Dark Dragonite 1st Edition #5 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 27 Aug 2026Related Dark Dragonite & chase cards
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Dark Dragonite is one of those Team Rocket cards from 2000 that just feels good to pull, a Rare illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita with that classic dark-card energy the set is known for. If you are looking up Dark Dragonite value, the short answer is that a raw copy sits around $298, which is a solid number for a card of this age. Collectors love it because it carries real nostalgia alongside real demand, and that combination is exactly why people keep searching for what this card is worth.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $298, up 70% over the past year, with an all-time high of $342 in May 2026.
Recent pulls of Dark Dragonite
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Dark Dragonite price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 9,760 graded, only 359 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $14k | 359 | 224 / 135 |
| PSA 9 | $1.2k | 2,615 | 2,277 / 338 |
| PSA 8 | $665 | 3,083 | 2,551 / 532 |
| PSA 7 | $450 | 1,668 | 1,502 / 166 |
| PSA 6 | $379 | 1,068 | 967 / 101 |
| PSA 5 | $306 | 547 | 470 / 77 |
| PSA 4 | $300 | 227 | 206 / 21 |
| PSA 3 | $179 | 91 | 86 / 5 |
| PSA 2 | $161 | 43 | 43 / - |
| PSA 1 | $238 | 59 | 58 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $298 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Card number
- 5 of 83
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Stage2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Giant Tail70Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
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The collector's take on Dark Dragonite
Is Dark Dragonite worth grading?
So is Dark Dragonite worth grading? It depends on what you are chasing. A raw copy runs about $298, a Grade 9 comes in at $1,163, and a PSA 10 jumps all the way to $14,033, which works out to roughly 47.2 times the raw price. That gap is tempting, but gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on this card, and grading costs money and time whether the result comes back a 10 or not. If your copy already looks clean under a light with sharp corners and centered edges, it might be worth the shot, but go in knowing a lower grade can mean you spend more than you get back.
How rare is Dark Dragonite?
Right now there are 9,760 graded copies of Dark Dragonite on record, and only 359 of those are PSA 10. That is a small slice sitting at the very top, and it tells you gem mint copies do not come around often. When the population at the highest grade stays that tight, the price naturally holds up, because collectors chasing a true PSA 10 have very few options to choose from.
Where can you pull Dark Dragonite?
We have tracked 27 recorded pulls of Dark Dragonite across courtyard, collector-crypt, and tilt-rips, with the biggest hit landing at $4,350. It has shown up in packs like the Pokémon Master Pack, Pokémon Heat Week: Reaper, Pokémon Platinum Pack, Pokémon Diamond Pack, and the Bronze Pokémon Gacha Pack. That said, this is not a card you should count on pulling. Most people who own one bought it on the secondary market, and if you are opening packs hoping to land it, remember that most rips do not pay for themselves, so treat it as a fun gamble rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Dragonite worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Dragonite is valued at $298 right now. Once graded, that number climbs fast, with a Grade 9 at $1,163 and a PSA 10 reaching $14,033. Where your copy lands in that range comes down entirely to condition.
Is Dark Dragonite worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 47.2 times what a raw copy goes for. But only 359 out of 9,760 graded copies have hit that top grade, so gem mint is far from guaranteed. Weigh the grading cost against your card's actual condition before sending it in.
Why is the Dark Dragonite 1st Edition #5 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition cards from this era were printed in smaller numbers before the standard runs took over, which makes them scarcer from the start. That early scarcity is part of why collectors seek out the 1st edition stamp specifically, and why it tends to carry a premium over later prints of the same card.
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