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Dark Ariados 30/109

Set: Team Rocket Returns Released: Nov 1, 2004
Pokémon: Ariados Grass Type Darkness Type Uncommon Illustrator: Kyoko Koizumi Pull Rate:1 in 17.5 packs (5.7%) Evolves From: Spinarak

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Dark Ariados #30/109 FAQs: Price, Grading & Collecting

Answers about Dark Ariados #30/109 from Team Rocket Returns — live market value, pull rates, PSA grading returns and tournament legality.

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Dark Ariados has moved up 3.2% to $3.59. PSA 10 copies are up 86.4% over the same period.

Dark Ariados #30/109 appears roughly 1 in 17.5 packs, which works out at 5.7% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Team Rocket Returns.

Dark Ariados #30/109 is a Uncommon, one of the higher rarity tiers in Team Rocket Returns.

At $3.59 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $123.85, giving a net return of +$76.16 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns −$1.32 and PSA 8 returns −$19.00, so anything below a 10 loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 91 copies of Dark Ariados #30/109, of which 27 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 29.7%, or roughly 1 in 3.4 graded copies.

No. At a 29.7% gem rate, Dark Ariados grades better than the Team Rocket Returns average by 10.3 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Dark Ariados #30/109 was illustrated by Kyoko Koizumi, who has illustrated 26 Pokémon cards in total.

Dark Ariados #30/109 was released on 1 November 2004 as part of Team Rocket Returns. It belongs to the Vintage era and features a Generation 2 Pokémon from the Johto region.