How much is Dark Gyarados 36/109 worth?

About $315 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Dark Gyarados 36/109 from?

Team Rocket Returns (EX), released November 1, 2004.

Is Dark Gyarados the most valuable card in Team Rocket Returns?

No, it is the 18th most valuable of the 111 cards; the top card is Treecko ☆ 109 at $4,500.

Pokémon sets › Team Rocket Returns › Dark Gyarados

Illus. Nakaoka · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Dark Gyarados 36/109

Team Rocket Returns · Uncommon · illustrated by Nakaoka

$315TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

-39%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#18 of 111most valuable in Team Rocket Returns

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What Dark Gyarados 36 is worth

Dark Gyarados 36/109 sells for about $315 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 18th most valuable card in Team Rocket Returns, and alone makes up 1% of what one copy of every card in the set costs. The typical (median) Uncommon in this set goes for $68.36, so this card sells at 4.6 times that. Among all 52 Gyarados cards, it ranks 10th by price. On Cardmarket its price has fallen 39% against its 30-day average.

Dark Gyarados price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$45.93	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$315	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$15.13 €13.54	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$5.03 €4.5	Cardmarket low

Recent Dark Gyarados sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$24.77	€22.17
Last 7 days	$19.74	€17.67
Last day	$8.94	€8

Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).

Dark Gyarados card details

Set	Team Rocket Returns (EX, TR)
Number	36/109
Rarity	Uncommon
Card type	Stage 1 WaterDarkness
HP	80
Evolves from	Magikarp
Attacks	Sharp Fang Water, Colorless · 30 damage Dark Streak Water, Colorless, Colorless · 40 damage
Weakness	Lightning ×2
Resistance	Fighting -30
Retreat cost	2
Illustrator	Nakaoka
Released	November 1, 2004
Printings	Normal, Reverse Holo (Set Logo stamp) (promo)

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 36/109 next to the set code TR, and the rarity is Uncommon. The illustrator credit reads Nakaoka. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.