Pokémon · EX
Dark Ariados
Team Rocket Returns · #30 · Uncommon · 2004
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Market reference
$2.92
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 111
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Spinarak
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Koizumi
- Pokédex #
- 168
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Dark Ariados plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass / Darkness type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Spinarak; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dark Ariados
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Kyoko Koizumi
This card was illustrated by Kyoko Koizumi.
Building around Dark Ariados?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CSuper Poison Breath
Each Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
GCCBreaking Impact
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage for each Colorless Energy in that Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
This Pokémon is both Grass Darkness type.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.00 | $3.39 | $38.10 | $2.92 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $59.99 | $89.99 | $999.99 | $38.61 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.85 |
| 7-day average | €7.68 |
| 30-day average | €3.64 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €6.75 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.77 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €17.25 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.29 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €15.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €23.22 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Ariados is real?
Dark Ariados 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 Ariados worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Ariados is $2.92; 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 Ariados from?
Dark Ariados is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket Returns" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Dark Ariados?
Dark Ariados is a Uncommon card in the Team Rocket Returns set.
Other Dark Ariados printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
