00 | $73 | +$225 | 12.1× |
| PSA 9 | $75.00 | $71 | −$23 | 2.8× |
| PSA 8 | $41.00 | $70 | −$56 | 1.5× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 721 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 6.8% | $325.00 |
| PSA 9 | 24.7% | $75.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 68.5% | $27.00 |
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 7% of 721 PSA-graded Dark Alakazam copies are a gem-mint 10 (49 of 721) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dark Alakazam 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 49 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$325$146–$325 | |
| PSA 9pop 178 | $75$64–$86 | |
| PSA 8pop 172 | ✓ 23 cert-verified$41$41–$59 | |
| PSA 7pop 130 | ✓ 13 cert-verified$23$23–$33 | |
| PSA 5pop 56 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$17 |
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 $28 (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
80% spreadCurrently 80% 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.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
35% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#12 on the radarAlakazam is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Mid Era Secret Gold Rares” · 96↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Dark Kadabra.
You may switch Dark Alakazam with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
“Almost as if it were being controlled by something else, it never changes expressions, even in the middle of battle.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Dark Alakazam cards
There are 2 different Dark Alakazam printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket #18 (Rare).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Dark Alakazam (Team Rocket #18) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Dark Alakazam from Team Rocket is worth approximately $26.83 ungraded (near-mint), and around $325 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 Alakazam?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dark Alakazam from Team Rocket is worth around $325 — roughly 12× the raw ungraded value of $26.83.
Should I grade my Dark Alakazam?
A PSA 10 sells for about $325 versus $26.83 raw — roughly a 12× 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 Alakazam rare?
Dark Alakazam is a Rare card from Team Rocket (card #18), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $26.83 ungraded.
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