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Kyurem ex is one of those cards that stops you mid-scroll, a special illustration rare from Black Bolt with chibi's artwork giving the ice dragon a softer, more playful edge than you'd expect. Released in 2025, it has quickly become one of the set's most searched pulls, and if you're trying to pin down Kyurem ex value, the short answer is that raw copies sit around $73. It's not the chase card of the century, but it's the kind of pull that makes you stop and actually look at what you just opened.
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Card details
- Set
- Black Bolt
- Card number
- 165 of 172
- Rarity
- Special illustration rare
- Type
- Water
- HP
- 230
- Stage
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Illustrator
- chibi
- Released
- 2025
Attacks
- Slash50Colorless · Colorless
- Blizzard Burst130Water · Water · Colorless
This attack also does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon for each Prize card your opponent has taken. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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The collector's take on Kyurem ex
Is Kyurem ex worth grading?
So is Kyurem ex worth grading? Here's the honest math: a raw copy runs about $73, a Grade 9 barely moves that needle at $75, but a PSA 10 jumps to $192, roughly 2.6 times the raw price. That gap only really pays off if you hit gem mint, and special illustration rares like this one often have small print lines or centering quirks that keep them out of that top grade. Add in grading fees and the wait time, and grading only makes sense if the card is already sharp in hand, clean edges, no whitening, dead center. If it's got any rough spots, you're often better off selling raw or just enjoying the card as is.
How rare is Kyurem ex?
Special illustration rares sit near the top of a set's rarity structure by design, printed in far smaller numbers than your standard holos, and that scarcity is exactly why a card like this holds value at all across every grade tier. We don't have exact population counts to point to here, but the pattern with SIRs is consistent: the higher up the grading scale you go, the fewer copies exist, and that thinning population is what pushes PSA 10 prices well above raw and Grade 9 territory. Scarcity alone doesn't guarantee a card holds its value forever, but it's the foundation everything else is built on.
Where can you pull Kyurem ex?
This is where PackSpy's data actually earns its keep. We've recorded Kyurem ex pulled 20 times across collector-crypt, courtyard, and lastpack, showing up in packs like the Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Basic Pack, Pokémon Ultra Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. The biggest pull we've tracked came in at $181, which gives you a real sense of what a great copy can bring versus an average one. No price guide tells you where this card is actually landing in real openings, we do, and that's worth remembering before you drop money chasing it: pack odds are real odds, and most rips don't come out ahead.
Questions people ask
How much is Kyurem ex worth?+
A raw, ungraded Kyurem ex is valued at $73 right now. Grade 9 copies sit close behind at $75, while a PSA 10 climbs to $192, so condition and grade make a real difference here.
Is Kyurem ex worth grading?+
It can be, since PSA 10 sits at 2.6 times the raw price, but that jump only pays off if the card is genuinely gem mint quality going in. Factor in grading costs and turnaround time before sending off a copy with any visible flaws.
What set is Kyurem ex from?+
Kyurem ex is a special illustration rare from Black Bolt, released in 2025, featuring artwork from chibi. It's one of the more eye-catching pulls in the set and a card collectors actively seek out.
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