# Archeops #110/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Archeops carried a notorious Ability that shut off evolving for both players, and in Dark Explorers it anchored a real lock strategy, so this secret rare sits on actual tournament history. Gen V fossil birds have a devoted following, and 5ban Graphics, a prolific Pokémon TCG illustrator, adds appeal. At a $170 modelled guide, with 2 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.25 out of White Flare; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $4,560 and a 11% observed gem rate putting about $290 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 110/108 |
| Rarity | Secret Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Archen |
| HP | 130 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Ability: Ancient Power | Each player can’t play any Pokémon from his or her hand to evolve his or her Pokémon. |
| Attack: Rock Slide | cost Fighting/Fighting/Colorless — damage 60 — Does 10 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Archeops #567](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/archeops) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$170.24** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-14
- 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 2026-11-14
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 39/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-14T22:38:18.321Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-14T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T15:00:48.326Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-11T10:57:21.634Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/archeops-110)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-110%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)