Dark Octillery #8 from Team Rocket Returns - Rare Holo - Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Water / Darkness

Dark Octillery

#8/111 in Team Rocket Returns, Rare Holo, 70 HP, Water, Darkness, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Card number
#8/111
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
70 HP
Type
Water, Darkness
Language
English
Release date
November 1, 2004
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes

Dark Octillery

Dark Octillery appears in the English print of Team Rocket Returns, released on November 1, 2004. Dark Octillery is a rare holo rarity and 70 HP. The Team Rocket Returns set contains 111 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Collector Insights

Dark Octillery is a Water and Darkness-type Pokémon with 70 HP. It requires one Colorless Energy to retreat and has a converted retreat cost of 1. The card features two attacks: Black Suction Cups, which costs a Water Energy to deal 10 damage to each defending Pokémon and has a 50% chance to paralyze them, and Ink Blast, which uses two Colorless Energies to deal 30 damage plus additional damage based on unused attached Energies, capped at 20 extra. It is weak to Lightning attacks, taking double damage from them. The card was released in the Team Rocket Returns set in 2004 as a Rare Holo variant. Artist Mitsuhiro Arita designed the illustration, and it is numbered 8 in the series. The card’s dual typing and attack mechanics reflect its role in the game’s lore, emphasizing its aquatic and shadow-based characteristics. Itsdex entry number is 224.

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