Blitzle #522

The 2025 throwback chase. White Flare's Illustration Rare gives Blitzle a painterly modern showcase — full-art portrait of the neon-maned foal, half a step behind the Paradox Rift chase in price but the more obvious 'this is the modern Blitzle to own' pickup for set collectors.

A 2011 McDonald's Happy Meal promo handed out the year Blitzle debuted in English. Holo-foil, often creased from kid-handling, but clean centered copies trade well above the asking price — Blitzle's distinctive black-and-white-with-yellow design photographs especially well.

Noble Victories was the November-2011 third Black & White-era expansion. Blitzle got a clean Common slot here — one of the more sought BW-era Blitzle prints behind the McDonald's promo, with steady mid-tier demand.

A Sword & Shield-era black-star promo Blitzle — channel print from the SWSH era's prerelease/blister/tin distribution. A defensible promo-line completionist pickup; rarely seen at shows.

Boundaries Crossed was the late-2012 Plasma-themed set best remembered for Black Kyurem. Blitzle's reprint here is a Common — clean BW-era illustration, near-bulk price.

One of two 2011 Black & White launch-set Commons — the very first English Blitzle prints. Sister card to #40, slightly different art, near-identical price tier.

Next Destinies was the February-2012 set that brought Pokémon-EX back to the game. Blitzle's reprint here is set-roster filler — Common slot, no thematic connection.

The companion launch-set print to #41 — second Common Blitzle in the 2011 Black & White launch set. Bulk for over a decade with slow nostalgia lift.

Lost Thunder was the November-2018 SM-era set, the biggest set the franchise had ever printed at the time (236+ cards) — and a thematic home for any Electric Pokémon. Blitzle is set-roster filler here — the cheapest verified Blitzle in the catalog.