Elgyem 40/86 · Black Bolt

Black Bolt is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. Elgyem is 40/86, in position 40 of 171 on this checklist. Before it is 39 Reuniclus, and after it is 41 Beheeyem. The listed rarity is Common.

Elgyem is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Elgyem (#605), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Beheeyem, Beheeyem (#606) under evolves to.

Apios illustrated this card. The same name is on 3 other cards in the catalog.

Elgyem (#605) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Elgyem BW55/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Mizue illustrated that card, and Apios illustrated this one. 1 other cards of Elgyem list a different HP.

The attack Slight Shift lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Move an Energy from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon to another of their Pokémon. Beam is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent's brain, causing unendurable headaches." The regulation mark is I.

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