“Black Bolt” and “White Flare” Sets Now Confirmed to Release in June, Hinting at “Black & White” Game Remakes?

[Water Pokémon Master]

We can now confirm the Black Bolt and White Flare sets will release on June 6th in Japan.
The dual sets will feature cards of all 156 Unova Pokemon! As previously speculated, the sets will be headlined by Reshiram and Zekrom. The deck boxes and card sleeves will feature them as well.

Both sets will be “Enhanced Expansion Pack” sets like Pokemon Card 151. They will have mirror holofoil cards, which we call reverse holos in English. It’s currently unclear if these sets will be in the same vein as 151 but for Generation V.

A “Black Bolt & White Flare Card File Set” will also release alongside the set on June 5th. It will contain a binder, a Victini promo, and packs of the sets.

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[ApricornNut]

Say what?

 

[LimitedGif]

Nobody like nobody could have expected this.

 

[Matteloop]

Elemental monkeys ex's incoming watch out

 

[bbb888]

I don't mind "Black 3 & White 3" games but why does Legends: Z-A keep getting delayed??

And, Is this what they are doing to celebrate Pokémon's 30th anniversary? Seems very odd to focus on gen 5.

 

[cesardka]

I wonder if the Victini promo will feature the Chinese art we have been missing

 

[cesardka]

I don't mind "Black 3 & White 3" games but why does Legends: Z-A keep getting delayed??

And, Is this what they are doing to celebrate Pokémon's 30th anniversary? Seems very odd to focus on gen 5.

Pokemon 30th anni is on 2026 though. There is a whole year ahead. They will certainly announce everything related to the celebration by Pokemon Day on that year

 

[Fireball27]

If this is essentially a Unova version of 151, this could be one of the best sets in recent memory

 

[thundy]

They are definitely hinting something because 2025's GO tour (pokemon go) will be all about unova, and we get the release of black and white kyurem in GO

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[Steen]

I'm actually very surprised it's a 151 style special set. Kind of excited to see what they're cooking for ex's.

 

[ViridiVioletear]

I just changed my money allocation for next year… if games release as well, I’ll cry my eyes out of joy

 

[piyuv]

Pokemon Go’s next season is also focused on black & white. Possible announcement soon?

 

[Teeboy23]

I don't mind "Black 3 & White 3" games but why does Legends: Z-A keep getting delayed??

And, Is this what they are doing to celebrate Pokémon's 30th anniversary? Seems very odd to focus on gen 5.

Pokémon's 30th is in 2026.

 

[GaKi134]

The existence of this set might just be a reference to Blueberry Academy being located near the unova region. No more nor less

 

[Frost]

Casual reminder that the idea of BW remakes is speculation and to measure your expectations. We might not get them. We might get them but they'll be bad. Who knows?

They don't always do obvious things - we didn't get more Kanto remakes for 151, and Unova was the only region they skipped during the middle Gen 7 year that had a subset focusing on Johto (a component of Lost Thunder), Hoenn (Celestial Storm), Sinnoh (Ultra Prism) and Kalos (Forbidden Light).

Go is also indicative of nothing. The next season is loosely Unova-based because of the Unova Tour, with the tours being an annual region-centric event for five years now.

 

[coolcorsola]

Kyurem getting an alt would be amazing

 

[dineinunes]

I wonder if the Victini promo will feature the Chinese art we have been missing View attachment 20143

unlikely since that artwork is specifically linked to Raging Surf

 

[gymleaderorion]

Excited for this.

However, with a set like Astral Radiance which was released in May 2022, and Legends Arceus being released prior January 2022, you would think they would have the same process as far as release goes with Legends ZA.

 

[Alex Hesketh]

I really doubt this hints towards a remake. Isnt just like 15th anniversary or something they can make so many excuses. Getting all unova pokemon is really exciting tho imagine finally Haxorus ex or reg Samurott, the awaited Unfezant, Sawsbuck, Mienshao so many possibilities (or more Hydreigon, Zororark and legendaries )

 

[apperusenpai]

I don't mind "Black 3 & White 3" games but why does Legends: Z-A keep getting delayed??

And, Is this what they are doing to celebrate Pokémon's 30th anniversary? Seems very odd to focus on gen 5.

It's not that it "keeps getting delayed", we never had any information about a release date other than 2025. Everyone just speculated it would be early 2025 because of PLA, but PLA was also advertised as an early year release from the very first announcement. PLZA was not.