Question 1

Is Dark Raticate worth grading?

Accepted Answer

So is Dark Raticate worth grading? Here is the honest math: a PSA 10 sells for 41.6x what a raw copy goes for, which sounds tempting on paper. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, especially on older Team Rocket stock that has been sitting in binders or boxes for over two decades. Grading fees, shipping, and the wait time add up, and if your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, you are looking at a $30 card, not a $114 one. If you already own a copy that looks sharp under a light with clean corners and centering, it might be worth the gamble. If not, buying a pre-graded PSA 10 outright is often the more predictable path.

Question 2

How rare is Dark Raticate?

Accepted Answer

As a common from Team Rocket, Dark Raticate was never scarce in the way a holo rare or secret rare might be. Print runs for commons in this era were generous, which is exactly why raw copies sit at just $3 today. The real scarcity shows up in the grading tiers: pulling a true PSA 10 gem mint copy from a card this old is the tough part, not finding the card itself. That gap between how common the card is and how rare a perfect copy is explains the jump in value as you move up the grading scale.

Question 3

Where can you pull Dark Raticate?

Accepted Answer

PackSpy has tracked Dark Raticate being pulled 9 times across collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $32. We have seen it turn up in the Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack and the Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, which gives you a real sense of where this card actually surfaces rather than just guessing. It is worth being honest here: pack opening is a gamble, and most rips do not pay for themselves, so treat any pull of this card as a nice bonus rather than the goal. Our pull data is something no static price guide can offer, since we are tracking actual opens across sites in real time.

Question 4

How much is Dark Raticate worth?

Accepted Answer

A raw or ungraded Dark Raticate is worth about $3, a Grade 9 copy sits at $30, and a PSA 10 gem mint copy reaches $114. The jump from raw to PSA 10 is roughly 41.6 times the value, which shows how much condition matters even on a common card.

Question 5

Is Dark Raticate worth grading?

Accepted Answer

It can be, if your copy is genuinely clean since a PSA 10 is worth 41.6x more than a raw card. But grading costs money and takes time, and there is no guarantee you will land a 10 instead of a 9, so weigh that risk honestly before sending it in.

Question 6

Why is the Dark Raticate 1st Edition #51 print worth more than the standard one?

Accepted Answer

First edition Pokemon cards were printed in smaller early runs before the standard unlimited print followed, which makes them scarcer and more desirable to collectors chasing that original stamp. That extra scarcity and nostalgia is generally what pushes 1st edition copies above their standard counterparts in value.

Grade	Value	Population	PSA / CGC
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)	$125	835	524 / 311
PSA 9	$27	1,656	989 / 667
PSA 8	$18	858	392 / 466
PSA 7	$11	257	122 / 135
PSA 6	$9.00	124	58 / 66
PSA 5	$8.48	61	35 / 26
PSA 4	$7.00	22	10 / 12
PSA 3	$6.00	5	5 / -
PSA 2	$5.00	1	1 / -
PSA 1	-	3	3 / -
Raw / Ungraded	$2.00	-	-

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