Pokémon · EX
Dark Pupitar
Team Rocket Returns · #40 · Uncommon · 2004
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Market reference
$1.88
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 40 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Larvitar
- Evolves to
- Tyranitar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomoaki Imakuni
- Pokédex #
- 247
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Dark Pupitar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting / Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Larvitar; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dark Pupitar
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Tomoaki Imakuni
This card was illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni.
Building around Dark Pupitar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CExplosive Evolution
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.) Then, search your deck for a card that evolves from Dark Pupitar and put it on Dark Pupitar. (This counts as evolving Dark Pupitar.) Shuffle your deck afterward.
FCDouble Tackle
Does 20 damage to each Defending Pokémon.
This Pokémon is both Fighting Darkness type.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.10 | $1.89 | $28.10 | $1.88 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $39.99 | $79.94 | $799.50 | $33.96 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.50 |
| 7-day average | €1.49 |
| 30-day average | €3.06 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €1.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo low | €9.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €40.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €28.56 |
| reverseHoloSell | €23.62 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.44 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €19.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €24.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Pupitar is real?
Dark Pupitar is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Dark Pupitar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Pupitar is $1.88; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Dark Pupitar from?
Dark Pupitar is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Dark Pupitar?
Dark Pupitar is a Uncommon card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Dark Pupitar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
