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 1 (evolves from Diglett)
HP
50
TypeFighting
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKagemaru Himeno
WeaknessGrass ×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 ~$64 · Unlimited ~$27 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
- Original WotC-era printing from the Team Rocket set — foundational vintage Dugtrio.
- Final stage of the Diglett → Dugtrio line — including the vintage Base Set holo.
- Required for any complete Dugtrio master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Team Rocket set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Dugtrio with 50 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Sinkhole
Whenever your opponent's Active Pokémon retreats, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this power does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.) This power stops working while Dark Dugtrio is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Knock Down
Your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if heads, this attack does 20 damage.
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Resistance
- Lightning -30
- Retreat cost
- 2
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Dugtrio PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.