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Dark Explorers

Black & White · 2012/05/09 · 108/111 cards
A Pokémon-heavy set with a wide rarity ladder, defined by cartoonish, playful illustration and consistently vibrant color. Most cards favor balanced, simple compositions that keep the character front and clear.
Cards111
Pokémon98
Trainers13
Energy0
Illustrators30
Unique Pokémon82
Avg art score68.89
Median art score68.00
Priced cards111
Avg market price$25.47
Median market price$0.81
Collector note
With 111 priced cards and a rarity profile that includes Ultra and Secret slots, the set offers both broad, accessible collecting and a smaller tier of premium pulls. Darkrai-EX (bw5-107) stands out as the key value point in the dataset, while much of the set remains oriented around lower-rarity volume.
Visual identity
The dominant visual language is vibrant and contrasting, with a lighthearted, cheerful mood carried by cartoonish and playful rendering. Compositions are typically balanced and simple—often tightly focused on a single figure—while select cards introduce more dynamic motion and darker accents without overturning the set’s generally bright palette.

About Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers presents a dense, Pokémon-led gallery: 111 cards with 98 Pokémon and 13 Trainers, shaped by a rarity mix that runs from plentiful Commons and Uncommons through Rares, holo treatments, and a small group of Ultra and Secret cards. Across the set, the prevailing look is bright and approachable—cartoonish, playful, and frequently energetic—anchored by compositions that stay balanced, simple, and clearly focused on the subject.

Within that framework, a few cards rise as visual touchpoints, including Gardevoir (bw5-109) and Darkrai-EX (bw5-107), where stronger contrast and heightened intensity sharpen the set’s otherwise lighthearted tone. The art roster is led by 5ban Graphics, with substantial contributions from Kouki Saitou, Masakazu Fukuda, and Ryo Ueda, creating a steady rhythm between clean digital finish, illustrative character work, and occasional bursts of dynamic action.

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5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
Shizurow
Mizue
Shizurow
Ryo Ueda
Kouki Saitou
Shizurow
5ban Graphics
Shizurow
Kouki Saitou
TOKIYA
TOKIYA
Naoki Saito
Shizurow
Shizurow
5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
Shin Nagasawa
Akira Komayama
Shin Nagasawa
5ban Graphics
Masakazu Fukuda
Akira Komayama
Kagemaru Himeno
kawayoo
Kanako Eo
5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
Suwama Chiaki
Akira Komayama
Megumi Mizutani
Kouki Saitou
Kouki Saitou
Mitsuhiro Arita
Naoki Saito
Aya Kusube
kawayoo
Naoyo Kimura
Atsuko Nishida
Hajime Kusajima
Kouki Saitou
Mitsuhiro Arita
Midori Harada
Tomokazu Komiya
sui
Kouki Saitou