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Dark Ariados 30/109 — Team Rocket Returns
Dark Ariados is card 30/109 from Team Rocket Returns (EX, 2004), a Uncommon Pokémon card illustrated by Kyoko Koizumi.
Dark Ariados price
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Card details
- Number
- 30/109
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Card type
- Pokémon · Stage 1
- Energy type
- Grass / Darkness
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Koizumi
- Released
- 1 November 2004
About this card
Dark Ariados 30/109 is card 30 in Team Rocket Returns (109 numbered cards, plus 2 secret rares). It's one of 35 Uncommon cards in the set — 32% of 111. There are 2 English cards named “Dark Ariados”. This is the 2nd; the first was in Neo Destiny (2002). Counting every version, Ariados has 18 English cards. It has 70 HP and evolves from Spinarak. Kyoko Koizumi illustrated 4 cards in Team Rocket Returns and 15 English cards in total.
It isn't legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, so demand comes mainly from collectors.
More: every Dark Ariados version, rarest first · full Team Rocket Returns list
Is Dark Ariados 30/109 worth anything?
Copies of this card currently trade at around €44.03 on Cardmarket, assuming near-mint condition. The price you'll get in the UK depends mostly on condition: check the corners, edges and surface, and whether the artwork is well centred. Damaged cards sell for much less, while professionally graded copies in top condition can sell for far more.
To be sure you have the right card, match the set symbol and the number 30/109 printed at the bottom of your card. There are 18 different Ariados cards, so the number matters. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.
Other Ariados cards
| No. | Card | Rarity | Price | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/88 | Ariados Perfect Order · 2026 | Common | — | |
| 5/167 | Ariados Twilight Masquerade · 2024 | Uncommon | — | |
| 4/195 | Ariados Silver Tempest · 2022 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 113/196 | Ariados Lost Origin · 2022 | Rare | — | |
| 7/78 | Ariados Pokémon GO · 2022 | Uncommon | — | |
| TG09 | Ariados Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery · 2022 | Trainer Gallery Rare Holo | — | |
| 103/189 | Ariados Darkness Ablaze · 2020 | Uncommon | — | |
| 10/214 | Ariados Lost Thunder · 2018 | Uncommon | — | |
| 6/168 | Ariados Celestial Storm · 2018 | Rare Holo | — | |
| 6/98 | Ariados Ancient Origins · 2015 | Uncommon | — | |
| 15/123 | Ariados HeartGold & SoulSilver · 2010 | Rare | — | |
| 20/123 | Ariados Mysterious Treasures · 2007 | Rare | — |
Questions people ask
What set is Dark Ariados 30/109 from?
Team Rocket Returns, released 1 November 2004 in the EX series. Look for the set symbol next to the number 30/109.
How rare is Dark Ariados 30/109?
It's an Uncommon — one of 35 cards at that rarity in Team Rocket Returns.
Who illustrated Dark Ariados 30/109?
Kyoko Koizumi, who has 15 English Pokémon cards credited.
Is Dark Ariados 30/109 legal in Standard?
No, not in the 2026–27 Standard format. It can still be played in Expanded if legal there, or casually.
How many Dark Ariados cards are there?
2 in English, from Neo Destiny (2002) to Team Rocket Returns (2004).
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