Pokémon · Neo
Dark Omastar
Neo Destiny · #19 · Rare · 2002
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Market reference
$17.32
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 19 / 113
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dark Omanyte
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 139
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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 Dark Omastar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Dark Tentacle) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥35 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 Dark Omanyte first).
How to beat Dark Omastar
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Dark Omastar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Nothing can escape once wrapped in its tentacles, which it uses for self-defense as well as to catch food."
WPrehistoric Water
If your opponent has any evolved Pokémon in play, choose 1 of them and flip a coin. If heads, your opponent takes the highest Stage Evolution card on that Pokémon and shuffles it into his or her deck.
WCDark Tentacle — 30
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't evolve except from effects of attacks or Pokémon Powers. (Benching that Pokémon ends this effect.)
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/06/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $14.00 | $29.99 | $249.90 | $17.32 | — |
| 1st Edition | $59.99 | $238.10 | $378.52 | $38.15 | $59.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €12.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.83 |
| 30-day average | €14.14 |
| Low | €5.00 |
| Trend price | €17.75 |
| Low (excellent+) | €13.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €17.24 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Omastar is real?
Dark Omastar 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 Dark Omastar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Omastar is $17.32; 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 Dark Omastar from?
Dark Omastar is from the Pokémon set "Neo Destiny" in the Neo series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Dark Omastar?
Dark Omastar is a Rare card in the Neo Destiny set.
