Dark Arbok Reverse Holo #29 Value
Team Rocket Returns · Card 29/111 · Uncommon · 2004
Dark Arbok is that shiny purple cobra you remember staring down from your binder pages, and this Reverse Holo version from Team Rocket Returns has a real soft spot with collectors who grew up on that 2004 set. As an uncommon with artwork from Nakaoka, it is not the flashiest card in the checklist, but the reverse holo shine gives it a nice bit of shelf presence. If you are here looking up Dark Arbok value, the short answer is a raw copy sits at $55, which is a solid starting point for a card of its rarity and age.
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Card details
- Card number
- 29 of 111
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Grass, Darkness
- HP
- 90
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Nakaoka
- Released
- 2004
Attacks
- Swallow Up10+Grass
Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon and Dark Arbok. If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Dark Arbok's, this attack does 10 damage plus 30 more damage.
- Extra Poison30Colorless · Colorless
If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned.
Dark Arbok — collector's take
Is Dark Arbok worth grading?
So is it worth sending Dark Arbok off to get graded? A PSA 10 brings $635, which works out to about 11.5 times what you would pay for a raw, ungraded copy at $55, and a Grade 9 lands in between at $225. That jump looks tempting on paper, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on reverse holos because the printing on that shiny layer is unforgiving of surface scratches and centering issues you might not even notice with the naked eye. Grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all add up, so it usually only makes sense if your copy already looks close to flawless under a loupe. If it has any whitening on the edges or a soft corner, you are often better off enjoying it raw or selling it as is.
How rare is it?
We do not have a full population report to lean on here, but Dark Arbok's story is really about its place in Team Rocket Returns. Uncommons from a 2004 set were printed in real numbers, so it was never a scarce pull the way a rare or holo rare would be, but time itself has thinned the herd of well kept copies. Reverse holos especially tend to show wear because they were popular in binders and trade piles rather than tucked away in sleeves from day one, so a genuinely clean example, raw or graded, carries more weight now than its original uncommon status might suggest.
Where to pull it
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, because we log actual pulls across pack opening sites rather than just guessing at odds. Dark Arbok has been recorded pulled 4 times across mnstr and collector-crypt, and it has shown up in Pack 3 and the Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack specifically. The biggest recorded pull we have on file came in at $1,300, which tells you that when the right buyer wants this card in the right condition, real money changes hands. Still, it is worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not come close to that kind of number, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than an expectation.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Arbok worth?
A raw, ungraded Dark Arbok Reverse Holo is worth $55 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $225 and a PSA 10 reaching $635, so condition makes a real difference to Dark Arbok price.
Is Dark Arbok worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 sits at roughly 11.5 times the raw price of $55. But gem mint reverse holos are tough to land, so weigh the grading cost and risk against how clean your specific copy actually looks before sending it in.
What set is Dark Arbok from?
Dark Arbok Reverse Holo comes from Team Rocket Returns, released back in 2004. It is card number 29 in that set, classed as uncommon, with artwork by Nakaoka.
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