Dark Slowbro is card #12/82 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 7,930 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
4,688
287
1,714
1,444
667
561
15
0
SGC
44
0
11
16
7
10
0
0
Unlimited
PSA
3,242
42
576
1,053
679
877
15
0
SGC
59
0
4
23
10
22
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
Psychic
Stage
Stage 1
HP
60
Evolves from
Slowpoke
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat
2
Artist
Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokedex #
80
Attacks
40Fickle Attack[Psychic Psychic]
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Pokémon Power: Reel In
When you play Dark Slowbro from your hand, choose up to 3 Basic Pokémon and/or Evolution cards from your discard pile and put them into your hand.
It loves nothing better than to be left alone, and so sometimes ends up being manipulated by unscrupulous people.
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.
Holofoil rare; the non-holofoil counterpart is #29 Dark Slowbro.
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 Slowbro (Team Rocket #12/82) cards have been graded?
PSA has graded about 7,930 Dark Slowbro from the 2000 Pokemon Team Rocket set (4,688 1st Edition, 3,242 Unlimited); SGC has graded about 103.
What is the difference between 1st Edition and Unlimited
1st Edition and Unlimited Dark Slowbro 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 Slowbro worth?
The TCGplayer market price for Dark Slowbro is about $46.54 for Unlimited and about $94.4 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.
