Pokémon Company Reveals New Split TCG Expansions: Black Bolt and White Flare

The Pokémon Company has announced a caller divided enlargement for the Pokémon TCG, continuing the Scarlet & Violet series. Titled Scarlet & Violet: Black Bolt and Scarlet & Violet: White Flare, some expansions volition merchandise connected July 18, 2025, astatine participating retailers worldwide.

The expansions absorption connected the 156 Pokémon primitively discovered successful the Unova region. Each Unova Pokémon volition look arsenic either an illustration uncommon oregon a peculiar illustration uncommon card, with antithetic versions disposable successful Black Bolt and White Flare products.

Scarlet & Violet: Black Bolt volition diagnostic the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom, portion Scarlet & Violet: White Flare volition diagnostic Reshiram. Both sets volition present 3 types of parallel foil patterns, including 2 that show either a rainbow Poké Ball oregon Master Ball plan crossed the card.

The expansions volition besides bring backmost paper elements from the Black & White series, specified arsenic nostalgic foil styles and Basic Energy cards utilizing the archetypal Black & White bid designs.

Pokémon TCG: Black Bolt and White Flare Preorders

Preorders for Black Bolt and White Flare haven’t been confirmed yet, but they’re expected to spell unrecorded astir mid-May. That timeline matches the reveal-to-preorder model we saw with different 2025 release: Pokémon TCG: Destined Rivals, which launches this month.

Stay locked to IGN for preorder updates and wider Pokémon TCG banal news, and travel @IGNDeals connected Twitter for the latest drops. In the meantime, present are the confirmed merchandise dates for each acceptable successful the caller Black Bolt and White Flare expansions.

Pokémon TCG - Scarlet & Violet: White Flare - Credit: The Pokémon Company

Available July 18, 2025:

• Scarlet & Violet: Black Bolt oregon White Flare Elite Trainer Box, each containing 9 booster packs, an illustration uncommon promo paper featuring Thundurus oregon Tornadus, and gameplay accessories
• Binder Collection, including 5 booster packs and a nine-pocket medium featuring Zekrom oregon Reshiram
• Unova Poster Collection, with 2 booster packs from each expansion, 3 promo cards featuring Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott, and a full-size double-sided poster
• Unova Mini Tin, including 1 booster battalion from each expansion, 1 creation card, and 1 sticker card

Available August 1, 2025:

• Tech Sticker Collection, with 3 booster packs, a promo paper featuring Reuniclus oregon Gothitelle, and a themed sticker sheet
• Unova Victini Illustration Collection, with 4 booster packs, a foil promo paper featuring Victini, a premium parallel Poké Ball mentation of Victini, and an oversized foil card

Available August 22, 2025:

• Booster Bundle, including six booster packs from either Black Bolt oregon White Flare

Key Features Across Both Expansions:

• Six Pokémon ex
• Eight ultra uncommon Pokémon and Supporter cards
• One illustration uncommon oregon peculiar illustration uncommon paper for each Unova Pokémon
• One peculiar illustration uncommon Supporter card

A caller paper style, called Black White rare, volition besides debut. These cards volition diagnostic afloat artwork successful either achromatic oregon achromatic monochrome, depending connected the expansion.

Players volition besides beryllium capable to entree Scarlet & Violet: Black Bolt and White Flare digitally starting July 17, 2025, done the Pokémon TCG Live app connected iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows. The integer merchandise allows players to cod and conflict with caller Unova-region cards and gain in-game login bonuses.

More details connected the expansion, preorders, and paper previews are expected successful the coming weeks.

Pokémon TCG: Today's Best Deals

A coagulated premix of Pokemon TCG products are backmost successful banal today, including immoderate standout deals. The Infernape V acceptable offers 4 booster packs, including Sword & Shield-era packs, positive a foil Infernape V, foil Empoleon, and a jumbo card, each for little than what you'd wage connected the secondary market.

For thing much collectible, the Prismatic Evolutions Eevee ex container includes 4 boosters, a random Eeveelution promo (some reselling for $15 to $60), and a retention container with dividers.

Looking for singles alternatively of sealed? Scroll down for our apical picks from the crashers and climbers of this week.

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Christian Wait is simply a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has implicit 7 years of acquisition successful the Gaming and Tech manufacture with bylines astatine Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian besides makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is besides the writer of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian connected X @ChrisReggieWait.

Includes contributions from Robert Anderson.