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Dragons Exalted

Black & White · 2012/08/15 · 124/128 cards
A Pokémon-forward set with a wide rarity spread, defined by cartoonish, colorful art and a predominantly playful, energetic tone. Balanced, simple, and focused compositions keep the visuals readable while maintaining bright, vibrant color.
Cards128
Pokémon122
Trainers4
Energy2
Illustrators30
Unique Pokémon104
Avg art score68.36
Median art score68.00
Priced cards128
Avg market price$20.31
Median market price$0.48
Collector note
With most cards concentrated in Common through Rare, the set offers substantial breadth for building a visual run, while higher-rarity EX, Ultra, and Secret cards create a smaller premium layer. Rayquaza (bw6-128) stands out as the set’s top-valued card, which can shape completion pacing for collectors.
Visual identity
The set’s visual language is bright and approachable: vibrant palettes dominate, often paired with contrasting accents that keep characters crisp against their backgrounds. Artwork most often reads as cartoonish and colorful, with playful, lighthearted energy; compositions favor balanced, simple, and focused staging, punctuated by dynamic poses and action-forward framing when the scene calls for motion.

About Dragons Exalted

Dragons Exalted (Black & White) spans 128 cards, with the set’s structure dominated by Pokémon (122) and only a minimal supporting layer of Trainers (4) and Energy (2). Its rarity profile is broad—Commons and Uncommons form the bulk, while Rare Holo, EX, Ultra, and Secret cards add a smaller, higher-rarity tier. Across the set, the prevailing look is cartoonish and colorful, with playful and lighthearted moods appearing most often.

Compositionally, the artwork tends toward balanced and simple layouts, frequently keeping the subject clear and centered through focused framing, with occasional bursts of dynamic action. The palette is consistently vibrant, often pushed further by contrasting color choices. Visual highlights include Mew-EX (bw6-120) and Ho-Oh-EX (bw6-119), both reflecting the set’s preference for bright color and clean readability. Among the most represented illustrators are 5ban Graphics, Kouki Saitou, Kagemaru Himeno, and Masakazu Fukuda.

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Mizue
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Eske Yoshinob
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Naoki Saito
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Shin Nagasawa
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Suwama Chiaki
Mitsuhiro Arita
Ryo Ueda
Akira Komayama
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Ryo Ueda
Naoki Saito
Kouki Saitou
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Hajime Kusajima
Ryo Ueda
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Hideaki Hakozaki
Shin Nagasawa
Kouki Saitou
Masakazu Fukuda
Aya Kusube
Masakazu Fukuda
Atsuko Nishida
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Kouki Saitou
Masakazu Fukuda
Naoyo Kimura
Akira Komayama
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