# Dark Steelix #10/109 — Team Rocket Returns

## Summary

Dark Steelix is a Team Rocket's Returns mid-tier rare, one of those Rocket-flavored "Dark" Pokémon that gave the set its identity and keeps Johto-era completionists hunting. Steelix has a loyal following as Gen II's imposing iron serpent, and Kyoko Koizumi's work adds an illustrator angle for collectors who follow her. The modelled guide sits at $50 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, and the slabbed population has not grown in 30 days, slower than 86% of tracked cards.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Team Rocket Returns |
| Number | 10/109 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Kyoko Koizumi |
| Release date | 2004-11-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Onix |
| HP | 110 |
| Types | Metal, Darkness |
| Attack: Energy Link | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 — Search your discard pile for an Energy card and attach it to Dark Steelix. |
| Attack: Heavy Impact | cost Fighting/Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Grass -30 |
| Retreat | 4 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Steelix #208](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/steelix) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo, Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$50.00** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T04:39:56.827Z
- 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 2026-10-22T04:39:56.827Z
- Floor delivered ask: $140.00 — as of 2026-10-22T04:39:56.827Z
- Quant score: 7/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T04:39:56.827Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 18% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T04:27:17.244Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-17T06:49:31.648Z, confidence 75%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T15:00:47.585Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-19T16:01:14.567Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-rocket-returns/dark-steelix-10)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex7-10%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)