Black Kyurem-EX (Boundaries Crossed 101)

Black Kyurem   ブラックキュレムEX Black KyuremEX

BW Promotional print Illus. Eske Yoshinob

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Black Kyurem-EX Type Dragon HP 180 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Boundaries Crossed Rarity English card no. 101/149 Japanese expansion Freeze Bolt Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 045/059 English expansion Boundaries Crossed Rarity English card no. 145/149 Japanese expansion Freeze Bolt Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 062/059 Expansion BW Black Star Promos English card no. BW62 English expansion Legendary Treasures Rarity English card no. 100/113 Japanese expansion EX Battle Boost Japanese card no. 085/093 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Kyurem.

Black Kyurem (Japanese: ブラックキュレムEX Black KyuremEX) is a Dragon-type Basic Pokémon-EX card. It was first released as part of the Boundaries Crossed expansion.

Card text

Dragon Fang りゅうのキバ 60

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Freeze Shock フリーズボルト 150

This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.

Pokémon-EX rule When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art card in the Boundaries Crossed expansion, first released in the Japanese Freeze Bolt expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Eske Yoshinob, while the Full Art print features artwork by 5ban Graphics. It was reprinted as one of the BW Black Star Promos with new artwork by Eske Yoshinob and was included in the EX Power Tins released in March 2013. The Boundaries Crossed Regular print was reprinted in the Legendary Treasures expansion, first released in the Japanese EX Battle Boost subset. A Sheen Holofoil variant of the Boundaries Crossed Regular print was later included in the Battle Arena Decks: Black Kyurem vs. White Kyurem, released June 16, 2017.

Gallery

Boundaries Crossed Regular print Illus. Eske Yoshinob	Boundaries Crossed Full Art print Illus. 5ban Graphics	BW Promotional print Illus. Eske Yoshinob
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

This card features Black Kyurem. Dragon Fang is a held item in the Pokémon games that boosts the power of Dragon-type moves. Freeze Shock is a move in the Pokémon games that Kyurem can learn. Freeze Shock's Japanese name is that of Freeze Bolt, the Japanese expansion in which Black Kyurem-EX was first released.

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