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Dark Explorers ダークラッシュ

Cards in set English: 111 Japanese: 76 Set number English: 52 Japanese: 47 Release date English: May 9, 2012 Japanese: December 16, 2011 Theme Decks Shadows () Raiders () Previous Psycho Drive • Hail Blizzard Japanese: Dark Rush Next Dragon Blast • Dragon Blade

Pokémon TCG: Black & White—Dark Explorers (Japanese: ダークラッシュ Dark Rush) is the name given to the fifth main expansion of cards from the Black & White Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. It is the fourth main expansion from the BW Era of the Pokémon Card Game in Japan. The set continues to feature Generation V Pokémon and Pokémon-EX in the card game.

Blurb

Brace Yourself to Explore the Darkness...

What's out there in the darkness, waiting to be discovered? Play the Pokémon Trading Card Game: Black & White—Dark Explorers expansion and find them all! In addition to more Pokémon-EX like Tornadus-EX, Raikou-EX, and Groudon-EX, the shadows are filled with other exceptional surprises, like Darkrai-EX and a host of Trainer cards that will knock your opponent's lights out! When you play Black & White—Dark Explorers, you'll not only explore the darkness, you'll rule it!

Information

Dark Rush logo

Dark Explorers is the name given to the fifth main expansion of the Black & White Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In Japan, it was released as Dark Rush, the fourth expansion in the Pokémon Card Game BW Era. It is based on Pokémon Black and White, featuring Generation V Pokémon. The English expansion was released on May 9, 2012, while the Japanese expansion was released on December 16, 2011.

Starting from this expansion, Secret cards could feature Item cards. These cards have a Holofoil Poké Ball in the middle of the attack box.

Vanillite and Vanillish, and Ducklett and Swanna were misplaced in the card order. Vanillite (#582) and Vanillish (#583) were placed before Ducklett (#580) and Swanna (#581).

Dark Explorers was the first English expansion whose Prerelease promo was a Black Star Promo, specifically the BW Black Star Promos, instead of a card from the expansion.

This expansion's logo greatly resembles the symbol for the Darkness type, embedded into a hexagon instead of a circle.

Additional cards

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 1/108 Bulbasaur — Build-A-Bear Workshop stamp promo 3/108 Venusaur — Cosmos Holo XY Two Pack Blisters, XY Knock Out Collection, and XY Kanto Two Pack Blisters exclusive 4/108 Scyther — 1st Place Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Chespin/Fennekin Season League Challenge promo 4/108 Scyther — 2nd Place Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Chespin/Fennekin Season League Challenge promo 4/108 Scyther — 3rd Place Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Chespin/Fennekin Season League Challenge promo 4/108 Scyther — 4th Place Crosshatch Holo Pokémon League Chespin/Fennekin Season League Challenge promo 12/108 Flareon — Crosshatch Holo Winter Regional Championships 2012-2013 promo 12/108 Flareon — Staff Crosshatch Holo Winter Regional Championships 2012-2013 promo 17/108 Blaziken — Cosmos Holo Plasma Blast Single Pack Blisters exclusive 25/108 Vaporeon — Crosshatch Holo European Spring Regional Championships 2012-2013 promo 25/108 Vaporeon — Staff Crosshatch Holo European Spring Regional Championships 2012-2013 promo 25/108 Vaporeon — Crosshatch Holo North American State•Province•Territory Championships 2012-2013 promo 25/108 Vaporeon — Staff Crosshatch Holo North American State•Province•Territory Championships 2012-2013 promo 29/108 Empoleon — Non Holo Shadows Theme Deck exclusive 37/108 Jolteon — Crosshatch Holo Autumn Regional Championships 2012-2013 promo 37/108 Jolteon — Staff Crosshatch Holo Autumn Regional Championships 2012-2013 promo 48/108 Espeon — Crosshatch Holo National Championships 2012-2013 promo 48/108 Espeon — Staff Crosshatch Holo National Championships 2012-2013 promo 52/108 Cofagrigus — Cracked Ice Holo Raiders Theme Deck exclusive (Tinsel Holo in Brazilian Portuguese) 60/108 Umbreon — Crosshatch Holo Spring Regional Championships 2012-2013 promo 60/108 Umbreon — Staff Crosshatch Holo Spring Regional Championships 2012-2013 promo 63/108 Darkrai — Sheen Holo Battle Arena Decks: Mewtwo vs. Darkrai exclusive 66/108 Krookodile — Cosmos Holo Plasma Blast Single Pack Blisters exclusive 66/108 Krookodile — Non Holo Raiders Theme Deck exclusive 67/108 Scraggy — Mirror Reverse Holo Black & White Variety Blisters exclusive 71/108 Zoroark — Cracked Ice Holo Shadows Theme Deck exclusive (Tinsel Holo in Brazilian Portuguese) 82/108 Blissey — Non Holo Lugia Legendary Battle Deck exclusive 84/108 Eevee — Crosshatch Holo City Championships 2012-2013 promo 84/108 Eevee — Staff Crosshatch Holo City Championships 2012-2013 promo 94/108 Enhanced Hammer I — Mirror Holo Pokémon League Xerneas Season (February 2014) 98/108 Professor Juniper Su — Crosshatch Holo Professor Program stamp promo (January 2013)

Set lists

Dark Explorers

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

Dark Rush

No. Image Card name Type Rarity Promotion 001/069 Bulbasaur Promotion 002/069 Ivysaur Promotion 003/069 Venusaur Promotion 004/069 Carnivine Promotion 005/069 Karrablast Promotion 006/069 Shelmet Promotion 007/069 Accelgor Promotion 008/069 Flareon Promotion 009/069 Entei Promotion 010/069 Torchic Promotion 011/069 Combusken Promotion 012/069 Blaziken Promotion 013/069 Heatmor Promotion 014/069 Larvesta Promotion 015/069 Volcarona Promotion 016/069 Slowpoke Promotion 017/069 Slowbro Promotion 018/069 Vaporeon Promotion 019/069 Piplup Promotion 020/069 Prinplup Promotion 021/069 Empoleon Promotion 022/069 Ducklett Promotion 023/069 Swanna Promotion 024/069 Jolteon Promotion 025/069 Raikou Promotion 026/069 Plusle Promotion 027/069 Minun Promotion 028/069 Joltik Promotion 029/069 Galvantula Promotion 030/069 Tynamo Promotion 031/069 Eelektrik Promotion 032/069 Eelektross Promotion 033/069 Espeon Promotion 034/069 Slowking Promotion 035/069 Woobat Promotion 036/069 Swoobat Promotion 037/069 Yamask Promotion 038/069 Cofagrigus Promotion 039/069 Aerodactyl Promotion 040/069 Drilbur Promotion 041/069 Excadrill Promotion 042/069 Umbreon Promotion 043/069 Sableye Promotion 044/069 Darkrai Promotion 045/069 Sandile Promotion 046/069 Krokorok Promotion 047/069 Krookodile Promotion 048/069 Zorua Promotion 049/069 Zoroark Promotion 050/069 Vullaby Promotion 051/069 Mandibuzz Promotion 052/069 Escavalier Promotion 053/069 Klink Promotion 054/069 Klang Promotion 055/069 Klinklang Promotion 056/069 Chansey Promotion 057/069 Blissey Promotion 058/069 Eevee Promotion 059/069 Lillipup Promotion 060/069 Herdier Promotion 061/069 Stoutland Promotion 062/069 Tornadus Promotion 063/069 Enhanced Hammer I Promotion 064/069 Dark Patch I Promotion 065/069 Rare Candy I Promotion 066/069 Old Amber Aerodactyl I Promotion 067/069 Dark Claw I Promotion 068/069 Hooligans Jim & Cas Su Promotion 069/069 Twist Mountain St Promotion 070/069 Entei Promotion 071/069 Raikou Promotion 072/069 Darkrai Promotion 073/069 Tornadus Promotion 074/069 Gardevoir Promotion 075/069 Archeops Promotion 076/069 Pokémon Catcher I Promotion

Gallery

English Venusaur pack	English Darkrai pack	English Excadrill pack	English Scrafty pack
Japanese Dark Rush pack	Japanese Dark Rush booster box	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins
The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins	The Sneak-Peek Tins

Languages this set is released in

The Dark Rush set is released in Japanese and Korean. The Japanese set is only available in 1st edition, and the Korean set is only available in unlimited edition. The Dark Explorers set is released in English, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese, with cards also available as Reverse Holos (with the exception of the Portuguese set, which lacked Reverse Holos).

In other languages

Language Title French Explorateurs Obscurs German Erforscher der Finsternis Italian Esploratori delle Tenebre Korean 다크러시 Dark Rush Brazilian Portuguese Exploradores da Escuridão Russian Тёмные Исследователи Tyomnyye Issledovateli Spanish Oscuros Exploradores *

External links

• Official website (archived)

• Set checklist

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