Zekrom ex 172/86 · 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. Zekrom ex is 172/86, in position 171 of 171 on this checklist. The card before it is 171 Victini. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Black White Rare.

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

takuyoa illustrated this card. The same name is on 64 other cards in the catalog.

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 Black White Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and takuyoa illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Zekrom list a different HP.

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.

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. Zekrom can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Box-art legendaries. I still need this card.