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Set research

Team Rocket grading ROI guide

Review Team Rocket cards before grading.

EV

Expected value before grading.

ROI

Profit after all costs.

Risk

Grade downside made visible.

Team Rocket set logoTeam Rocket set symbol

Set details

Team Rocket

The set-level pages start from expansion details and card images, then organize them around the Kardive decision workflow: best cards to review, ROI candidates, PSA 10 upside and scarcity-style research.

Series

Base

Release date

2000-04-24

Official cards

82

Cards listed

83

Set overview

Team Rocket is worth reviewing through raw price, graded price and break-even grade, not popularity alone. Team Rocket from the Base series, released on 2000-04-24, includes 82 official cards and 83 total cards in the source data. Kardive keeps that set identity visible: Base series, released 2000-04-24, 82 official cards, 83 total cards listed.

  • Dark Raichu #83 - Rare, Lightning, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
  • Eevee #55 - Common, Colorless, illustrated by Atsuko Nishida
  • Dark Vaporeon #45 - Uncommon, Water, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
  • Dark Jolteon #38 - Uncommon, Lightning, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
  • Dark Flareon #35 - Uncommon, Fire, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
  • Dark Gyarados #25 - Rare, Water, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno
  • Dark Dragonite #22 - Rare, Colorless, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
  • Dark Charizard #21 - Rare, Fire, illustrated by Ken Sugimori

Card mix and identity

In the visible sample, rarity context includes Rare, Common and Uncommon; where type data is available, cards include Lightning, Colorless, Water and Fire. Illustrator data such as Mitsuhiro Arita, Atsuko Nishida and Kagemaru Himeno gives the pages more identity than name and number alone.

  • Dark Raichu #83
  • Eevee #55
  • Dark Vaporeon #45
  • Dark Jolteon #38
  • Dark Flareon #35
  • Dark Gyarados #25
  • Dark Dragonite #22
  • Dark Charizard #21

What to analyze

A set page should help users spot top raw cards, top graded cards, best ROI candidates and low-pop or scarcity candidates once live pricing is connected in the Kardive app.

  • Raw value leaders
  • PSA 10 upside candidates
  • Cards that still work in PSA 9
  • Cards to track before grading

How this connects to the app

In the full app, users can move from Team Rocket research to card detail, run an ROI calculation, save a scenario, create a watchlist item or add an owned position to portfolio.

  • Open card detail
  • Run ROI
  • Save scenario
  • Track in watchlist

User intent captured

People searching for Team Rocket grading ideas are usually weighing popularity against financial upside. Kardive keeps those separate, so a popular card still has to pass the fee and risk test.

How the pieces connect

From question to action.

Kardive turns market data and user assumptions into a grading decision users can revisit and improve.

ROI by grade bucket
Raw vs graded value
Break-even grade
Expected value
Risk level
Saved scenarios
Watchlists
Email alerts
Price history
Grading opportunities
Portfolio tracking
spreadsheet exports

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