Black Bolt & White Flare: New Special Collection - 2025!

On May 6th, a small spoiler was announced for the upcoming special set of the Scarlet & Violet: Black Bolt & White Flare block. As the name suggests, the new set refers to the Unova region and highlights the main dragons of the “Yin & Yang” duality: Reshiram and Zekrom.

The Japanese collection will be released on June 6th, and in the West, it is expected to arrive around July or August (before the 2025 World Championships). However, there is still no confirmed exact date.

The products will be split into two sets, focusing on Reshiram and Zekrom. Some cards will be exclusive to either the black or white version of these products. Each “side” of the list has about 170 cards, probably surpassing 340 cards in total.

The set also promises that each Pokémon will receive its own “Illustration Rare” version, as well as a regular version.

Pokémon

Reshiram & Zekrom & Kyurem

All dragons share (in their second attack) the idea that they trigger a specific effect if the opponent has taken more prize cards.

- Reshiram — Blaze Burst: deals 130 + 50 damage FOR EACH PRIZE card the opponent has taken, but after the effect, it discards an energy from itself.

- Zekrom — Voltage Burst: deals 130 + 50 damage FOR EACH PRIZE card the opponent has taken, but then takes 30 recoil damage.

- Kyurem — Blizzard Bust: deals 130 damage plus 10 damage to each of the opponent’s Benched Pokémon FOR EACH PRIZE card the opponent has taken. This “sniper” effect is the only one that also spreads damage to the Bench according to this condition.

Landorus & Thundurus & Tornadus

Landorus

- Harvest (C): attach a Basic Fighting Energy sv1 258 from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

- Earthquake (F)(C)(C): deals 110 damage and 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon (do not apply Weakness and Resistance to the Bench).

Thundurus

- Charge (C): attach a Basic Lightning Energy sv1 257 from your discard pile to this Pokémon.

- Disaster Bolt (L)(C)(C): deals 110 damage and discard an energy attached to this Pokémon.

Tornadus

- Wind Weaver (C): attach a basic energy from your hand to this Pokémon.

- Hurricane (C)(C)(C): deals 100 damage and move a basic energy from this Pokémon to another of your Benched Pokémon.

Serperior ex & Emboar & Samurott

Serperior ex

- Ability Royal Cheer: your Active Pokémon deals 20 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

- Attack Grass Order (G)(C)(C)(C): deals 150 damage and lets you search your deck for 3 cards of your choice and put them into your hand; then shuffle your deck.

Emboar

- Ability Inferno Fandango: during your turn, you may attach as many Basic Fire Energy sv3 230 from your hand to your Pokémon as you like, in any way you want.

- Attack Heat Stamp (F)(F)(F)(C): deals 120 damage.

This is a “reprint” of the card from the Black/White Base Set era.

Samurott

- Ability Strong Currents: during your turn, you may switch your Active Pokémon with one of your Benched Pokémon; if you do, your opponent must also switch their Active Pokémon with one of their Benched Pokémon.

- Attack Slash (W): deals 30 damage plus 50 for each energy attached to this Pokémon.

Eelektrik

- Ability Dynamotor: during your turn, you may attach a Basic Lightning Energy sv1 257 from your discard pile to one of your Benched Pokémon.

- Attack Electric Ball (L)(L)(C): deals 50 damage.

This is another “reprint.”

Galvantula

Stage 1 Pokémon: evolves from Joltik.

- Attack Discharge (L): discard all Lightning energies attached to this Pokémon and deal 50 damage for each energy discarded this way.

An excellent Pokémon for electric archetypes, useful against Milotic ex SSP 42, and a great “single prize” attacker for Lightning Box.

Trainer

Supporter

Hilda

Search your deck for one evolved Pokémon card and one basic energy card, reveal them and put them into your hand; then, shuffle your deck.

Tool

Air Balloon

The retreat cost of the Pokémon this tool is attached to is reduced by two colorless energies.

This is a “reprint” from Sword/Shield.

Special Energies

- Prism Energy: provides one colorless energy (C). If attached to a basic Pokémon, it can provide any type of energy, but only one at a time.

- Ignition Energy: when this energy is attached to any Pokémon, it must be discarded at the end of the turn. If attached to a basic Pokémon, it provides 1 colorless energy; if attached to an evolved Pokémon (Stage 1 or Stage 2), it provides 3 colorless energies.

All of them are “reprints.”

Reshiram & Zekrom

Landorus & Thundurus & Tornadus

Snivy - Evolution Line

Tepig - Evolution Line

Oshawott - Evolution Line

See you next time.