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Release date, card count, chase cards and how it compares with the Black & White era.
Plasma Storm is a Black & White-era expansion in the English-language Pokémon TCG, released on February 6, 2013 under the set code PLS. It carries 135 official cards plus 3 secret cards numbered above the printed count, for 138 printings in all. Its headline cards are Lugia-EX, Charizard and Blastoise, and Articuno-EX, Cobalion-EX and Colress each appear in more than one version. The Pokémon it leans on most are Colorless, Water, Psychic and Grass types, and the full card list rewards a look at how few cards carry the weight.
The rarity ladder in Plasma Storm runs from commons and uncommons up through rares to 5 Ultra Rares and 3 Secret Rares, with the secrets sitting past the printed 135. Lugia-EX in Ultra Rare form is the most valuable card, followed by the Secret Rare Charizard and Blastoise, both illustrated by Ayaka Yoshida, then Articuno-EX and Victini-EX. Value is extremely concentrated: the top five cards alone hold 86 percent of the set's total card value, so the chase cards and the most valuable cards are effectively the same short list.
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 2nd highest total card value of the 12 comparable Black & White sets, about 1.8 times the era median, and its Lugia-EX ranks 1st among the era's single most valuable cards. It also ranks 3rd for trading activity in the era and 25th for total card value across the whole game. At 135 official cards it runs larger than the era median of 111. It followed Boundaries Crossed, which holds less total value, and came before Plasma Freeze, which holds more. Its cards first appeared in Japanese in BW7: Plasma Gale, which shares 68 cards with it.
Written from market data as of October 23, 2026; the tables update live.
| 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 | — | ≥ $3,341.62 | ≥ $5,279.77 |
| Most valuable card price | — | $650.48 | $1,199.51 |
| Priced cards | — | 152 of 153 | 119 of 122 |
Completing Plasma Storm means finding all 138 catalog printings, of which 134 are priced. Because 86 percent of the set's value sits in its five top cards, the cost of a complete set is driven almost entirely by a handful of Ultra Rare and Secret Rare chase cards, while the commons, uncommons and rares that make up most of the card list add comparatively little. Sealed product for the set includes a booster box, booster packs and blister packs.
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