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Excadrill

Dark Explorers 56/108 • rare

Set: Dark Explorers
Number: 56/108
Rarity: Rare
Released: 2012
Energy type: fighting energy
Market price: $0.71
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita

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Market

What it's worth

$0.71market price via TCGplayer · Sep 20, 2026$0.58 – $0.71 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This Excadrill card from the 2012 Dark Explorers set represents the expansion's focus on the Unova region's unique Pokémon and their associated game mechanics. Collectors often prize this card for its connection to the transition into the Black & White series, which remains a nostalgic era for many Pokémon trading card enthusiasts.

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Card face

What it does

120 HPStage 1

Cost: fighting energyTunnel Strike

This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Cost: fighting energy fighting energyDig Uppercut50

Put a card from your discard pile into your hand.

Weaknesswater energy×2Resistancelightning energy-20Retreatcolorless energy colorless energy colorless energy

More than 300 feet below the surface, they build mazelike nests. Their activity can be destructive to subway tunnels.

Formats

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Provenance

Where it came from

Excadrill (56/108) was released in the 2012 Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion titled Dark Explorers. This set was notable for its emphasis on Dark-type Pokémon and the introduction of the Pokémon-EX mechanic, which featured powerful, high-HP cards with distinct artwork. As a Fighting-type card, this Excadrill reflects the generation five era of the franchise, specifically drawing on the creature's debut in the Black and White games.

The card features an illustration by Kouki Saitou, a prolific artist known for his clean lines and dynamic character posing within the TCG. The design focuses on Excadrill's signature drill-like claws and burrowing nature, fitting its thematic role as a powerful Ground and Steel-type Pokémon. Within the competitive landscape of the time, the card was regarded as a standard rare inclusion, appreciated by players for its thematic consistency with the set's focus on heavy-hitting attackers.

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