Elgyem 120/86 · Black Bolt

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

Elgyem sits at 120/86 in Black Bolt, position 119 of 171. Before it is 119 Duosion, and after it is 121 Beheeyem. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 18 July 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

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.

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 Illustration Rare. Mizue illustrated that card, and Masako Tomii illustrated this one. 1 other cards of Elgyem list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masako Tomii. I count 10 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black Bolt set binder is where a full Black Bolt set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Elgyem can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.