Dark Dragonite [1st Edition] - Pokemon Team Rocket #5
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Dark Dragonite [1st Edition]
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Dark Dragonite [1st Edition] Card Facts & History
5 facts about this card
Card History
Dark Dragonite stands out as one of Team Rocket’s signature holos because its “Summon Minions” Pokémon Power could flood your Bench the moment you evolved it, perfectly matching the set’s aggressive Dark Pokémon identity.
Set Lore
This card comes from Team Rocket, the fifth main English Pokémon TCG expansion, the landmark set released on April 24, 2000 that introduced Dark Pokémon and even secret cards to English collectors.
Card History
Dark Dragonite has a famous vintage quirk: some Team Rocket copies were accidentally printed without holofoil, turning this already iconic card into one of the era’s best-known error variants.
Artist
The artwork is by Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the original defining illustrators of the Pokémon TCG, which gives Dark Dragonite extra collector prestige beyond its Team Rocket nostalgia.
Card History
Dragonite’s earliest anime mystique came from its debut in “Mystery at the Lighthouse,” where a giant Dragonite appeared as a near-mythic silhouette—exactly the kind of ominous energy Dark Dragonite channels on cardboard.