The cardBLK 161/86

Black Bolt

Genesect ex BLK 161/86

Name: Genesect ex BLK 161/86
Brand: Pokémon

BLKUltra Rare

Card language

Seller location

Genesect ex arrived in Black Bolt on 17 July 2025.

The market for this printing

Finish unspecified

No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Black Bolt landed here on 17 July 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 6 June 2025, under the code SV11B. That is 41 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 220
Type: Metal
Stage: Basic
Retreat cost: 2
Weakness: ×2
Resistance: -30
Regulation mark: I
Number: 161/86
Set: Black BoltBLKSet guide

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
220 HP. Only 4 cards in Black Bolt carry more.
A strength
It has an Ability, Metallic Signal. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
A strength
Steven's Metagross ex runs it in 95 of the 95 lists we have read, seen across 91 different tournaments.
A strength
It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
A strength
Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.
Keep in mind
It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
Keep in mind
Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 8,073 tournament lists we have read, 1,846 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on November 7, 2026. TCGdex

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Genesect ex BLK 67/86Black BoltDouble rareDouble rare
Genesect ex BLK 161/86Black BoltUltra RareThe one you are looking atUltra Rare
Genesect ex BLK 169/86Black BoltSpecial illustration rareSpecial illustration rare

Who plays it

Every printing of Genesect ex plays the same way at a tournament. So the decks below count them all together, and the last column shows the one players wrote on their list.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
Deck	Lists	Tournaments	Printing listed
Steven's Metagross ex	95 of 95	91	BLK 67
Mega Excadrill ex	76 of 76	67	BLK 67
Cinccino ex	73 of 75	64	BLK 67
Doublade	63 of 63	59	BLK 67
Metagross	57 of 59	54	BLK 67
Scizor ex	13 of 13	13	BLK 67
Archaludon ex	11 of 41	11	BLK 67
Mega Froslass ex	6 of 69	6	BLK 67
Hydreigon ex	4 of 83	4	BLK 67
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce	2 of 54	2	BLK 67
Hop's Zacian ex	2 of 69	2	BLK 67
Blissey ex	1 of 31	1	BLK 67
Mega Diancie ex	1 of 15	1	BLK 67

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 25 Genesect cards on one page, priciest first.

View all Genesect cards

Genesect ex BLK 161/86

The market for this printing

When it came out

What the card itself says

What to make of it

Every version of this card

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

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What to make of it

What the card itself says

Who plays it

The other cards of this Pokémon

Its Ability

Metallic Signal

Its attacks

Protect Charge

Its Ability

Metallic Signal

Its attacks

Protect Charge

Its Ability

Metallic Signal

Its attacks

Protect Charge