# Escavalier (Japanese) #052 — BW4: Dark Rush

## Summary

Japanese collectors had Escavalier in December 2011, about five months before the same card reached English players in Dark Explorers in May 2012. The Japanese BW4: Dark Rush copy shows the knight-like Bug in a metallic grey body with a red plume and striped lances, standing on a rocky ledge in front of green pines. As a plain uncommon it never headlined a pack, but its Steel typing and lance attack kept it a sturdy deck inclusion. The modelled guide sits at $1.00; no PSA population is on file.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | BW4: Dark Rush |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 052 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | jp-bw |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2011-12-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.00** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-12
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-12
- Floor delivered ask: $2.98 — as of 2026-11-05T18:39:30.732Z
- Quant score: 96/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T18:39:30.732Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-12-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-05T18:29:59.432Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-05T18:29:59.432Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-05T18:29:59.432Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/bw4-dark-rush/escavalier)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23898-052%3AJA%3ANORMAL%3AFIRST_EDITION~NM)