Dark Raticate

Team Rocket 51/82 • common

Set: Team Rocket
Number: 51/82
Rarity: Common
Released: 2000
Energy type: colorless energy
Market price: $1.95
Artist: Shin-ichi Yoshida

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Market

What it's worth

$1.95market price via TCGplayer · Sep 20, 2026$1.47 – $1.97 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card from the 2000 Team Rocket set, Dark Raticate marks the first expansion in the Pokémon Trading Card Game to introduce "Dark" variants, which featured darker color palettes and more aggressive attack styles. Collectors prize this card for its nostalgic art style and its role in representing the franchise's shift toward themed sets that explored the presence of villainous organizations in the Pokémon world.

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Card face

What it does

50 HPStage 1

Cost: colorless energy colorless energyGnaw20

Cost: colorless energy colorless energy colorless energyHyper Fang50

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Weaknessfighting energy×2Resistancepsychic energy-30Retreatcolorless energy

A Raticate's front teeth are incredibly powerful; it can destroy a two-story house with them in 5 minutes.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Dark Raticate was released as part of the Team Rocket expansion in 2000, which served as the first major deviation from the standard Pokémon Trading Card Game formula. By introducing the concept of Dark Pokémon, the set reflected the narrative shift toward the antagonistic Team Rocket organization, providing players with cards that often featured higher attack power in exchange for lower hit points or strategic trade-offs.

The card features artwork by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer and illustrator for the franchise. His work on this set leaned into a grittier, more atmospheric aesthetic to align with the villainous theme of the expansion. As a common card, it was widely accessible to players of the era and remains a nostalgic staple for those who collected the early competitive sets that defined the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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Other printings

Others named Dark Raticate

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Dark RaticateTeam Rocket Returns · #17/109 · rare · 2004$4.89

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