# When did Black Bolt come out?

> Black Bolt was released on 18 July 2025, in the Scarlet & Violet series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-black-bolt-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Black Bolt was released on 18 July 2025, in the Scarlet & Violet series.**

## Black Bolt release date

Black Bolt launched on 18 July 2025 as a Scarlet & Violet-series expansion. It carries 86 main-set cards, or 172 counting its 86 secret rares — the #33 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 76 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Zekrom, Seismitoad, Kyurem, Haxorus and Volcarona.

## What the 2025 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Black Bolt:

- [Victini (#171)](/card/zsv10pt5-171) — Rare (~$576.63)
- [Zekrom ex (#172)](/card/zsv10pt5-172) — Black White Rare (~$541.00)
- [Zekrom ex (#166)](/card/zsv10pt5-166) — Special Illustration Rare (~$273.53)
- [Seismitoad (#105)](/card/zsv10pt5-105) — Illustration Rare (~$235.70)
- [Kyurem ex (#165)](/card/zsv10pt5-165) — Special Illustration Rare (~$82.12)

Its top card on the secondary market is Victini (#171), around $576.63.

## Star Pokémon from the Black Bolt release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Black Bolt, with their prints:

- **Zekrom** — Zekrom ex (#34), Zekrom ex (#158), Zekrom ex (#166)
- **Seismitoad** — Seismitoad (#105)
- **Kyurem** — Kyurem ex (#28), Kyurem ex (#157), Kyurem ex (#165)
- **Haxorus** — Haxorus (#147)
- **Volcarona** — Volcarona (#100)

## Where Black Bolt sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Black Bolt is the #33 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 404 cards including 80 reverse holos, so the 18 July 2025 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 86-card base set or every print.

Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.