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What this price is based on
Medium confidence37 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Dark Gyarados 8/82 Team Rocket Unlimited Holo Rare Eng 70 HP 2000Unlimited$20.00
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Dark Gyarados 8/82 Unlimited Holo Swirl Rare Team Rocket Pokemon LPLPUnlimited$40.61
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Dark Gyarados #8/82 Pokemon Care TCG Team Rocket Unlimited Holo Rare NMNMUnlimited$300
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Dark Gyarados 8/82 Pokemon TCG Team Rocket Unlimited Holo Rare NMNMUnlimited$64.99
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Pokemon Dark Gyarados 8/82 Holo Team Rocket Unlimited WOTC 2000 VintageUnlimited$48.56
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Dark Gyarados 8/82 Team Rocket Holo Rare English Unlimited DMGDMUnlimited$12.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Dark Gyarados 8/82 Team Rocket Holo Rare Unlimited English 1999Unlimited$50.00
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Dark Gyarados 8/82 Team Rocket Holo Rare Unlimited 70 HP Eng 2000Unlimited$24.00
By grade
- Raw$28.4937 sales
- PSA 9$21124 sales
- PSA 8$94.5024 sales
- CGC 9$74.4021 sales
- CGC 8.5$90.0018 sales
- PSA 10$2,12510 sales
- CGC 9.5$1069 sales
- CGC 10$2529 sales
From 187 completed sales recorded between May 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.
Grade it or not
NOT WORTH ITBased on 149 graded sales and 1,894,027 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 Gyarados is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Team Rocket (#8), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It's a Stage 1 Water-type Pokémon with 70 HP, evolving from Magikarp, weak to Grass ×2. Its current blended market value is $72.21 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $1,466 — 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 history14 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 $91 · PSA 7 · 26 Jul 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 2.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$1,274); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Dark Gyarados is a Holo / V / ex in Team Rocket — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 17 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 52 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 | $1,465.84 | $120 | +$1,274 | 20.3× |
| PSA 9 | $157.00 | $72 | +$13 | 2.2× |
| PSA 8 | $100.00 | $71 | −$43 | 1.4× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 4,191 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 2.5% | $1,466.00 |
| PSA 9 | 21.6% | $157.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 75.9% | $72.00 |
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 3% of 4,191 PSA-graded Dark Gyarados copies are a gem-mint 10 (106 of 4,191) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Dark Gyarados 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 106 | $1,466$1,246–$1,686 | |
| PSA 9pop 905 | $157$133–$181 | |
| PSA 8pop 1,257 | ✓ 32 cert-verified$100$68–$100 | |
| PSA 7pop 748 | $63$53–$72 | |
| PSA 6pop 542 | ✓ 18 cert-verified$55 | |
| PSA 5pop 329 | ✓ 6 cert-verified$43 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $57 (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
87% spreadCurrently 87% 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
5% cheaper than the US🔥 Trending in the community
#23 on the radarGyarados is one of the most-talked-about Pokémon right now across the Pokémon investing & TCG subreddits. See the hype radar →
What people are saying: “Sold these two cards for $300 each back in 2012, how'd I do?” · 679↑
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Magikarp.
When Dark Gyarados is Knocked Out by an attack, flip a coin. If heads, this power does 20 damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Gyarados to the Pokémon that Knocked Out Dark Gyarados. Apply Weakness and Resistance. This power doesn't work if Dark Gyarados is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
“Normally found only in the deep ocean, it has recently been seen in shallow waters as well.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Dark Gyarados cards
There are 4 different Dark Gyarados printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket #8 (Rare Holo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Dark Gyarados (Team Rocket #8) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Dark Gyarados from Team Rocket is worth approximately $72.21 ungraded (near-mint), and around $1,466 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 Gyarados?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Dark Gyarados from Team Rocket is worth around $1,466 — roughly 20× the raw ungraded value of $72.21.
Should I grade my Dark Gyarados?
A PSA 10 sells for about $1,466 versus $72.21 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 Gyarados rare?
Dark Gyarados is a Rare Holo card from Team Rocket (card #8), illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Its current blended market value is $72.21 ungraded.
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