Dark Pupitar 40/109 — Team Rocket Returns

Dark Pupitar 40/109 is card 40 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 3 English cards named “Dark Pupitar”. This is the 2nd; the first was in Neo Destiny (2002). Counting every version, Pupitar has 27 English cards. It has 70 HP and evolves from Larvitar. Tomoaki Imakuni illustrated 2 cards in Team Rocket Returns and 14 English cards in total.

It isn't legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, so demand comes mainly from collectors.

More: every Dark Pupitar version, rarest first · full Team Rocket Returns list

Is Dark Pupitar 40/109 worth anything?

Copies of this card currently trade at around €1.30 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 40/109 printed at the bottom of your card. There are 27 different Pupitar cards, so the number matters. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.