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Team Rocket's Orbeetle

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Team Rocket's Orbeetle

Scarlet & Violet

Destined Rivals · #198 · Illustration Rare · 2025

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Market reference

$4.51

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Card facts

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Set position
198 / 244
Release year
2025
Rarity
Illustration Rare
HP
130
Subtype
Stage 2
Evolves from
Team Rocket's Dottler
Retreat cost
2 energy
Regulation mark
I
Illustrator
HYOGONOSUKE
Pokédex #
826
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
40 damage
13.33 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Stage 2
Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up

Strategy & play

How Team Rocket's Orbeetle plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Its main attack (Psychic) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Needs Psychic Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Psychic type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Team Rocket's Dottler first).
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Team Rocket's Orbeetle

  • Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.

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About this card

HP: 130Type:PPsychicSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Team Rocket's Dottler

"It emits psychic energy to observe and study what's around it—and what's around it can include things over six miles away."

Ability: Rocket Brain

As often as you like during your turn, you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your Team Rocket's Pokémon to another of your Pokémon.

PCCPsychic — 40+

This attack does 40 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Weakness:D×2

Resistance:F-30

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/06/20
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$2.00$4.98$43.10$4.51$5.41

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/18
VariantPrice
1-day average€4.36
7-day average€4.11
30-day average€4.00
Low€2.15
Trend price€4.06
Low (excellent+)€2.15
averageSellPrice€3.99

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Team Rocket's Orbeetle is real?

Team Rocket's Orbeetle is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Team Rocket's Orbeetle worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Team Rocket's Orbeetle is $4.51; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Team Rocket's Orbeetle from?

Team Rocket's Orbeetle is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Team Rocket's Orbeetle?

Team Rocket's Orbeetle is a Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.

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