Dark Gyarados (1st Edition) 8/82

Rare Holo•Pokemon•Water•Pokemon Team Rocket

$222.18

Updated October 23, 2026

Dark Gyarados (1st Edition) Pokemon card (8/82, Team Rocket)

Dark Gyarados (1st Edition) is a Rare Holo Pokemon card from the Pokemon Trading Card Game set Team Rocket, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. It is one of 2 print runs of the collector number 8/82, 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 Gyarados 8/82

Version	Rarity	Market
Unlimited	Rare Holo	$74.20
1st Edition	Rare Holo	$222.18

Ungraded Price History

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Graded Dark Gyarados (1st Edition) for Sale

eBayCGC 102000 POKEMON TEAM ROCKET 1ST EDITION #8 DARK GYARADOS CGC 10$10,800+ $5.99 shipping eBayCGC 9.5Pokemon Dark Gyarados Team Rocket 1st Edition 8/82 Holo CGC 9.5$1,000+ $12.99 shipping eBayCGC 9Pokemon 2000 Dark Gyarados 8/82 1st Edition Holo Rare Team Rocket CGC 9$495.00

Card Text and Stats

Pokémon PowerFinal Beam

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.

Water, Water, Water energy: Ice Beam30

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

HP: 70
Type: Water
Stage: Stage 1
Evolves from: Magikarp
Weakness: ×2
Resistance: -30
Retreat cost: 2
Card type: Pokemon
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Card number: 8/82

Dark Gyarados Frequently Asked Questions

The cheapest CGC 9.5 listed is $1,013, which is 4.6x the raw market price of $222.18. That is from 1 listing, so treat it as one seller's ask rather than a market rate.

Graded copies on eBay are listed from $125.00 for a CGC 5 to $1,013 for a CGC 9.5, against $222.18 raw. Asking prices from 8 listings.

Yes. At $222.18 it costs 27x the set's median card price of $8.36.

It bottomed at $69.49 on April 25, 2024 and is up 220% from there to $222.18.

By price, yes: it is the 6th most valuable of the 166 priced printings in the set. The dearest is Dark Dragonite (1st Edition) at $531.53.

Yes. The cheapest listing is $142.00 against a market price of $222.18, a gap of 1.6x. Market is what copies have been selling for; low is what the cheapest seller is asking now.