Dark Magcargo · Neo Destiny, what to know.
About the Dark Magcargo card
Numbered 18 of 113 in Neo Destiny, released in February 2002, Dark Magcargo is a Rare, a Stage 1 Fire-type carrying 60 HP.
It evolves from Slugma, so Dark Magcargo is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Team Rocket darkened Magcargo under its control for the set's villain arc, a grittier repaint of the familiar Pokémon with an altered attack profile.
Illustrated by Toshinao Aoki.
Printed on the card, the Magcargo Pokédex entry reads: "The shell on its back comes off easily, exposing the flames running through its body."
What is Dark Magcargo worth?
Dark Magcargo is a non-holo Rare. In Neo Destiny, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Dark Magcargo trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Neo Destiny produced 1st Edition, Unlimited, Shining prints. For Dark Magcargo, the print variant can change the price several times over, so identify it before you buy.
Grading and condition
On Dark Magcargo, look at the corners and the framed border first. Non-holo Rares took more handling than the chase holos, so a sharp, centered copy of Dark Magcargo in a true PSA 10 is harder to find than the print run suggests.
If you are collecting Dark Magcargo
For Dark Magcargo, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Dark Magcargo can make sense.
