Black Bolt

Genesect ex BLK 169/86

BLKFRSpecial illustration rare
Genesect ex BLK 169

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€20.00

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How much is your Genesect ex worth?

A copy in French, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €20.00 today.

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€20.00

The same price as on 23 September

€20.00
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pokoSCORE

Market activity

48out of 100

Slow departures

It leaves listings slower than most of the cards we buy in French.

Copies gone since 5 September
at least 4
For sale on 27 September
39
For sale on 5 September
29

From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How much do we pay for Genesect ex BLK 169/86?
A copy in French, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €20.00 today.
Does the condition of the card change its price?
Yes. We check it when your card arrives, and here is what we pay in each condition. Like new: €20.00. Played a little: €3.40.
How can you tell your card is this one?
Look at the bottom of your card: you should read BLK 169/86 there. Its illustration is signed kantaro.
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Black Bolt set, released here on 17 July 2025.
Does it sell fast?
It leaves listings slower than most of the cards we buy in French. Our pokoSCORE gives it 48 out of 100. At least 4 copies have sold since 5 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

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
169/86
Set
Black BoltBLKSet guide
Illustrated by
kantaro

Its Ability

Metallic SignalSignal Métallique

Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Evolution Pokémon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.Une fois pendant votre tour, vous pouvez chercher dans votre deck jusqu'à 2 Pokémon Évolutifs, les montrer, puis les ajouter à votre main. Mélangez ensuite votre deck.

Its attacks

Protect ChargeRecharge Protectrice

150

During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).Pendant le prochain tour de votre adversaire, ce Pokémon subit 30 dégâts de moins provenant des attaques (après application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).

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.

  1. A strength

    220 HP. Only 4 cards in Black Bolt carry more.

  2. 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.

  3. A strength

    Steven's Metagross ex runs it in 64 of the 64 lists we have read, seen across 61 different tournaments.

  4. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  5. A strength

    Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  6. 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.

  7. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read, 1,244 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 27, 2026. TCGdex

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
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Steven's Metagross ex64 of 6461BLK 67
Mega Excadrill ex56 of 5647BLK 67
Cinccino ex48 of 4941BLK 67
Metagross45 of 4543BLK 67
Doublade43 of 4341BLK 67
Scizor ex13 of 1313BLK 67
Archaludon ex8 of 308BLK 67
Mega Froslass ex5 of 435BLK 67
Hydreigon ex3 of 653BLK 67
Archaludon ex / Dudunsparce2 of 352BLK 67
Hop's Zacian ex1 of 481BLK 67
Mega Diancie ex1 of 121BLK 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.

See every Genesect card and its price