Pokémon TCG Black Bolt: All 172 Cards, Chase Prices & Products
Black Bolt is one half of the Unova split expansion: 172 cards with Zekrom ex and Meloetta ex, plus its chase cards and products.
Pokémon TCG: Black Bolt released on July 18, 2025, alongside White Flare. Its card list runs to 172, every card numbered over 086, and it holds more than 65 illustration rare cards. The top cards are the two Black White Rares: Victini 171/086 at CA$868 and Zekrom ex 172/086 at CA$826. Below: the rarity ladder, the chase cards and every product with its market price.
Black Bolt on Quaza Track
Sealed index
387.98
288% above launch price · 3 months +4.1%
Top card
Victini 171/086
CA$868
Top sealed
Black Bolt Booster Bundle Display
CA$2,605
Market prices as of See every price
Black Bolt
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Black Bolt and White Flare
Black Bolt is one half of a split expansion that highlights all 156 Pokémon first discovered in the Unova region. White Flare holds the other half. The two feature entirely different Pokémon with one exception, Victini, which is on the Black Bolt card list at 012/086 and 171/086.
The chase cards
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How the 172 cards break down
The main set's Pokémon ex are Serperior ex 003/086, Kyurem ex 028/086, Zekrom ex 034/086, Meloetta ex 044/086, Excadrill ex 046/086 and Genesect ex 067/086. The secrets run 087 to 172: Illustration Rares 087 to 155, Ultra Rares 156 to 163, Special Illustration Rares 164 to 170 and the Black White Rares at 171 and 172.
The set also has parallel cards with Poké Ball patterns, and special illustrations of each Pokémon.
Standard legality follows the regulation mark printed on each card, whatever set it came from. Cards with the G mark left the Standard format on March 26, 2026 on Pokémon TCG Live and on April 10, 2026 at in-person events. Expanded still covers the Black & White Series onward.
Every product, with live prices
Black Bolt is a special expansion, so its packs come in products like the Poster Collection rather than booster displays. Every product below carries its official contents and its market price today. Full history is on the Black Bolt tracker page.
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Elite Trainer Box9 packs · Thundurus promo
Market CA$2247-day change ▲ 0.6% -
Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box11 packs · two Thundurus promos, one with the Pokémon Center logo
Market CA$3677-day change ▲ 0.2% -
Booster Bundle6 packs
Market CA$1337-day change ▼ 1.4% -
Binder Collection5 packs · 9-pocket binder
Market CA$1137-day change ▲ 0.5% -
Unova Poster Collection2 Black Bolt and 2 White Flare packs · Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott promos
Market CA$607-day change ▼ 4.2% -
Unova Victini Illustration Collection2 Black Bolt and 2 White Flare packs · Victini promos
Market CA$1007-day change ▲ 0.2% - Unova Mini Tin, eight designs1 Black Bolt and 1 White Flare pack · sticker card and art card
Contents: pokemon.com and tcg.pokemon.com. Market: Quaza Track, updated .
What each product contains
- Elite Trainer Box
- 9 packs, a full-art foil Thundurus promo, 65 sleeves, 45 Energy cards, a player's guide, 6 damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, 2 condition markers, a collector's box with 4 dividers and a Pokémon TCG Live code card.
- Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box
- 11 packs and two full-art foil Thundurus promos, one with the Pokémon Center logo, plus the same accessories.
- Booster Bundle
- 6 packs.
- Binder Collection
- 5 packs, a thematic 9-pocket binder and a collector's card list.
- Unova Poster Collection
- 2 Black Bolt and 2 White Flare packs, foil Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott promos, a double-sided 26.875 by 39 inch poster and a code card.
- Unova Mini Tin
- 1 Black Bolt and 1 White Flare pack, a sticker card and an art card. There are eight designs, and the art cards combine into one image.
- Unova Victini Illustration Collection
- 2 Black Bolt and 2 White Flare packs, a full-art foil Victini promo, a premium parallel foil Victini, an oversize foil Victini and a code card.
Black Bolt prices today
The Black White Rares lead: Victini 171/086 is CA$868 and Zekrom ex 172/086 CA$826. The Zekrom ex Special Illustration Rare 166/086 is CA$331, Seismitoad 105/086 CA$271 and Kyurem ex 165/086 CA$94.
On the sealed side, the Elite Trainer Box is CA$224, the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box CA$367 and the Booster Bundle CA$133. The Booster Bundle Display is CA$2,605. Each price links to its full history on Quaza Track.
Release timeline
- Black Bolt and White Flare release, with the Elite Trainer Boxes, the Binder Collections, the Unova Poster Collection and the Unova Mini Tins.
- The Unova Victini Illustration Collection follows.
- The Booster Bundles follow.
- The 2026 rotation takes effect on Pokémon TCG Live.
- The 2026 rotation takes effect at in-person events.
The rest of the Scarlet & Violet era
The other half of the release has its own products and chase list: the White Flare set guide covers it. More set guides: Destined Rivals and Mega Evolution.
Frequently asked questions
When did Pokémon TCG Black Bolt release?
July 18, 2025, alongside White Flare. The Unova Victini Illustration Collection followed on August 1, 2025, and the Booster Bundles on August 22, 2025.
How many cards are in Black Bolt?
172 on the official card list, every card numbered over 086. Illustration Rares run 087 to 155, Ultra Rares 156 to 163, Special Illustration Rares 164 to 170 and the Black White Rares are 171 and 172.
What is the most valuable Black Bolt card?
The Victini Black White Rare at 171/086, with the Zekrom ex Black White Rare at 172/086 behind it. Their prices today are in the prices section above.
Is there a Black Bolt booster box?
Black Bolt is a special expansion. Its packs come in products like the Poster Collection and the Booster Bundle rather than in booster displays.
Black Bolt and White Flare sealed at Quaza Collect
Elite Trainer Boxes, bundles and the Unova collections, with daily market prices.
Sources
- Pokémon: Black Bolt expansion page and card list (release date, card and illustration rare counts, the 156 Unova Pokémon, product launch dates)
- Pokémon TCG: Black Bolt and White Flare, product contents, special-expansion products and the Victini exception
- Pokémon: Binder Collection contents
- Pokémon: Unova Poster Collection contents
- Pokémon: Unova Mini Tin contents
- Pokémon: Unova Victini Illustration Collection contents
- Pokémon card database: Black Bolt card pages (illustrators and rarities)
- Pokémon: 2026 Standard format rotation announcement, Jan 9, 2026
- Quaza Track: Black Bolt market prices
