POKEMON DARK EXPLORERS (2012)

Pokemon Dark Explorers is a Black & White-series expansion released on May 9, 2012 with 108 numbered cards and 3 secret rares (111 total). Its most chased cards are Darkrai-EX #107, Gardevoir #109, Groudon-EX #106.

Set name: Pokemon Dark Explorers
Series / era: Black & White
Release date: May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
Cards: 108 numbered + 3 secret rares = 111 total
Set code: DEX
In our machines: 1 graded Dark Explorers cards loaded right now

How many cards are in Pokemon Dark Explorers?

Pokemon Dark Explorers has 108 cards in the printed numbering plus 3 secret rares, for 111 cards in total.

When was Pokemon Dark Explorers released?

Pokemon Dark Explorers released on May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09) as part of the Black & White series.

CHASE CARDS

What are the most valuable cards in Dark Explorers? RAW / UNGRADED

By raw/ungraded market reference price (TCGplayer, as of 2026-09-11), the top Dark Explorers cards are Darkrai-EX #107 at $789.99, Gardevoir #109 at $693.66, Groudon-EX #106 at $427.46. Every figure on this page is for a loose, UNGRADED copy; graded slabs are priced separately by grading company and grade, and each card's own page carries its graded values. Reference prices are estimates, not offers.

PULL RATES

What were the pull rates for Dark Explorers?

No published pack odds are documented for Dark Explorers in our cited sources. The Pokemon Company does not publish per-card odds for English sets; we only list numbers we can cite. Rip Station machine odds below are our own measured composition, which is a different thing: a machine pack pulls one random graded card from what is loaded, not from a sealed booster.

Convert a rate into the chance of at least one hit with the pull-rate calculator.

IN OUR MACHINES

Are Dark Explorers cards in a Rip Station machine?

Yes - 1 graded Dark Explorers card is loaded in Rip Station machines right now (1 in the $500.00 machine). Ripping a pack from a machine pulls one random card from everything loaded in it.

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FULL CARD LIST

Pokemon Dark Explorers checklist (111 cards)

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

SOURCES

Checklist, rarities, artists and release data: the open pokemontcg.io dataset.
Raw/ungraded reference prices: pokemontcg.io market snapshot (TCGplayer / Cardmarket), as of 2026-09-11. Ungraded singles - estimates, not offers, and not graded slab values.
Machine availability: Rip Station live inventory (first-party), refreshed with this page.