# Shelmet #10/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Shelmet is a bulk common from the Black & White years, a pull that fills a binder slot more than it ever earned attention. Its one real claim is the Shelmet and Accelgor trade-evolution story, plus Shigenori Negishi's name on a Grass Basic that fans of the quirky Gen V designs still gather. A $0.29 modelled guide, down 3% over 30 days with no copies traded, says bulk, with 2,667 days of inventory sitting on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.08 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 10/108 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Shigenori Negishi |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Body Slam | cost Grass/Grass — damage 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Shelmet #616](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/shelmet) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.29** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- 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 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $1.74 — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z
- Quant score: 23/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 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 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T03:21:35.638Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-09T15:13:32.003Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T03:21:35.637Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/shelmet-10)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-10%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)