Gym Challenge · #53 · 2000
Market price: The going rate for an ungraded copy of this exact printing, from actual sales data — TCGplayer for USD, Cardmarket for EUR. Updated daily. · Unlimited: The regular print run of an early set — no edition stamp, many more copies. The affordable way to own a vintage print.
$2.31
Steady · 28dvia TCGplayer, updated Oct 6, 2026
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Lt. Surge's Raticate sits at $2.31 on TCGplayer today for the Unlimited printing.
Inside Gym Challenge, that ranks 90th out of 132 priced cards. The set's top card is Blaine's Charizard at $585. We've logged its price daily since Feb 8, 2024: $1.26 then, $2.31 now (up 83.3%). A year ago it sat around $1.81; today's $2.31 is 27.6% higher. Over the last 90 days it's up 3.1%, from $2.24. Since February 2024 it's run as high as $2.44 (August 2026) and as low as $1.18 (February 2024). Its 30-day range runs from $2.26 up to $2.34. The Unlimited printing is the headline number here; the 1st Edition at $3.19 prices separately.
By Printing
By printing: Unlimited: The regular print run of an early set — no edition stamp, many more copies. The affordable way to own a vintage print. $2.31 · First edition: The very first print run, marked with a small “Edition 1” stamp on the card's left side. Far scarcer than the Unlimited run, and priced on its own. $3.19
TCGplayer prices each printing on its own — the Unlimited printing is the headline number on this page. Same card, same number — the print run or foil treatment is what changes.
Focus Energy
Cost: Colorless
During your next turn, Lt. Surge's Raticate's Double-edge attack's damage (base damage and damage to itself) is doubled.
Double-edge40
Cost: Colorless, Colorless
Lt. Surge's Raticate does 20 damage to itself.
About $2.31 for an ungraded copy. That's the TCGplayer market price for the Unlimited printing, updated Oct 6, 2026. Graded copies in great shape usually sell for more. What grading means →
Up about 3% over the last 3 months — from $2.24 to $2.31 (TCGplayer market price). Zoom out a whole year and it's up 28%. Prices move a little every day, so the chart on this page has the freshest line.
The highest market price we've logged is $2.44 — that was August 2026. We've been writing this card's price down since February 2024, so that's the record on our watch, not an all-time record.
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