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Japanese setRocket Gang ロケット団
| Japanese name | ロケット団 |
|---|---|
| Released in Japan | 21 November 1997 |
| Cards in the set | 65 |
| Holo cards | 17 |
| Pokemon / Trainer / Energy | 53 / 9 / 3 |
| Card numbers printed? | No. Japanese cards before 2001 have no card numbers |
| 1st Edition | No (no Japanese 1st Edition stamp in this era) |
| Card back | The old "Pocket Monsters" back |
| English version | Team Rocket |
| Copies printed | Never published |
| Copies graded by CGC (whole set) | 41,561 |
The packs and the box
Pack and box images © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, via Bulbapedia, shown for identification only.
Go deeper: reading わるい
わるい means "bad" or "wicked", and it is how Japanese cards mark a Dark Pokemon. Once you know it, you can spot the Dark cards at a glance even without reading the rest of the name.
Go deeper: the holos
17 holos, including Dark Charizard, Dark Blastoise, Dark Dragonite and Dark Gyarados, plus the Trainer Here Comes Team Rocket! (ロケット団参上!) and Rainbow Energy. The English set's famous secret rare, Dark Raichu, is not in this set: in Japan it appeared later, in Crossing the Ruins.
Go deeper: how to recognise it
No card numbers, no 1st Edition stamp and the old "Pocket Monsters" back. The わるい in the name is the quickest tell.
Most graded cards in this set (CGC)
| Card | Graded by CGC | Perfect 10s |
|---|---|---|
| わるいリザードン Dark Charizard | 3,014 | 183 |
| わるいカメックス Dark Blastoise | 2,296 | 171 |
| わるいカイリュー Dark Dragonite | 1,974 | 154 |
| わるいフーディン Dark Alakazam | 1,571 | 132 |
| わるいスリーパー Dark Hypno | 1,524 | 171 |
| わるいヤドラン Dark Slowbro | 1,518 | 161 |
| わるいレアコイル Dark Magneton | 1,483 | 157 |
| わるいラフレシア Dark Vileplume | 1,459 | 143 |
Every card in Rocket Gang
Japanese name first, English name underneath. Gold edge = holo. These cards have no printed numbers, so they are listed in database order. CGC count = all versions. Pictures show the matching English card. The artwork is usually the same; the Japanese card has Japanese text and no card number. Photos of the Japanese cards themselves are coming.
Matching English cardアーボEkansCGC 240
Matching English cardズバットZubatCGC 272
Matching English cardナゾノクサOddishCGC 248
Matching English cardベトベターGrimerCGC 1,236
Matching English cardドガースKoffingCGC 289
Matching English cardわるいクサイハナDark GloomCGC 299
Matching English cardわるいベトベトンDark MukCGC 274
Matching English cardわるいアーボックDark ArbokHolo · CGC 1,454
Matching English cardわるいゴルバットDark GolbatHolo · CGC 1,384
Matching English cardわるいラフレシアDark VileplumeHolo · CGC 1,459
Matching English cardわるいマタドガスDark WeezingHolo · CGC 1,320
Matching English cardヒトカゲCharmanderCGC 550
Matching English cardポニータPonytaCGC 270
Matching English cardわるいギャロップDark RapidashCGC 315
Matching English cardわるいリザードDark CharmeleonCGC 539
Matching English cardわるいブースターDark FlareonCGC 530
Matching English cardわるいリザードンDark CharizardHolo · CGC 3,014
Matching English cardゼニガメSquirtleCGC 535
Matching English cardコダックPsyduckCGC 366
Matching English cardコイキングMagikarpCGC 376
Matching English cardわるいカメールDark WartortleCGC 470
Matching English cardわるいゴルダックDark GolduckCGC 320
Matching English cardわるいシャワーズDark VaporeonCGC 558
Matching English cardわるいカメックスDark BlastoiseHolo · CGC 2,296
Matching English cardわるいギャラドスDark GyaradosHolo · CGC 1,431
Matching English cardコイルMagnemiteCGC 329
Matching English cardビリリダマVoltorbCGC 263
Matching English cardわるいマルマインDark ElectrodeCGC 280
Matching English cardわるいサンダースDark JolteonCGC 593
Matching English cardわるいレアコイルDark MagnetonHolo · CGC 1,483
Matching English cardケーシィAbraCGC 336
Matching English cardヤドンSlowpokeCGC 332
Matching English cardスリープDrowzeeCGC 286
Matching English cardわるいユンゲラーDark KadabraCGC 405
Matching English cardわるいフーディンDark AlakazamHolo · CGC 1,571
Matching English cardわるいヤドランDark SlowbroHolo · CGC 1,518
Matching English cardわるいスリーパーDark HypnoHolo · CGC 1,524
Matching English cardディグダDiglettCGC 286
Matching English cardマンキーMankeyCGC 282
Matching English cardワンリキーMachopCGC 270
Matching English cardわるいオコリザルDark PrimeapeCGC 324
Matching English cardわるいゴーリキーDark MachokeCGC 315
Matching English cardわるいダグトリオDark DugtrioHolo · CGC 1,414
Matching English cardわるいカイリキーDark MachampHolo · CGC 1,432
Matching English cardコラッタRattataCGC 250
Matching English cardわるいラッタDark RaticateCGC 258
Matching English cardニャースMeowthCGC 343
Matching English cardわるいペルシアンDark PersianCGC 341
Matching English cardイーブイEeveeCGC 409
Matching English cardポリゴンPorygonCGC 267
Matching English cardミニリュウDratiniCGC 349
Matching English cardわるいハクリューDark DragonairCGC 377
Matching English cardわるいカイリューDark DragoniteHolo · CGC 1,974
Matching English cardにせオーキドの逆襲Imposter Oak's RevengeCGC 336
Matching English cardロケット団参上!Here Comes Team Rocket!Holo · CGC 326
Matching English cardきずぐすり配合エネルギーPotion EnergyCGC 128
Matching English cardなんでもなおし配合エネルギーFull Heal EnergyCGC 109
Matching English cardレインボーエネルギーRainbow EnergyHolo · CGC 891← Mystery of the FossilsLeaders' Stadium →