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Black Bolt
Pokemon collecting is equal parts binder nostalgia, chase-card electricity, and long-memory set mythology — anchored right now by Victini.
Cards tracked172
Variants tracked3
Market floor$0.08
Grail card$517.39
Set index
A tradeable basket for the whole set.
Complete set basket$2,812.3172 priced cards roll into the current estimate.
Chase basket$1,660.34Tracks the highest-signal cards instead of the long tail.
Raw lane basket$16.35Useful for estimating where the body of the set sits today.
Coverage is live on 100% of the set right now, which is enough to show the market center even before the long tail fully fills in.
Illustration Rare is the dominant rarity band in this release, while Water is the strongest card-family signal on the page today.
Collectors use Pokemon pages to answer three questions fast: what matters in this set, what the chase cards are doing, and what they still need for completion.
Set pulse
Real activity where we have it, honest signals where we do not.
Activity is still forming for this set. The price coverage and chase basket above update as VaultStore listings and sales deepen.
Rarity mix
Where the card count is concentrated.
Illustration Rare69
Common39
Uncommon31
Rare11
Ultra Rare8
Special Illustration Rare7
Trusted sellers
The best current storefronts touching this lane.
Trusted seller rankings will fill in here as more live listings attach to this set.
Related sets
Continue the chronology.
Temperature index
Heat signal across the full set.
On Fire13
Heating Up103
Cooling23
Top movers
The strongest gainers right now.
Cooling off
Cards losing momentum in the current window.
Completion tracking
Built for real set goals, not generic wishlists.
0%owned
VaultStore completion tracking is designed for any-copy, any-variant, grade-specific, and language-specific goals. This page already knows the full card map; the collector layer sits on top of it.
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Collector guide
Why this set matters right now.
Modern chases, WotC grails, Japanese print runs, and sealed product all hang off the same spine so a collector can move from context to card to listing without changing mental model.
Evolving Skies still behaves like the benchmark modern chase set.
151 keeps pulling casual nostalgia collectors into serious completion tracking.
Set overview
A destination page, not just a listing grid.
# Black Bolt Overview Black Bolt represents Pokemon's 2026 expansion focusing on Electric-type and Water-type synergies, arriving during a period of competitive format stabilization following the previous year's rotation. The 172-card set emphasizes dual-type mechanics and energy acceleration strategies that shaped the contemporary metagame. The set's significance lies in its introduction of refined ex mechanics applied to legendary Pokemon, particularly Zekrom ex, which appears twice in the notable card roster, suggesting multiple printings or distinct artworks addressing collector and competitive demand. Victini's inclusion signals continued support for consistency-based deck building. Seismitoad and Kyurem ex represent the set's commitment to bridging Electric and Water archetypes, enabling hybrid deck construction that influenced competitive play. Black Bolt's release context positions it as a transitional set, establishing card interactions that persisted through subsequent expansions. For serious collectors, the set's value derives from its role in competitive history and the multiple printings of key cards like Zekrom ex, which command attention in both sealed and graded markets.
Pokemon set pages should explain the release context, show which art and rarity layers matter, and surface where the money and demand are concentrating.
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FAQ
What makes Black Bolt important for Pokemon?
Black Bolt sits inside the live pokemon set library. and matters because it combines set identity, chase hierarchy, and live market behavior in one place.