Aerodactyl53/108 · Dark Explorers Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Normal
- PSA 9$26modelled
- PSA 10$66modelled
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Dark Explorers #53/108, 2012. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
No foil anywhere — the non-holo printing.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Aerodactyl is a Rare Pokémon card from Dark Explorers (#53, released 2012), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura. It's a Restored Fighting-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Old Amber Aerodactyl, weak to Grass ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 12 September 2026.
Aerodactyl price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
We'll email you when this card's value crosses your target.
Verified sales history
Medium confidence14 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Moderate — Occasional sales
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
By grade
- Raw$2.9921 sales · 14 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 8$19.521 sale
Is Aerodactyl worth grading?
Raw $3.54 → graded PSA 10 ≈ $66.38, after ~$70.65 grading fee → 18.8× the raw value.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Aerodactyl is a Rare in Dark Explorers — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 59.7% of the time, split across 19 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 32 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $66.38 | $71 | −$8 | 18.8× |
| PSA 9 | $26.12 | $70 | −$48 | 7.4× |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
0 of the 1 PSA-graded Aerodactyl copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 0%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 1.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 9.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Aerodactyl 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Aerodactyl 53/108 Dark Explorers LPRaw · eBay$2.00
Aerodactyl 53/108 Rare DEX Dark Explorers Pokemon MPRaw · eBay$2.99
Aerodactyl 53/108 Dark Explorers LPRaw · eBay$3.00
Aerodactyl 53/108 Dark Explorers RegularRaw · eBay$3.09![Aerodactyl [Normal MP - Dark Explorers 53/108]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zuQAAeSwfzZqTdDB/s-l225.jpg)
Aerodactyl [Normal MP - Dark Explorers 53/108]Raw · eBay$3.43
The Pokémon Company Aerodactyl 53/108 Dark Explorers Rare Eng 2012 90HPRaw · eBay$3.50Cheapest raw copy $3.09 — 13% below our near-mint estimate of $4
Buying this card on eBay? The free CardTrack extension shows our value and a deal verdict right on the listing. Add to Chrome →
Affiliate links — we may earn a commission. Prices shown are sold-based, not sponsored placements.
All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | modelled$66$56–$76 | |
| PSA 9 | modelled$26$22–$30 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
5% spreadCurrently 5% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Old Amber Aerodactyl.
Your Pokémon's attacks do 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Put this card onto your Bench only with the effect of Old Amber Aerodactyl
“A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
A ferocious, pre historic POKéMON that goes for the enemy's throat with its serrated saw-like fangs.
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Aerodactyl cards
There are 11 different Aerodactyl printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Dark Explorers #53 (Rare). The most valuable 7 are below.
More from Dark Explorers
Frequently asked questions
How much is Aerodactyl (Dark Explorers #53) worth?
As of 12 September 2026, Aerodactyl from Dark Explorers is worth approximately $3.54 ungraded (near-mint), and around $66 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Aerodactyl?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Aerodactyl from Dark Explorers is worth around $66 — roughly 19× the raw ungraded value of $3.54.
Should I grade my Aerodactyl?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Aerodactyl rare?
Aerodactyl is a Rare card from Dark Explorers (card #53).
How do I know if my Aerodactyl is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
Cite & embed this card
Free to use with attribution to CardTrack.
Aerodactyl (Dark Explorers #53) — Pokémon market value $3.54, PSA 10 $66.38. Source: CardTrack, https://cardtrack.com/pokemon/card/dark-explorers/aerodactyl-53<iframe src="https://cardtrack.com/embed/card?id=bw5-53" width="100%" height="160" style="border:0;max-width:460px" title="Aerodactyl price — CardTrack" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font:12px system-ui">Source: <a href="https://cardtrack.com">CardTrack</a></p>