Pokémon · Black & White
Darkrai-EX
Dark Explorers · #63 · Rare Holo EX · 2012
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Market reference
$12.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 63 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare Holo EX
- HP
- 180
- Subtype
- Basic · EX
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shizurow
- Pokédex #
- 491
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Darkrai-EX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Night Spear) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥90 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Darkrai-EX
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥90 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shizurow
This card was illustrated by Shizurow.
Building around Darkrai-EX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Dark Cloak
Each of your Pokémon that has any Darkness Energy attached to it has no Retreat Cost.
DDCNight Spear — 90
Does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Darkrai-EX was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Darkrai-EX
Tournaments scanned
293
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Darkrai-EX
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $7.39 | $29.91 | $133.00 | $12.04 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.00 |
| 7-day average | €10.17 |
| 30-day average | €12.21 |
| Low | €5.00 |
| Trend price | €11.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €12.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €13.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.91 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.36 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Darkrai-EX is real?
Darkrai-EX is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Darkrai-EX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Darkrai-EX is $12.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Darkrai-EX from?
Darkrai-EX is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Darkrai-EX?
Darkrai-EX is a Rare Holo EX card in the Dark Explorers set.
Other Darkrai-EX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
