Pikachu
No. 115 · Secret Rare
Raw $90.00 · PSA 9 $465.01 · PSA 10 $4,134.50
Black & White
Black & White (2011) opened the Black & White Series: 114 cards plus the secret Pikachu, the first Generation V set, the first Full Arts and the debut of Abilities.
- English release
- April 25, 2011
- Japanese release
- December 17, 2010
- Cards
- 114 plus 1 secret rare
- Set code
- BLW
- Known for
- The Reshiram and Zekrom Full Arts, the secret rare Pikachu, the first Abilities and the League Oshawott
- Updated
- Prices as of
- October 20, 2026
Values
- Tracked cards
116 - Variants
138 - Raw cards over $100
0 - Median raw price
$1.99 - Booster box
$10,641.84
Chase cards
Zekrom
No. 114 · Ultra Rare
Raw $75.72 · PSA 9 $460.00 · PSA 10 $3,647.29
Reshiram
No. 26 · Rare
Raw $7.58 · PSA 9 $50.70 · PSA 10 $2,225.00
Zekrom
No. 47 · Rare
Raw $5.50 · PSA 9 $111.90 · PSA 10 $1,849.75
Dewott
No. 29 · Uncommon
Raw $9.00 · PSA 9 $162.50 · PSA 10 $1,250.00
Krookodile
No. 65 · Rare
Raw $2.50 · PSA 9 $53.94 · PSA 10 $1,250.00
Reshiram
No. 113 · Ultra Rare
Raw $70.00 · PSA 9 $385.00 · PSA 10 $1,218.71
Samurott
No. 32 · Rare
Raw $2.75 · PSA 9 $466.00 · PSA 10 $1,088.32
Oshawott
No. 28 · Common
Raw $2.30 · PSA 9 $902.00 · PSA 10 $1,082.00
Pignite
No. 18 · Uncommon
Raw $2.86 · PSA 9 $72.00 · PSA 10 $579.00
Sandile
No. 63 · Common
Raw $5.36 · PSA 9 $58.43 · PSA 10 $466.31
Cinccino
No. 89 · Rare
Raw $1.49 · PSA 9 $80.00 · PSA 10 $194.00
Lilligant
No. 10 · Rare
Raw $12.92 · PSA 9 $22.00 · PSA 10 $190.98
Zoroark
No. 71 · Rare
Raw $7.87 · PSA 9 $50.00 · PSA 10 $137.09
Zekrom
No. 47 · Rare
Raw $7.99 · PSA 9 $90.00 · PSA 10 $135.71
Pikachu #115 (Secret Rare) trades at raw $90.00, PSA 9 $465.01 and PSA 10 $4,134.50.
Zekrom #114 (Ultra Rare) trades at raw $75.72, PSA 9 $460.00 and PSA 10 $3,647.29.
Reshiram #26 (Rare) trades at raw $7.58, PSA 9 $50.70 and PSA 10 $2,225.00.
Zekrom #47 (Rare) trades at raw $5.50, PSA 9 $111.90 and PSA 10 $1,849.75.
Dewott #29 (Uncommon) trades at raw $9.00, PSA 9 $162.50 and PSA 10 $1,250.00.
Krookodile #65 (Rare) trades at raw $2.50, PSA 9 $53.94 and PSA 10 $1,250.00.
Reshiram #113 (Ultra Rare) trades at raw $70.00, PSA 9 $385.00 and PSA 10 $1,218.71.
Samurott #32 (Rare) trades at raw $2.75, PSA 9 $466.00 and PSA 10 $1,088.32.
Oshawott #28 (Common) trades at raw $2.30, PSA 9 $902.00 and PSA 10 $1,082.00.
Pignite #18 (Uncommon) trades at raw $2.86, PSA 9 $72.00 and PSA 10 $579.00.
Sandile #63 (Common) trades at raw $5.36, PSA 9 $58.43 and PSA 10 $466.31.
Cinccino #89 (Rare) trades at raw $1.49, PSA 9 $80.00 and PSA 10 $194.00.
Lilligant #10 (Rare) trades at raw $12.92, PSA 9 $22.00 and PSA 10 $190.98.
Zoroark #71 (Rare) trades at raw $7.87, PSA 9 $50.00 and PSA 10 $137.09.
Zekrom #47 (Rare) trades at raw $7.99, PSA 9 $90.00 and PSA 10 $135.71.
Sealed products
Booster Box
The standard display of Black & White packs, the benchmark sealed product for the set.
Live price: $10,641.84
Booster Pack
Single packs, with a Preview pack tracked separately.
Live price: $169.86
3-Pack Blister
Three Pack Blisters with a Snivy, Tepig or Oshawott promo and a Sampling Pack of three commons.
Promo cards: Snivy (BW Promo 06), Tepig (BW Promo 07), Oshawott (BW Promo 08)
Live price: $247.75
Collector's Album Box
A mini album, two packs and an Axew promo, released with the Victini Box.
Promo cards: Axew (BW Promo 10)
Live price: $159.19
| Category | Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| booster box | Booster Box | $10,641.84 |
| booster pack | Booster Pack | $169.86 |
| booster pack | Booster Pack [Preview] | $24.99 |
| other | Superb Serperior Box | $1,210.84 |
| other | Collector's Album Box | $159.19 |
| blister | Blister Pack | $275.65 |
| blister | 3-Pack Blister | $247.75 |
| other | Reshiram Box | $980.88 |
| tin | Sealed Reshiram Tin | $635.00 |
| tin | Sealed Zekrom Tin | $710.23 |
| other | Zekrom Box | $700.00 |
| tin | Sealed Zekrom Ex Tin | $308.76 |
| other | Victini Box | $66.05 |
| other | Super Snivy Box | $325.00 |
About Black & White
What Black & White is
Black & White is the first main expansion of the Black & White Series, released in English on April 25, 2011 and built from the Japanese Black Collection and White Collection of December 17, 2010. It has 114 cards in the numbered set plus one secret rare, Pikachu 115 by Kouki Saitou, and it is the first set to feature Generation V Pokémon. Every Pokémon in the set is from Unova apart from Pikachu.
The set introduced Abilities, replacing Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies with a single mechanic, and Full Art cards, whose artwork and holofoil cover the entire card, with Reshiram 113 and Zekrom 114 by 5ban Graphics as the first two. It also brought a redesigned layout with yellow borders on English prints, Trainer cards playable on the first turn again and card ordering by type then National Pokédex number.
What makes Black & White different
- The first Full Arts Reshiram 113 and Zekrom 114 are the first Full Art cards printed in English, and Zekrom 114 ranks in the set's top three in PSA 10.
- League Oshawott A Crosshatch Holofoil Pokémon League print of Oshawott 27 tops the chase list in PSA 10, ahead of the secret rare Pikachu 115, and the regular Oshawott 28 and Cracked Ice Dewott 29 also reach the top ten.
- The regular legendaries The regular Reshiram 26 and Zekrom 47 holos rank fourth and fifth in the set in PSA 10, ahead of the Full Art Reshiram 113.
How Black & White arrived
Black Collection and White Collection released in Japan on December 17, 2010, and the English Black & White followed on April 25, 2011, with the Green Tornado, Red Frenzy and Blue Assault Theme Decks built around Serperior, Emboar and Samurott released ahead of it on April 6, 2011. Prerelease events used a stamped Darmanitan 25, blisters with Snivy, Tepig or Oshawott promos and the Collector's Album and Victini Boxes arrived on launch day, and the McDonald's Collection 2011 came on June 17, 2011.
Black & White products
Black & White was sold in booster packs, booster boxes, three Theme Decks, blisters, tins and boxes. The sealed table above tracks them.
Collecting and grading Black & White
The League Crosshatch Oshawott 27 leads the set in PSA 10, with the secret rare Pikachu 115 and the Full Art Zekrom 114 behind it, then the regular Reshiram 26 and Zekrom 47, the Full Art Reshiram 113, the Cracked Ice Dewott 29, Krookodile 65 and Oshawott 28. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
Early Black & White Series holofoils and Full Arts show print lines and surface scratches readily, so PSA 10 copies carry a wide premium over PSA 9. Reverse holos, the Cracked Ice Theme Deck prints and the League Crosshatch promos are graded and priced separately. Sealed Black & White is scarce, and the sealed table above tracks what boxes, packs, blisters and tins trade for today.
Notable cards
Pikachu #115
secret rare pikachu
The secret rare Pikachu by Kouki Saitou, the only card above the 114 card set and the top pack pulled card in PSA 10.
Raw $90.00 · PSA 9 $465.01 · PSA 10 $4,134.50
Zekrom #114
full art
The Full Art Zekrom by 5ban Graphics, one of the first two Full Art cards and a top three card in the set.
Raw $75.72 · PSA 9 $460.00 · PSA 10 $3,647.29
Reshiram #113
full art
The Full Art Reshiram by 5ban Graphics, the other of the first two Full Arts and a top six card in PSA 10.
Raw $70.00 · PSA 9 $385.00 · PSA 10 $1,218.71
Reshiram #26
holo rare
The regular Reshiram holo, fourth in the set in PSA 10 and ahead of its own Full Art print.
Raw $7.58 · PSA 9 $50.70 · PSA 10 $2,225.00
Oshawott #27
league promo unova starter
The Oshawott whose Crosshatch Holofoil League print tops the whole chase list in PSA 10.
Raw $3.13 · PSA 9 $24.72 · PSA 10 $89.99
Zekrom #47
holo rare
The regular Zekrom holo, a top five card in the set in PSA 10.
Raw $5.50 · PSA 9 $111.90 · PSA 10 $1,849.75
Timeline
- : Black Collection and White Collection release in Japan
- : The three Black & White Theme Decks release
- : Black & White, its blisters and boxes release
- : McDonald's Collection 2011 releases
Set composition
Rarity breakdown
Pokemon type mix
Illustrators in this set
- 5ban Graphics: 19
- Masakazu Fukuda: 18
- Kouki Saitou: 15
- Kagemaru Himeno: 13
- Naoki Saito: 6
- Naoyo Kimura: 5
- Atsuko Nishida: 4
- match: 4
- sui: 4
- MAHOU: 3
- Mitsuhiro Arita: 3
- Shin Nagasawa: 3
Full card checklist
| Image | Number | Name | Variant | Rarity | Artist | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Snivy | Standard | Common | Kagemaru Himeno | $1.01 | $19.00 | $50.00 |
| 1 | Snivy | [Crosshatch Reverse Holo] | Common | Kagemaru Himeno | $4.99 | No current price | No current price |
| 1 | Snivy | [Reverse Holo] | Common | Kagemaru Himeno | $3.76 | $22.00 | $84.02 |
| 1 | Snivy | [Cosmos Holo] | Common | Kagemaru Himeno | $21.67 | $18.45 | No current price |
 | 2 | Snivy | Standard | Common | 5ban Graphics | $2.09 | $35.00 | $114.50 |
| 2 | Snivy | [Reverse Holo] | Common | 5ban Graphics | $3.24 | $34.05 | $87.95 |
 | 3 | Servine | Standard | Uncommon | Kagemaru Himeno | $1.18 | $17.00 | $40.23 |
| 3 | Servine | [Reverse Holo] | Uncommon | Kagemaru Himeno | $2.74 | $39.95 | $70.76 |
 | 4 | Servine | Standard | Uncommon | 5ban Graphics | $1.99 | $21.26 | $207.25 |
| 4 | Servine | [Reverse Holo] | Uncommon | 5ban Graphics | $3.07 | $13.55 | $70.88 |
 | 5 | Serperior | Standard | Rare | Kagemaru Himeno | $3.06 | $25.85 | $660.00 |
| 5 | Serperior | [Reverse Holo] | Rare | Kagemaru Himeno | $5.25 | $8.80 | $95.98 |
| 5 | Serperior | [Cracked Ice] | Rare | Kagemaru Himeno | $2.40 | No current price | No current price |
 | 6 | Serperior | Standard | Rare | 5ban Graphics | $2.99 | $28.10 | $950.18 |
| 6 | Serperior | [Reverse Holo] | Rare | 5ban Graphics | $3.50 | $39.73 | $77.66 |
 | 7 | Pansage | Standard | Common | sui | $2.03 | $16.00 | $25.00 |
| 7 | Pansage | [Reverse Holo] | Common | sui | $2.49 | $12.50 | $56.67 |
 | 8 | Simisage | Standard | Uncommon | Masakazu Fukuda | $0.93 | $14.92 | $41.87 |
| 8 | Simisage | [Reverse Holo] | Uncommon | Masakazu Fukuda | $1.95 | $23.00 | $45.28 |
 | 9 | Petilil | Standard | Common | Kagemaru Himeno | $0.40 | $4.25 | $35.44 |
| 9 | Petilil | [Reverse Holo] | Common | Kagemaru Himeno | $2.35 | $20.50 | $67.52 |
| 10 | Lilligant | Standard | Rare | Atsuko Nishida | $12.92 | $22.00 | $190.98 |
| 10 | Lilligant | [Reverse Holo] | Rare | Atsuko Nishida | $3.50 | $56.69 | $77.73 |
 | 11 | Maractus | Standard | Uncommon | Kagemaru Himeno | $1.00 | $16.22 | $44.97 |
Collector guides
Best Graded Darmanitan Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Dewott Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Emboar Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Maractus Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Oshawott Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Pansear Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Pignite Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Pikachu Cards: The 10 Best and Most Expensive Pikachu Cards
Best Graded Purrloin Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Reshiram Cards: The 10 Best and Most Expensive Reshiram Cards
Best Graded Reuniclus Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Scraggy Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Serperior Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Simipour Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Simisear Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Snivy Cards: Collector & Investor Guide
Best Graded Zekrom Cards: The 10 Best and Most Expensive Zekrom Cards
Pokemon posts
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Black & White FAQ
When did Black & White come out?
Black & White released in English on April 25, 2011, with its three Theme Decks ahead of it on April 6, 2011. The Japanese Black Collection and White Collection released on December 17, 2010.
How many cards are in Black & White?
114 cards in the numbered set plus the secret rare Pikachu 115, 115 in total, with the Full Art Reshiram 113 and Zekrom 114 as the only ultra rares.
What are the chase cards in Black & White?
The League Crosshatch Oshawott 27 leads in PSA 10, followed by the secret rare Pikachu 115, the Full Art Zekrom 114 and the regular Reshiram 26 and Zekrom 47. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
What is the most expensive card in Black & White?
The highest value card currently tracked for Black & White is Pikachu #115 at $4,135 in PSA 10.
How much is a Black & White booster box?
A sealed Black & White booster box currently tracks at $10,642. Packs, blisters, tins and boxes are listed in the sealed table above.
What did Black & White introduce?
Abilities in place of Poké-Powers and Poké-Bodies, Full Art cards, a redesigned layout with yellow borders, Trainer cards playable on the first turn again and card ordering by type and National Pokédex number.
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