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Dark Pupitar – Team Rocket Returns #40
FightingUncommon
Dark Pupitar #40 is an Uncommon card from the Team Rocket Returns expansion. This page tracks this exact printing, not every Dark Pupitar card.
Current market price
$2.19
+4.3%
7d
+10.1%
30d
NORMAL · TCGPLAYER · 2026-10-21
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01 · Price history
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Full price history.
Daily market-price snapshots — every data point is a dated price reading, never an estimate.
Dark Pupitar #40 card details.
Dark Pupitar #40 is an Uncommon Fighting-type Pokémon card from Team Rocket Returns, released November 2004. Its current tracked market price is $2.19 for the Normal variant, updated October 21, 2026.
Since May 8, 2026, the Team Rocket Returns printing of Dark Pupitar #40 has ranged from a low of $1.80 (May 8, 2026) to a high of $2.19 (October 18, 2026).
That is a +21.7% move from $1.80 to today's $2.19, at or near its tracked high.
Currently ranked #7,978 by market price across tracked Pokémon cards as of October 21, 2026.
Card number
#40
Released
November 2004
Rarity
Uncommon
Type
Fighting
Supertype
Pokémon
Pokémon
Series
EX
Market source
TCGplayer market price · Normal · Updated October 21, 2026
02 · Other printings
3 printings
Every Dark Pupitar printing.
Dark Pupitar has 3 tracked English printings, including this Team Rocket Returns #40 version. At $2.19 it ranks #3 of 3 priced printings; the most valuable is Neo Destiny #38 at $15.81.
03 · Variants
2 variants
Different variants, different prices.
The available TCGCSV variants for this exact printing can have different price bands. The selected variant's market value is the one used across rankings and summaries.
| Variant | Low | Mid | Market | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normalcurrent | $1.22 | $2.08 | $2.19 | $27.86 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $54.99 | $190 | $81.27 | $799.26 |
04 · Related cards
From the same set
More from Team Rocket Returns.
Highest-priced cards from the same expansion, ordered by current market price.
05 · Same Pokémon
Cross-set · Pupitar
More Pupitar cards.
Other tracked cards featuring the same Pokémon, across every era it has appeared in.
View all Pupitar cards→
06 · Reference desk
Dark Pupitar, explained.
Everything about this card — the price, the variants, and how we track it.
How has the Dark Pupitar Team Rocket Returns price changed?
Since May 8, 2026, the Team Rocket Returns printing of Dark Pupitar #40 has ranged from a low of $1.80 (May 8, 2026) to a high of $2.19 (October 18, 2026). That is a +21.7% move from $1.80 to today's $2.19, at or near its tracked high.
Which Dark Pupitar printing is worth the most?
Dark Pupitar has 3 tracked English printings, including this Team Rocket Returns #40 version. At $2.19 it ranks #3 of 3 priced printings; the most valuable is Neo Destiny #38 at $15.81.
Is Dark Pupitar from Team Rocket Returns a good investment?
We track prices, not provide investment advice. No collectors are chasing this printing yet; the price history above shows how its market has moved.
How is the market price determined?
Prices are refreshed daily from TCGplayer market-price data via TCGCSV. Each displayed value applies to the tracked price variant named on the card detail page. It is a market reference, not a guaranteed sale price; condition, grading, location, fees, and timing can change an individual sale. This card's current figure reflects the Normal variant.
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