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Dark Dragonite - Team Rocket #22/82

Dark Dragonite — Team Rocket #22/82

Colorless Rare · Stage 2

Dark Dragonite is card #22/82 in the 2000 Pokemon Team Rocket set (Rare), 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 6,330 copies across its printings.

Print variants & how to tell them apart

Dark Dragonite 1st Edition
1st Edition
The 'Edition 1' stamp — a black circle containing the number 1 — sits below the art box, to the left of the artwork. The artwork and the ©1999-2000 copyright line are identical to Unlimited; the stamp is the only difference. The first, scarcest and most valuable English printing.
Dark Dragonite Unlimited
Unlimited
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)

GraderTotal109872–61Auth
1st Edition
PSA4,3345351,7311,080448516240
SGC601241551500
Unlimited
PSA1,996117496524336495280
SGC483141081300
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
Colorless
Stage
Stage 2
HP
70
Evolves from
Dark Dragonair
Resistance
Fighting -30
Retreat
2
Artist
Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokedex #
149

Attacks

70Giant Tail [Colorless Colorless Colorless Colorless]
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Pokémon Power: Summon Minions
When you play Dark Dragonite from your hand, search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Sometimes called "The God of Destruction." Its wings are able to support it in spite of its massive weight.

Prices & where to buy

Unlimited market $36.78 via TCGplayer
VariantMarketTCGplayereBay
1st Edition$72TCGplayereBay
Unlimited$36.78TCGplayereBay
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.

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Card notes

The non-holofoil counterpart to the holo #5 Dark Dragonite.

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 Dragonite (Team Rocket #22/82) cards have been graded?
PSA has graded about 6,330 Dark Dragonite from the 2000 Pokemon Team Rocket set (4,334 1st Edition, 1,996 Unlimited); SGC has graded about 108.
What is the difference between 1st Edition and Unlimited
1st Edition and Unlimited Dark Dragonite 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 Dragonite worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Dark Dragonite is about $36.78 for Unlimited and about $72 for 1st Edition.

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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 & error facts cross-checked against Bulbapedia and the PSA error guide. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-05.