# Dark Patch #93/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Dark Patch was the engine behind Darkrai EX in the Black & White years, speeding up energy attachment so the big hitter could swing early, and it stayed a deck staple for as long as that archetype ran. Uncommon and plentiful, it's a player's card rather than a collector's chase. The modelled guide sits at $1.88, up 3% over 30 days on 11 copies traded, with 254 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $54, 29 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 | 93/108 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Subtype | Item |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.88** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-04
- 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 2026-11-04
- Floor delivered ask: $2.74 — as of 2026-11-05T01:36:32.086Z
- Quant score: 57/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T01:36:32.086Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T20:11:09.809Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-25T20:11:08.270Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-22T17:55:03.013Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-25T20:11:08.269Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T22:29:28.856Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/dark-patch-93)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-93%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)