Dark Dugtrio is card #23/82 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 1,566 copies across its printings.
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
1,295
267
624
254
76
73
1
0
SGC
12
0
8
3
0
1
0
0
Unlimited
PSA
271
37
91
72
34
36
1
0
SGC
11
0
4
7
0
0
0
0
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
Fighting
Stage
Stage 1
HP
50
Evolves from
Diglett
Weakness
Grass ×2
Resistance
Lightning -30
Retreat
2
Artist
Kagemaru Himeno
Pokedex #
51
Attacks
20+Knock Down[Fighting Fighting]
Your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if heads, this attack does 20 damage.
Pokémon Power: Sinkhole
Whenever your opponent's Active Pokémon retreats, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this power does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.) This power stops working while Dark Dugtrio is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Digs large sinkholes in the ground and tries to trap its enemies in them.
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.
The non-holofoil counterpart to the holo #6 Dark Dugtrio.
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 Dugtrio (Team Rocket #23/82) cards have been graded?
PSA has graded about 1,566 Dark Dugtrio from the 2000 Pokemon Team Rocket set (1,295 1st Edition, 271 Unlimited); SGC has graded about 23.
What is the difference between 1st Edition and Unlimited
1st Edition and Unlimited Dark Dugtrio 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 Dugtrio worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Dark Dugtrio is about $12.2 for Unlimited and about $14.05 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 & error facts cross-checked against Bulbapedia and the PSA error guide. Compiled & maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-07-05.
