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Team Rocket Returns grading ROI guide

Review Team Rocket Returns cards before grading.

EV

Expected value before grading.

ROI

Profit after all costs.

Risk

Grade downside made visible.

Team Rocket Returns set logoTeam Rocket Returns set symbol

Set details

Team Rocket Returns

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

EX

Release date

2004-11-01

Official cards

109

Cards listed

111

Set overview

Team Rocket Returns is worth reviewing through raw price, graded price and break-even grade, not popularity alone. Team Rocket Returns from the EX series, released on 2004-11-01, includes 109 official cards and 111 total cards in the source data. Kardive keeps that set identity visible: EX series, released 2004-11-01, 109 official cards, 111 total cards listed.

  • Rocket's Zapdos ex #106 - Rare, Darkness, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
  • Rocket's Suicune ex #105 - Rare, Darkness, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
  • Rocket's Snorlax ex #104 - Rare, Darkness, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
  • Rocket's Moltres ex #100 - Rare, Darkness, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
  • Rocket's Mewtwo ex #99 - Rare, Darkness, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
  • Rocket's Entei ex #97 - Rare, Darkness, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
  • Rocket's Articuno ex #96 - Rare, Darkness, illustrated by Ryo Ueda
  • Dark Gyarados #36 - Uncommon, Water/Darkness, illustrated by Nakaoka

Card mix and identity

In the visible sample, rarity context includes Rare and Uncommon; where type data is available, cards include Darkness, Water, Fire and Grass. Illustrator data such as Ryo Ueda, Mitsuhiro Arita and Nakaoka gives the pages more identity than name and number alone.

  • Rocket's Zapdos ex #106
  • Rocket's Suicune ex #105
  • Rocket's Snorlax ex #104
  • Rocket's Moltres ex #100
  • Rocket's Mewtwo ex #99
  • Rocket's Entei ex #97
  • Rocket's Articuno ex #96
  • Dark Gyarados #36

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 Returns 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 Returns 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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