Pokémon · Black & White
Elgyem
BW Black Star Promos · #BW55 · Promo · 2011
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Market reference
$13.97
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW55 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Beheeyem
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mizue
- Pokédex #
- 605
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 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 Elgyem 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 (Quick Blow) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Psychic type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 2% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Elgyem
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 2% of decks
- 1.15 copies on average · 60 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.9%
- +0.1 pts vs the 47.8% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mizue
This card was illustrated by Mizue.
Building around Elgyem?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent's brain, causing unendurable headaches."
Ability: Weak Barrier
If this Pokémon has any Psychic Energy attached to it, this Pokémon has no Weakness.
CCQuick Blow — 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Elgyem was legal.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Expanded
5 days ago
Expanded Tourney #2
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
Tournament play
This printing of Elgyem has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Elgyem — Black Bolt
Played in 394 recent decks
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $5.55 | $29.50 | $300.00 | $13.97 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.99 |
| 7-day average | €8.24 |
| 30-day average | €6.80 |
| Low | €2.99 |
| Trend price | €8.39 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.68 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.90 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.90 |
| averageSellPrice | €7.45 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.90 |
| Reverse holo trend | €6.90 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Elgyem is real?
Elgyem 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 Elgyem worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Elgyem is $13.97; 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 Elgyem from?
Elgyem is from the Pokémon set "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Elgyem?
Elgyem is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
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