Dark Hypno

Team Rocket 9/82 • holo-rare

Set: Team Rocket
Number: 9/82
Rarity: Rare Holo
Released: 2000
Energy type: psychic energy
Finish: Cosmos
Market price: $97.55
Artist: Kagemaru Himeno

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Market

What it's worth

$97.55market price via TCGplayer · Sep 20, 2026$80.51 – $97.55 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

Released in the 2000 Team Rocket expansion, Dark Hypno was the first set to feature "Dark" Pokémon, which introduced a grittier aesthetic and distinct gameplay mechanics to the trading card game. Collectors prize this holographic card for its evocative artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita and its historical significance as a key piece of the expansion that shifted the game’s thematic focus toward the villainous team.

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Card face

What it does

60 HPStage 1

Cost: psychic energyPsypunch20

Cost: psychic energy psychic energy colorless energyBench Manipulation20×

Your opponent flips a number of coins equal to the number of Pokémon on his or her Bench. This attack does 20 damage times the number of tails. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)

Weaknesspsychic energy×2Retreatcolorless energy colorless energy

Carries a pendulum with it always. Sometimes appears near less-traveled roads and schools at dusk.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
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UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Dark Hypno was released in 2000 as part of the Team Rocket expansion, the first Pokémon Trading Card Game set to introduce 'Dark' variants of existing creatures. This set reflected the game's shift toward the darker, more strategic themes introduced by the Team Rocket organization in the animated series and Game Boy titles, emphasizing an aesthetic of shadows and rebellion that resonated with players of the era.

The card features artwork by Ken Sugimori, whose distinctive clean lines and illustrative style defined the early years of the franchise. By depicting Hypno with a more menacing, gloom-filled presence than its base-set counterpart, Sugimori successfully captured the set's villainous intent. Upon release, the card was well-received by collectors for its holographic treatment and its role in introducing the Dark-type archetype to competitive play.

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Other printings

Others named Dark Hypno

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Dark HypnoTeam Rocket Returns · #6/109 · holo-rare · 2004$56.32

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