# Aerodactyl #53/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Aerodactyl is a Gen I fossil with a steady fan base, and this Restored version leaned on its Ancient Scream ability to add pressure in a format that rewarded cheap, supportive attackers. A plain Rare in Dark Explorers, it's a mid-tier pull sought mostly by Kimura and fossil completists. The modelled guide sits at $3.58, down 3% over 30 days on 5 copies traded, with 224 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $76, 21 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 53/108 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Naoyo Kimura |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | RESTORED |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Ability: Ancient Scream | Your Pokémon’s attacks do 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). |
| Attack: Wing Attack | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Aerodactyl #142](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/aerodactyl) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$3.58** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02
- 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 2026-11-02
- Floor delivered ask: $3.99 — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z
- Quant score: 16/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T23:11:36.708Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T20:12:58.766Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T20:12:58.767Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-18T23:54:04.320Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T20:12:58.766Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:39:50.638Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/aerodactyl-53)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-53%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)