Black Collection

Series: Black & White Series

Release date: December 17, 2010

Cards: 53 (3 secret)

Set code: BW1

Japan restarted its card game with this expansion, and the redesign shows before a single card is read: the Japanese border turned grey, the Pokédex entry moved into a frame at the bottom right, and the booster pack shrank from eleven cards to five. Abilities arrived at the same time, folding the old Poké-POWER and Poké-BODY into one keyword. The contents are Unova almost throughout, with the Tepig line, Reshiram at 013 and again as a Super Rare at 055, and Tornadus taking the other full art slot. Professor Juniper's first card closes the numbered list at 053. The Western cut of this material does not follow the Japanese one, because Black & White took the pick of the two halves and the leftovers went into Emerging Powers, an English expansion with no Japanese counterpart of its own. Black Collection (BW1) was released on December 17, 2010 in the Black & White series, with 53 cards plus 3 secret rares. Its most expensive card is Reshiram #55 (Super Rare), at $94.41 (median of 5 sales over 90 days, September 30, 2026).

Black Collection Card List

56 cards · 2 products

Sewaddle

Black Collection

Common - #1/53

$0.48

Swadloon

Black Collection

Common - #2/53

$0.60

Leavanny

Black Collection

Uncommon - #3/53

$0.44

Cottonee

Black Collection

Common - #4/53

$0.30

Whimsicott

Black Collection

Uncommon - #5/53

$0.68

Deerling

Black Collection

Common - #6/53

$0.68

Sawsbuck

Black Collection

Uncommon - #7/53

$1.01

Tepig

Black Collection

Common - #8/53

$0.64

Pignite

Black Collection

Uncommon - #9/53

$0.47

Emboar

Black Collection

Rare - #10/53

$1.84

Pansear

Black Collection

Common - #11/53

$0.50

Simisear

Black Collection

Common - #12/53

$0.47

Reshiram

Black Collection

Rare - #13/53

$3.77

Basculin

Black Collection

Common - #14/53

$0.39

Ducklett

Black Collection

Common - #15/53

$0.42

Swanna

Black Collection

Uncommon - #16/53

$0.85

Cubchoo

Black Collection

Common - #17/53

$0.74

Beartic

Black Collection

Rare - #18/53

$0.84

Blitzle

Black Collection

Common - #19/53

$0.57

Zebstrika

Black Collection

Uncommon - #20/53

$0.51

Emolga

Black Collection

Common - #21/53

$0.69

Munna

Black Collection

Common - #22/53

$0.51

Musharna

Black Collection

Uncommon - #23/53

$0.43

Woobat

Black Collection

Common - #24/53

$0.50

Swoobat

Black Collection

Uncommon - #25/53

$0.48

Gothita

Black Collection

Common - #26/53

$0.57

Gothorita

Black Collection

Uncommon - #27/53

$0.78

Gothitelle

Black Collection

Rare - #28/53

$2.04

Roggenrola

Black Collection

Common - #29/53

$0.56

Boldore

Black Collection

Uncommon - #30/53

$0.57

Drilbur

Black Collection

Common - #31/53

$0.37

Excadrill

Black Collection

Rare - #32/53

$1.21

Sawk

Black Collection

Common - #33/53

$0.57

Scraggy

Black Collection

Common - #34/53

$0.33

Scrafty

Black Collection

Uncommon - #35/53

$0.42

Vullaby

Black Collection

Uncommon - #36/53

$0.41

Mandibuzz

Black Collection

Uncommon - #37/53

$0.66

Klink

Black Collection

Common - #38/53

$0.30

Klang

Black Collection

Uncommon - #39/53

$0.87

Klinklang

Black Collection

Rare - #40/53

$1.17

Pidove

Black Collection

Common - #41/53

$0.44

Tranquill

Black Collection

Common - #42/53

$0.59

Unfezant

Black Collection

Common - #43/53

$0.39

Minccino

Black Collection

Common - #44/53

$0.84

Cinccino

Black Collection

Uncommon - #45/53

$0.67

Bouffalant

Black Collection

Uncommon - #46/53

$0.47

Tornadus

Black Collection

Rare - #47/53

$1.50

Energy Retrieval

Black Collection

Uncommon - #48/53

$1.11

Crushing Hammer

Black Collection

Uncommon - #49/53

$1.00

Pokémon Communication

Black Collection

Uncommon - #50/53

$1.44

Max Potion

Black Collection

Uncommon - #51/53

$1.15

Recycle

Black Collection

Uncommon - #52/53

$0.44

Professor Juniper

Black Collection

Uncommon - #53/53

$0.56

Tornadus

Black Collection

Super Rare - #54/53

$24.11

Reshiram

Black Collection

Super Rare - #55/53

$94.41

Pikachu

Black Collection

Ultra Rare - #56/53

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Black Collection Sealed Products (2)

Black Collection Booster (Japanese)

Black Collection

Pokemon

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Qty: 0

Black Collection Booster Box (Japanese)

Black Collection

Pokemon

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Qty: 0

Black Collection Chase Cards

ReshiramSuper Rare · #55$94.41

TornadusSuper Rare · #54$24.11

ReshiramRare · #13$3.77

GothitelleRare · #28$2.04

EmboarRare · #10$1.84

TornadusRare · #47$1.50

Pokémon Communication #50 — Black Collection

Pokémon CommunicationUncommon · #50$1.44

ExcadrillRare · #32$1.21

KlinklangRare · #40$1.17

Max PotionUncommon · #51$1.15

See the full Black Collection chase cards list

Black Collection illustrators

Frequently asked questions

When was Black Collection released?

Black Collection released on December 17, 2010.

How many cards are in Black Collection?

Black Collection contains 53 official cards, plus 3 secret rares and bonus cards, for a total of 56 cards.

How many Secret Rares are in Black Collection?

There are 3 secret rare cards in Black Collection.

What is the most expensive card in Black Collection?

The most expensive card in Black Collection is Reshiram #55 (Super Rare), at $94.41: the median of 5 completed sales over the last 90 days, as of September 30, 2026.

Which card do Black Collection and its White counterpart have in common?

The secret Pikachu numbered 056/053, which was printed in both halves of the expansion. It is a Lightning Basic and the only Pokémon across the two collections that does not come from Generation V, the rest of the cards having been drawn entirely from that generation.

Black Collection

Black Collection Card List

Black Collection Sealed Products (2)

Black Collection Chase Cards

Black Collection illustrators

Frequently asked questions

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