Team Rocket card details

Dark Blastoise Team Rocket 3 / 82 Card Price

Dark Blastoise is card 3 / 82 from Team Rocket. Review this exact printing’s image, rarity, illustrator, card text, and current marketplace reference prices.

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TCGPlayer$418

Cardmarket€151

RarityRare Holo

Card number3 / 82

IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita

Price updatedAugust 3, 2026

Exact printing: This page uses catalog ID base5-3. Holo, reverse-holo, unlimited, and other marketplace finishes for this printing share this canonical page; reprints from other sets use separate card IDs and URLs.

Market snapshot

Dark Blastoise Price References

The current catalog snapshot shows $418 on TCGPlayer and €151 on Cardmarket. These are marketplace references, not guaranteed sale prices.

TCGPlayer price

MonZap’s primary USD reference for this exact Team Rocket printing is $418. Condition, finish, seller, and recent demand can move live listings above or below this figure.

Reference: $418
Updated: August 3, 2026

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Cardmarket price

The current EUR reference for this printing is €151. Cardmarket and TCGPlayer serve different markets, so their numbers should be compared as separate signals rather than converted as if they were identical listings.

Reference: €151
Updated: August 2, 2026

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TCGPlayer finish and condition references

Marketplace variants below belong to this same catalog printing and intentionally canonicalize to this page.

Finish	Market	Low	Mid	High
Unlimited Holofoil	$207	$152	$214	$9,999
1st Edition Holofoil	$418	$450	$597	$4,475

Price references were updated August 3, 2026. Raw, graded, damaged, autographed, and unusually scarce copies can sell differently.

Card identity

Dark Blastoise Card Details

Use the set name and collector number together when comparing listings. Dark Blastoise 3 / 82 belongs to Team Rocket, a Base series release from April 24, 2000. That combination distinguishes this printing from cards with the same character name in other expansions.

Set: Team Rocket
Series: Base
Number: 3 / 82
Rarity: Rare Holo
Category: Pokémon · Stage 2
Type: Water
HP: 70
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex: #9

Printed card text

What Is On This Card?

Evolves from: Dark Wartortle

Attack · 30+ damage

Hydrocannon

Water + Water energy. 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.

Attack · 40 damage

Rocket Tackle

Water + Colorless + Colorless energy. 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.)

An aggressive Pokémon that tackles anything it sees.

Collector workflow

How To Research This Printing

Start with the image, Team Rocket set name, and 3 / 82 collector number. Those identifiers matter more than the character name alone because the Pokémon TCG can reuse names across reprints, promos, alternate artwork, and later expansions.

Next, match the finish and condition. A holofoil, reverse holofoil, unlimited, or first-edition listing may carry a different reference price even when it belongs to the same card printing. Grading adds another layer: raw marketplace references should not be treated as prices for PSA, Beckett, or CGC slabs.

Finally, compare the visible update date with current marketplace listings and recent sold results. MonZap gives you a fast catalog reference, set context, and scanner workflow, while the linked marketplaces help you check what is available right now.