# Dark Dugtrio #23/82 — Team Rocket

## Summary

Dark Dugtrio is a Team Rocket-era Rare whose Sinkhole power punished retreating, a niche disruption idea rather than a format-defining engine, so its appeal is mostly nostalgic. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated much of the original Pokémon TCG, and Dugtrio is a quietly loved Gen I Fighting type. The modelled guide sits at $13 with 30 copies traded in 30 days, with 821 days of inventory sitting on the board; a CGC 10 brings $60, 4.5 times raw, but 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 | 23/82 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Kagemaru Himeno |
| Release date | 2000-04-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Diglett |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Ability: Sinkhole | Whenever your opponent's Active Pokémon retreats, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this power does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.) This power stops working while Dark Dugtrio is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Knock Down | cost Fighting/Fighting — damage 20+ — Your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if heads, this attack does 20 damage. |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Resistance | Lightning -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Dugtrio #051](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/dugtrio) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$13.42** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-15T18:10:49.714Z
- 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 2026-10-15T18:10:49.714Z
- Floor delivered ask: $7.24 — as of 2026-10-15T18:10:49.714Z
- Quant score: 45/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-15T18:10:49.714Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-04-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-06T08:31:55.060Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-01T11:36:27.090Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-26T20:37:36.760Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-05T06:57:36.729Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-01T11:36:27.090Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:53:49.311Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/team-rocket/dark-dugtrio-23)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase5-23%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)