SV11B Black Bolt & SV11W White Flare (June 6, 2025) / EN SV10.5 Black Bolt & White Flare (August 1, 2025)

[koala]

Yeah… just to recap for both sets in JP:

• 172 main set cards
• 144 AR Pokémon
• 12 SR Pokémon ex
• 4 SR Supporter
• 12 SAR Pokémon ex
• 2 SAR Supporter
• 2 BWR Pokémon
• 160 Pokéball reverse / mirror foil
• 144 or 160? rainbow Pokéball reverse / mirror foil
• 144 or 160? Master Ball reverse / mirror foil
  • All non-ex cards in 151 got Master Ball
  • Only non-ex Pokémon in Terastal Festival ex got Master ball

That sums to 652-668 cards

[triple]

I am almost certain its dropping today

[Vertemes]

Swear on Cynthia its dropping.

[triple]

never

[PokeDave]

@koala

That sums to 796-828 cards

I was so excited but this is just too much.

[tcgmaine]

@koala

That sums to 796-828 cards

I love how all out they are going, but the amount of effort it will take to collect this set barring a change in pull rates is physically painful, haha. This is 4 sets being released at one time. The YouTube influencers that try to master the set on camera may turn to dust in front of live audience before achieving their goal!

[koala]

EN SV10.5 Black Bolt & White Flare

Unova Products

Victini Illustration Collection

Unova Poster Collection

Black Bolt & White Flare Booster Bundle

Mini Tin Art Cards

[triple]

@koala

I really hope this product is easily accessible. I want to tape an entire wall full of the jumbo cards as a background

[PokeDave]

@koala

You can see the poke ball pattern on the Victini which is the same as the 151 Japanese poke ball pattern. It’s a shame it’s not the textured version we got in prismatic. But there is only so much they can cook.

[koala]

I wonder if they’re keeping certain reverse foils to different types of sets. Both 151 and Prismatic Evolutions are EN special sets but for JP only Terastal Festival ex is the High Class set; and perhaps the textured reverse foils will be reserved for future High Class sets

JP Enhanced Expansion Pack (151, Black Bolt & White Flare) → glossy Pokéball mirror foil → EN special set (151, Black Bolt & White Flare)

JP High Class Pack (Terastal Festival ex) → textured Pokéball mirror foil → EN special set (Prismatic Evolutions)

[blasto1se]

Potentially no Pokemon Center exclusive ETB’s this time, the assets are usually revealed same time as the normal ETB

[PokeDave]

Oh ok makes sense. Thanks for clarifying

[lyleberr]

Technically it is textured to get the design but not in a noticable way. Probably at a microscopic level to create the holo design effect only with light.

[koala]

The pixelation reminds me of the non-cosmos foil layer on CoroCoro Shining Mew

[lyleberr]

Interesting. When i have been testing resin crafts the design is removed both from clearly textured cards and from these style as the resin fills and smooths the textures, turning the holo completely mirror. Very disappointing from a crafting display perspective.

[koala]

I checked the EN set descriptions again and made corrections as TPC / TPCi / Pokémon Press use different terms for the same type of cards

• For EN Black Bolt & White Flare, there are 3 reverse holo types
  • Regular reverse holo (seen in other EN sets)
  • Pokéball reverse holo (also called rainbow Poké Ball - premium parallel foil)
  • Master Ball reverse holo (also called rainbow Master Ball - premium parallel foil)
• EN 151 did not bring the glossy Pokéball/Master Ball reverse holo pattern from JP 151, so this will be the first time
• EN Prismatic Evolutions also has 3 reverse holo types, with the Pokéball and Master Ball versions being textured (etched)
• Total cards for EN should be up to 812-828 depending on whether Trainer cards also receive a Master Ball reverse holo and what cards will be removed for Black Star promos
  • 172 main set cards
  • Up to 144 IR Pokémon
  • 12 FA Pokémon ex
  • 4 FA Supporter
  • 12 SIR Pokémon ex
  • 2 SIR Supporter
  • 2 BWR (Reshiram & Zekrom)
  • 160 regular reverse holo (144 Pokémon + Trainer cards)
  • 160 Pokéball reverse holo (144 Pokémon + Trainer cards)
  • 144-160 Master Ball reverse holo
  • Subtract IR Tornadus, IR Thundurus, IR Victini, IR Gothitelle, IR Reuniclus

• For JP Black Bolt & White Flare, if they are following JP 151, there should be 2 reverse holo types (mirror foils)
  • Pokéball reverse holo (mirror foil)
  • Master Ball reverse holo (mirror foil)
• Total cards for JP should be 652-668 depending on whether Trainer cards also receive a Master Ball reverse holo like JP 151

[mrbubbles]

Thanks for all your work as always @koala. Your updates are always so quick and I really like the breakdowns your provide. Very informative.

Cheers!

[trainerjack]

Why subtract gothitelle and reuniclus?

[koala]

[Vertemes]

Queues up, may be for this!