Pokémon · EX
Dark Raticate
Team Rocket Returns · #17 · Rare · 2004
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Market reference
$4.31
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 17 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Rattata
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 20
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Dark Raticate plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Spread Poison) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Rattata; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dark Raticate
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Dark Raticate?
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About this card
DDark Seed
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Put 5 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon at the end of your opponent's next turn.
CCSpread Poison — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:F×2
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 | $2.99 | $4.99 | $55.50 | $4.31 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $48.00 | $100.00 | $199.98 | $39.60 | $119.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.95 |
| 7-day average | €4.19 |
| 30-day average | €3.53 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €2.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €8.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €49.89 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €23.46 |
| reverseHoloSell | €19.68 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.56 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €36.62 |
| Reverse holo trend | €56.62 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Raticate is real?
Dark Raticate 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 Raticate worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Raticate is $4.31; 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 Raticate from?
Dark Raticate is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Dark Raticate?
Dark Raticate is a Rare card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Dark Raticate printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
