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Dark Gyarados
Uncommon · #36/109
Dark Gyarados #36/109 (EX Team Rocket Returns) is worth about $315 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-02, up 2% over 30 days.
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Dark Gyarados #36/109 is holding steady: $315.00 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-09-17), and 4.0x its low of $79.71 (2024-02-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-02, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Nakaoka
appears in: Water Types
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PRINTINGS · WHICH ONE IS YOURS?
Dark Gyarados #36/109 comes in 2 printings: the Reverse Holofoil is $315.00 and the Normal is $41.18 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02).
- Reverse Holofoil · this page$315.00
- Normal · this page$41.18
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Reverse Holofoil · eBay scanned 1d agoBuy-side estimate
$275
SOLIDa patient buyer pays about $275 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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10 live eBay asks scanned 1d ago agree with TCGplayer within 15%
| TCGplayer market | $315.00 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $169.99 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 1d ago) | $274.98 | the listing ↗ |
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards at their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 61% of the time in our archive since 2024 (55,234 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Darkness Water
- STAGE
- Stage 1
- HP
- 80
- ATTACK 1
- [1W] Sharp Fang (30)
- ATTACK 2
- [2W] Dark Streak (40) Flip a coin. If heads, each Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
- WEAKNESS
- L
- RESISTANCE
- F
- RETREAT COST
- 2
- CARD TEXT
- Poke-BODY Dark Scale If Dark Gyarados is your Active Pokemon and is Knocked Out by an opponent's attack, put 3 damage counters on the Attacking Pokemon.
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PRICE FAQ
Why does Dark Gyarados #36/109 have two prices?
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Dark Gyarados #36/109 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Reverse Holofoil $315.00; Normal $41.18 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.
What would a card shop pay for Dark Gyarados?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $315.00 market price that is roughly $221 cash or $252 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.
What is Dark Gyarados (EX Team Rocket Returns) worth today?
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Dark Gyarados [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $315.00 as of 2026-10-02. Across 2 tracked variants, latest prices range from $41.18 to $315.00.
Is Dark Gyarados going up or down in price?
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Dark Gyarados #36/109 is holding steady: $315.00 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-09-17), and 4.0x its low of $79.71 (2024-02-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-02, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days, up 16.0% over 90 days, up 104.1% over a year.
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