Dark Blastoise is card #3/82 in the 2000 Pokemon Team Rocket set (Rare Holo, holofoil), the Wizards of the Coast expansion (April 2000) that introduced Dark Pokemon to the trading card game. It was printed in 1st Edition and Unlimited. PSA has graded about 19,797 copies across its printings. It is one of the set's marquee chase cards.
No 'Edition 1' stamp. Identical artwork and copyright to the 1st Edition card — the missing stamp is the only tell. By far the most common printing (Team Rocket had no separate Shadowless run, so there is no copyright-line difference).
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
Grader
Total
10
9
8
7
2–6
1
Auth
1st Edition
PSA
8,723
228
2,164
2,849
1,543
1,861
76
2
SGC
105
2
17
37
18
29
2
0
Unlimited
PSA
11,074
65
1,150
2,866
2,355
4,391
245
2
SGC
178
0
14
46
45
71
0
2
PSA & SGC graded population by printing & grade. PSA pools 1st Edition and Unlimited under one Team Rocket heading, with the edition noted per spec.
Card details
Type
Water
Stage
Stage 2
HP
70
Evolves from
Dark Wartortle
Weakness
Lightning ×2
Retreat
2
Artist
Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokedex #
9
Attacks
30+Hydrocannon[Water Water]
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.
40Rocket Tackle[Water Colorless Colorless]
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.
Market values are live TCGplayer prices for each printing. A dash means TCGplayer has no separate or active listing for that variant (e.g. the error or promo cards). As an eBay Partner & affiliate we may earn from qualifying purchases.
Dark Blastoise -- one of the set's premier holo chase cards and a Rain Dance-era favorite. Holo rare (#3); non-holo counterpart #20.
About the print variants
Every Team Rocket card comes in two English printings: 1st Edition (with the Edition-1 stamp left of the art) and Unlimited (no stamp). Team Rocket has no separate Shadowless print, so the art and the (c)1999-2000 copyright are identical -- the stamp is the only tell. Outside the 82-card checklist, #5 Dark Dragonite also exists as the famous No Holo error (both editions), and three cards have stamped promos: #8 (Prerelease), #19 and #32 (silver W stamp).
Frequently asked questions
How many Dark Blastoise (Team Rocket #3/82) cards have been graded?
PSA has graded about 19,797 Dark Blastoise from the 2000 Pokemon Team Rocket set (8,723 1st Edition, 11,074 Unlimited); SGC has graded about 283.
What is the difference between 1st Edition and Unlimited
1st Edition and Unlimited Dark Blastoise are identical except the stamp: 1st Edition carries a black 'Edition 1' stamp to the left of the art box, while Unlimited has none. Team Rocket has no separate Shadowless print, so the stamp is the only tell.
How much is a Dark Blastoise worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Dark Blastoise is about $191.72 for Unlimited and about $418 for 1st Edition.
Sources: card data from the Pokemon TCG API (pokemontcg.io); graded population from PSA & SGC population reports; market prices from TCGplayer; variant scans from the Pokemon TCG API + PriceCharting; set, variant and error facts from Bulbapedia and the PSA error guide. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-08-31.
