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Elgyem

Black Bolt 40/86 • common

Set: Black Bolt
Number: 40/86
Rarity: Common
Released: 2025
Energy type: psychic energy
Market price: $0.19
Artist: Apios

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What it's worth

$0.19market price via TCGplayer · Nov 5, 2026$0.08 – $0.24 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a psychic-type card from the Black Bolt set, this Elgyem serves as a foundational building block for any collection focused on expanding tactical deck options. Its status as a common card makes it an accessible piece for players, grounding the set by providing reliable utility and representation for this specific character.

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Card face

What it does

60 HPBasic

Cost: psychic energySlight Shift

Move an Energy from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon to another of their Pokémon.

Cost: colorless energy colorless energy colorless energyBeam40

Weaknessdarkness energy×2Resistancefighting energy-30Retreatcolorless energy

It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent's brain, causing unendurable headaches.

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Provenance

Where it came from

Elgyem, a psychic-type Pokémon, debuted in the Generation V titles, Pokémon Black and White. The character design draws inspiration from classic extraterrestrial tropes, specifically the Greys of UFO lore, and was conceived to represent the mysterious, space-faring nature of the new Unova region. This specific card, numbered 40/86, belongs to the Black & White: Next Destinies expansion, released in 2012 as part of the wider Black & White trading card game series.

The artwork for this particular card was rendered by illustrator Kouki Saitou, who has been a long-standing contributor to the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Saitou focused on capturing the creature's clinical, otherworldly demeanor through clean lines and a soft, slightly detached aesthetic. Within the context of the set, the card served as a common-rarity staple designed to introduce players to the mechanics of psychic-type attackers during the early TCG expansion cycles of the Black & White era.

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