Black Kyurem ex 48/191 · Surging Sparks

Surging Sparks is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 8 November 2024. The printed size is 191. This checklist is longer, at 252 cards. Black Kyurem ex is 48/191, in position 48 of 252 on this checklist. Before it is 47 Cryogonal, and after it is 49 Bruxish. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

Black Kyurem ex is a Basic ex Water Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kyurem (#646), generation 5 (Unova).

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 ex. That card lists 180 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Double Rare. 45 other cards of Kyurem list a different HP.

The attack Ice Age lists 90 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Dragon Pokémon, it is now Paralyzed. Black Frost is another attack lists 250 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Surging Sparks, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Surging Sparks set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kyurem can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Winter: Ice Pokémon and Box-art legendaries. I still need this card.