# Bisharp #79/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Bisharp is the Gen V Dark and Steel blade-wielder with a loyal following among players who like its menacing, samurai-adjacent design. Here it's a plain Rare, a mid-tier pull in the set, with Naoki Saito's name attached, so demand is modest and steady rather than driven by any chase status. The modelled guide sits at $1.42, up 6% over 30 days on 3 copies traded, with 485 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $53, 38 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 | 79/108 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Naoki Saito |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Pawniard |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Metal |
| Attack: Aerial Ace | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. |
| Attack: Metal Claw | cost Metal/Metal/Colorless — damage 80 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Bisharp #625](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/bisharp) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.42** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-08
- 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 2026-11-08
- Floor delivered ask: $2.69 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 71/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-05T11:02:01.270Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-08T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T18:44:02.737Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-17T16:09:44.987Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T18:44:02.736Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:41:01.809Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/bisharp-79)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-79%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)