Elgyem — the Cerebral Pokémon, a Psychic-type alien with a bulbous head and three fingers, designed in clear reference to the Roswell-incident grey-alien archetype. Pokédex flavor specifically says Elgyem appeared in Unova around 50 years before the events of Black & White, near a desert town where a UFO is said to have crashed. The Roswell reference is one of the franchise's better in-game easter eggs.
Elgyem's Top 10 has a strong top two — the 2011 BW Black Star promo leads at $14 and the 2025 Black Bolt Illustration Rare sits in second at $11 — and everything else firmly in the bulk floor. A nice vintage-vs-modern symmetry at the top of the list.
The line's vintage flagship. A 2011 BW Black Star promo Elgyem (#BW55) — one of the smaller-print-run BW-era distribution promos. Sentimental Holo-foil cardboard, by a slim margin the priciest Elgyem in the catalog, edging out the modern Black Bolt chase.
View full card data →The 2025 throwback chase. Black Bolt's Illustration Rare gives the Roswell-alien pre-evo a painterly modern showcase — sitting just behind the vintage BW promo as the line's second collector chase.
View full card data →Plasma Storm was the early-2013 BW-era set built around Team Plasma's storyline takeover. Elgyem's Common reprint here is the strongest of the bulk-tier — one of two Elgyems from the same set.
View full card data →Noble Victories was the November-2011 third Black & White-era expansion. Elgyem's Common reprint here is launch-era pack filler — one of two Elgyems from the same set.
View full card data →Sister card to #55 — second Common Elgyem in 2011's Noble Victories. Same set, slightly different art, near-identical price tier.
View full card data →Sister card to #69 — second Common Elgyem in 2013's Plasma Storm. Same set, different art.
View full card data →Unified Minds was the August-2019 SM-era set best known for the Reshiram & Charizard-GX Tag Team. Elgyem is set-roster filler — pure pack bulk.
View full card data →Next Destinies was the February-2012 set that brought Pokémon-EX back to the game. Elgyem's reprint here is launch-era pack filler.
View full card data →BREAKthrough was the November-2015 XY-era set that introduced the BREAK Evolution mechanic. Elgyem is bulk filler — pure binder-completion cardboard.
View full card data →The Common-rarity Elgyem from the same 2025 Black Bolt set that produced the IR chase at #120. Pack bulk paired with the chase pull — the cheapest verified Elgyem in the catalog at twelve cents.
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