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Surprise! Time Machine 91/109 — Team Rocket Returns
Surprise! Time Machine is card 91/109 from Team Rocket Returns (EX, 2004), a Uncommon Trainer card illustrated by Katsura Tabata.
Surprise! Time Machine price
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Card details
- Number
- 91/109
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Card type
- Trainer · Rocket's Secret Machine
- Illustrator
- Katsura Tabata
- Released
- 1 November 2004
About this card
Surprise! Time Machine 91/109 is card 91 in Team Rocket Returns (109 numbered cards, plus 2 secret rares). It's one of 35 Uncommon cards in the set — 32% of 111. It's the only English card named “Surprise! Time Machine”. Katsura Tabata illustrated 5 cards in Team Rocket Returns and 36 English cards in total.
It isn't legal in the 2026–27 Standard format, so demand comes mainly from collectors.
Is Surprise! Time Machine 91/109 worth anything?
Copies of this card currently trade at around €4.14 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 91/109 printed at the bottom of your card. Then compare completed eBay UK listings — sold prices, not asking prices — for copies in similar condition.
Questions people ask
What set is Surprise! Time Machine 91/109 from?
Team Rocket Returns, released 1 November 2004 in the EX series. Look for the set symbol next to the number 91/109.
How rare is Surprise! Time Machine 91/109?
It's an Uncommon — one of 35 cards at that rarity in Team Rocket Returns.
Who illustrated Surprise! Time Machine 91/109?
Katsura Tabata, who has 36 English Pokémon cards credited.
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