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Dark Octillery

Holo Rare · #8/109

Dark Octillery #8/109 (EX Team Rocket Returns) is worth about $85.00 today for a Reverse Holofoil copy, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, flat over 30 days. Holofoil copies are $30.10 and non-holo copies $21.49.

This card has 3 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): Reverse Holofoil $85.00 (this page), Holofoil $30.10 (on this page's chart), Normal $21.49 (on this page's chart).

Should I grade it? Grading Dark Octillery #8/109 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies are listed from $1,250.00 on eBay (eBay asks checked Sep 16, 2026) vs $85.00 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 29 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 4% chance). the math ↓

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Dark Octillery #8/109 is holding steady: $85.00 today, flat over 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), set 2026-09-16, and 6.2x its low of $13.72 (2024-02-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
appears in: Water Types

Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 · CSV download

$85.00
▲ 0.0% · 30d
Reverse Holofoil · TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WORTH GRADING?

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$60.00
lowest listing · market $85.00
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$50.92
asking floor · 18 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
$1,250
PSA 10 asking floor (asks, not sales)
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$50.92
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $50.92 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $85.00 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $50.92, so the market hasn't settled on a price yet
TCGplayer market$85.00verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$60.00
eBay delivered floor (scanned 42d ago)$50.92the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($50.92) and the eBay floor ($50.92). 10 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $59 cash · $68 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
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 (58,130 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
CARD TYPE
Darkness Water
STAGE
Stage 1
HP
70
ATTACK 1
[W] Black Suction Cups Does 10 damage to each Defending Pokemon. If heads, each Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
ATTACK 2
[2] Ink Blast (30+) Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Dark Octillery but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
WEAKNESS
L
RESISTANCE
None
RETREAT COST
1

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PRICE FAQ

Why does Dark Octillery #8/109 have different prices?

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Dark Octillery #8/109 was printed 3 ways and each one sells separately: Reverse Holofoil $85.00; Holofoil $30.10; Normal $21.49 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28). 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 Octillery?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $85.00 market price that is roughly $59 cash or $68 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 Octillery (EX Team Rocket Returns) worth today?

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Dark Octillery [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $85.00 as of 2026-10-28. Holofoil copies are $30.10 and non-holo copies $21.49.

Is Dark Octillery going up or down in price?

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Dark Octillery #8/109 is holding steady: $85.00 today, flat over 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), set 2026-09-16, and 6.2x its low of $13.72 (2024-02-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days, up 25.9% over 90 days, up 325.2% over a year.

What is the highest price for Dark Octillery since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Dark Octillery came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Dark Octillery [Reverse Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $85.00 (2026-09-16) and bottomed at $13.72 (2024-02-08).

Is Dark Octillery #8/109 worth grading?

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Grading Dark Octillery #8/109 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies are listed from $1,250.00 on eBay (eBay asks checked Sep 16, 2026) vs $85.00 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 29 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 4% chance). That assumes a 9 or lower sells like a raw copy. "Listed from" is the lowest current PSA 10 asking price on eBay, not a sale, and asks can sit above what copies actually sell for. Whether your copy grades a 10 depends on its centering, corners, edges and surface.

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