Dark Blastoise (1st Edition) 3/82
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Dark Blastoise (1st Edition) is a Rare Holo Pokemon card from the Pokemon Trading Card Game set Team Rocket, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It is one of 2 print runs of the collector number 3/82, each with its own price. The artwork is the same on all of them: a 1st Edition carries the Edition 1 stamp.
All Printings of Dark Blastoise 3/82
| Version | Rarity | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | Rare Holo | $201.48 |
| 1st Edition | Rare Holo | $490.74 |
Ungraded Price History
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Graded Dark Blastoise (1st Edition) for Sale
Card Text and Stats
Water, Water energy: Hydrocannon30+
Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
Water, Colorless, Colorless energy: Rocket Tackle40
Dark 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.)
- HP
- 70
- Type
- Water
- Stage
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dark Wartortle
- Weakness
- ×2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Card type
- Pokemon
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Card number
- 3/82
Dark Blastoise Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. At $490.74 it is the most valuable of the 166 priced printings in Team Rocket, and accounts for 8.6% of what the whole set is worth.
Yes. At $490.74 it is at the top of the 944 daily closes we have tracked since February 8, 2024. Its low over that run was $189.59 on January 6, 2025.
The cheapest CGC 10 listed is $2,760, which is 5.6x the raw market price of $490.74. That is from 1 listing, so treat it as one seller's ask rather than a market rate.
No. 5 graded copies are currently listed below the raw market price of $490.74, the highest of them a PSA 7 asking $380.00. Low grades carry the certification without the condition.
Yes. At $490.74 it costs 62x the set's median card price of $7.97.
It bottomed at $189.59 on January 6, 2025 and is up 159% from there to $490.74.



























