Keldeo ex, Genesect ex, Swords of Justice, and Fossils Revealed from “Black Bolt” and “White Flare!”

By: Water Pokémon Master · Posted Posted onMay 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM · 48 Comments

Several new cards have just been revealed from Black Bolt and White Flare! The set will release in Japan on June 6th and will then release in English on July 18th.

While Antique Cover Fossil has released before, this is the first time we're getting Antique Plume Fossil.

Thanks goes to JustInBasil and Toine L. for the translations!

Virizion - Grass - HP120
Basic Pokemon

[G] Giga Drain: 30 damage. Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

[G][G][C] Emerald Blade: 130 damage. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1

Antique Cover Fossil - Trainer - HP60
Item

Play this card as if it were a 60-HP Basic [C] Pokémon. This card can’t be affected by any Special Conditions and can’t retreat.

At any time during your turn, you may discard this card from play.

Ability: Protective Cover
Prevent all effects of attacks used by your opponent’s Pokémon done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.)

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn.

Tirtouga - Water - HP100
Stage 1 - Evolves from Antique Cover Fossil

[W] Ancient Debris: 30x damage. This attack does 30 damage for each Item card in your opponent's discard pile.

[W][C][C] Surf: 80 damage.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3

Carracosta - Water - HP180
Stage 2 - Evolves from Tirtouga

Ability: Mighty Shell
Prevent all damage and effects done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokemon that have any Special Energy attached to them.

[W][C][C] Bite Down: The Defending Pokemon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3

Keldeo ex - Water - HP210
Basic Pokemon

[W][C] Gale Thrust: 30+ damage. If this Pokémon moved from the Bench to the Active Spot this turn, this attack does 90 more damage.

[W][C][C] Sonic Edge: 120 damage. This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Terrakion - Fighting - HP140
Basic Pokemon

[F][C] Retaliate: 50+ damage. If any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out by damage from an attack during your opponent's last turn, this attack does 80 more damage.

[F][F][C] Land Crush: 100 damage.

Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3

Antique Plume Fossil - Trainer - HP60
Item

Play this card as if it were a 60-HP Basic [C] Pokémon. This card can’t be affected by any Special Conditions and can’t retreat.

At any time during your turn, you may discard this card from play.

Ability: Wing Protection
As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn.

Archen - Fighting - HP80
Stage 1 - Evolves from Antique Plume Fossil

[F][C] Acrobatics: 30+ damage. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads.

Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1

Archeops - Fighting - HP140
Stage 2 - Evolves from Archen

Ability: Primal Wings
Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may choose 1 of your opponent's Evolved Pokemon and devolve it by putting the highest Stage Evolution card on it into your opponent's hand.

[F][C] Rock Throw: 100 damage.

Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1

Cobalion - Metal - HP120
Basic Pokemon

[M] Holy Edge: 20 damage. Discard 1 Special Energy from your opponent's Active Pokemon.

[M][M][C] Metal Arms: 80+ damage. If this Pokemon has a Pokemon Tool attached, this attack does 40 more damage.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Grass (-30)
Retreat: 2

Genesect ex - Metal - HP220
Basic Pokemon

Ability: Metal Signal
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 [M] Evolution Pokemon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

[M][M][C] Protect Charge: 150 damage. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokemon takes 30 less damage from attacks.

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Grass (-30)
Retreat: 2

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I called it. There’s a new Genesect ex and it’s insane. Just one or two Genesect ex replaces 4 Ultra Balls and any other Evolution search for metal decks, and it’s far more consistent than them too. You can just the run full basic search line for max basic consistency in an evolution deck. Archaludon would probably still run ultra ball for energy discard, but Gholdengo, Metang Heatran, and ESPECIALLY Steven’s Metagross get a huge boost from this card
 
Oh, this Genesect looks great in a Metagross deck! I’m definitely going to play it, but I’m wondering if I should switch from the TM Evo Arven engine to a Rare Candy instead
 
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Alex Hesketh said:
Oh thats Keldeo normal form thats new. Glad it happened but now Im super convinced Meloetta isnt the pirouette one
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Hoping for the SIR to be the blue horned form as I have the GG white horned form for the Dex which looks very nice but only have a standard blue horn form alongside in my Dex album
 
They really just reprinted Trashalanche on a Tirtouga of all things. I fully doubt it will be any good in this format since Budew is making most decks rely on supporters, but might be relevant in a future format.
 
This is all quite mid tbh, people saying this'll be good in archaludon, but I dont think so. You need ultra ball to get energy in the discard, and this takes up a bench space and is a liability. Arch wants you to go through big beefy 300hp two prizes. I sadly don't think any of this is gonna see play (at least not rn) there's some really good trainer cards in this set, but are there any good Pokémon that's been revealed so far?
 
It's really lame how Keldeo was blessed with ONE god-tier, meta changing card and then every other one since than has been worse than fodder. On the other hand....Uh....Call me a Lairon the way I'm eating up metal these days, holy shit that genesect is SO GOOD
 
that tortuga could combo pretty well with the relicanth that lets you use attacks from previous evolutions and the carracosta from stellar crown(?) that increases damage dealt to your opponents evolved pokemon by 30. still sucks that its a fossil pokemon, and there aren't as many items being played rn as there was previously due to budew, but i still like it
also that archeops is so bad but so fun at the same time, i cant wait to build a deck with it
 
Cyndaquil987 said:
This is all quite mid tbh, people saying this'll be good in archaludon, but I dont think so. You need ultra ball to get energy in the discard, and this takes up a bench space and is a liability. Arch wants you to go through big beefy 300hp two prizes. I sadly don't think any of this is gonna see play (at least not rn) there's some really good trainer cards in this set, but are there any good Pokémon that's been revealed so far?
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I don't know if this is ragebait or whatever, but I created a account only to answer to this nonsense. You clearly doesn't know about the game at all, genesect ex, tirtouga (trashalanche) and archeops will DEFINITELY see play
 
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