1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 2 (evolves from Dark Kadabra)
HP
60
TypePsychic
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessPsychic ×2
Retreat●●●
SetTeam Rocket
Released2000
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | 1st Edition ~$112 · Unlimited ~$52 raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
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Vintage WotC holo with edition variants; the 1st Edition print is the chase.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A 1st Edition holo from Team Rocket (2000), the set that introduced the "Dark" Pokémon.
- At ~$112 raw it's one of the top Alakazam cards outside the Base Set and Skyridge holos.
- Team Rocket 1st-Edition holos are scarce in Gem Mint.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 2 Alakazam with 60 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Teleport Blast
You may switch Dark Alakazam with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.)
Mind Shock
Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.)
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 Gem Mint realizes ~$2,844 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).
Low Gem-Mint population — a 2000 1st-Edition holo, tough to grade clean.
Other graders: PSA dominates the graded population.