# Raikou-EX #105/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Raikou-EX is a Johto beast with a devoted fanbase, and its bench-sniping Volt Bolt made it a real Lightning option in the Black & White era. An Ultra Rare in Dark Explorers, it was a true chase pull, with 5ban Graphics as illustrator. The modelled guide sits at $320 with 6 copies traded in 30 days; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $20,000 and a 7% observed gem rate putting about $780 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 105/108 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Suffix | EX |
| HP | 170 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Attack: Thunder Fang | cost Lightning/Colorless — damage 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Attack: Volt Bolt | cost Lightning/Lightning/Colorless — Discard all Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 100 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Raikou #243](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/raikou) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$320.40** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T04:00:36.250Z
- 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 2026-10-22T04:00:36.250Z
- Floor delivered ask: $346.91 — as of 2026-10-22T04:00:36.250Z
- Quant score: 48/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T04:00:36.250Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-01T09:16:32.525Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T18:14:41.734Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-11T20:40:03.373Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/raikou-ex-105)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-105%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)