Zekrom ex 166/86 · Black Bolt

Zekrom is Pokédex #644, generation 5 (Unova). Zekrom ex is a Basic ex Lightning Pokémon with 230 HP.

Zekrom ex sits at 166/86 in Black Bolt, position 165 of 171. Before it is 165 Kyurem ex, and after it is 167 Meloetta ex. 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 Special Illustration Rare.

The attack Slash lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Voltage Burst is another attack lists 130+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This attack does 50 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is I.

Zekrom (#644) has 35 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zekrom BW005/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Zekrom, while this one is Zekrom ex. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and danciao illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Zekrom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads danciao. I count 7 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. Zekrom can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Special Illustration Rares and Box-art legendaries. I still need this card.