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Release date, card count, chase cards and how it compares with the Black & White era.
Plasma Storm is led by Lugia-EX, with a secret Charizard and Blastoise close behind, and those headline cards set its character. It is an expansion in the Black & White era of the English-language Pokémon TCG, released on February 6, 2013 under the set code PLS. The official count is 135 cards, with 3 secret cards above it, for 138 catalog printings. Trubbish appears three times, and Articuno-EX, Cobalion-EX, Colress and Durant each appear twice. By type it leans on Colorless, Water, Psychic and Grass Pokémon.
The rarity ladder in Plasma Storm runs from commons and uncommons through rares to 5 Ultra Rare cards, with 3 Secret Rare cards numbered above the printed 135. Lugia-EX in Ultra Rare form is the most valuable card, illustrated by Toyste Beach. The secret Charizard and Blastoise, both by Ayaka Yoshida, rank 2nd and 3rd, followed by Articuno-EX and Victini-EX in Ultra Rare. The top five cards hold 83 percent of the set's total card value, so nearly everything of weight sits in a few pulls.
Plasma Storm was released February 6, 2013.
Plasma Storm has 138 cards.
Plasma Storm is part of the Black & White era.
8 cards in Plasma Storm sit at one of its hit rarities. See this set's hits page for the full breakdown by rarity.
As of October 2026, Plasma Storm holds the 3rd highest total card value of the 12 comparable Black & White sets, about 1.4 times the era median, and its Lugia-EX ranks 1st among the era's single most valuable cards. It also ranks 2nd for trading activity in the era and 36th for total value across the whole game. At 135 official cards it runs larger than the era median of 111. It followed Boundaries Crossed, which holds similar total value, and came before Plasma Freeze, which holds more. Most of its cards first appeared in the Japanese set BW7: Plasma Gale.
| Measure | This setPlasma Storm | Previous setBoundaries Crossed | Next setPlasma Freeze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Feb 6, 2013 | Nov 7, 2012 | May 8, 2013 |
| Printed cards | 135 | 149 | 116 |
| Master set value | — | ≥ $3,340.38 | ≥ $5,267.63 |
| Most valuable card price | — | $650.48 | $1,199.51 |
| Priced cards | — | 152 of 153 | 119 of 122 |
The full run is 138 catalog printings, of which 134 are priced. Because the top five cards carry 83 percent of the set's total card value, the cost of a complete set is driven by a handful of Ultra Rare and Secret Rare cards, while the large rare, uncommon and common base is a small part of it. Sealed product for Plasma Storm includes 5 products, spanning a booster box, booster packs and blisters.
Market comparisons as of October 2026.
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