Dark Wartortle #46 value & price
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Dark Wartortle is one of those quietly likable cards from the Team Rocket set, that 2000 release that first gave us the shadowy Dark Pokemon idea. As an Uncommon numbered #46 and illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, it was never meant to be a chase card, but two decades later people still stop to check Dark Wartortle value because it's a genuinely fun piece of early Pokemon history. Raw copies sit at $3, so it won't break the bank, but the story gets more interesting once you look at what a clean graded copy can bring.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.39, up 44% over the past year, with an all-time high of $14 in December 2020.
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Dark Wartortle price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,441 graded, only 102 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $182 | 102 | 70 / 32 |
| PSA 9 | $27 | 350 | 248 / 102 |
| PSA 8 | $21 | 470 | 225 / 245 |
| PSA 7 | $19 | 235 | 110 / 125 |
| PSA 6 | $14 | 147 | 84 / 63 |
| PSA 5 | $8.61 | 82 | 50 / 32 |
| PSA 4 | $7.00 | 39 | 24 / 15 |
| PSA 3 | $6.00 | 5 | 3 / 2 |
| PSA 2 | $5.00 | 6 | 5 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | - | 5 | 5 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.39 | - | - |
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
- 46 of 83
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 60
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 2000
Attacks
- Doubleslap10xWater
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
- Mirror ShellWater · Colorless
If an attack does damage to Dark Wartortle during your opponent's next turn (even if Dark Wartortle is Knocked Out), Dark Wartortle attacks the Defending Pokémon for an equal amount of damage.
Where to pull Dark Wartortle
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The collector's take on Dark Wartortle
Is Dark Wartortle worth grading?
Here's the honest answer to whether Dark Wartortle is worth grading: a PSA 10 sits at $126 against a raw price of $3, which works out to about 42.0x. That's a real jump, and it's the kind of number that gets collectors excited. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit on cards from this era, print lines and edge wear from 2000 stock don't do you any favors, and grading fees plus shipping and turnaround time eat into your margin fast. A Grade 9 lands at $27, which is a nice consolation prize if you miss perfect, but if your copy already has visible whitening or a soft corner, it's probably smarter to enjoy it raw or sell it as is rather than gamble on the grading fee.
How rare is Dark Wartortle?
We don't have population numbers to point to here, but Dark Wartortle's Uncommon status within Team Rocket tells its own story: it was printed in the kind of volume that keeps raw copies affordable and easy to find, while genuinely pristine examples are simply less common because nobody was babying Uncommons back in 2000. That gap between how many exist and how many survive in gem condition is exactly why a PSA 10 commands $126 while a raw copy sits at $3. Scarcity in high grade, not scarcity of the card itself, is what drives the value here.
Where can you pull Dark Wartortle?
This is where PackSpy's tracking actually earns its keep. We've recorded Dark Wartortle pulled 18 times across mnstr, collector-crypt and courtyard, and it's turned up in a real mix of products, including Pack 3, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Starter Pack, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack and Pokemon Pro Pack. The biggest recorded pull came in at $860, which shows how much a lucky grade or a hot moment in the market can matter. Worth remembering though, opening packs is gambling and most rips don't come close to that number, so treat any pull as a bonus, not a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Dark Wartortle worth?+
A raw, ungraded Dark Wartortle is worth about $3 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 at $27 and a PSA 10 reaching $126, so condition really does most of the talking on this one.
Is Dark Wartortle worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 42.0x the raw price of $3. Just know that gem mint condition is tough to hit on older cards like this, and the cost of grading is worth weighing against a Grade 9 result of $27 before you send it in.
How much is a PSA 10 Dark Wartortle worth?+
A PSA 10 Dark Wartortle currently comes in at $126, which is a solid step up from a Grade 9 at $27 and a big jump from the $3 raw price. It's a good reminder of how much gem mint condition matters for older Team Rocket cards.
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