Dark Vaporeon #45 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 7 Sept 2026Related Dark Vaporeon & chase cards
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Dark Vaporeon #45 comes from the Team Rocket set, one of the most beloved early expansions in Pokemon history, released back in 2000. It's an uncommon card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, whose artwork still holds up decades later, and that nostalgia is a big part of why collectors keep coming back to check Dark Vaporeon value. It's not a flashy chase card, but it has a quiet, steady appeal that keeps it on plenty of want lists.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $4.99, up 41% over the past year, with an all-time high of $7.50 in December 2020.
Recent pulls of Dark Vaporeon
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$0.93CommonPokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 3m ago$0.93CommonPokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 5m ago$0.93CommonPokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 6m ago
$2.80UncommonRookie PackTilt Rips · 8m ago
$2.80UncommonNovice PackTilt Rips · 10m ago
-RawPokémon Trainer PackPackz · 13m ago$2.80UncommonRookie PackTilt Rips · 16m ago
$33PSA 9 MINTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 29m ago
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Dark Vaporeon price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,936 graded, only 129 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $272 | 129 | 77 / 52 |
| PSA 9 | $36 | 412 | 288 / 124 |
| PSA 8 | $19 | 569 | 294 / 275 |
| PSA 7 | $15 | 335 | 183 / 152 |
| PSA 6 | $15 | 230 | 110 / 120 |
| PSA 5 | $13 | 136 | 71 / 65 |
| PSA 4 | $11 | 67 | 40 / 27 |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | 35 | 24 / 11 |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | 12 | 9 / 3 |
| PSA 1 | - | 11 | 10 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $4.99 | - | - |
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
- 45 of 83
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Bite30Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
- Whirlpool20Water · Water · Colorless
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The collector's take on Dark Vaporeon
Is Dark Vaporeon worth grading?
So is Dark Vaporeon worth grading? Here's the honest picture. A raw, ungraded copy sits around $4, while a PSA 10 comes in at $77, which works out to about 19.3 times the raw price. That's a real jump, but a Grade 9 currently sits even higher at $288, which shows how much grading outcomes can swing the value depending on the market at any given moment. The catch is that gem mint is genuinely hard to land, grading fees add up, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back a 10. If you've got a sharp, well centered copy it can be worth sending in, but for most raw copies it's smarter to enjoy the card or sell it as is rather than gamble on the grade.
How rare is Dark Vaporeon?
Across all grading companies combined, there are 1,867 graded copies of Dark Vaporeon on record, and only 127 of those have earned a PSA 10. That's a fairly small slice sitting at the top, which tells you gem mint copies don't come around often even though the card itself isn't especially hard to find raw. That gap between total population and PSA 10 population is exactly why gem mint copies command such a premium over the raw price.
Where can you pull Dark Vaporeon?
We track real pack pulls across sites like tilt-rips, courtyard, and collector-crypt, and Dark Vaporeon has shown up 200 or more times in that data, with one lucky pull recorded at $758. It's been spotted in packs like the Pokemon Dollar Pack, Novice Pack, Pokémon Starter Pack, Pokémon Basic Pack, and Anime Pop Culture Gacha, so it's genuinely out there in circulation rather than just sitting on the secondary market. That said, opening packs is still a gamble, and most rips don't come close to that $758 result, so go in with eyes open and treat any big hit as a bonus rather than the expectation.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Vaporeon worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Vaporeon is worth around $4 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with Grade 9 sitting at $288 and PSA 10 at $77, so condition and grading company really do move the number.
Is Dark Vaporeon worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for about 19.3 times the raw price. But gem mint copies are genuinely rare, only 127 out of 1,867 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it's worth being realistic about your copy's condition before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Dark Vaporeon worth?+
A PSA 10 Dark Vaporeon currently sells for $77, which is 19.3 times the raw ungraded price of $4. It's a solid jump, though Grade 9 copies have actually been trading even higher at $288, which shows how much these values can shift.
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