Pokémon · Black & White
Bisharp
Dark Explorers · #72 · Rare · 2012
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From
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Market reference
$0.85
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 111
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Pawniard
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 625
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Bisharp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Slash) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Pawniard; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Bisharp
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.2 copies on average · 5 decks
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Bisharp?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Bisharp pursues prey in the company of a large group of Pawniard. Then Bisharp finishes off the prey."
DCSlash — 30
DCCFury Cutter — 30+
Flip 3 coins. If 1 of them is heads, this attack does 10 more damage. If 2 of them are heads, this attack does 30 more damage. If all of them are heads, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Bisharp or Dark Explorers.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Bisharp was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/08/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.43 | $0.85 | $19.98 | $0.85 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.63 | $1.36 | $19.98 | $1.51 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.65 |
| 7-day average | €0.79 |
| 30-day average | €0.84 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.00 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.60 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.49 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.60 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.90 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.22 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.47 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Bisharp is real?
Bisharp is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Bisharp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Bisharp is $0.85; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Bisharp from?
Bisharp is from the Pokémon set "Dark Explorers" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Bisharp?
Bisharp is a Rare card in the Dark Explorers set.
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