Pokémon · Black & White
Black Kyurem
Boundaries Crossed · #100 · Rare · 2012
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Market reference
$1.04
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 100 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 646
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 25 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Black Kyurem plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Flash Freeze) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning / Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Dragon, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Dragon type, weak to Dragon ×2 — a Dragon attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Black Kyurem
- Exploit its Dragon weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Black Kyurem?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals."
LCDual Claw — 20×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
WLCCFlash Freeze — 100
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:N×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Black Kyurem was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/29| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $0.87 | $19.98 | $1.04 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.25 | $5.10 | $159.52 | $4.81 | $96.54 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/15| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.70 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €1.11 |
| Low | €0.03 |
| Trend price | €1.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.49 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.02 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.48 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.03 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.64 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Black Kyurem is real?
Black Kyurem is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Black Kyurem worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Black Kyurem is $1.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Black Kyurem from?
Black Kyurem is from the Pokémon set "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Black Kyurem?
Black Kyurem is a Rare card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
Other Black Kyurem printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
