{
  "url": "https://www.moonstonehq.com/articles/team-rocket-returns-card-prices",
  "slug": "team-rocket-returns-card-prices",
  "title": "Team Rocket Returns Card Prices: All 111",
  "summary": "One card is 41.2% of Team Rocket Returns. Torchic ☆ asks $4,500 of the set's $10,931.31, and the set's other two Gold Stars carried no price that day.",
  "section": "Set economics",
  "published": "2026-09-23",
  "readMinutes": 9,
  "publisher": "moonstone",
  "findings": [
    {
      "value": "41.2%",
      "measures": "of the set in one card",
      "basis": "Torchic ☆ at $4,500 of $10,931.31"
    },
    {
      "value": "109 of 111",
      "measures": "cards carrying a price",
      "basis": "the two missing are both Gold Stars"
    },
    {
      "value": "63 of 111",
      "measures": "cards with a PSA 10 sold median",
      "basis": "more than twice any other EX-era set"
    },
    {
      "value": "$7.67",
      "measures": "median card",
      "basis": "the highest of the sixteen EX-era sets"
    }
  ],
  "tables": [
    {
      "title": "All 109 priced Team Rocket Returns cards by asking price band",
      "columns": [
        "Band",
        "Cards",
        "Summed ask",
        "Share of set value"
      ],
      "rows": [
        {
          "Band": "Under $1",
          "Cards": "7",
          "Summed ask": "$5",
          "Share of set value": "0.0%"
        },
        {
          "Band": "$1 to $4.99",
          "Cards": "35",
          "Summed ask": "$94",
          "Share of set value": "0.9%"
        },
        {
          "Band": "$5 to $9.99",
          "Cards": "19",
          "Summed ask": "$131",
          "Share of set value": "1.2%"
        },
        {
          "Band": "$10 to $24.99",
          "Cards": "14",
          "Summed ask": "$234",
          "Share of set value": "2.1%"
        },
        {
          "Band": "$25 to $49.99",
          "Cards": "8",
          "Summed ask": "$254",
          "Share of set value": "2.3%"
        },
        {
          "Band": "$50 to $99.99",
          "Cards": "8",
          "Summed ask": "$611",
          "Share of set value": "5.6%"
        },
        {
          "Band": "$100 to $249.99",
          "Cards": "7",
          "Summed ask": "$1,000",
          "Share of set value": "9.1%"
        },
        {
          "Band": "$250 to $999.99",
          "Cards": "10",
          "Summed ask": "$4,102",
          "Share of set value": "37.5%"
        },
        {
          "Band": "$1,000 and over",
          "Cards": "1",
          "Summed ask": "$4,500",
          "Share of set value": "41.2%"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "The twenty dearest Team Rocket Returns cards, September 23, 2026",
      "columns": [
        "#",
        "Card",
        "No.",
        "Ask",
        "Share of set",
        "Gem rate",
        "PSA 10 sold",
        "PSA 9 sold"
      ],
      "rows": [
        {
          "#": "1",
          "Card": "[Torchic ☆](/card/ex7-108)",
          "No.": "108",
          "Ask": "$4,500.00",
          "Share of set": "41.17%",
          "Gem rate": "1.30%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "not recorded",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$14,800 (10)"
        },
        {
          "#": "2",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Mewtwo ex](/card/ex7-99)",
          "No.": "99",
          "Ask": "$550.00",
          "Share of set": "5.03%",
          "Gem rate": "5.85%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "not recorded",
          "PSA 9 sold": "not recorded"
        },
        {
          "#": "3",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Snorlax ex](/card/ex7-104)",
          "No.": "104",
          "Ask": "$510.00",
          "Share of set": "4.67%",
          "Gem rate": "6.65%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "not recorded",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$3,389 (4)"
        },
        {
          "#": "4",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Entei ex](/card/ex7-97)",
          "No.": "97",
          "Ask": "$503.99",
          "Share of set": "4.61%",
          "Gem rate": "8.06%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$15,175 (11)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$1,559 (35)"
        },
        {
          "#": "5",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Moltres ex](/card/ex7-100)",
          "No.": "100",
          "Ask": "$498.88",
          "Share of set": "4.56%",
          "Gem rate": "7.76%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$8,750 (9)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$2,325 (29)"
        },
        {
          "#": "6",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Articuno ex](/card/ex7-96)",
          "No.": "96",
          "Ask": "$380.00",
          "Share of set": "3.48%",
          "Gem rate": "6.69%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$6,875 (3)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$1,382 (19)"
        },
        {
          "#": "7",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Scyther ex](/card/ex7-102)",
          "No.": "102",
          "Ask": "$351.99",
          "Share of set": "3.22%",
          "Gem rate": "5.28%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$9,550 (10)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$1,475 (25)"
        },
        {
          "#": "8",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Scizor ex](/card/ex7-101)",
          "No.": "101",
          "Ask": "$341.02",
          "Share of set": "3.12%",
          "Gem rate": "8.84%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "not recorded",
          "PSA 9 sold": "not recorded"
        },
        {
          "#": "9",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Sneasel ex](/card/ex7-103)",
          "No.": "103",
          "Ask": "$339.99",
          "Share of set": "3.11%",
          "Gem rate": "11.29%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$4,125 (7)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$980 (21)"
        },
        {
          "#": "10",
          "Card": "[Here Comes Team Rocket!](/card/ex7-111)",
          "No.": "111",
          "Ask": "$326.30",
          "Share of set": "2.99%",
          "Gem rate": "5.85%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$2,741 (5)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$581 (17)"
        },
        {
          "#": "11",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Suicune ex](/card/ex7-105)",
          "No.": "105",
          "Ask": "$300.00",
          "Share of set": "2.74%",
          "Gem rate": "6.88%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "not recorded",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$6,487 (26)"
        },
        {
          "#": "12",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Hitmonchan ex](/card/ex7-98)",
          "No.": "98",
          "Ask": "$206.00",
          "Share of set": "1.88%",
          "Gem rate": "6.24%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$10,000 (13)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$1,438 (28)"
        },
        {
          "#": "13",
          "Card": "[Rocket's Zapdos ex](/card/ex7-106)",
          "No.": "106",
          "Ask": "$163.09",
          "Share of set": "1.49%",
          "Gem rate": "7.75%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$8,301 (6)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$2,275 (25)"
        },
        {
          "#": "14",
          "Card": "[Dark Marowak](/card/ex7-7)",
          "No.": "7",
          "Ask": "$156.54",
          "Share of set": "1.43%",
          "Gem rate": "10.94%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$2,300 (15)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$254 (23)"
        },
        {
          "#": "15",
          "Card": "[Togetic](/card/ex7-14)",
          "No.": "14",
          "Ask": "$129.99",
          "Share of set": "1.19%",
          "Gem rate": "5.22%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "not recorded",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$388 (25)"
        },
        {
          "#": "16",
          "Card": "[Charmeleon](/card/ex7-110)",
          "No.": "110",
          "Ask": "$115.62",
          "Share of set": "1.06%",
          "Gem rate": "2.47%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "not recorded",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$561 (27)"
        },
        {
          "#": "17",
          "Card": "[Dark Ampharos](/card/ex7-2)",
          "No.": "2",
          "Ask": "$114.96",
          "Share of set": "1.05%",
          "Gem rate": "8.00%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$1,291 (8)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$280 (18)"
        },
        {
          "#": "18",
          "Card": "[Dark Steelix](/card/ex7-10)",
          "No.": "10",
          "Ask": "$113.33",
          "Share of set": "1.04%",
          "Gem rate": "7.84%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$2,650 (4)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$453 (16)"
        },
        {
          "#": "19",
          "Card": "[Dark Slowking](/card/ex7-9)",
          "No.": "9",
          "Ask": "$95.94",
          "Share of set": "0.88%",
          "Gem rate": "13.44%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "$1,757 (6)",
          "PSA 9 sold": "$225 (28)"
        },
        {
          "#": "20",
          "Card": "[Dark Houndoom](/card/ex7-5)",
          "No.": "5",
          "Ask": "$93.37",
          "Share of set": "0.85%",
          "Gem rate": "8.51%",
          "PSA 10 sold": "not recorded",
          "PSA 9 sold": "not recorded"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Graded record across the four deepest and four thinnest EX-era sets",
      "columns": [
        "Set",
        "Cards",
        "With a PSA 10 sold median",
        "With a PSA 9 one",
        "Median PSA 10 multiple"
      ],
      "rows": [
        {
          "Set": "[Team Rocket Returns](/research/set-screen/team%20rocket%20returns)",
          "Cards": "111",
          "With a PSA 10 sold median": "63",
          "With a PSA 9 one": "66",
          "Median PSA 10 multiple": "21.99x"
        },
        {
          "Set": "[Sandstorm](/research/set-screen/sandstorm)",
          "Cards": "100",
          "With a PSA 10 sold median": "30",
          "With a PSA 9 one": "35",
          "Median PSA 10 multiple": "31.83x"
        },
        {
          "Set": "[Unseen Forces](/research/set-screen/unseen%20forces)",
          "Cards": "117",
          "With a PSA 10 sold median": "27",
          "With a PSA 9 one": "42",
          "Median PSA 10 multiple": "30.04x"
        },
        {
          "Set": "[Dragon](/research/set-screen/dragon)",
          "Cards": "100",
          "With a PSA 10 sold median": "27",
          "With a PSA 9 one": "44",
          "Median PSA 10 multiple": "29.11x"
        },
        {
          "Set": "[Dragon Frontiers](/research/set-screen/dragon%20frontiers)",
          "Cards": "101",
          "With a PSA 10 sold median": "14",
          "With a PSA 9 one": "27",
          "Median PSA 10 multiple": "32.71x"
        },
        {
          "Set": "[Ruby & Sapphire](/research/set-screen/ruby%20%26%20sapphire)",
          "Cards": "109",
          "With a PSA 10 sold median": "11",
          "With a PSA 9 one": "27",
          "Median PSA 10 multiple": "45.98x"
        },
        {
          "Set": "[Deoxys](/research/set-screen/deoxys)",
          "Cards": "108",
          "With a PSA 10 sold median": "11",
          "With a PSA 9 one": "31",
          "Median PSA 10 multiple": "35.06x"
        },
        {
          "Set": "[Emerald](/research/set-screen/emerald)",
          "Cards": "107",
          "With a PSA 10 sold median": "8",
          "With a PSA 9 one": "21",
          "Median PSA 10 multiple": "42.47x"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "charts": [],
  "sections": [
    "One card, then thirteen, then bulk",
    "The best-documented set in the era",
    "How often this set gems",
    "What would overturn this",
    "What this study cannot show"
  ],
  "method": [
    "Population: all 111 `cards` rows with `lang = 'en'` and `set_name = 'Team Rocket Returns'`, deduplicated on `tcg_id`, which collapsed zero rows. Prices are `price_history.price` on day 20719, which is 2026-09-23 and the fullest of the tape's 25 days at 52,378 catalogue rows. 109 of the 111 carry a row on it; the two that do not are Mudkip ☆ 107 and Treecko ☆ 109, both named in the article, excluded from every price figure rather than zeroed, and their effect on the headline share is quantified under falsifiability from Treecko ☆'s last recorded reading of $2,400 on day 20716, which is 2026-09-20; Mudkip ☆ carries no reading at all on any of the tape's 25 days, so no add-back is possible for it and the stated 33.8% is an upper bound on the corrected share rather than the corrected share. `price_history` records each product's CANONICAL printing under the shared price rule in `packages/core`, deliberately not the dump's flagship figure, so a multi-printing product is quoted at the printing the market trades rather than at its dearest row. Summed ask is $10,931.31 over the 109. Share of set is the card's ask over that total. Medians take the upper middle value on even samples. Graded figures come from `graded_snapshots`, latest row per card and grade across both the catalogue-id and TCGplayer-id keyspaces with the fresher row taken, are SOLD medians over verified sales, and are printed with their sale counts; the cron writes a median only on three or more sales, so \"not recorded\" means fewer than three on file. A graded row is dropped when the fresher of the two keyspaces still predates the tape's first day, 20695. Across the 2,227 products of this ground that removes seven PSA 9 and PSA 10 medians on five cards, all seven in the catalogue-id keyspace: the PSA 10 and PSA 9 of Rocket's Scizor ex 101 at day 20655, which is 2026-07-21, the same pair for Rocket's Mewtwo ex 99 at day 20661, which is 2026-07-27, the PSA 10 of Metagross Star 113 at day 20655, and the PSA 9 medians of Gyarados H10 in Skyridge and Tyranitar H28 in Aquapolis at day 20675. Three of the seven are PSA 10 medians. None of the seven feeds a printed figure anywhere in this module; the five belonging to the three cards named in the callout above are quoted there only to show what was removed. The median PSA 10 multiple is PSA 10 median over raw ask, taken over the cards in each set carrying both a PSA 10 median and an ask of $5 or more. The $5 floor removes 26 of Team Rocket Returns' 63 rows, which is the largest removal of the sixteen sets and is the set's cheap graded tail showing up; the next largest is Sandstorm at 8 of 30 and eight of the sixteen lose nothing at all. The eight multiples in the table run over 37 cards of 63 in Team Rocket Returns, 22 of 30 in Sandstorm, 27 of 27 in Unseen Forces, 23 of 27 in Dragon, 12 of 14 in Dragon Frontiers, 11 of 11 in Ruby & Sapphire, 11 of 11 in Deoxys and 8 of 8 in Emerald. The graded-coverage table prints ranks 1 to 4 and 13 to 16 of one ordered list over all sixteen sets, ordered by PSA 10 coverage with ties broken by the larger card count. Gem rates come from `population_snapshots`, latest day per key across both keyspaces, and pass `gemRateIsTrustworthy()` from `@cardapp/core/server` with the recorded PSA 10 sold count supplied; the cohort is the 43 cards with 100 or more recorded submissions. The claim that Torchic ☆ has the lowest gem rate in the era was run across all 519 EX-era cards clearing that bar, not across this set. Every link was fetched from production on 2026-09-23 and its title read back. Scripts: apps/web/scripts/vex-build.mts, vex-sets.mts and vex-figures.mts; figures in apps/web/.scratch-vintage-ex/figures.json. Nothing here is investment advice."
  ],
  "terms": "Figures are moonstone's own recorded measurements, dated as published. Quote them with the population stated beside them. The article at `url` is the human form of this file."
}