Dark Persian #53
SetJapanese Rocket Gang
Year1997
Ungraded
$2.99−$0.79
63 sales · last Jul 20, 2026
PSA 3
$19.99
1 sales · last Mar 7, 2025
PSA 6
$5.00
1 sales · last Sep 7, 2024
PSA 7
$11.00
1 sales · last Mar 28, 2026
CGC 7.5
$8.40
1 sales · last Apr 21, 2025
CGC 8
$7.20
1 sales · last Dec 8, 2025
PSA 8
$24.99+$15.39
10 sales · last Apr 13, 2026
CGC 8.5
$8.40
2 sales · last Oct 27, 2025
PSA 9
$28.00+$9.64
15 sales · last Aug 3, 2026
CGC 9
$15.60+$3.60
21 sales · last Jun 8, 2026
CGC 9.5
$18.00−$5.00
6 sales · last May 25, 2026
CGC 9.6
$28.00
1 sales · last Jan 8, 2026
PSA 10
$103.20+$38.20
22 sales · last Mar 30, 2026
CGC 10
$36.00+$9.60
13 sales · last Aug 17, 2026
CGC Pristine 10
$54.00
3 sales · last Jul 15, 2026
Dark Persian #53 price guide
Dark Persian #53 is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion (1997). Setlot tracks 161 recorded sales for this card across 15 grade tiers, 3 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $103.20. Ungraded copies currently trade around $2.99. The top grade commands 35× the ungraded price — grading meaningfully changes what this card is worth. The highest sale on record is $201.65 (PSA 10, Aug 8, 2025). 14 listings are live right now with asks from $1.25.
Price history
Grading premium
Median graded price vs. the ungraded copy ($2.99) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 3
6.7×
$19.99
PSA 6
1.7×
$5.00
PSA 7
3.7×
$11.00
CGC 7.5
2.8×
$8.40
CGC 8
2.4×
$7.20
PSA 8
8.4×
$24.99
CGC 8.5
2.8×
$8.40
PSA 9
9.4×
$28.00
CGC 9
5.2×
$15.60
CGC 9.5
6.0×
Live listings
Search on eBay ↗Lowest asks per grade. Older listings may have ended — “seen” is when we last confirmed each one.
| Grade | Listing | Marketplace | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded 12 tracked | Pokemon Tcg Dark Persian #53 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang MP chonkychewcards | eBay | 4mo ago | $1.25↗ |
| Pokémon TCG Vintage Japanese Rocket Gang Set Dark Persian #53 j_ott326 | eBay | 4mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 9 | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| CGC 10 | 2 | $35.40 | $34.80 – $36.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | CGC 10 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Dark Persian #53 CGC 10 GEM MINT | Fanatics Vault | $36.00 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | PSA 9 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Dark Persian #53 PSA 9 MINT | — | $50.40 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | CGC 10 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Dark Persian #53 CGC 10 GEM MINT | — | $34.80 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Ungraded | 1x Dark Persian No.053 Team Rocket Gang Japanese Pokémon Card LP Free Shipping↗ | eBay | $1.59 |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Ungraded | Dark Persian No. 053 Common 1997 Team Rocket Pokemon Japanese HP |
