# Dark Blastoise #3/82 — Team Rocket

## Summary

Dark Blastoise is a Rare from the Team Rocket set, a villain-flavored take on the Gen I starter that still pulls in Blastoise fans and Rocket completionists alike. Its Hydrocannon made it a playable Water attacker in the WOTC era, and Mitsuhiro Arita's name adds quiet collector weight. The modelled guide sits at $223 with 55 copies traded in 30 days, with only 15 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, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Team Rocket |
| Number | 3/82 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| Release date | 2000-04-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage2 |
| Evolves from | Wartortle |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Hydrocannon | cost Water/Water — damage 30+ — Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each W Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way. |
| Attack: Rocket Tackle | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 — Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Blastoise #009](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/blastoise) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$222.75** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-26T12:30:31.260Z
- 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 2026-10-26T12:30:31.260Z
- Floor delivered ask: $205.98 — as of 2026-10-26T12:30:31.260Z
- Quant score: 58/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-26T12:30:31.260Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-04-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T12:16:48.315Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-11T07:43:36.278Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-08T00:56:50.410Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-13T09:48:27.168Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:54:54.468Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-rocket/dark-blastoise-3)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase5-3%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)