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Dark Pupitar - 040/109
Uncommon · #40/109
Dark Pupitar - 040/109 #40/109 (EX Team Rocket Returns) is worth about $79.94 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Dark Pupitar - 040/109 #40/109 is holding steady: $79.94 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-10-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni
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PRINTINGS · WHICH ONE IS YOURS?
Dark Pupitar - 040/109 #40/109 comes in 2 printings: the Reverse Holofoil is $79.94 and the Normal is $2.03 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-02).
- Reverse Holofoil · this page$79.94
- Normal · this page$2.03
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Dark Pupitar - 040/109 #40/109 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $238 on eBay vs $79.94 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 26% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Reverse Holofoil · eBay scanned 41d agoBuy-side estimate
$49.98
THINa patient buyer pays about $49.98 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $79.94 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $49.98 — the market hasn't settled on a price yet
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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 Fighting
- STAGE
- Stage 1
- HP
- 70
- ATTACK 1
- [1] Explosive Evolution Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokemon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.) Then, search your deck for a card that evolves from Dark Pupitar and put it on Dark Pupitar. (This counts as evolving Dark Pupitar.) Shuffle your deck afterward.
- WEAKNESS
- G
- RESISTANCE
- None
- RETREAT COST
- 1
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PRICE FAQ
Why does Dark Pupitar - 040/109 #40/109 have two prices?
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Dark Pupitar - 040/109 #40/109 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Reverse Holofoil $79.94; Normal $2.03 (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 Pupitar - 040/109?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $79.94 market price that is roughly $56 cash or $64 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 Pupitar - 040/109 (EX Team Rocket Returns) worth today?
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Dark Pupitar - 040/109 [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $79.94 as of 2026-10-02. Across 2 tracked variants, latest prices range from $2.03 to $79.94.
Is Dark Pupitar - 040/109 going up or down in price?
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Dark Pupitar - 040/109 #40/109 is holding steady: $79.94 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-10-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
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