JAPANESE · 1997

Japanese Rocket Gang Card List

The Japanese Rocket Gang (ロケット団) arrived in November 1997 with 65 cards — Team Rocket's Japanese debut, and the set that brought the Dark Pokémon line into the game. One print run, so every card here has a single printing. This page lists every card with its printings priced " "separately — 65 printing records — and every one opens its " "own record with the prices, the printing notes and where to buy.

Set codePMCG4
Release dateNovember 21, 1997
Total cards65
Printings tracked65
Most expensive cardDark Charizard · $134

Card List

Japanese Rocket Gang at a glance

How many cards are in the Japanese Rocket Gang?

The set holds 65 cards, released November 21, 1997. This site tracks 65 printings of them (Standard 65), each with its own record and price.

What printings does it have?

Rocket Gang shipped in a single print run, so there is no 1st Edition or No Rarity split — one card, one printing.

What is the most valuable card in the set?

Dark Charizard #17 at $134 raw, about $3,850 in PSA 10. One raw copy of every printing here totals $703.

Is this the same as the English Team Rocket?

No — they are related releases, not the same cards. This is the Japanese printing, in Japanese, with its own numbering and its own prices. Treat a Japanese card as a different printing rather than a translation of the English one.

Prices are PriceCharting sold comps read 2026-10-28 and are per printing; card numbers, rarities, types and illustrators come from TCGdex's Japanese card data (set PMCG4). One raw copy of every printing on this page totals $703.