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Kyurem

Pokémon · Black & White

Kyurem

Black & White

Plasma Freeze · #31 · Rare Holo · 2013

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Market reference

$7.36

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
31 / 122
Release year
2013
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
130
Subtype
Basic · Team Plasma
Retreat cost
3 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
Bench Damage
Damage efficiency
120 damage
40 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How 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 (Blizzard Burn) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
  • Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
  • Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal 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 Kyurem

  • Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
  • Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
5% of decks
1.94 copies on average · 2367 decks
Match win rate
49.8%
+2.6 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

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About this card

HP: 130Type:WWaterSubtype: Basic · Team Plasma

"This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals."

WCFrost Spear — 30

Does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

WWCBlizzard Burn — 120

This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.

Weakness:M×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
unlimitedLegal

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Tournaments and releases relevant to Kyurem or Plasma Freeze.

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

3

ran Kyurem

Tournaments scanned

288

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

1 top-cut deck · best finish 4th

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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 2026/07/27
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$5.50$9.99$96.95$7.36$19.80
Reverse Holofoil$15.90$26.65$200.00$15.49

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/05/14
VariantPrice
1-day average€4.00
7-day average€4.33
30-day average€4.26
Low€0.50
Trend price€3.60
Low (excellent+)€1.80
Reverse holo low€1.20
reverseHoloAvg1€1.50
Reverse holo 7-day€3.39
averageSellPrice€5.00
Reverse holo 30-day€4.18
Reverse holo trend€4.00

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Kyurem is real?

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 Kyurem worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Kyurem is $7.36; 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 Kyurem from?

Kyurem is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.

What rarity is Kyurem?

Kyurem is a Rare Holo card in the Plasma Freeze set.