Two Kyurem cards, same set, same rarity, same ¥2,000 price gap they’ve held since we listed them — and between them they cover one of the more unusual designs the Japanese TCG has printed: a single Pokemon that splits into two opposite-colored forms depending on which dragon it fuses with.
Kyurem has been part of the Japanese card game since 2011, and it has taken enough different shapes across seven years of sets — a Water-type EX, a Dragon-type Black Kyurem EX, a shine-foil concept pack pair, and a Dragon Storm GX — that it’s easy to lose track of which card is which. This guide walks through every Kyurem printing we could individually confirm, in release order, and tells you exactly which two are sitting in our Tokyo inventory right now.
We have single graded copies of both CP2 Kyurem forms: PSA 10 Black Kyurem R, 1st Edition (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) currently listed at ¥47,380, and PSA 10 White Kyurem R (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) currently listed at ¥49,440. Each is a single listed copy — when it sells, it’s gone until we source another.
Every Kyurem Card We Could Confirm
The table below covers every Kyurem printing we individually checked card-by-card, in Japanese release order. Two are the pair currently in our stock; the rest are historical reference so you can identify what you’re holding.
| Card | Set | Number | Type | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyurem EX | Hail Blizzard (BW3h) | 022/052 | Water | Sep 2011 |
| Black Kyurem EX | Freeze Bolt (BW6f) | 045/059 | Dragon | Jul 2012 |
| Black Kyurem R (1st Ed.) | Legendary Shine Collection (CP2) | 020/027 | Dragon | Jul 2015 |
| White Kyurem R | Legendary Shine Collection (CP2) | 021/027 | Dragon | Jul 2015 |
| Kyurem R | Dragon Storm (SM6a) | 034/053 | Dragon | Apr 2018 |
| White Kyurem GX | Dragon Storm (SM6a) | 035/053 | Dragon | Apr 2018 |
Bulbapedia’s card index also lists Kyurem appearances in several other Japanese sets — Red Collection, EX Battle Boost, Thunder Knuckle, Night Unison, Night Wanderer, and a Kyurem-EX in Bandit Ring — that we haven’t individually re-checked against Limitless for this guide. They’re covered briefly in the section below.
Two Bodies, One Pokemon: Why Kyurem Splits in Two
Kyurem is the third member of the Unova region’s dragon trio, introduced alongside Reshiram and Zekrom in Pokemon Black & White in September 2010. On its own, it’s a Dragon/Ice-type Pokemon — but the sequel games, Black 2 & White 2, gave it a mechanic none of the other legendaries got: using an item called the DNA Splicer, Kyurem can fuse with either Zekrom or Reshiram to become Black Kyurem or White Kyurem, two visually distinct forms with different typing and stats.
The Japanese TCG has followed that split closely. Plain Kyurem has appeared on its own, but the fused forms — Black Kyurem and White Kyurem — each get separate cards with separate artwork, and in the CP2 concept pack covered below, they were printed side by side as a matched pair. Our Black & White era guide covers the wider Unova-era Japanese card landscape, including Reshiram and Zekrom’s own solo prints, if you want the full trio context.
One quirk worth flagging: the Japanese TCG has never had a separate “Ice” type slot. Where Kyurem’s game typing includes Ice, its TCG printings substitute a different energy type depending on the card — plain Kyurem EX came out as Water-type in 2011, while every Black Kyurem and White Kyurem print since has used Dragon-type instead.
First Prints: Red Collection and Kyurem EX in Hail Blizzard (2011)
Kyurem’s first Japanese TCG printing arrived on July 15, 2011, as the plain Kyurem, 024/066 (R), in the concept pack Red Collection — a card we cover briefly in Other Confirmed Appearances since it isn’t part of our current stock. Two months later, on September 16, 2011, Kyurem got its first EX treatment: Kyurem EX, 022/052, in the 52-card set Hail Blizzard (BW3h). It’s a 180 HP card, and — in line with the type-substitution quirk above — it was printed as Water-type rather than Dragon or Ice, just like the Red Collection print before it. This is still the plain, un-fused form of Kyurem; the Black and White forms hadn’t been introduced to the games yet, since Black 2 & White 2 was still nine months from release.
Black Kyurem EX and the Freeze Bolt Expansion (2012)
The fused forms reached the card game on July 13, 2012, when Black Kyurem EX, 045/059 was printed as part of Freeze Bolt (BW6f). Freeze Bolt was a standalone booster expansion, released alongside its twin set Cold Flare as the sixth Black & White–era expansion block — together equivalent to the English-language Boundaries Crossed set. Black Kyurem EX carries 180 HP as a Dragon-type card, with the attacks Dragon Fang and Freeze Bolt.
The Pair We Stock: Black & White Kyurem R from CP2 (2015)
Released July 18, 2015, the 27-card Legendary Shine Collection (CP2) concept pack put Black Kyurem and White Kyurem side by side for the first time as a matched pair: Black Kyurem 020/027 and White Kyurem 021/027, both Dragon-type, both 120 HP, both R rarity under the set’s signature all-holo shine treatment. Illustration on White Kyurem is credited to Shin Nagasawa; its attacks are a coin-flip hit for 40 damage and a higher-damage, usage-restricted attack for up to 120. CP2 also carried Zekrom, Latias, and a wider legendary-and-mythical lineup in the same shine finish — our full CP2 set guide covers the complete 27-card list and every graded single we stock from it.
These are the two Kyurem cards we currently list, and they’re the reason this guide exists. Our Black Kyurem copy carries a 1st Edition stamp, which brings up a question worth being precise about: 1st Edition–marked CP2 cards do turn up regularly in the secondary market, but we haven’t been able to point to an official Pokemon Company source that formally defines a 1st Edition print run for CP2 the way the term is documented for early sets. Treat it as market-confirmed rather than officially documented — our Japanese 1st Edition cards guide goes deeper into how that distinction works across different sets and eras.
View Black Kyurem → (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order)
Dragon Storm: Kyurem R and White Kyurem GX (2018)
Kyurem returned on April 6, 2018, in the Sun & Moon–era set Dragon Storm (SM6a), with two cards: the plain Kyurem, 034/053, a 130 HP Dragon-type at R rarity, and White Kyurem GX, 035/053, a 190 HP Dragon-type at RR rarity. This is the only set in our research where the fused White Kyurem form got a GX treatment; Black Kyurem doesn’t appear to have received a matching GX in the same release.
Other Confirmed Appearances
Beyond the six prints above, Bulbapedia’s Kyurem card index lists further Japanese appearances that we haven’t individually re-checked card-by-card against Limitless for this guide. We’re listing them here for completeness rather than as verified detail:
- Kyurem — Red Collection, 024/066 (R)
- Kyurem — EX Battle Boost, 035/093
- Kyurem — Thunder Knuckle, 016/051 (R)
- Kyurem — Night Unison, 011/055 (R)
- Kyurem — Night Wanderer, 047/064 (U)
- Kyurem-EX — Bandit Ring, 025/081 (RR)
Kyurem V and Kyurem VMAX also exist as Japanese prints — Kyurem V, 029/100, and Kyurem VMAX, 030/100, both from Lost Abyss (2022) — though they fall outside the printings we’ve individually confirmed and priced for this guide.
Where to Buy Kyurem Cards from Japan
We ship Japanese Pokemon singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. Right now, our Kyurem stock is the matched CP2 pair:
- PSA 10 Black Kyurem R 020/027, 1st Edition (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) — currently listed at ¥47,380 (a single listed copy)
- PSA 10 White Kyurem R 021/027 (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) — currently listed at ¥49,440 (a single listed copy)
- Browse the full graded lineup on our PSA 10 collection
Looking for a different Kyurem print, a raw copy, or want to build a mixed order across multiple sets? Our Quick Order page is the fastest way to request it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Kyurem cards do you currently have in stock?
Two single graded copies: PSA 10 Black Kyurem R 020/027 (1st Edition) from CP2, currently listed at ¥47,380, and PSA 10 White Kyurem R 021/027 from the same set, currently listed at ¥49,440.
What’s the difference between Black Kyurem and White Kyurem?
In the games, Kyurem can fuse with Zekrom to become Black Kyurem or with Reshiram to become White Kyurem, using an item called the DNA Splicer introduced in Black 2 & White 2. The Japanese TCG has printed both fused forms separately across multiple sets, most notably as a matched pair in the 2015 CP2 concept pack.
When did Kyurem first appear in the Japanese TCG?
July 15, 2011, as the plain Kyurem (024/066, R) in the concept pack Red Collection, printed as a Water-type card. Its first EX treatment, Kyurem EX (022/052), followed on September 16, 2011, in Hail Blizzard (BW3h), also Water-type, ahead of Black 2 & White 2 and the fusion mechanic.
Is the CP2 Black Kyurem really a 1st Edition card?
1st Edition–marked CP2 cards, including our currently listed Black Kyurem 020/027, do turn up in secondary-market listings. We haven’t found an official Pokemon Company source formally defining a 1st Edition print run for CP2, so we treat the stamp as market-confirmed rather than officially documented.
Does a Kyurem V or VMAX card exist?
Yes. Kyurem V (029/100) and Kyurem VMAX (030/100) were both printed in the 2022 set Lost Abyss. They’re outside the printings we’ve individually confirmed and priced in this guide.
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