# Dark Octillery #8/109 — Team Rocket Returns

## Summary

Dark Octillery is a Team Rocket's Returns Rare, the kind of mid-tier pull that sits below the holo chase slots but still draws collectors who love the Dark Pokémon theme. Arita's name carries weight, and Johto's quirky Octillery has a loyal following. The modelled guide sits at $21 with no copies traded in 30 days; 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 | 8/109 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2004-11-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Remoraid |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water, Darkness |
| Attack: Black Suction Cups | cost Water — Does 10 damage to each Defending Pokémon. Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Ink Blast | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 30+ — Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Dark Octillery but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Octillery #224](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/octillery) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo, Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$21.49** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- 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 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Floor delivered ask: $26.00 — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Quant score: 30/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T04:47:51.466Z, confidence 80%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T15:00:47.585Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-14T13:53:29.956Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-rocket-returns/dark-octillery-8)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex7-8%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)