Pokémon · Base
Dark Primeape
Team Rocket · #43 · Uncommon · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.78
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 43 / 83
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Mankey
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 57
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- 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 Primeape plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Frenzied Attack) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Mankey; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Dark Primeape
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Dark Primeape?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Although Primeapes have always been mean, lately they seem to be becoming even more vicious and frenzied."
Pokémon Power: Frenzy
If Dark Primeape does any damage while it's Confused (even to itself), it does 30 more damage.
FFFrenzied Attack — 40
Dark Primeape is now Confused (after doing damage).
Weakness:P×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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.90 | $1.45 | $94.90 | $1.78 | $3.97 |
| 1st Edition | $2.00 | $4.99 | $96.95 | $5.68 | $6.53 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.35 |
| 7-day average | €2.47 |
| 30-day average | €2.53 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €2.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.33 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.57 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.33 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.33 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Primeape is real?
Dark Primeape 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 Primeape worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Primeape is $1.78; 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 Primeape from?
Dark Primeape is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket" in the Base series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Dark Primeape?
Dark Primeape is a Uncommon card in the Team Rocket set.
