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Black Bolt Pokémon cards — how many are there and what are they worth?

There are 172 Black Bolt cards on file, 171 of them with a price, and the typical one costs $13.28.

Set · 172 cards · 171 with a price · $0.41 to $605.75 · read August 14, 2026

How much is a Black Bolt Pokémon card worth?

The typical Black Bolt card costs $13.28. Across the 171 of them that carry a price, the cheapest is $0.41 and the dearest is $605.75 — Zekrom ex 172, at $605.75. That spread is why the group price is a starting point and not a valuation of any one card.

Card facts are read from openly published card files; prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026.

All setsRarityPrint variantPokédex numberRegulation markEnergy typeArtistEvolution stageCard mechanicAttack costAttack damageRetreat cost

Black Bolt 172 cardsSet

Black Bolt price summary

171 with a price · $0.41 to $605.75 · No. 33 of 145 sets by typical price · +149.2% in 11 months · 116 HP on average · weak to Fire

Typical price, last 11 months$13.28+149.2% from $5.33
Card price ladder$605.75$19.50 to $605.75
Place among setsNo. 33CheapestMiddleDearestTypical price $13.28 · No. 33 of 145
112 sets cost less than this one
Cards on file172171 carry a priceMost expensive card$605.75Zekrom ex 172Cheapest on record$0.41across all 171 priced cardsPrice rose+149.2%over the last 11 monthsPlace by priceNo. 33of 145 sets

What stands out about Black Bolt cards

  • Scale 172 cards carry this set — 0.8% of the 20,444 English cards on file.
  • Price Half of the priced cards cost under $13.28, but the dearest reaches $605.75 — a gap of 46×.
  • Place By typical price this is No. 33 of 145 sets; 112 of them cost less.
  • Record 171 of the 172 cards have a price on file. The rest are counted but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

How 20,444 English cards narrow down to these 172

Full bar = that step's denominator · filled = what carries over
  • English cards on file 20,44420,033 cardsonly cards that record a set remain · 98.0% of 20,444
  • Cards with a set 20,033172 cardsonly Black Bolt remain · 0.9% of 20,033
  • The 172 cards on this page172 cards0.8% of every English card on file

The middle step counts every card that records a set, including sets too small to have a page of their own. That is why its figure is larger than the totals on the set list, which only counts the groups it can open.

Black Bolt Pokémon cards at a glance

  • What this group is. 172 cards share the set zsv10pt5. A set is the expansion a card was printed in, and every card in the card files this site reads names exactly one. Sorting by set puts each release back together the way it was sold, so a card can be read next to the cards it shared a pack with.
  • What they cost. The typical card is $13.28. Across the 171 priced cards the range runs $0.41 to $605.75.
  • Where it stands. No. 33 of 145 sets by typical price, with 112 of them cheaper.
  • What the cards are like. They average 116 HP and 71 maximum damage, and are most often weak to Fire.
  • What is listed below. The 50 most expensive of the 171 cards that carry a price, each with its own price page. Cards without a price are counted in the total but are not listed.
  • When it was read. Every figure on this page comes from the archive as it stood on August 14, 2026.
Source: Counted from 172 cards on file, 171 of them with a price

Every Black Bolt card with a price on file

The 50 dearest Black Bolt cards, each one opening its own price page.
1Zekrom ex 172 — Black BoltMarket $605.75Zekrom ex [172]2Victini 171 — Black BoltMarket $603.80Victini [171]3Zekrom ex 166 — Black BoltMarket $288.50Zekrom ex [166]4Seismitoad 105 — Black BoltMarket $235.15Seismitoad [105]5Kyurem ex 165 — Black BoltMarket $80.67Kyurem ex [165]6Haxorus 147 — Black BoltMarket $75.68Haxorus [147]7N's Plan 170 — Black BoltMarket $71.86N's Plan [170]8Victini 12 — Black BoltMarket $65.21Victini [12]9Volcarona 100 — Black BoltMarket $62.15Volcarona [100]10Krookodile 137 — Black BoltMarket $56.87Krookodile [137]11Lilligant 92 — Black BoltMarket $56.52Lilligant [92]12Dwebble 129 — Black BoltMarket $51.98Dwebble [129]13Serperior ex 164 — Black BoltMarket $47.16Serperior ex [164]14Genesect ex 169 — Black BoltMarket $47.12Genesect ex [169]15Amoonguss 96 — Black BoltMarket $45.89Amoonguss [96]16Audino 151 — Black BoltMarket $44.39Audino [151]17Meloetta ex 167 — Black BoltMarket $40.21Meloetta ex [167]18Pidove 148 — Black BoltMarket $39.80Pidove [148]19Conkeldurr 127 — Black BoltMarket $39.59Conkeldurr [127]20Tirtouga 106 — Black BoltMarket $36.44Tirtouga [106]21Fraxure 146 — Black BoltMarket $34.20Fraxure [146]22Unfezant 150 — Black BoltMarket $34.14Unfezant [150]23Klinklang 141 — Black BoltMarket $32.86Klinklang [141]24Snivy 87 — Black BoltMarket $32.54Snivy [87]25Landorus 131 — Black BoltMarket $32.16Landorus [131]26Cobalion 144 — Black BoltMarket $32.02Cobalion [144]27Solosis 118 — Black BoltMarket $31.14Solosis [118]28Cinccino 153 — Black BoltMarket $29.97Cinccino [153]29Scolipede 134 — Black BoltMarket $29.02Scolipede [134]30Eelektross 115 — Black BoltMarket $28.79Eelektross [115]31Musharna 36 — Black BoltMarket $28.49Musharna [36]32Petilil 91 — Black BoltMarket $27.72Petilil [91]33Minccino 152 — Black BoltMarket $26.27Minccino [152]34Maractus 8 — Black BoltMarket $25.93Maractus [8]35Alomomola 108 — Black BoltMarket $25.44Alomomola [108]36Pansage 89 — Black BoltMarket $24.65Pansage [89]37Excadrill ex 168 — Black BoltMarket $24.03Excadrill ex [168]38Darmanitan 14 — Black BoltMarket $23.95Darmanitan [14]39Eelektrik 114 — Black BoltMarket $23.44Eelektrik [114]40Whirlipede 55 — Black BoltMarket $22.30Whirlipede [55]41Scolipede 56 — Black BoltMarket $22.19Scolipede [56]42Emolga 29 — Black BoltMarket $21.38Emolga [29]43Simisage 5 — Black BoltMarket $21.07Simisage [5]44Tynamo 113 — Black BoltMarket $20.99Tynamo [113]45Axew 145 — Black BoltMarket $20.57Axew [145]46Munna 116 — Black BoltMarket $19.97Munna [116]47Timburr 125 — Black BoltMarket $19.78Timburr [125]48Cubchoo 109 — Black BoltMarket $19.66Cubchoo [109]49Krookodile 59 — Black BoltMarket $19.55Krookodile [59]50Alomomola 24 — Black BoltMarket $19.50Alomomola [24]

The 50 most expensive Black Bolt cards on file, dearest first. The badge on each card is its market price.

1 of the 172 cards on file carry no published price, so they are counted in every total on this page but are not drawn here rather than shown with a guessed figure.

The grid above runs dearest first. This list runs in printing order — by card number inside the set — so a card can be found the way it sits in a binder rather than by what it costs.

Each row opens that card's own price page.

The same 50 cards in printing orderCard number · name · rarity · market price
Simisage 5 — Black Bolt price page1Simisage#5 · Uncommon$21.07GrassMaractus 8 — Black Bolt price page2Maractus#8 · Common$25.93GrassVictini 12 — Black Bolt price page3Victini#12 · Rare$65.21FireDarmanitan 14 — Black Bolt price page4Darmanitan#14 · Uncommon$23.95FireAlomomola 24 — Black Bolt price page5Alomomola#24 · Uncommon$19.50WaterEmolga 29 — Black Bolt price page6Emolga#29 · Common$21.38LightningMusharna 36 — Black Bolt price page7Musharna#36 · Uncommon$28.49PsychicWhirlipede 55 — Black Bolt price page8Whirlipede#55 · Common$22.30DarknessScolipede 56 — Black Bolt price page9Scolipede#56 · Uncommon$22.19DarknessKrookodile 59 — Black Bolt price page10Krookodile#59 · Uncommon$19.55Darkness
Show the rest of the list40 more cards in printing order+40
Snivy 87 — Black Bolt price page11Snivy#87 · Illustration Rare$32.54GrassPansage 89 — Black Bolt price page12Pansage#89 · Illustration Rare$24.65GrassPetilil 91 — Black Bolt price page13Petilil#91 · Illustration Rare$27.72GrassLilligant 92 — Black Bolt price page14Lilligant#92 · Illustration Rare$56.52GrassAmoonguss 96 — Black Bolt price page15Amoonguss#96 · Illustration Rare$45.89GrassVolcarona 100 — Black Bolt price page16Volcarona#100 · Illustration Rare$62.15FireSeismitoad 105 — Black Bolt price page17Seismitoad#105 · Illustration Rare$235.15WaterTirtouga 106 — Black Bolt price page18Tirtouga#106 · Illustration Rare$36.44WaterAlomomola 108 — Black Bolt price page19Alomomola#108 · Illustration Rare$25.44WaterCubchoo 109 — Black Bolt price page20Cubchoo#109 · Illustration Rare$19.66WaterTynamo 113 — Black Bolt price page21Tynamo#113 · Illustration Rare$20.99LightningEelektrik 114 — Black Bolt price page22Eelektrik#114 · Illustration Rare$23.44LightningEelektross 115 — Black Bolt price page23Eelektross#115 · Illustration Rare$28.79LightningMunna 116 — Black Bolt price page24Munna#116 · Illustration Rare$19.97PsychicSolosis 118 — Black Bolt price page25Solosis#118 · Illustration Rare$31.14PsychicTimburr 125 — Black Bolt price page26Timburr#125 · Illustration Rare$19.78FightingConkeldurr 127 — Black Bolt price page27Conkeldurr#127 · Illustration Rare$39.59FightingDwebble 129 — Black Bolt price page28Dwebble#129 · Illustration Rare$51.98FightingLandorus 131 — Black Bolt price page29Landorus#131 · Illustration Rare$32.16FightingScolipede 134 — Black Bolt price page30Scolipede#134 · Illustration Rare$29.02DarknessKrookodile 137 — Black Bolt price page31Krookodile#137 · Illustration Rare$56.87DarknessKlinklang 141 — Black Bolt price page32Klinklang#141 · Illustration Rare$32.86MetalCobalion 144 — Black Bolt price page33Cobalion#144 · Illustration Rare$32.02MetalAxew 145 — Black Bolt price page34Axew#145 · Illustration Rare$20.57DragonFraxure 146 — Black Bolt price page35Fraxure#146 · Illustration Rare$34.20DragonHaxorus 147 — Black Bolt price page36Haxorus#147 · Illustration Rare$75.68DragonPidove 148 — Black Bolt price page37Pidove#148 · Illustration Rare$39.80ColorlessUnfezant 150 — Black Bolt price page38Unfezant#150 · Illustration Rare$34.14ColorlessAudino 151 — Black Bolt price page39Audino#151 · Illustration Rare$44.39ColorlessMinccino 152 — Black Bolt price page40Minccino#152 · Illustration Rare$26.27ColorlessCinccino 153 — Black Bolt price page41Cinccino#153 · Illustration Rare$29.97ColorlessSerperior ex 164 — Black Bolt price page42Serperior ex#164 · Special Illustration Rare$47.16GrassKyurem ex 165 — Black Bolt price page43Kyurem ex#165 · Special Illustration Rare$80.67WaterZekrom ex 166 — Black Bolt price page44Zekrom ex#166 · Special Illustration Rare$288.50LightningMeloetta ex 167 — Black Bolt price page45Meloetta ex#167 · Special Illustration Rare$40.21PsychicExcadrill ex 168 — Black Bolt price page46Excadrill ex#168 · Special Illustration Rare$24.03FightingGenesect ex 169 — Black Bolt price page47Genesect ex#169 · Special Illustration Rare$47.12MetalN's Plan 170 — Black Bolt price page48N's Plan#170 · Special Illustration Rare$71.86Victini 171 — Black Bolt price page49Victini#171 · Rare$603.80FireZekrom ex 172 — Black Bolt price page50Zekrom ex#172 · Black White Rare$605.75Lightning
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Which Black Bolt cards share a name across several printings?

10 of the 50 cards listed above are reprints of just 5 names. Buying by name alone is how people end up with the wrong printing, because these share a name but not a set, a rarity or a price.

Zekrom ex2 printings · 1 set

Zekrom ex [172]Black White Rare · Black BoltMarket $605.75Zekrom ex [166]Special Illustration Rare · Black BoltMarket $288.50

Victini2 printings · 1 set

Victini [171]Rare · Black BoltMarket $603.80Victini [12]Rare · Black BoltMarket $65.21

Krookodile2 printings · 1 set

Krookodile [137]Illustration Rare · Black BoltMarket $56.87Krookodile [59]Uncommon · Black BoltMarket $19.55

Scolipede2 printings · 1 set

Scolipede [134]Illustration Rare · Black BoltMarket $29.02Scolipede [56]Uncommon · Black BoltMarket $22.19

Alomomola2 printings · 1 set

Alomomola [108]Illustration Rare · Black BoltMarket $25.44Alomomola [24]Uncommon · Black BoltMarket $19.50
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Are Black Bolt Pokémon cards going up in value?

This is the middle price of the whole set on each reading day, so it answers the question for Black Bolt as a set rather than for one card.

What one Black Bolt card cost over the readings on file

Middle price of one card · 13 readings · latest $13.28
Sep 12, 2025Middle price of one card$5.33Aug 14, 2026Middle price of one card$13.28From start+149.2%From previous+0.1%
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Every point is a reading taken on that date, joined without smoothing. Cards that carry no price are left out of every point rather than counted as zero.
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How Black Bolt Pokémon card prices are spread

One number cannot describe a set whose cards run from pocket change to several hundred dollars. These points and the two ends below show the shape of it.

An average hides the shape of a set. These points say where the money actually sits among Black Bolt cards.

A typical Black Bolt card$13.28medianThat is 2.2% of the dearest single card at $605.75. "Black Bolt cards are expensive" is a story about one card.
The cheapest Black Bolt card$0.41Black Bolt #81That is 3.1% of the typical price, so this set has cards you can buy for pocket change.
One in four costs less than this$4.26lower quarterA quarter of the priced cards sit under $4.26.
One in ten costs more than this$39.80upper tenthThat is 3.0× the typical price. This bar is the longest one here, and the tiles above are measured against it.

The two ends of that spread are both Black Bolt cards. Put side by side, they show what you are actually paying for.

Dearest on fileZekrom exBlack Bolt #172One card carries the reputation of the whole set at $605.75.
1,477 times apartBoth were opened out of the same packs.
A quarter of the set costs under $4.26.
171 of the 172 cards carry a price at all.
Cheapest on fileEnergy CoinBlack Bolt #81The same set, in print, for $0.41.
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What Black Bolt Pokémon cards are made of, and which of them hold the value

Black Bolt prints 8 rarities across its 172 cards, and the biggest of them is Illustration Rare with 69 cards.
8rarities printed
Illustration Rare69 · 40.1%Common39 · 22.7%Uncommon31 · 18.0%Rare11 · 6.4%Ultra Rare8 · 4.7%Special Illustration Rare7 · 4.1%The rest7 · 4.1%

The rarities printed in Black Bolt, counted across all 172 cards on file.

Every rarity in Black Bolt, most printed first
Illustration Rare40.1%$18.28 typical69 cards
Common22.7%$3.23 typical39 cards
Uncommon18.0%$13.33 typical31 cards
Rare6.4%$14.43 typical11 cards
Ultra Rare4.7%$1.48 typical8 cards
Special Illustration Rare4.1%$47.16 typical7 cards
Double Rare3.5%$0.58 typical6 cards
Black White Rare0.6%1 cards

Each bar is measured against the biggest rarity, Illustration Rare with 69 cards, so the bars compare the rarities with one another. The percentage on each row is that rarity's share of all 172 cards.

The price on each row is the middle price inside that rarity, not the price of any single card.

Every rarity in Black Bolt, most printed first
GroupShareValue
Illustration Rare40.1%69 cards
Common22.7%39 cards
Uncommon18.0%31 cards
Rare6.4%11 cards
Ultra Rare4.7%8 cards
Special Illustration Rare4.1%7 cards
Double Rare3.5%6 cards
Black White Rare0.6%1 cards
10energy types
Water25 · 14.5%Grass23 · 13.4%Psychic20 · 11.6%Fighting19 · 11.0%Metal17 · 9.9%Colorless16 · 9.3%The rest52 · 30.2%

The energy types printed in Black Bolt. 161 of the 172 cards carry a type; the rest are cards with no energy type printed on them.

Every energy type in Black Bolt, most printed first
Water14.5%$14.57 typical25 cards
Grass13.4%$18.19 typical23 cards
Psychic11.6%$13.68 typical20 cards
Fighting11.0%$11.81 typical19 cards
Metal9.9%$12.30 typical17 cards
Colorless9.3%$11.07 typical16 cards
Lightning7.6%$19.03 typical13 cards
Darkness7.0%$15.04 typical12 cards
Fire5.8%$16.15 typical10 cards
Dragon3.5%$18.12 typical6 cards

Bars are measured against the most printed type. Adding the rows gives 161 cards; the other 11 carry no energy type, which is why the rows do not add up to 172.

A wide spread of types means a set can supply the start of almost any deck. A set that leans on two or three types only helps those decks.

Every energy type in Black Bolt, most printed first
GroupShareValue
Water14.5%25 cards
Grass13.4%23 cards
Psychic11.6%20 cards
Fighting11.0%19 cards
Metal9.9%17 cards
Colorless9.3%16 cards
Lightning7.6%13 cards
Darkness7.0%12 cards
Fire5.8%10 cards
Dragon3.5%6 cards
30rule box cards
Rule box cards30 · 17.4%The rest142 · 82.6%
Rule box
30cards
17.4% · gives up an extra prize
The rest
142cards
82.6% · one prize when knocked out
Basic Pokémon
84cards
playable straight from hand
Highest HP
320
the real reason to run one

A rule box card carries a printed rule that hands the opponent an extra prize card when it is knocked out. 30 of the 172 cards in Black Bolt carry one.

The count is read from the printed rule on the card face, so it covers ex, V, GX and every other rule box wording without needing a list of names.

What kinds of card Black Bolt prints
ex11.0%$1.59 typical19 cards
Supporter3.5%$1.21 typical6 cards
Item1.7%3 cards
Pokémon Tool0.6%1 cards
Special0.6%1 cards

Card kinds read from the card face. A card can carry more than one of these, so the rows are read one at a time against the 172 cards on file rather than as slices of one whole.

What kinds of card Black Bolt prints
GroupShareValue
ex11.0%19 cards
Supporter3.5%6 cards
Item1.7%3 cards
Pokémon Tool0.6%1 cards
Special0.6%1 cards
How far up the evolution line Black Bolt cards sit
Basic48.8%$11.52 typical84 cards
Stage 132.0%$13.81 typical55 cards
Stage 212.8%$17.95 typical22 cards

Basic cards can be played straight from hand; Stage 1 and Stage 2 need the card below them on the board first.

How far up the evolution line Black Bolt cards sit
GroupShareValue
Basic48.8%84 cards
Stage 132.0%55 cards
Stage 212.8%22 cards
An evolution line printed inside Black Bolt3 steps · every one of them in this set
AxewBasic · Black Bolt #145 · $20.57
FraxureStage 1 · Black Bolt #146 · $34.20
HaxorusStage 2 · Black Bolt #147 · $75.68
Axew → Fraxure → Haxorus
  • Every card in this line was printed in Black Bolt itself, so the whole line can be put together out of the same set.
  • The card at the end of the line costs $75.68, against $20.57 for the one it starts from — a gap of 3.7×.
  • 23 of the 50 cards listed on this page name an earlier Pokémon they evolve from.
What Black Bolt cards are played on top of6 named earlier Pokémon · most cards first
3 cardsDrilbur1.7% of the set
3 cardsServine1.7% of the set
2 cardsAntique Cover Fossil1.2% of the set
2 cardsAxew1.2% of the set
2 cardsCubchoo1.2% of the set
2 cardsDarumaka1.2% of the set
Who drew the Black Bolt cards
5ban Graphics2.9%$1.37 typical5 cards
N-DESIGN Inc.2.9%$0.90 typical5 cards
LINNE2.3%$14.96 typical4 cards
Shinya Mizuno2.3%$15.55 typical4 cards
Tomomi Ozaki2.3%$7.19 typical4 cards
hncl2.3%$8.27 typical4 cards
okayamatakatoshi2.3%$14.22 typical4 cards
Amelicart1.7%$11.14 typical3 cards

The 8 illustrators with the most cards in this set, out of 10 credited in total.

Who drew the Black Bolt cards
GroupShareValue
5ban Graphics2.9%5 cards
N-DESIGN Inc.2.9%5 cards
LINNE2.3%4 cards
Shinya Mizuno2.3%4 cards
Tomomi Ozaki2.3%4 cards
hncl2.3%4 cards
okayamatakatoshi2.3%4 cards
Amelicart1.7%3 cards
Black Bolt Pokémon cards by rarity
RarityCardsShare of the setTypical price
Illustration Rare69 40.1%$18.28
Common39 22.7%$3.23
Uncommon31 18.0%$13.33
Rare11 6.4%$14.43
Ultra Rare8 4.7%$1.48
Special Illustration Rare7 4.1%$47.16
Double Rare6 3.5%$0.58
Black White Rare1 0.6%—

Counted across all 172 Black Bolt cards on file. "Typical price" is the middle price inside that row.

The most common rarity alone covers 40.1% of the set. The thicker that layer is, the less it costs to put a first deck together — the frame gets built out of cards that fall out of packs, and the scarce ones are kept for the slots that decide a game.

Black Bolt prints 8 rarities, and the top three fill 80.8% of the set between them. The other 5 split the remaining 33 cards, which is the usual shape: the scarcer the tier, the more tiers there are and the fewer cards sit in each.

By energy type the set leans on Water with 25 cards, and the thinnest type on file is Dragon with 6. A gap of 19 cards between the widest and the narrowest type is what decides whether this set can start a deck of any colour or only feeds two of them.

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How much HP and damage Black Bolt Pokémon cards print

An average hides the shape of a group: it reads the same whether every Black Bolt card prints the same number or they run from one end of the scale to the other. These five points show which of the two is happening.
Black Bolt Pokémon cards — how far apart the numbers on the cards sit
MeasureLowestLower quarterTypicalUpper quarterHighestCards counted
HP4070100148320162
Biggest attack103060110200153

Trainer and energy cards carry no HP or attack, so they are left out of these counts rather than entered as zero. "Biggest attack" is the largest printed damage number on the card, before any condition the attack text adds.

The five points that describe Black Bolt card HP
Lowest12.5% of the highest40 HP
Lower quarter21.9% of the highest70 HP
Typical31.3% of the highest100 HP
Upper quarter46.3% of the highest148 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest320 HP

HP printed on the 162 Black Bolt cards that carry one. The typical card is 100 HP. Bar length is that HP against the highest in the group.

Half of these cards sit between 70 and 148 HP. The distance between the two ends is what a single average would have hidden.

The five points that describe Black Bolt card HP
GroupShareValue
Lowest12.5% of the highest40 HP
Lower quarter21.9% of the highest70 HP
Typical31.3% of the highest100 HP
Upper quarter46.3% of the highest148 HP
Highest100.0% of the highest320 HP
The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Black Bolt card
Lowest5.0% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter15.0% of the highest30 damage
Typical30.0% of the highest60 damage
Upper quarter55.0% of the highest110 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest200 damage

The largest printed damage number on each of the 153 Black Bolt cards that print one. The typical card hits for 60. Bar length is that number against the hardest hitter in the group.

Half of these cards hit between 30 and 110. Attack text that adds a condition is not counted here — only the printed number.

The five points that describe the biggest attack on a Black Bolt card
GroupShareValue
Lowest5.0% of the highest10 damage
Lower quarter15.0% of the highest30 damage
Typical30.0% of the highest60 damage
Upper quarter55.0% of the highest110 damage
Highest100.0% of the highest200 damage
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What are Black Bolt Pokémon cards weak to?

Weakness is the one printed number that doubles incoming damage, so it decides more matches than HP does. Across the 155 Black Bolt cards that print one, the most common is Fire on 40 of them.
What Black Bolt Pokémon cards are weak to
Fire25.8%40 cards
Lightning16.8%26 cards
Fighting16.1%25 cards
Darkness12.9%20 cards
Grass11.0%17 cards
Water6.5%10 cards
Metal5.8%9 cards
Psychic5.2%8 cards

What Black Bolt Pokémon cards are weak to — 155 cards counted. Each track is the whole of that count, so a short bar means most of the group sits elsewhere.

An attack of this type does double damage to the card. Counted across the 155 Black Bolt cards that print a weakness.

What Black Bolt Pokémon cards are weak to
GroupShareValue
Fire25.8%40 cards
Lightning16.8%26 cards
Fighting16.1%25 cards
Darkness12.9%20 cards
Grass11.0%17 cards
Water6.5%10 cards
Metal5.8%9 cards
Psychic5.2%8 cards
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Which Black Bolt Pokémon cards print a resistance?

Resistance is the rarer of the two printed match-ups: only 47 of the 172 Black Bolt cards on file carry one at all, and the rest simply leave the box empty.

What Black Bolt Pokémon cards resist

What Black Bolt Pokémon cards resist — 47 cards counted.
Share across 2 items. The largest is Fighting at 64%.64%Fighting
  • Fighting64%
  • Grass36%

Resistance cuts incoming damage from that type. Only some Black Bolt cards print one, which is why this count is smaller than the card total.

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How do Black Bolt Pokémon cards evolve?

Evolution stage decides how many turns a card costs you before it can attack. These are the 161 Black Bolt cards that print a stage.

How Black Bolt Pokémon cards evolve

How Black Bolt Pokémon cards evolve — 161 cards counted.
Share across 3 items. The largest is Basic at 52%.52%Basic
  • Basic52%
  • Stage 134%
  • Stage 214%

Basic cards are played straight from the hand; the later stages have to evolve from the card before them.

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Can you still play Black Bolt Pokémon cards, and what do they cost to retreat?

Retreat cost is the energy discarded to move a Pokémon back to the bench, and 37 of the 172 Black Bolt cards cost three or more.
What it costs to retreat a Black Bolt card
Retreat cost 04.7%discards nothing8 cards
Retreat cost 139.0%67 cards
Retreat cost 228.5%49 cards
Retreat cost 320.3%35 cards
Retreat cost 41.2%2 cards

Retreat cost is the number of energy cards discarded to move a Pokémon back to the bench. Counted across the 161 Black Bolt cards that print one.

What it costs to retreat a Black Bolt card
GroupShareValue
Retreat cost 04.7%8 cards
Retreat cost 139.0%67 cards
Retreat cost 228.5%49 cards
Retreat cost 320.3%35 cards
Retreat cost 41.2%2 cards
21.5%effectively stuck
Retreat cost 08 · 4.7%Retreat cost 167 · 39.0%Retreat cost 249 · 28.5%Retreat cost 335 · 20.3%Retreat cost 42 · 1.2%The rest11 · 6.4%

37 of the 172 cards on file cost three energy or more to retreat, which is where a Pokémon starts to be stuck in the active spot.

Cards that print no retreat cost at all are not Pokémon, so they never retreat and are counted in "the rest".

Can you still play Black Bolt Pokémon cards in a tournament?
QuestionCardsShare of the group
Legal in Standard today172100.0%
Legal in Expanded today172100.0%
Cards with an Ability2816.3%
Cards with a special rule3017.4%

Standard and Expanded are the two tournament formats. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year while the card itself does not change.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 172 cards
Legal in Standard today100.0%172 cards
Legal in Expanded today100.0%172 cards
Cards with an Ability16.3%28 cards
Cards with a special rule17.4%30 cards

Each track is the whole of the 172 Black Bolt cards on file, so the empty part of a bar is the share the answer does not cover.

These rows are not slices of one whole — a card can be legal in Standard and carry an Ability at the same time, so each bar is read on its own.

How much of the group each answer covers, out of 172 cards
GroupShareValue
Legal in Standard today100.0%172 cards
Legal in Expanded today100.0%172 cards
Cards with an Ability16.3%28 cards
Cards with a special rule17.4%30 cards

A card that costs three energy or more to retreat is stuck in practice: paying it empties the board of the energy that was meant to attack. 37 of the 172 cards here sit at that level, which is the argument for packing switch cards alongside them.

At the other end, 8 cards retreat for free. Those are the ones that open a game, because moving them out costs nothing that was going to be spent on an attack.

The rows above add up to 161 cards. The remaining 11 print no retreat cost at all — they never stand in the active spot, so they never retreat.

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Which Black Bolt Pokémon cards moved most this year

The set line is made of single cards, and they do not all move together. These are the two ends of that spread over the last twelve months.

Biggest risers over 12 months

Biggest fallers over 12 months

Counted on the 159 cards that carried a price on both the first and the last reading, so a card that only appeared recently is not in here.

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The cheapest Black Bolt Pokémon cards you can buy

The opposite end of the list above — the 6 Black Bolt cards with the lowest price on file.
Energy CoinUncommon · Black BoltMarket $0.41FennelUncommon · Black BoltMarket $0.44Serperior exDouble Rare · Black BoltMarket $0.54Meloetta exDouble Rare · Black BoltMarket $0.54Excadrill exDouble Rare · Black BoltMarket $0.55Kyurem exDouble Rare · Black BoltMarket $0.61

Read on the same day as every other figure on this page. A cheap card is not a broken card — most of a set sits down here, which is what makes a set collectable at all.

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How Black Bolt compares with the other sets

Where Black Bolt sits among the 145 sets on file, measured by what an ordinary card in each one costs.

"Which set is the most expensive" has more than one answer depending on what you measure, so this ladder keeps to one: what an ordinary card in each set costs.

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Black Bolt is number 33 of 145 sets, with 112 of them cheaper.

Ranked by what an ordinary card costs, Black Bolt is number 33

Every bar is measured against No. 1 Legendary Collection at $80.30
  • Legendary CollectionNo. 1 by price · 110 cardsbaseline$80.30
  • Nintendo Black Star PromosNo. 2 by price · 40 cards$57.33
  • Team Rocket ReturnsNo. 3 by price · 111 cards$54.85
  • Black BoltNo. 33 by price · 172 cardsYou are here$13.28
  • FossilNo. 34 by price · 62 cards$12.95
  • Team RocketNo. 35 by price · 83 cards$12.81

These are the sets that sit next to Black Bolt on that ladder.

Legendary Collection — 110 cards110 with a pricetypical $80.30Nintendo Black Star Promos — 40 cards26 with a pricetypical $57.33Team Rocket Returns — 111 cards92 with a pricetypical $54.85Fossil — 62 cards62 with a pricetypical $12.95Team Rocket — 83 cards83 with a pricetypical $12.81
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The three dearest Black Bolt cards, side by side

The cards that carry this set's reputation, with the plain facts of the set beside them.
The 3 dearest Black Bolt cards on file — hover to draw one out
Middle · Victini Black Bolt #171Most drawn by 5ban Graphics
Black Bolt cards
172on file
171 of them carry a price
Rarities printed
8
Most often Illustration Rare
Illustrators
10
Most often 5ban Graphics
Typical card
$13.28median
One in ten costs over $39.80
Typical HP100Typical attack60Weak toFireMost printed typeWater

Black Bolt Pokémon cards — frequently asked questions

How many Black Bolt Pokémon cards are there?

There are 172 Black Bolt cards in this archive, and 171 of them carry a price. A set is the expansion a card was printed in, and every card in the card files this site reads names exactly one. Sorting by set puts each release back together the way it was sold, so a card can be read next to the cards it shared a pack with.

How much is a Black Bolt Pokémon card worth?

The typical one costs $13.28. Across the 171 priced cards the range runs from $0.41 to $605.75, so the group price is a starting point rather than a valuation of any one card.

What is the most expensive Black Bolt Pokémon card?

Zekrom ex 172 from Black Bolt, at $605.75. It is 46× the typical price of the group.

Are Black Bolt Pokémon cards rare?

By price they rank No. 33 of 145 sets, with 112 cheaper than this one. By size the group holds 172 of the 20,444 English cards on file, or 0.8%. Those two together are what "rare" usually means in practice — few of them, and dear because of it.

Do all Black Bolt Pokémon cards have a price?

No. 171 of the 172 carry a price on file. The rest have never been listed at a price this archive could read, so they are counted in the card total but left out of every price figure rather than guessed at.

Where can I see every Black Bolt Pokémon card?

The list on this page holds the 50 most expensive of them, dearest first, and each card opens its own price page. The remaining 122 carry no published price, which is why they are not drawn.

How often are Black Bolt Pokémon card prices updated?

Prices are read once a day from public marketplace listings. The figures on this page were read on August 14, 2026. Which cards belong to this group comes from openly published card files and changes only when a new set is added.

Are Black Bolt Pokémon cards going up in value?

Over the last 11 months the typical Black Bolt card rose from $5.33 to $13.28, a change of +149.2%. That is the middle of the whole group, so it describes an ordinary card of this kind rather than the headline one at the top.

How much does a cheap Black Bolt Pokémon card cost?

One in four Black Bolt cards costs $4.26 or less and the cheapest on file is $0.41. Three in four cost $21.03 or less, so the cards past that point are the exception rather than the rule for this group.

Which Black Bolt Pokémon cards are worth the most?

Sorted by rarity, Special Illustration Rare is the dearest kind of Black Bolt card: 7 of them are on file and the middle one costs $47.16. The table on this page lists every rarity in the group beside its own typical price.

What is the highest HP on a Black Bolt Pokémon card?

The highest printed HP among Black Bolt cards is 320, and the lowest is 40. The typical one is 100 HP, with half of them between 70 and 148 — figures counted from the 162 cards in this group that print an HP value.

Are Black Bolt Pokémon cards legal in tournaments?

172 of the 172 Black Bolt cards are legal in Standard today and 172 in Expanded — 100.0% and 100.0% of the group. A card leaves Standard when its set rotates out, so this share moves each year even though the cards do not change.

What are Black Bolt Pokémon cards weak to?

Most often Fire — 40 of the 155 Black Bolt cards that print a weakness take double damage from it, with Lightning next at 26 cards. Weakness is printed per card, so the group tendency is a guide and the card itself is the answer.

Which Black Bolt Pokémon card rose the most this year?

Simisage 5 from Black Bolt, which went from $1.50 to $21.07 — a change of +1,304.7% between August 14, 2025 and August 14, 2026. It is one of 159 Black Bolt cards that carried a price on both days.

How these Black Bolt figures are collected, and where you can check them

Every figure on this page is counted from the 172 Black Bolt cards this site holds on file — 171 of them with a price read once a day from public marketplace listings into this site's own archive. Nothing here is estimated: a card with no price is left out of the price columns rather than filled in. The places below are where the same card information can be checked.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

1
The Pokémon Company International — official tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

1
Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, rarity, types, regulation mark, illustrator credits) github.com
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TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set listings and printed names) github.com

Before you rely on these figures

Note: Prices on this page are asking and market prices for ungraded English Black Bolt cards, taken from a daily snapshot of public marketplace listings read on August 14, 2026. They are not offers, they exclude shipping, duty and marketplace fees, and they move. Counts cover only the English cards this site holds on file. Graded prices, population counts, sealed product values and pack odds are not published on this site because no free commercial source provides them.

Last updated: 2026-08-14