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Dark Explorerscard list & price guide
Released May 9, 2012 · Black & White era · 111 cards
- Set, ungraded
- $3,664
- Set, PSA 10
- –
- Cards priced
- 111 of 111
- Typical card
- $1.31
- Top card
- Gardevoir 109/108 $700
Dark Explorers checklist
111 of 111 Dark Explorers cards shown
- Bulbasaur1/108Common$8.48PSA 10 $1,3504 wk down −1.3%47 sold / 90d
- Ivysaur2/108Uncommon$9.57PSA 10 –4 wk down −2.3%24 sold / 90d
- Venusaur3/108Rare Holo$15.70PSA 10 $7,1384 wk up +39%89 sold / 90d
- Scyther4/108Uncommon$8.15PSA 10 –4 wk up +6.8%21 sold / 90d
- Carnivine5/108Rare$1.30PSA 10 $2004 wk down −2.0%5 sold / 90d
- Leafeon6/108Rare$13.28PSA 10 $1854 wk up +0.9%30 sold / 90d
- Dwebble7/108Common$0.33PSA 10 $34.354 wk down −2.5%4 sold / 90d
- Crustle8/108Uncommon$0.45PSA 10 $40.384 wk down −1.3%3 sold / 90d
- Karrablast9/108Common$0.29PSA 10 $33.384 wk down −3.3%0 sold / 90d
- Shelmet10/108Common$0.29PSA 10 $33.624 wk down −2.9%
- Accelgor11/108Rare$1.90PSA 10 $53.444 wk up +9.9%0 sold / 90d
- Flareon12/108Uncommon$5.03PSA 10 $2974 wk up +2.7%41 sold / 90d
- Entei-EX13/108Rare Holo EX$33.24PSA 10 $91.964 wk up +3.6%54 sold / 90d
- Torchic14/108Common$0.39PSA 10 $46.004 wk down −2.5%8 sold / 90d
- Torchic15/108Common$0.96PSA 10 $43.894 wk up +4.5%14 sold / 90d
- Combusken16/108Uncommon$0.78PSA 10 $41.744 wk down −1.3%0 sold / 90d
- Blaziken17/108Rare Holo$15.70PSA 10 $14,8504 wk down −1.2%55 sold / 90d
- Torkoal18/108Uncommon$0.55PSA 10 $36.754 wk down −0.5%6 sold / 90d
- Heatmor19/108Rare$0.65PSA 10 $43.184 wk up +7.0%2 sold / 90d
- Larvesta20/108Common$0.36PSA 10 $34.824 wk down −5.3%2 sold / 90d
- Larvesta21/108Common$0.35PSA 10 $33.994 wk up +0.8%2 sold / 90d
- Volcarona22/108Rare Holo$2.30PSA 10 –4 wk up +1.5%14 sold / 90d
- Slowpoke23/108Common$8.25PSA 10 $83.224 wk down −8.4%69 sold / 90d
- Slowbro24/108Uncommon$2.37PSA 10 $61.334 wk up +1.9%37 sold / 90d
- Vaporeon25/108Uncommon$8.29PSA 10 $3004 wk up +1.5%37 sold / 90d
- Kyogre-EX26/108Rare Holo EX$37.07PSA 10 $1,1704 wk up +1.5%51 sold / 90d
- Piplup27/108Common$2.12PSA 10 $50.004 wk up +4.2%41 sold / 90d
- Prinplup28/108Uncommon$0.48PSA 10 –4 wk up +0.3%13 sold / 90d
- Empoleon29/108Rare Holo$6.18PSA 10 $5,9584 wk down −7.1%27 sold / 90d
- Glaceon30/108Rare$8.63PSA 10 $1114 wk up +3.3%32 sold / 90d
- Tympole31/108Common$0.29PSA 10 $36.034 wk down −6.4%1 sold / 90d
- Palpitoad32/108Uncommon$0.30PSA 10 $33.874 wk down −8.7%4 sold / 90d
- Vanillite33/108Common$0.29PSA 10 $33.624 wk 0.0%1 sold / 90d
- Vanillish34/108Uncommon$0.67PSA 10 $38.334 wk down −4.0%7 sold / 90d
- Ducklett35/108Common$0.30PSA 10 $33.874 wk 0.0%5 sold / 90d
- Swanna36/108Rare$0.77PSA 10 $42.324 wk down −8.2%5 sold / 90d
- Jolteon37/108Uncommon$8.46PSA 10 –4 wk up +1.3%44 sold / 90d
- Raikou-EX38/108Rare Holo EX$20.00PSA 10 $1604 wk up +2.5%31 sold / 90d
- Plusle39/108Common$8.53PSA 10 $1214 wk up +1.8%60 sold / 90d
- Minun40/108Common$7.00PSA 10 $2024 wk down −2.0%65 sold / 90d
- Joltik41/108Common$5.47PSA 10 $70.974 wk up +4.6%11 sold / 90d
- Joltik42/108Common$5.31PSA 10 $69.284 wk up +8.7%14 sold / 90d
- Galvantula43/108Rare$1.27PSA 10 $47.664 wk down −3.6%2 sold / 90d
- Tynamo44/108Common$0.30PSA 10 $33.634 wk down −0.9%3 sold / 90d
- Tynamo45/108Common$0.39PSA 10 $36.054 wk down −3.5%1 sold / 90d
- Eelektrik46/108Uncommon$0.48PSA 10 $40.624 wk 0.0%2 sold / 90d
- Eelektross47/108Rare Holo$2.00PSA 10 $65.004 wk up +0.6%9 sold / 90d
- Espeon48/108Rare$11.99PSA 10 –4 wk down −4.8%63 sold / 90d
- Slowking49/108Rare$6.81PSA 10 $90.334 wk up +6.5%26 sold / 90d
- Woobat50/108Common$0.34PSA 10 $33.634 wk down −2.1%4 sold / 90d
- Yamask51/108Uncommon$0.39PSA 10 $34.824 wk down −4.9%3 sold / 90d
- Cofagrigus52/108Rare$1.36PSA 10 –4 wk down −11%28 sold / 90d
- Aerodactyl53/108Rare$3.56PSA 10 $73.014 wk down −2.9%16 sold / 90d
- Groudon-EX54/108Rare Holo EX$40.10PSA 10 $4204 wk up +8.8%38 sold / 90d
- Drilbur55/108Common$0.76PSA 10 $39.664 wk up +27%18 sold / 90d
- Excadrill56/108Rare$0.67PSA 10 $42.674 wk down −1.1%3 sold / 90d
- Excadrill57/108Rare$0.84PSA 10 $40.654 wk down −1.2%2 sold / 90d
- Timburr58/108Common$0.31PSA 10 $39.804 wk down −6.1%2 sold / 90d
- Gurdurr59/108Uncommon$0.55PSA 10 $36.044 wk down −8.5%2 sold / 90d
- Umbreon60/108Uncommon$24.40PSA 10 $2,0004 wk down −15%111 sold / 90d
- Umbreon61/108Uncommon$13.00PSA 10 $2124 wk up +1.1%146 sold / 90d
- Sableye62/108Uncommon$2.15PSA 10 $57.814 wk down −4.5%44 sold / 90d
- Darkrai-EX63/108Rare Holo EX$24.20PSA 10 $3504 wk up +2.7%125 sold / 90d
- Sandile64/108Common$0.36PSA 10 –4 wk down −2.7%2 sold / 90d
- Krokorok65/108Uncommon$0.43PSA 10 $35.194 wk 0.0%5 sold / 90d
- Krookodile66/108Rare Holo$31.30PSA 10 –4 wk up +33%1 sold / 90d
- Scraggy67/108Common$0.30PSA 10 $34.844 wk 0.0%14 sold / 90d
- Scrafty68/108Rare$0.55PSA 10 $48.994 wk 0.0%5 sold / 90d
- Zorua69/108Common$1.28PSA 10 $48.734 wk down −8.0%16 sold / 90d
- Zorua70/108Common$1.47PSA 10 $54.424 wk up +2.5%8 sold / 90d
- Zoroark71/108Rare$14.00PSA 10 $3244 wk down −9.2%55 sold / 90d
- Bisharp72/108Rare$0.96PSA 10 $42.314 wk up +1.1%4 sold / 90d
- Vullaby73/108Uncommon$0.43PSA 10 $34.844 wk down −3.4%0 sold / 90d
- Escavalier74/108Rare$0.73PSA 10 $39.194 wk down −2.5%0 sold / 90d
- Klink75/108Common$0.45PSA 10 $35.934 wk down −8.4%1 sold / 90d
- Klang76/108Uncommon$0.62PSA 10 $39.784 wk down −6.7%2 sold / 90d
- Klinklang77/108Rare Holo$1.30PSA 10 –4 wk down −0.9%9 sold / 90d
- Pawniard78/108Common$0.31PSA 10 $33.994 wk down −3.1%3 sold / 90d
- Bisharp79/108Rare$1.42PSA 10 –4 wk up +4.6%5 sold / 90d
- Chansey80/108Common$1.24PSA 10 $49.224 wk down −2.8%12 sold / 90d
- Chansey81/108Common$1.29PSA 10 $40.584 wk up +12%15 sold / 90d
- Blissey82/108Rare Holo$1.50PSA 10 $4,3204 wk up +12%20 sold / 90d
- Eevee83/108Common$7.82PSA 10 –4 wk down −0.2%76 sold / 90d
- Eevee84/108Common$3.26PSA 10 –4 wk up +1.5%70 sold / 90d
- Chatot85/108Uncommon$0.47PSA 10 $35.324 wk down −9.1%5 sold / 90d
- Lillipup86/108Common$0.42PSA 10 $37.264 wk down −2.0%5 sold / 90d
- Herdier87/108Uncommon$0.47PSA 10 $35.204 wk up +4.1%5 sold / 90d
- Stoutland88/108Rare$0.96PSA 10 $46.324 wk up +2.1%2 sold / 90d
- Haxorus89/108Rare Holo$5.16PSA 10 –4 wk up +3.4%24 sold / 90d
- Tornadus-EX90/108Rare Holo EX$8.99PSA 10 $1,0004 wk up +18%21 sold / 90d
- Cheren91/108Uncommon$0.32PSA 10 $35.564 wk 0.0%8 sold / 90d
- Dark Claw92/108Uncommon$3.47PSA 10 $71.184 wk down −0.2%7 sold / 90d
- Dark Patch93/108Uncommon$1.88PSA 10 $56.624 wk up +1.9%5 sold / 90d
- Enhanced Hammer94/108Uncommon$0.99PSA 10 $40.524 wk 0.0%2 sold / 90d
- Hooligans Jim & Cas95/108Uncommon$0.46PSA 10 $39.914 wk down −0.3%9 sold / 90d
- N96/108Uncommon$2.28PSA 10 $1004 wk down −13%37 sold / 90d
- Old Amber Aerodactyl97/108Uncommon$0.37PSA 10 $36.054 wk down −5.1%4 sold / 90d
- Professor Juniper98/108Uncommon$0.93PSA 10 –4 wk down −1.1%17 sold / 90d
- Random Receiver99/108Uncommon$0.48PSA 10 $35.804 wk down −2.0%2 sold / 90d
- Rare Candy100/108Uncommon$1.36PSA 10 $53.784 wk down −0.2%5 sold / 90d
- Twist Mountain101/108Uncommon$0.37PSA 10 $42.434 wk down −4.4%5 sold / 90d
- Ultra Ball102/108Uncommon$1.31PSA 10 $44.494 wk down −23%9 sold / 90d
- Entei-EX103/108Rare Ultra$350PSA 10 $50,4004 wk up +16%59 sold / 90d
- Kyogre-EX104/108Rare Ultra$515PSA 10 $7,1854 wk up +18%74 sold / 90d
- Raikou-EX105/108Rare Ultra$295PSA 10 $26,2934 wk down −35%69 sold / 90d
- Groudon-EX106/108Rare Ultra$457PSA 10 $96,0004 wk down −18%92 sold / 90d
- Darkrai-EX107/108Rare Ultra$528PSA 10 $67,0384 wk up +19%62 sold / 90d
- Tornadus-EX108/108Rare Ultra$80.00PSA 10 $14,4004 wk up +15%32 sold / 90d
- Gardevoir109/108Rare Secret$700PSA 10 $29,4004 wk up +0.5%38 sold / 90d
- Archeops110/108Rare Secret$176PSA 10 $7,6504 wk up +28%37 sold / 90d
- Pokémon Catcher111/108Rare Secret$75.00PSA 10 $1,5254 wk down −1.2%17 sold / 90d
Cost to complete
- Base set 108 cards
- $2,713
- Secret rares 3 cards
- $951
- Reverse holos 96 cards
- $1,164
- Complete set
- $3,664
- Master set
- $4,828
Ungraded near mint at today’s prices, as of Nov 12, 2026; a card without a price counts as missing, not free. Master set, card by card.
111 of 111 cards priced · PSA 10 priced on 96. Each total adds up the cards that have a price. It is not the cost of a complete set unless every card is priced, and buying a set card by card usually costs more. Prices updated Nov 12, 2026.
- Released
- May 9, 2012All 2012 sets
- Cards
- 111 (108 + 3 secret)
- Set code
- DEX
- Series
- Black & White
- Set symbol
- All symbols
Dark Explorers is an English Pokémon TCG set of 111 cards, released in May 2012 as part of the Black & White era. As of Nov 12, 2026, a complete set is worth about $3,664 ungraded, and a typical card sells for $1.31.
The most valuable cards are Gardevoir 109/108 ($700), Darkrai-EX 107/108 ($528) and Kyogre-EX 104/108 ($515). See the most valuable Dark Explorers cards for the full top 50, or the Dark Explorers chase cards for the pulls collectors open packs for.
Pokémon collectors look for here include Gardevoir, Kyogre, Darkrai, Groudon and Entei. The set before it was Next Destinies; the next was Dragons Exalted.
Ungraded prices are UltraBall’s current value for a near-mint copy, read from recorded sales; PSA 10 values come from sales of graded copies. How we price cards.
Dark Explorers
Most valuable cards
Last 90 days
Dark Explorers sales
Most traded
Last 90 days
Top recent sales
Last 90 days- 01
Entei-EXDark Explorers · 103/108$185,092PSA 10 · Oct 1, 2026
- 02
Groudon-EXDark Explorers · 106/108$96,000PSA 10 · Oct 26, 2026
- 03
Darkrai-EXDark Explorers · 107/108$80,000PSA 10 · Oct 7, 2026 - 04
GardevoirDark Explorers · 109/108$45,600PSA 10 · Oct 5, 2026
- 05
Raikou-EXDark Explorers · 105/108$45,142PSA 10 · Oct 15, 2026
Set statistics
Cards by rarity
| Rarity | Cards | Share | Top card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common | 33 | 30% | Plusle $8.53 |
| Uncommon | 35 | 32% | Umbreon $24.40 |
| Rare Holo | 9 | 8% | Krookodile $31.30 |
| Rare | 19 | 17% | Zoroark $14.00 |
| Rare Holo EX | 6 | 5% | Groudon-EX $40.10 |
| Ultra Rare | 6 | 5% | Darkrai-EX $528 |
| Secret Rare | 3 | 3% | Gardevoir $700 |
Market prices
Dark Explorers sealed products
In this set
Key Pokémon
Graded
Top PSA 10 values
Dark Explorers graded
Population
Most graded
The cards PSA has graded most often.
- 1Groudon-EX106/108 · 18 PSA 10s652
- 2Darkrai-EX107/108 · 23 PSA 10s544
- 3Gardevoir109/108 · 29 PSA 10s495
- 4Kyogre-EX104/108 · 9 PSA 10s482
- 5Raikou-EX105/108 · 27 PSA 10s427
- 6Entei-EX103/108 · 10 PSA 10s390
- 7Archeops110/108 · 29 PSA 10s270
- 8Venusaur3/108 · 14 PSA 10s201
- 9Umbreon60/108 · 5 PSA 10s185
- 10Umbreon61/108 · 2 PSA 10s172
Fewest PSA 10s
The lowest PSA 10 populations among cards PSA has graded 100 times or more.
- 1Umbreon61/108 · 172 graded2
- 2Darkrai-EX63/108 · 152 graded4
- 3Umbreon60/108 · 185 graded5
- 4Groudon-EX54/108 · 103 graded7
- 5Kyogre-EX26/108 · 120 graded8
- 6Kyogre-EX104/108 · 482 graded9
- 7Entei-EX103/108 · 390 graded10
- 8Tornadus-EX108/108 · 171 graded12
- 9Venusaur3/108 · 201 graded14
- 10Groudon-EX106/108 · 652 graded18
Most PSA 10s
The highest PSA 10 populations.
- 1Gardevoir109/108 · 495 graded29
- 2Archeops110/108 · 270 graded29
- 3Raikou-EX105/108 · 427 graded27
- 4Darkrai-EX107/108 · 544 graded23
- 5Pokémon Catcher111/108 · 119 graded22
- 6Groudon-EX106/108 · 652 graded18
- 7Venusaur3/108 · 201 graded14
- 8Tornadus-EX108/108 · 171 graded12
- 9Entei-EX103/108 · 390 graded10
- 10Kyogre-EX104/108 · 482 graded9
Hardest to gem
The lowest share of PSA-graded copies that came back a 10, among cards graded 100 times or more. A history of what was submitted, not the odds for a copy.
- 1Umbreon61/108 · 172 graded1.2%
- 2Kyogre-EX104/108 · 482 graded1.9%
- 3Entei-EX103/108 · 390 graded2.6%
- 4Darkrai-EX63/108 · 152 graded2.6%
- 5Umbreon60/108 · 185 graded2.7%
- 6Groudon-EX106/108 · 652 graded2.8%
- 7Darkrai-EX107/108 · 544 graded4.2%
- 8Gardevoir109/108 · 495 graded5.9%
- 9Raikou-EX105/108 · 427 graded6.3%
- 10Kyogre-EX26/108 · 120 graded6.7%
Fastest growing
The biggest rise in PSA graded copies over 90 days (2026-07-27 to 2026-10-26), among cards with 100 or more graded at the start.
- 1Umbreon60/108 · +18 to 185+11%
- 2Kyogre-EX104/108 · +42 to 473+9.7%
- 3Umbreon61/108 · +15 to 172+9.6%
- 4Darkrai-EX107/108 · +46 to 544+9.2%
- 5Groudon-EX106/108 · +54 to 652+9.0%
- 6Entei-EX103/108 · +26 to 385+7.2%
- 7Tornadus-EX108/108 · +9 to 171+5.6%
- 8Raikou-EX105/108 · +21 to 421+5.3%
- 9Gardevoir109/108 · +23 to 493+4.9%
- 10Venusaur3/108 · +9 to 201+4.7%
From PSA’s population report, as on each card page; growth from PSA’s weekly report through CardTrack. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. More on graded supply.
Black & White
Related sets
NXD · 2012
Next Destinies
Black & White · 103 cards
Set value ≈ $2,258
Chase: Zoroark
DRX · 2012
Dragons Exalted
Black & White · 128 cards
Set value ≈ $4,296
Chase: Rayquaza
LTR · 2013
Legendary Treasures
Black & White · 140 cards
Set value ≈ $2,209
Chase: Reshiram
PLB · 2013
Plasma Blast
Black & White · 105 cards
Set value ≈ $2,719
Chase: Dialga-EX
Common questions
How much is a complete Dark Explorers set worth?
As of Nov 12, 2026, a complete Dark Explorers set is worth about $3,664 ungraded, adding up each card’s ungraded value. Buying card by card usually costs more.
What is the most valuable card in Dark Explorers?
Gardevoir 109/108 is the most valuable Dark Explorers card, worth about $700 ungraded and $29,400 in PSA 10. Next is Darkrai-EX 107/108 at $528.
How many cards are in Dark Explorers?
Dark Explorers has 111 cards: 108 in the main set plus 3 secret rares numbered past 108. The full checklist above lists every card with its price.
When was Dark Explorers released?
Dark Explorers was released in English on May 9, 2012, in the Black & White era.
Which Dark Explorers cards are worth money?
22 of the 111 priced Dark Explorers cards are worth $10 or more ungraded, and 7 are worth $100 or more. The rest are commons, uncommons and non-holo rares that sell for a few dollars at most. The checklist sorts by price so the valuable ones sit at the top.
What are the chase cards in Dark Explorers?
The cards collectors open Dark Explorers packs for are Gardevoir 109/108 ($700), Darkrai-EX 107/108 ($528) and Kyogre-EX 104/108 ($515). The full list is on the Dark Explorers chase cards page.
Which Dark Explorers card gains the most from a PSA 10?
Empoleon 29/108: $6.18 ungraded against $5,958 as a PSA 10, 964.1 times more. Whether grading pays depends on the odds of a 10 and the grading fee: is it worth grading Pokémon cards?
Which Dark Explorers card is hardest to get a PSA 10 on?
Kyogre-EX 104/108: of 482 copies PSA has graded, 9 came back a 10 (2%), the lowest gem rate of the set’s cards worth $20 or more.