Axew 145/86 · Black Bolt

Black Bolt is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 18 July 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. Axew is 145/86, in position 144 of 171 on this checklist. Before it is 144 Cobalion, and after it is 146 Fraxure. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Axew is a Basic Dragon Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Axew (#610), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Fraxure, Fraxure (#611) under evolves to.

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

Axew (#610) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Axew BW10/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Ayako Ozaki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 12 other cards of Axew list a different HP.

The attack Gather Strength lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "They use their tusks to crush the berries they eat. Repeated regrowth makes their tusks strong and sharp." 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. Axew can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Dragon-type cards and Berries and fruit. I still need this card.