Team Rocket's Crobat ex #234 — Destined Rivals Pokémon card

Team Rocket's Crobat ex #234 Value

Name: Team Rocket's Crobat ex #234 — Destined Rivals
Brand: Pokémon

Destined Rivals · Card 234/244 · Special illustration rare · 2025

Team Rocket's Crobat ex is one of those cards that stops you mid-scroll, a special illustration rare from Destined Rivals with artwork by cochi8i that captures the mischief of Team Rocket perfectly. Pulled from 2025 packs, it's become a genuine favorite among collectors chasing something with personality and shelf appeal. If you're looking into Team Rocket's Crobat ex value, the short version is this: raw copies sit around $59, and that number climbs fast once grading enters the picture.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$59

Grade 9

$76

PSA 10

$179

PSA 10 is 3.0× the raw price

Value by grade

Where it drops

Pulled 17× on PackSpy across Courtyard, Collector Crypt · biggest hit $65.

Found in packs: Pokémon Starter Pack · Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack · Pokémon Pro Pack · Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack · Wildcard Starter Pack …

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Team Rocket's Crobat ex price history

Ungraded value is $59, down 10% over the past year, with an all-time high of $107 in May 2025.

Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.

Card details

Set: Destined Rivals
Card number: 234 of 244
Rarity: Special illustration rare
Type: Darkness
HP: 310
Stage: Stage2
Weakness: Lightning ×2
Retreat cost: 1
Illustrator: cochi8i
Released: 2025

Attacks

Assassin's Return120
Darkness · Darkness
You may put this Pokémon into your hand. (Discard all cards attached to this Pokémon.)

Team Rocket's Crobat ex — collector's take

Is Team Rocket's Crobat ex worth grading?

So is it worth sending this one off? Here's the honest math: a raw Team Rocket's Crobat ex runs about $59, a Grade 9 comes in at $76, and a PSA 10 sits at $179, roughly 3.0x the raw price. That jump is tempting, but gem mint isn't a guarantee just because you hope for it. Special illustration rares like this one often have busy, edge-to-edge artwork that shows every whitening or centering flaw under grading lights, so a 10 takes a genuinely clean copy to start with. Factor in grading fees and turnaround time, and grading only makes sense if your raw card is already sharp in hand, not just sharp in photos.

How rare is it?

We don't have official population figures to point to for this one, but special illustration rares as a category are printed in far smaller numbers than your standard pulls, and that scarcity is baked into the price gap between raw and PSA 10 territory. When a card commands $179 in gem mint condition against a $59 raw price, that tells you gem quality copies aren't sitting around in bulk. Scarcity at the top end is really what drives collectors to chase graded copies in the first place, even knowing most won't come back a perfect 10.

Where to pull it

PackSpy has tracked 17 real pulls of Team Rocket's Crobat ex across sites like courtyard and collector-crypt, with the best recorded pull landing at $65. That's actual pack data, not a price guide estimate, and it's worth paying attention to. Collectors have found it turning up in the Pokémon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Wildcard Starter Pack. Worth remembering though, pulling packs is still a gamble, and most rips don't cover their cost, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.

Questions people ask

How much is Team Rocket's Crobat ex worth?

A raw or ungraded copy is valued around $59, while a Grade 9 sits at $76 and a PSA 10 reaches $179. So the answer really depends on condition and whether it's been graded.

Is Team Rocket's Crobat ex worth grading?

It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 3.0x the raw price at $179 versus $59. But gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit, so only send in a card you believe is already sharp, and factor in grading costs before deciding.