Dark Persian No HP #17 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 25 Jul 2026Related Dark Persian & chase cards
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Dark Persian is one of those quiet little pieces of Pokemon history, a Common promo from 1999 with no HP listed on the card, numbered 17, and drawn by Ken Sugimori himself. It doesn't shout for attention the way a holo rare does, but collectors who know their promos appreciate what it represents from that first wave of cards. Right now, a raw, ungraded copy runs about $81, which makes this a nice entry point if you're chasing Dark Persian value without spending a fortune.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $84, down 50% over the past year, with an all-time high of $320 in October 2021.
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Dark Persian price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population).
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | - | - |
| PSA 9 | $383 | - |
| PSA 8 | $168 | - |
| PSA 7 | $134 | - |
| PSA 6 | $107 | - |
| PSA 5 | $86 | - |
| PSA 4 | $73 | - |
| PSA 3 | $62 | - |
| PSA 2 | $56 | - |
| PSA 1 | $357 | - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $84 | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company.
Card details
- Set
- Promo
- Card number
- 17 of 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Colorless
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Released
- 1999
Attacks
- TemptColorless
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon.
- Poison ClawsColorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
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The collector's take on Dark Persian
Is Dark Persian worth grading?
Here's the honest math: a raw copy sits around $81, and a Grade 9 jumps up to $384, so there's real money to be made if your copy grades well. We don't have a PSA 10 figure recorded yet, which itself tells you something, gem mint copies of this one aren't common enough to have a settled price. Grading costs money and takes time, and a card like this from 1999 has often picked up small print or edge flaws over the years that keep it out of that top grade. If your copy looks clean under a light and you're patient, it's worth considering, but go in knowing the jump from raw to Grade 9 is the real reward, and a perfect 10 is the exception, not the rule.
How rare is Dark Persian?
As a Common, Dark Persian was never meant to be scarce in the way a first edition holo is. Promos from 1999 were printed for wide distribution, so the card itself isn't hard to find raw. What gets scarce is condition. The older a card is, the fewer copies survive decades of shuffling, sleeving, and storage without some wear, so clean, high grade copies naturally thin out over time even without an official population count to point to. That's really what drives the price difference between a raw copy and a Grade 9, it's not the print run, it's the survivors.
Where can you pull Dark Persian?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually helps, because we've recorded Dark Persian pulled 10 times across pack sites, all through collector-crypt. The biggest pull we logged came in at $68, and it's shown up in packs like the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack and the Anime Pop Culture Gacha Pack. That's useful context most price guides won't give you, actual pack odds instead of guesswork. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble, and most rips don't come close to covering what you paid, so if you're after this specific card, buying it outright on the secondary market is usually the more reliable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Persian worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Persian is valued at $81 right now. Send it in and grade a 9, and that jumps to $384, showing just how much condition matters with older promo cards like this one.
Is Dark Persian worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a Grade 9 is worth $384 compared to $81 raw. Just know that grading costs money upfront and there's no guarantee of the result, so it makes the most sense if your copy already looks sharp and well centered.
What set is Dark Persian from?+
Dark Persian comes from the Promo set, released back in 1999. It's a Common card, numbered 17 with no HP listed, and illustrated by Ken Sugimori, making it a small but genuine piece of Pokemon's earliest years.
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