Dark Explorers set card list

All 111 cards in the Dark Explorers set, rarest first, from the 3 Rare Secrets down to the 33 Commons. 108 cards in the main set and 3 secret rares numbered past 108.

Gardevoir Rare Secret — Gardevoir, card 109

Dark Explorers in numbers

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Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Secret3

Rare Ultra6

Rare Holo EX6

Rare Holo9

Rare19

Uncommon35

Common33

24 of the 111 cards are holo or rarer.

Most seen in this set

82 different Pokémon appear. These show up the most.

Entei2 cards

Kyogre2 cards

Raikou2 cards

Groudon2 cards

Darkrai2 cards

Tornadus2 cards

Pokémon by type

98 Pokémon cards across 9 types.

Water15

Darkness15

Fire12

Lightning12

Colorless12

Grass11

Fighting9

Psychic6

Metal6

Which generation they come from

Different Pokémon in the set, by the generation they first appeared in.

121

103

465

Gen 5 has the most: 46

Who drew them

30 illustrators worked on these cards.

5ban Graphics15

Kouki Saitou10

Masakazu Fukuda8

Ryo Ueda7

Shizurow6

Naoki Saito6

What kind of cards

Pokémon 98Trainer 13

Item 7Supporter 4Tool 1Stadium 1

How tough they are

Pokémon HP, average 95.

40-40

5750-90

24100-140

13150-190

Toughest cardEntei-EX180 HP

Against the rest of Black & White

Cards per set, Dark Explorers highlighted.

Boundaries Crossed153

Legendary Treasures140

Plasma Storm138

Dragons Exalted128

Plasma Freeze122

Black & White Base115

Dark Explorers111

Plasma Blast105

Next Destinies103

Noble Victories102

Emerging Powers98

Dragon Vault21

Every card, rarest first

Rare Secret

3 cards, numbered 109 to 111, past the main set: 2 Pokémon cards and 1 Trainer or Energy card.

Gardevoir Rare Secret card from Dark Explorers — Gardevoir109/108

Archeops Rare Secret card from Dark Explorers — Archeops110/108

Pokémon Catcher Rare Secret card from Dark Explorers — Pokémon Catcher111/108

Rare Ultra

6 cards, in the main set: 6 Pokémon cards.

Kyogre-EX Rare Ultra card from Dark Explorers — Kyogre-EX104/108

Raikou-EX Rare Ultra card from Dark Explorers — Raikou-EX105/108

Groudon-EX Rare Ultra card from Dark Explorers — Groudon-EX106/108

Darkrai-EX Rare Ultra card from Dark Explorers — Darkrai-EX107/108

Tornadus-EX Rare Ultra card from Dark Explorers — Tornadus-EX108/108

Rare Holo EX

6 cards, in the main set: 6 Pokémon cards.

Entei-EX Rare Holo EX card from Dark Explorers — Entei-EX13/108

Kyogre-EX Rare Holo EX card from Dark Explorers — Kyogre-EX26/108

Raikou-EX Rare Holo EX card from Dark Explorers — Raikou-EX38/108

Groudon-EX Rare Holo EX card from Dark Explorers — Groudon-EX54/108

Rare Holo

9 cards, in the main set: 9 Pokémon cards.

Venusaur Rare Holo card from Dark Explorers — Venusaur3/108

Blaziken Rare Holo card from Dark Explorers — Blaziken17/108

Volcarona Rare Holo card from Dark Explorers — Volcarona22/108

Empoleon Rare Holo card from Dark Explorers — Empoleon29/108

Eelektross Rare Holo card from Dark Explorers — Eelektross47/108

Krookodile Rare Holo card from Dark Explorers — Krookodile66/108

Klinklang Rare Holo card from Dark Explorers — Klinklang77/108

Rare

19 cards, in the main set: 19 Pokémon cards.

Carnivine Rare card from Dark Explorers — Carnivine5/108

Leafeon Rare card from Dark Explorers — Leafeon6/108

Accelgor Rare card from Dark Explorers — Accelgor11/108

Heatmor Rare card from Dark Explorers — Heatmor19/108

Glaceon Rare card from Dark Explorers — Glaceon30/108

Swanna Rare card from Dark Explorers — Swanna36/108

Galvantula Rare card from Dark Explorers — Galvantula43/108

Espeon Rare card from Dark Explorers — Espeon48/108

Slowking Rare card from Dark Explorers — Slowking49/108

Cofagrigus Rare card from Dark Explorers — Cofagrigus52/108

Aerodactyl Rare card from Dark Explorers — Aerodactyl53/108

Excadrill Rare card from Dark Explorers — Excadrill56/108

Scrafty Rare card from Dark Explorers — Scrafty68/108

Zoroark Rare card from Dark Explorers — Zoroark71/108

Bisharp Rare card from Dark Explorers — Bisharp72/108

Escavalier Rare card from Dark Explorers — Escavalier74/108

Stoutland Rare card from Dark Explorers — Stoutland88/108

Uncommon

35 cards, in the main set: 23 Pokémon cards and 12 Trainer or Energy cards.

Ivysaur Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Ivysaur2/108

Scyther Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Scyther4/108

Crustle Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Crustle8/108

Flareon Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Flareon12/108

Combusken Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Combusken16/108

Torkoal Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Torkoal18/108

Slowbro Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Slowbro24/108

Vaporeon Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Vaporeon25/108

Prinplup Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Prinplup28/108

Palpitoad Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Palpitoad32/108

Vanillish Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Vanillish34/108

Jolteon Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Jolteon37/108

Eelektrik Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Eelektrik46/108

Yamask Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Yamask51/108

Gurdurr Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Gurdurr59/108

Umbreon Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Umbreon60/108

Sableye Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Sableye62/108

Krokorok Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Krokorok65/108

Vullaby Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Vullaby73/108

Klang Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Klang76/108

Chatot Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Chatot85/108

Herdier Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Herdier87/108

Cheren Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Cheren91/108

Dark Claw Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Dark Claw92/108

Dark Patch Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Dark Patch93/108

Enhanced Hammer Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Enhanced Hammer94/108

Hooligans Jim & Cas Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Hooligans Jim & Cas95/108

N Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — N96/108

Old Amber Aerodactyl Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Old Amber Aerodactyl97/108

Professor Juniper Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Professor Juniper98/108

Random Receiver Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Random Receiver99/108

Rare Candy Uncommon card from Dark Explorers — Rare Candy100/108

Common

33 cards, in the main set: 33 Pokémon cards.

Bulbasaur Common card from Dark Explorers — Bulbasaur1/108

Dwebble Common card from Dark Explorers — Dwebble7/108

Karrablast Common card from Dark Explorers — Karrablast9/108

Shelmet Common card from Dark Explorers — Shelmet10/108

Torchic Common card from Dark Explorers — Torchic14/108

Larvesta Common card from Dark Explorers — Larvesta20/108

Slowpoke Common card from Dark Explorers — Slowpoke23/108

Piplup Common card from Dark Explorers — Piplup27/108

Tympole Common card from Dark Explorers — Tympole31/108

Vanillite Common card from Dark Explorers — Vanillite33/108

Ducklett Common card from Dark Explorers — Ducklett35/108

Plusle Common card from Dark Explorers — Plusle39/108

Minun Common card from Dark Explorers — Minun40/108

Joltik Common card from Dark Explorers — Joltik41/108

Tynamo Common card from Dark Explorers — Tynamo44/108

Woobat Common card from Dark Explorers — Woobat50/108

Drilbur Common card from Dark Explorers — Drilbur55/108

Timburr Common card from Dark Explorers — Timburr58/108

Sandile Common card from Dark Explorers — Sandile64/108

Scraggy Common card from Dark Explorers — Scraggy67/108

Zorua Common card from Dark Explorers — Zorua69/108

Klink Common card from Dark Explorers — Klink75/108

Pawniard Common card from Dark Explorers — Pawniard78/108

Chansey Common card from Dark Explorers — Chansey80/108

Eevee Common card from Dark Explorers — Eevee83/108

Lillipup Common card from Dark Explorers — Lillipup86/108

No.	Card	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
109/108	Gardevoir	Rare Secret	Psychic	5ban Graphics
110/108	Archeops	Rare Secret	Fighting	5ban Graphics
111/108	Pokémon Catcher	Rare Secret	Trainer	5ban Graphics
103/108	Entei-EX	Rare Ultra	Fire	5ban Graphics
104/108	Kyogre-EX	Rare Ultra	Water	5ban Graphics
105/108	Raikou-EX	Rare Ultra	Lightning	5ban Graphics
106/108	Groudon-EX	Rare Ultra	Fighting	5ban Graphics
107/108	Darkrai-EX	Rare Ultra	Darkness	5ban Graphics
108/108	Tornadus-EX	Rare Ultra	Colorless	5ban Graphics
13/108	Entei-EX	Rare Holo EX	Fire	Shizurow
26/108	Kyogre-EX	Rare Holo EX	Water	Shizurow
38/108	Raikou-EX	Rare Holo EX	Lightning	Shizurow
54/108	Groudon-EX	Rare Holo EX	Fighting	Shizurow
63/108	Darkrai-EX	Rare Holo EX	Darkness	Shizurow
90/108	Tornadus-EX	Rare Holo EX	Colorless	Shizurow
3/108	Venusaur	Rare Holo	Grass	Masakazu Fukuda
17/108	Blaziken	Rare Holo	Fire	TOKIYA
22/108	Volcarona	Rare Holo	Fire	Shin Nagasawa
29/108	Empoleon	Rare Holo	Water	Naoki Saito
47/108	Eelektross	Rare Holo	Lightning	kawayoo
66/108	Krookodile	Rare Holo	Darkness	5ban Graphics
77/108	Klinklang	Rare Holo	Metal	Hajime Kusajima
82/108	Blissey	Rare Holo	Colorless	Kouki Saitou
89/108	Haxorus	Rare Holo	Colorless	Akira Komayama
5/108	Carnivine	Rare	Grass	Yukiko Baba
6/108	Leafeon	Rare	Grass	Ryo Ueda
11/108	Accelgor	Rare	Grass	Kouki Saitou
19/108	Heatmor	Rare	Fire	Mitsuhiro Arita
30/108	Glaceon	Rare	Water	Ryo Ueda
36/108	Swanna	Rare	Water	Mizue
43/108	Galvantula	Rare	Lightning	Akira Komayama
48/108	Espeon	Rare	Psychic	Mizue
49/108	Slowking	Rare	Psychic	Shin Nagasawa
52/108	Cofagrigus	Rare	Psychic	kawayoo
53/108	Aerodactyl	Rare	Fighting	Naoyo Kimura
56/108	Excadrill	Rare	Fighting	Mitsuhiro Arita
57/108	Excadrill	Rare	Fighting	Masakazu Fukuda
68/108	Scrafty	Rare	Darkness	Kagemaru Himeno
71/108	Zoroark	Rare	Darkness	5ban Graphics
72/108	Bisharp	Rare	Darkness	Masakazu Fukuda
74/108	Escavalier	Rare	Metal	Masakazu Fukuda
79/108	Bisharp	Rare	Metal	Naoki Saito
88/108	Stoutland	Rare	Colorless	Atsuko Nishida
2/108	Ivysaur	Uncommon	Grass	sui
4/108	Scyther	Uncommon	Grass	Naoki Saito
8/108	Crustle	Uncommon	Grass	Ryo Ueda
12/108	Flareon	Uncommon	Fire	Suwama Chiaki
16/108	Combusken	Uncommon	Fire	Sumiyoshi Kizuki
18/108	Torkoal	Uncommon	Fire	Masakazu Fukuda
24/108	Slowbro	Uncommon	Water	Kouki Saitou
25/108	Vaporeon	Uncommon	Water	Akira Komayama
28/108	Prinplup	Uncommon	Water	Suwama Chiaki
32/108	Palpitoad	Uncommon	Water	Kouki Saitou
34/108	Vanillish	Uncommon	Water	Kouki Saitou
37/108	Jolteon	Uncommon	Lightning	Sumiyoshi Kizuki
46/108	Eelektrik	Uncommon	Lightning	Kagemaru Himeno
51/108	Yamask	Uncommon	Psychic	Aya Kusube
59/108	Gurdurr	Uncommon	Fighting	Mizue
60/108	Umbreon	Uncommon	Darkness	TOKIYA
61/108	Umbreon	Uncommon	Darkness	Kouki Saitou
62/108	Sableye	Uncommon	Darkness	kawayoo
65/108	Krokorok	Uncommon	Darkness	Mitsuhiro Arita
73/108	Vullaby	Uncommon	Darkness	match
76/108	Klang	Uncommon	Metal	Shin Nagasawa
85/108	Chatot	Uncommon	Colorless	MAHOU
87/108	Herdier	Uncommon	Colorless	Naoyo Kimura
91/108	Cheren	Uncommon	Trainer	Kanako Eo
92/108	Dark Claw	Uncommon	Trainer	5ban Graphics
93/108	Dark Patch	Uncommon	Trainer	5ban Graphics
94/108	Enhanced Hammer	Uncommon	Trainer	Ryo Ueda
95/108	Hooligans Jim & Cas	Uncommon	Trainer	Masakazu Fukuda
96/108	N	Uncommon	Trainer	Megumi Mizutani
97/108	Old Amber Aerodactyl	Uncommon	Trainer	Ryo Ueda
98/108	Professor Juniper	Uncommon	Trainer	Kanako Eo
99/108	Random Receiver	Uncommon	Trainer	5ban Graphics
100/108	Rare Candy	Uncommon	Trainer	Ryo Ueda
101/108	Twist Mountain	Uncommon	Trainer	Ryo Ueda
102/108	Ultra Ball	Uncommon	Trainer	5ban Graphics
1/108	Bulbasaur	Common	Grass	Mitsuhiro Arita
7/108	Dwebble	Common	Grass	Akira Komayama
9/108	Karrablast	Common	Grass	Kagemaru Himeno
10/108	Shelmet	Common	Grass	Shigenori Negishi
14/108	Torchic	Common	Fire	Masakazu Fukuda
15/108	Torchic	Common	Fire	Atsuko Nishida
20/108	Larvesta	Common	Fire	match
21/108	Larvesta	Common	Fire	Kouki Saitou
23/108	Slowpoke	Common	Water	MAHOU
27/108	Piplup	Common	Water	Kouki Saitou
31/108	Tympole	Common	Water	Kouki Saitou
33/108	Vanillite	Common	Water	Kouki Saitou
35/108	Ducklett	Common	Water	sui
39/108	Plusle	Common	Lightning	Naoki Saito
40/108	Minun	Common	Lightning	Naoki Saito
41/108	Joltik	Common	Lightning	MAHOU
42/108	Joltik	Common	Lightning	Miki Tanaka
44/108	Tynamo	Common	Lightning	Midori Harada
45/108	Tynamo	Common	Lightning	Akira Komayama
50/108	Woobat	Common	Psychic	Kagemaru Himeno
55/108	Drilbur	Common	Fighting	Tomokazu Komiya
58/108	Timburr	Common	Fighting	Mizue
64/108	Sandile	Common	Darkness	Hajime Kusajima
67/108	Scraggy	Common	Darkness	Kagemaru Himeno
69/108	Zorua	Common	Darkness	Masakazu Fukuda
70/108	Zorua	Common	Darkness	Akira Komayama
75/108	Klink	Common	Metal	Midori Harada
78/108	Pawniard	Common	Metal	Naoki Saito
80/108	Chansey	Common	Colorless	Kagemaru Himeno
81/108	Chansey	Common	Colorless	Mizue
83/108	Eevee	Common	Colorless	MAHOU
84/108	Eevee	Common	Colorless	Sumiyoshi Kizuki
86/108	Lillipup	Common	Colorless	Kyoko Umemoto

Questions about the Dark Explorers card list

How many cards are in the Dark Explorers set list?

111 in total. The main set runs from 1 to 108, and then there are 3 secret rares tucked in after it, numbered 109 to 111. That's 98 Pokémon and 13 Trainers to track down if you're filling a binder, and you can tick them all off in the checklist above.

What are the best hits in Dark Explorers?

The ones everyone hopes for are the 3 Rare Secret, and the star of the show is Gardevoir (109/108). Just behind them are 6 Rare Ultra, plus 6 Rare Holo EX.

When did Dark Explorers come out?

Dark Explorers hit shelves on 9 May 2012, as part of the Pokémon TCG Black & White series. It landed right after Next Destinies and just before Dragons Exalted.

How many secret rares are in Dark Explorers?

There are 3 secret rares in Dark Explorers: 3 Rare Secret. You'll find every one of them at the top of the card list, rarest first.

Which Pokémon are in Dark Explorers?

A whopping 82 different Pokémon! Water is the busiest type in the set, with 15 cards.

About this card list

Dark Explorers is a Black & White set released on 9 May 2012. Its card list has 111 cards: 98 Pokémon, 13 Trainers and 0 Energy cards, drawn by 30 illustrators.

The list above starts with the rarest cards and works down to the most common. Switch to the List tab to see every card as one table with its number, rarity, type and illustrator.