# Dark Raticate #17/109 — Team Rocket Returns

## Summary

Dark Raticate belongs to the Team Rocket's-henchman Pokémon of the EX era, a Rare that sat a rung below the holos in its set, so demand is modest and rooted in nostalgia. Kouki Saitou illustrated it, and Gen I Rocket-themed oddities keep a loyal following. The modelled guide sits at $5.03, up 3% over 30 days on 8 copies traded, with 818 days of inventory on the board; 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 | 17/109 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2004-11-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Rattata |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Darkness |
| Attack: Dark Seed | cost Darkness — The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Put 5 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon at the end of your opponent's next turn. |
| Attack: Spread Poison | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 10 — The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Raticate #020](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/raticate) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$5.03** (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: +0.60% — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Floor delivered ask: $5.99 — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Quant score: 59/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T11:48:02.094Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T11:48:00.103Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-19T16:53:55.433Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T11:48:00.103Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T17:36:31.363Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-rocket-returns/dark-raticate-17)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex7-17%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)