Pokémon · Base
Dark Vileplume
Team Rocket · #30 · Rare · 2000
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$8.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 83
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Dark Gloom
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 45
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 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 Vileplume plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Petal Whirlwind) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Dark Gloom first).
How to beat Dark Vileplume
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 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 Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Dark Vileplume?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Perhaps because of their strong-smelling pollen, other Pokémon do not approach areas where Vileplumes live."
Pokémon Power: Hay Fever
No Trainer cards can be played. This power stops working while Dark Vileplume is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
GGGPetal Whirlwind — 30×
Flip a coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. If you get 2 or more heads, Dark Vileplume is now Confused (after doing damage).
Weakness:F×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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $3.00 | $7.82 | $4,321.00 | $8.42 | $72.99 |
| 1st Edition | $9.33 | $11.99 | $89.90 | $13.42 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €15.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.79 |
| 30-day average | €10.18 |
| Low | €1.10 |
| Trend price | €11.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €9.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.54 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.91 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Dark Vileplume is real?
Dark Vileplume 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 Vileplume worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Dark Vileplume is $8.42; 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 Vileplume from?
Dark Vileplume is from the Pokémon set "Team Rocket" in the Base series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Dark Vileplume?
Dark Vileplume is a Rare card in the Team Rocket set.
Other Dark Vileplume printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
