Dark Slowbro #12
As card #12 in Team Rocket, Dark Slowbro is a Rare Pokémon card worth about $106.42 ungraded.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.
There isn't enough recent sold history to call direction on Dark Slowbro #12. Sell on your own schedule.
Dark Slowbro at a glance
- Set: Team Rocket (Base, 2000).
- Cardmarket does not list a price.
- Current TCGplayer market value $106.42 (1st Edition Holofoil).
- Rare rarity.
- No published price history.
Dark Slowbro price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Dark Slowbro #12.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $83.11
- Mid
- $112.48
- High
- —
- Low
- $39.00
- Mid
- $59.99
- High
- —
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Is this Dark Slowbro a good deal?
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About Dark Slowbro #12
Printed as #12 in Team Rocket, Dark Slowbro belongs to the Base series and dates to 2000. It is a Psychic-type Pokémon with 60 HP, printed as Stage 1.
Artwork is by Mitsuhiro Arita; the 1st Edition Holofoil printing sits around $106.42, spanning $83.11–— between the cheapest and priciest listings.
“It loves nothing better than to be left alone, and so sometimes ends up being manipulated by unscrupulous people.”
Printed flavour text on the Team Rocket #12 card.
Card facts
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Series
- Base
- Number
- #12 / 82
- Rarity
- Rare
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Psychic
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Slowpoke
- Pokédex
- #80
- Released
- 2000/04/24
Dark Slowbro attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Dark Slowbro #12 — the playability layer behind the price.
Reel In
When you play Dark Slowbro from your hand, choose up to 3 Basic Pokémon and/or Evolution cards from your discard pile and put them into your hand.
Fickle Attack
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- —
- Ability
- Reel In
- Attacks
- 1
Dark Slowbro price analysis
What drives the current market value of Dark Slowbro #12.
TCGplayer tracks 2 print variants for this card: 1st Edition Holofoil ($106.42), Unlimited Holofoil ($51.51).
As a $106.42 card it trades like a collectible asset, with the exact printing driving most of the value.
$106.42 places Dark Slowbro in investment territory; watch auction records and variant rarity rather than day-to-day asks.
Cardmarket does not list Dark Slowbro, so TCGplayer and eBay are the reference markets.
Dark Slowbro price history & movement
Cardmarket does not publish recent price history for this card, so use sold listings on eBay and TCGplayer to gauge short-term movement.
Across 5 recorded days the price spanned $103.62–$106.42. The most recent snapshot of $106.42 sits 100% up that range.
Day to day the price swings by roughly 1.2% (standard deviation); the deepest recorded drawdown is 0%.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Dark Slowbro?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
On a $106.42 sale, the take-home differs by platform: about $92.02 via eBay's default tier, $92.55 on TCGplayer, $100.75 on Cardmarket, $94.52 on Whatnot and $106.42 selling directly — a $14.40 spread after fees and typical shipping.
With this much value in the fee gap, platform choice materially changes your return. Model your exact shipping in the tool below.
Your sale
Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Dark Slowbro #12.
Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Dark Slowbro?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Dark Slowbro #12 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
Pre-filled with the live market value for Dark Slowbro #12.
Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $106.42 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $284.04 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets $71.09. You need a graded sale of $152.40 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is $124.31 (84.9% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Dark Slowbro within Team Rocket
Dark Slowbro ranks #8 of 40 tracked Team Rocket cards by market value, against a set median of $39.49.
It sits in the top 83% of the checklist on price.
The set's top card is Dark Dragonite (#5), valued at $531.53.
What makes Dark Slowbro valuable
- Dark Slowbro is a Psychic card with 60 HP, so demand comes from both collectors and players.
- Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita is a factor for collectors who follow specific illustrators.
- Dark Slowbro dates to 2000, and vintage-era supply cannot increase, which underpins long-term collector value.
- Dark Slowbro is a Rare, so condition and the specific print variant matter more than raw rarity.
- At $106.42 it is liquid enough to sell on major marketplaces, and its thin supply status means buyers compete for clean copies.
Buying & selling Dark Slowbro
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Rare cards; a clean copy of Dark Slowbro can realise well above the $83.11 low end.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $106.42 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
- Track the Cardmarket 7- and 30-day averages (when available) to time entries and exits.
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the 1st Edition Holofoil market of $106.42 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- Bulk lots of Dark Slowbro can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
Dark Slowbro value questions
How much is Dark Slowbro worth?
Live pricing puts the 1st Edition Holofoil print at $106.42 (low $83.11, high —); the Cardmarket trend is —.
Should I buy Dark Slowbro?
The card is steady on recent averages. Rare rarity and the vintage-era Base set pedigree are the main long-term value anchors.
Is Dark Slowbro rare?
Dark Slowbro is a Rare card from Team Rocket (Base series, 2000). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
Which versions of Dark Slowbro are there?
TCGplayer tracks 2 printings: 1st Edition Holofoil ($106.42), Unlimited Holofoil ($51.51). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where is Dark Slowbro sold?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $106.42. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
Why does Dark Slowbro cost what it does?
Four factors dominate: the Rare rarity tier, the vintage-era Base set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Psychic), and condition. Artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita also matters to collector demand.
Other Dark Slowbro cards
Dark Slowbro appears in multiple sets — compare market values.
