Rarity: Rare
Type: Water
HP: 70
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
National number: #9
Year: 2000

Dark Blastoise

Tortank obscur

PokémonRareHolo1st Edition

Current price · Holo$101.00

from Zukan Marketas of 2 September 2026Range $101.00 – $9,999.00

Prices by printing

Printing	Zukan Market	Cardmarket	TCGplayer	PriceCharting
Holo	$101.00$101.00 – $201.79 · 2 Sept 2026	€123.70from €23.90 · 3 Sept 2026	$201.79$142.99 – $9,999.00 · 1 Sept 2026	$101.001 Sept 2026
1st Edition	$309.43$309.43 – $490.74 · 2 Sept 2026	—	$490.74$300.00 – $4,474.88 · 1 Sept 2026	$309.431 Sept 2026

Each finish is its own market. Figures are the latest each venue published.

Graded copies

Grade	Printing	Price
PSA 10	1st Edition	$9,779.77
PSA 10	Holo	$1,393.41
BGS 10	1st Edition	$12,714.00
BGS 10	Holo	$1,811.00
CGC 10	1st Edition	$2,109.00
CGC 10	Holo	$726.36
SGC 10	1st Edition	$5,868.00
SGC 10	Holo	$836.00
Grade 9.5	1st Edition	$2,110.87
Grade 9.5	Holo	$615.57
Grade 9	1st Edition	$1,158.12
Grade 9	Holo	$374.24
Grade 8	1st Edition	$587.72
Grade 8	Holo	$268.45
Grade 7	1st Edition	$410.00
Grade 7	Holo	$179.99

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Card text

Attacks

Hydrocannon30+Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each W Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
Rocket Tackle40Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)

Weakness — Lightning ×2
Resistance — —
Retreat cost — 2

Flavour text

An aggressive Pokémon that tackles anything it sees.

Attributes

Set: Team Rocket
Number: 3/82
Stage: Stage2
Evolves from: Wartortle
Format: Outside Standard and Expanded
Printed language: English
Release date: 24 April 2000
Identifier: base5-3

Other printings

The same card, in other sets. Each has its own price.

This is the only printing in the catalogue.

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Questions about this card

How much is Dark Blastoise 3/82 from Team Rocket worth?

As of 2 September 2026, Dark Blastoise trades around $101.00 according to Zukan Market. Across the venues Zukan reads, figures for this printing range from $101.00 to $9,999.00. Condition and finish move the price; a graded copy is a different market.

Which printings of Dark Blastoise exist?

Dark Blastoise was printed as Holo, 1st Edition. The catalogue lists no other set with a card of the same name.

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