Shop Black Bolt (JP) at The Poké Court!
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Updated 6/24/2025
Released on June 6, 2025, Black Bolt and White Flare are dual eleventh main and final expansion sets from the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet era. They are the Japanese counterpart of the upcoming English special sets of the same names (releasing July 18, 2025).
Black Bolt and White Flare is Gen V’s answer to 151, but with an even bigger twist: every Pokémon in the Unova Pokédex gets an Art Rare or Special Art Rare! That means that between the two sets there are over 156 illustration cards.
In addition, each Unova Pokémon is also featured in a regular card, a reverse holo card, a Poké Ball reverse holo card, and a Master Ball reverse holo card.
A new card rarity was also introduced called BWR (Black White Rare), which features a monochromatic, holographic color scheme complementary to the Pokémon featured. There is only one per set and seems to have replaced gold cards with this release.
Black Bolt and White Flare is the first Japanese dual set (related sets released on the same day) since Wild Force and Cyber Judge, and the first English dual set released ever. Each set has its own discrete card list with no overlap.
Curious as to which cards are the most valuable from Black Bolt (JP)? Here are the Top 12. (compiled from various sources such as TCGPlayer, Collectr, Pricecharting, etc.)
Pokémon Ranger Kat's Bonus Pick: I don’t personally collect many cards by artist, but when I first started collecting, two artists really stood out to me with their use of physical mediums to create their card art.
One of the two artists is Asako Ito, who creates the cutest crochet Pokémon and then photographs them in a fabric dioramas. She’s only crocheted for 36 cards so far, so it’s an easier collection than others to start if you enjoy her art! The Audino Art Rare is only her second full illustration card after the Altaria Ultra Rare from Crown Zenith, so I’m excited to add this card to my collection!
P.S. My other favorite artist has a new card in White Flare!
If you're interested in the full list of Secret Rares from Black Bolt (JP), you can check them out here.
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