# Dark Golduck #35/109 — Team Rocket Returns

## Summary

Dark Golduck is a Team Rocket Returns uncommon, a mid-tier pull in a set built around Rocket-owned Pokémon, and that Dark Pokémon theme is what gives it a collector niche beyond its modest tournament footprint. Golduck itself holds steady Gen I goodwill, and Nakaoka's name adds a small completist draw. The modelled guide sits at $6.32 with 13 copies traded in 30 days; a CGC 10 brings $65, 10 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Team Rocket Returns |
| Number | 35/109 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Nakaoka |
| Release date | 2004-11-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Psyduck |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water, Darkness |
| Attack: Darkness Shield | cost Water/Colorless — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to each of your Active Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. |
| Attack: Cold Crush | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 — You may discard an Energy card attached to Dark Golduck. If you do, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Golduck #055](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/golduck) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$6.32** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-03
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-03
- Floor delivered ask: $12.99 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 57/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-26T04:17:22.187Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-26T04:17:20.323Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T14:07:25.003Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-26T04:17:20.323Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T17:37:14.976Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-rocket-returns/dark-golduck-35)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex7-35%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)