Black Kyurem BW58/101 · BW Black Star Promos

BW Black Star Promos is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on March 1, 2011. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. Black Kyurem is BW58/101, in position 58 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is BW57 Haxorus, and after it is BW59 White Kyurem. The listed rarity is Promo.

Black Kyurem is a Basic Dragon Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kyurem (#646), generation 5 (Unova).

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 other cards in the catalog.

Kyurem (#646) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Kyurem-EX BW37/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Kyurem-EX, while this one is Black Kyurem. That card lists 180 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Shizurow illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 32 other cards of Kyurem list a different HP.

The attack Dual Claw lists 20× damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Flash Freeze is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Water, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Dragon ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This legendary ice Pokémon waits for a hero to fill in the missing parts of its body with truth or ideals."

I keep a set binder for BW Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the BW Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kyurem can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.