The Team Rocket master set contains 83 cards, released April 24, 2000. It’s famous for introducing Dark Pokémon and for including the very first Secret Rare card in Pokémon TCG history: Dark Raichu (#83/82)

🌟 Holographic Rares ★H

⭐ Non‑Holo Rares ★

15/82 Here Comes Team Rocket! (Trainer) 16/82 Rocket’s Sneak Attack (Trainer) 17/82 Rainbow Energy 18/82 Dark Alakazam 19/82 Dark Arbok 20/82 Dark Blastoise 21/82 Dark Charizard 22/82 Dark Dragonite 23/82 Dark Dugtrio 24/82 Dark Golbat 25/82 Dark Gyarados 26/82 Dark Hypno 27/82 Dark Machamp 28/82 Dark Magneton 29/82 Dark Slowbro 30/82 Dark Vileplume 31/82 Dark Weezing

🟢 Uncommons ◆

32/82 Dark Charmeleon 33/82 Dark Electrode 34/82 Dark Jolteon 35/82 Dark Kadabra 36/82 Dark Machoke 37/82 Dark Wartortle 38/82 Magikarp 39/82 Porygon 40/82 Dark Persian 41/82 Dark Rapidash 42/82 Dark Golduck 43/82 Dark Muk 44/82 Dark Flareon 45/82 Dark Gloom 46/82 Dark Vaporeon 47/82 Dark Raticate

🟡 Commons ●

48/82 Diglett 49/82 Dratini 50/82 Drowzee 51/82 Eevee 52/82 Ekans 53/82 Grimer 54/82 Koffing 55/82 Machop 56/82 Magnemite 57/82 Meowth 58/82 Oddish 59/82 Ponyta 60/82 Psyduck 61/82 Rattata 62/82 Slowpoke 63/82 Squirtle 64/82 Voltorb 65/82 Zubat 66/82 Dark Golbat (common print) 67/82 Dark Machop 68/82 Dark Mankey 69/82 Dark Raticate (common print) 70/82 Dark Electrode (common print) 71/82 Dark Flareon (common print) 72/82 Dark Jolteon (common print) 73/82 Dark Vaporeon (common print) 74/82 Dark Wartortle (common print) 75/82 Dark Kadabra (common print) 76/82 Dark Charmeleon (common print) 77/82 Dark Rapidash (common print) 78/82 Dark Persian (common print) 79/82 Dark Golduck (common print) 80/82 Dark Muk (common print) 81/82 Dark Gloom (common print) 82/82 Dark Raticate (common print)

🔥 Secret Rare

83/82 Dark Raichu ★ (first ever Secret Rare card in Pokémon TCG history)

✅ Key Notes

• Total: 83 cards (82 numbered + 1 secret rare).
• Introduced the Dark Pokémon mechanic, showing Pokémon under Team Rocket’s influence.
• Dark Raichu (#83/82) is historically significant as the first secret rare.
• Popular chase cards: Dark Charizard, Dark Blastoise, Dark Dragonite, and Dark Raichu.

With the release of Team Rocket, the Pokémon TCG entered a darker, more experimental phase that expanded the game’s identity beyond its original trilogy.

The set’s 83 cards introduced the concept of Dark Pokémon, showcasing familiar favourites under the influence of Team Rocket, and marked a historic milestone with the first-ever Secret Rare: Dark Raichu (#83/82). Together with Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, and Base Set 2, Team Rocket completes the foundation era of the TCG—an era defined by innovation, nostalgia, and the thrill of discovery.

For collectors, mastering these sets is more than filling binders; it’s about preserving the evolution of the game’s earliest years, from the bright beginnings of Charizard to the shadowy allure of Dark Charizard. Owning the complete Team Rocket master set is a testament to collecting history, a bridge between the innocence of the first expansions and the complexity that would define the Pokémon TCG for decades to come.

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