Dark Persian #53
SetJapanese Rocket Gang
Year1997
Ungraded
$2.92+$0.83
57 sales · last Jul 5, 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
14 sales · last Apr 19, 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
$26.40+$1.20
10 sales · last Jun 30, 2026
CGC Pristine 10
$48.00
2 sales · last Oct 27, 2025
Dark Persian #53 price guide
Dark Persian #53 is a collectible Pokémon card from the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion (1997). Setlot tracks 150 recorded sales for this card across 15 grade tiers, 42 of them in the last 90 days. PSA 10 copies have a 90-day median of $103.20. Ungraded copies currently trade around $2.92. 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 ($2.92) — a rough read on whether grading pays off.
PSA 3
6.8×
$19.99
PSA 6
1.7×
$5.00
PSA 7
3.8×
$11.00
CGC 7.5
2.9×
$8.40
CGC 8
2.5×
$7.20
PSA 8
8.6×
$24.99
CGC 8.5
2.9×
$8.40
PSA 9
9.6×
$28.00
CGC 9
5.3×
$15.60
CGC 9.5
6.2×
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 | 1mo ago | $1.25↗ |
| Pokémon TCG Vintage Japanese Rocket Gang Set Dark Persian #53 j_ott326 | eBay | 1mo ago |
Recent sales by grade· last 90 days
| Grade | Sold | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | 29 | $2.92 | $1.25 – $94.00 |
| PSA 9 | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| CGC 9 | 3 | $18.00 | $15.60 – $19.20 |
| CGC 9.5 | 2 | $14.40 | $10.80 – $18.00 |
| CGC 10 | 7 | $26.40 | $24.00 – $36.00 |
Recent sales
| Date | Grade | Title | Sold on | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | Ungraded | 1997 Pokemon Card Dark Persian No. 053 Team Rocket Japanese Mint Free Shipping↗ | eBay | $5.99 |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Ungraded | 1997 Pokemon Dark Persian No. 053 Team Rocket Japanese NM/MT Pokémon Vintage Vtg↗ | eBay | $10.49 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | CGC 10 | 1997 Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang Dark Persian #53 CGC 10 GEM MINT | Fanatics Vault | $36.00 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Ungraded | Pokemon Dark Persian 053 Rocket Fan Club Vol. 3 Japanese Rare Card Vintage Promo↗ | eBay | $28.32 |
