Set overview
Black Bolt is worth reviewing through raw price, graded price and break-even grade, not popularity alone. Black Bolt from the Scarlet & Violet series, released on 2025-07-17, includes 86 official cards and 172 total cards in the source data. Kardive keeps that set identity visible: Scarlet & Violet series, released 2025-07-17, 86 official cards, 172 total cards listed.
- Zekrom ex #172 - Black White Rare, Lightning, illustrated by takuyoa
- Zekrom ex #166 - Special illustration rare, Lightning, illustrated by danciao
- Zekrom ex #158 - Ultra Rare, Lightning, illustrated by takuyoa
- Zekrom ex #034 - Double rare, Lightning, illustrated by takuyoa
- Genesect ex #169 - Special illustration rare, Metal, illustrated by kantaro
- Excadrill ex #168 - Special illustration rare, Fighting, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
- Meloetta ex #167 - Special illustration rare, Psychic, illustrated by LINNE
- Kyurem ex #165 - Special illustration rare, Water, illustrated by chibi
Card mix and identity
In the visible sample, rarity context includes Black White Rare, Special illustration rare, Ultra Rare and Double rare; where type data is available, cards include Lightning, Metal, Fighting and Psychic. Illustrator data such as takuyoa, danciao and kantaro gives the pages more identity than name and number alone.
- Zekrom ex #172
- Zekrom ex #166
- Zekrom ex #158
- Zekrom ex #034
- Genesect ex #169
- Excadrill ex #168
- Meloetta ex #167
- Kyurem ex #165
What to analyze
A set page should help users spot top raw cards, top graded cards, best ROI candidates and low-pop or scarcity candidates once live pricing is connected in the Kardive app.
- Raw value leaders
- PSA 10 upside candidates
- Cards that still work in PSA 9
- Cards to track before grading
How this connects to the app
In the full app, users can move from Black Bolt research to card detail, run an ROI calculation, save a scenario, create a watchlist item or add an owned position to portfolio.
- Open card detail
- Run ROI
- Save scenario
- Track in watchlist
User intent captured
People searching for Black Bolt grading ideas are usually weighing popularity against financial upside. Kardive keeps those separate, so a popular card still has to pass the fee and risk test.
