How much is Dark Pupitar 40/109 worth?

About $79.94 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Dark Pupitar 40/109 from?

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

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

No, it is the 62nd most valuable of the 111 cards; the top card is Treecko ☆ 109 at $4,500.

Pokémon sets › Team Rocket Returns › Dark Pupitar

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

Dark Pupitar 40/109

Team Rocket Returns · Uncommon · illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni

$79.94TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

+37%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#62 of 111most valuable in Team Rocket Returns

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What Dark Pupitar 40 is worth

Dark Pupitar 40/109 sells for about $79.94 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 62nd most valuable card in Team Rocket Returns, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Uncommon in this set goes for $68.36, so this card sells at 1.2 times that. Among all 25 Pupitar cards, it ranks 1st by price. On Cardmarket its price has risen 37% against its 30-day average.

Dark Pupitar price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$2.10	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$79.94	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$2.30 €2.06	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$0.34 €0.3	Cardmarket low

Recent Dark Pupitar sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$1.68	€1.5
Last 7 days	$1.59	€1.42
Last day	$0.67	€0.6

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

Dark Pupitar card details

Set	Team Rocket Returns (EX, TR)
Number	40/109
Rarity	Uncommon
Card type	Stage 1 FightingDarkness
HP	70
Evolves from	Larvitar
Attacks	Explosive Evolution Colorless Double Tackle Fighting, Colorless
Weakness	Grass ×2
Retreat cost	1
Illustrator	Tomoaki Imakuni
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 40/109 next to the set code TR, and the rarity is Uncommon. The illustrator credit reads Tomoaki Imakuni. 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.