Diamond & Pearl Stormfront – Pokémon TCG Card List (2008)

Diamond & Pearl: Stormfront (破空の激闘) Trading Card Game Set 38
General information

Cards	English: 106 Japanese: 92
Series	Diamond & Pearl
Previous Expansion	Legends Awakened
Following Expansion	Platinum
Associated Decks	Raging Sea Dark Rampage
Released	November 5th, 2008 (English) July 10th, 2008 (Japan)

Stormfront booster pack

Don’t let the size fool you. Stormfront, the seventh and final main expansion of the Diamond & Pearl era, was a compact 100-card set — but it packed a competitive wallop that echoed through tournament halls for years. Released in November 2008, it arrived with five new Pokémon LV.X, a fistful of soon-to-be-staple attackers, and a couple of surprises tucked into its secret slots.

The English release drew from Japan’s “Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky,” and true to that name, its Pokémon hit hard. Two theme decks, Raging Sea and Dark Rampage, gave newcomers a way in, while the rare slots held some of the most influential cards the format would ever see.

For a small set, it left an outsized mark — so let’s talk about the cards that did the damage.

The Sky Darkens… The Earth Trembles… The Storm Is Coming!

A turbulent force is approaching, and it’s on a collision course with everything you thought you knew about the Pokémon TCG! In Diamond & Pearl—Stormfront, you are met head-on by powerful Pokémon unrestrained and never holding back! In this frenzy, you’ll find new Pokémon LV.X, Trainer cards that power up when played together, and the dramatic entrance of some of the most popular Pokémon ever! The time has come to enter the storm, and witness this awe-inspiring spectacle first hand!

— official Stormfront expansion blurb

A Small Set That Shaped a Metagame

Stormfront’s reputation rests on a handful of Pokémon that went on to anchor top-tier decks well into the following seasons. Chief among them was Machamp (20). Its Take Out attack cost a single Fighting Energy and did something brutal: any Defending Pokémon that wasn’t an Evolution was Knocked Out outright, no damage calculation required. In a metagame increasingly built on powerful Basic Pokémon, that was a death sentence — and “Machamp” became a defining counter-deck.

Gengar (18) offered a very different menace. Its Poltergeist attack dealt 30 damage for every Trainer, Supporter and Stadium card in the opponent’s hand — punishing exactly the resource-hoarding that good players relied on — while Shadow Room sniped the Bench and its Fainting Spell Poké-Power threatened to drag an attacker down with it. The “Gengar” control deck was born here.

And then there was Sableye (48), a humble Basic that quietly became one of the most important opening plays in the game. Its Overeager Poké-Body guaranteed you went first, and Impersonate let it fetch and fire off a Supporter card for free on turn one. For years, decks opened by leading with Sableye — a card whose entire job was to hand you a flying start.

Machamp (20/100)

The Basic-killer. Take Out costs one Fighting Energy and Knocks Out any non-Evolved Defending Pokémon outright, no damage roll needed — the anti-Basic tech that spawned a whole counter-deck.

Gengar (18/100)

A control engine. Poltergeist deals 30 damage for every Trainer, Supporter and Stadium in the opponent’s hand, Shadow Room snipes the Bench, and Fainting Spell can drag an attacker down on a coin flip.

Sableye (48/100)

The perfect opener. Overeager guarantees you go first, and Impersonate fetches a Supporter from your deck and fires it off for free — a turn-one head start that defined how decks were built.

Print Versions

Stormfront came in four booster designs, fronted by Dusknoir, Infernape, Regigigas and Torterra. Each pack held a shot at the set’s five Pokémon LV.X — and, if you were lucky, one of its hidden secret cards.

Set List

Card Image	No.	Card name	Rarity	Card type
	1/100	Dusknoir
	Card text Shadow Command Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw 2 cards. If you have 7 or more cards in your hand, discard a number of cards until you have 6 cards in your hand. Then, put 2 damage counters on Dusknoir. This power can’t be used if Dusknoir is affected by a Special Condition. Damage Even Count the number of damage counters on Dusknoir. Put that many damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. Night Spin 50 Prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Dusknoir by your opponent’s Pokémon that has 2 or less Energy attached to it during your opponent’s next turn.
	2/100	Empoleon
	Card text Emperor Aura Once during your turn (before your attack), when you play Empoleon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Active Pokémon, you may use this power. Your opponent can’t attach any Energy cards from his or her hand to his or her Pokémon during your opponent’s next turn. Steel Wing 40 During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to Empoleon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Whirlpool 60 Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
	3/100	Infernape
	Card text Blaze Dance Once during your turn (before your attack), when you play Infernape from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for up to 4 Fire Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle your deck afterward. Close Combat 60 During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to Infernape by attacks is increased by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Spreading Fire 80 Discard 2 Fire Energy attached to Infernape and this attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	4/100	Lumineon
	Card text Fin Luster Once during your turn (before your attack), if Lumineon is your Active Pokémon, you may look at your opponent’s hand. If your opponent’s Bench isn’t full, choose 1 Basic Pokémon from your opponent’s hand, and put it onto his or her Bench. Then, switch it with the Defending Pokémon. This power can’t be used if Lumineon is affected by a Special Condition. Quick Swim Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. Elegant Swim 30 Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Lumineon during your opponent’s next turn.
	5/100	Magnezone
	Card text Magnetic Search Magnetic Search Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Lightning or Metal Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can’t be used if Magnezone is affected by a Special Condition. Speed Shot Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on that Pokémon. Crush Volt 80 Discard an Energy attached to Magnezone.
	6/100	Magnezone
	Card text Super Connectivity Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your discard pile for a Lightning or Metal Energy card and attach it to your Active Pokémon. Then, put 1 damage counter on that Pokémon. This power can’t be used if Magnezone is affected by a Special Condition. Gyro Ball 60 You may switch Magnezone with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
	7/100	Mismagius
	Card text Crash Chant 20× Choose up to 4 in any combination of Pokémon Tool cards and Technical Machine cards in play (both yours and your opponent’s) and discard them. This attack does 20 damage times the number of cards discarded in this way. Horror Chant 40 If your opponent has 4 or more Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and return that Pokémon and all cards attached to it to your opponent’s hand.
	8/100	Raichu
	Card text Slice 30 Raichu can’t use Slice during your next turn. Split Ball 50 Move an Energy card attached to Raichu to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Burst Ball 100 Discard 3 Energy attached to any of your Pokémon in any way you like.
	9/100	Regigigas
	Card text Regi Form If you have Regirock, Regice, and Registeel in play, the attack cost of Regigigas’s attacks is Colorless less. Mega Punch 30 Giga Power 60+ You may do 60 damage plus 40 more damage. If you do, Regigigas does 40 damage to itself.
	10/100	Sceptile
	Card text Energy Trans As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), move a Grass Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon. This power can’t be used if Sceptile is affected by a Special Condition. Poison Leaf 40 The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Slice Drain 60 Remove 2 damage counters from Sceptile.
	11/100	Torterra
	Card text Sunshine Song Once during your turn, when you play Torterra from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may choose as many of your Grass Pokémon in play as you like. For each Grass Pokémon you choose, search your deck for an Evolution card that evolves from that Pokémon and evolve it. Shuffle your deck afterward. Crash Impact 60 Torterra does 20 damage to itself. Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any. Land Shake 80 During your opponent’s next turn, whenever your opponent puts a Basic Pokémon from his or her hand onto his or her Bench, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon.
	12/100	Abomasnow
	Card text Snow Veil As long as Abomasnow is your Active Pokémon, any damage done to your Pokémon by an opponent’s attack is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Snow Play 20 Does 20 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon, excluding Grass Pokémon and Water Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Below Zero 60 If Abomasnow evolved from Snover during this turn, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
	13/100	Bronzong
	Card text Cycler Once during your turn (before your attack), you may choose a card from your hand and put it on top of your deck. Then, search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can’t be used if Bronzong is affected by a Special Condition. Strange Spin 20+ If you have the same number of cards in your hand as your opponent, this attack does 20 damage plus 40 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Heavy Potential Put a number of damage counters on each of your opponent’s Pokémon equal to the number of Energy in that Pokémon’s Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost).
	14/100	Cherrim
	Card text Sunny Day Each of your Grass Pokémon’s and Fire Pokémon’s attacks does 10 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Salty-sweet Pollen 20 Remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon. Solarbeam 50
	15/100	Drapion
	Card text Scorpion Grapple 10 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn. Cross Poison 20× Flip 4 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. If 2 or more of them are heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Derail 60 Discard all Special Energy cards attached to the Defending Pokémon.
	16/100	Drifblim
	Card text Delivery Put any 1 card from your discard pile into your hand. Lifting Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. For each Basic Pokémon you put onto your Bench, you may search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to that Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Ominous Wind 40 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused and can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
	17/100	Dusknoir
	Card text Spirit Pulse As long as Dusknoir is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent’s Pokémon that has any Energy attached to it between turns. Darkness Mist 60+ If the Defending Pokémon already has 2 or more damage counters on it, this attack does 60 damage plus 20 more damage.
	18/100	Gengar
	Card text Fainting Spell Once during your opponent’s turn, if Gengar would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, you may flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out. Shadow Room Put 3 damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. If that Pokémon has any Poké-Powers, put 6 damage counters on that Pokémon instead. Poltergeist 30× Look at your opponent’s hand. This attack does 30 damage times the number of Trainer, Supporter and Stadium cards in your opponent’s hand.
	19/100	Gyarados
	Card text Tail Revenge 30× Does 30 damage times the number of Magikarp in your discard pile. Wreak Havoc 40 Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard the top card from your opponent’s deck. Dragon Beat 100 Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card from each of your opponent’s Pokémon.
	20/100	Machamp
	Card text Take Out 40 If the Defending Pokémon isn’t an Evolved Pokémon, that Pokémon is Knocked Out instead of damaged by this attack. Hurricane Punch 30× Flip 4 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Rage 60+ Does 60 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Machamp.
	21/100	Mamoswine
	Card text Ramming Strike 30× Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads or you may start again. Each time you start again, put 2 damage counters on Mamoswine. (If Mamoswine would be Knocked Out, you can’t start again.) Parade 60+ Does 60 damage plus 10 more damage for each Swinub on your Bench, plus 20 more damage for each Piloswine on your Bench, and 40 more damage for each Mamoswine on your Bench.
	22/100	Rapidash
	Card text Burning Mane If Rapidash is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent’s attack (even if Rapidash is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Burned. Rear Kick 30 Shooting Fire Discard 2 Fire Energy attached to Rapidash and choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage to that Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	23/100	Roserade
	Card text Hidden Poison If Roserade is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent’s attack (even if Roserade is Knocked Out), the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Bowed Whip Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to that Pokémon. Deep Poison 50+ If the Defending Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage.
	24/100	Salamence
	Card text Battle Rush If your opponent has any Pokémon in play that has maximum HP of 120 or more, ignore all Colorless Energy necessary to use Salamence’s attacks. Combustion 50 Steam Twister 120 Discard a Fire Energy and a Water Energy attached to Salamence.
	25/100	Scizor
	Card text Honeycomb Defender If Scizor has 6 or more damage counters on it, any damage done to Scizor by attacks is reduced by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Accelerate 30 If the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out by this attack, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Scizor during your opponent’s next turn. Pound Down 40+ If you don’t have any Pokémon with any Poké-Powers in play, this attack does 40 damage plus 30 more damage.
	26/100	Skuntank
	Card text Evolutionary Gas Once during your turn (before your attack), when you play Skuntank from your hand to evolve 1 of your Active Pokémon, you may choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon. If that Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent’s next turn, that attack does nothing. Poison Claws 20 The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Plunder 60 Before doing damage, discard all Trainer cards attached to the Defending Pokémon.
	27/100	Staraptor
	Card text Protect Wing As long as Staraptor is your Active Pokémon, any damage done by attacks from your opponent’s Stage 2 Evolved Pokémon is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Strong Breeze Flip a coin. If heads, put 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon and all cards attached to it on top of your opponent’s deck. Your opponent shuffles his or her deck afterward. Clutch 60 The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
	28/100	Steelix
	Card text Outbreak Power Choose a number of your opponent’s Pokémon up to the amount of Energy attached to Steelix. This attack does 20 damage to each of them. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Iron Tail 100× Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 100 damage for each heads.
	29/100	Tangrowth
	Card text Green Renewal Remove 1 damage counter from Tangrowth between turns. Green Acid 20 Flip 2 coins. If the first coin is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. If the second coin is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Reaching Vine 60 Does 20 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	30/100	Tyranitar
	Card text Darkness Drive After your opponent’s Pokémon uses a Poké-Power, you may search your discard pile for a basic Darkness Energy and attach it to Tyranitar. Grind 20× Does 20 damage times the amount of Energy attached to Tyranitar. Spinning Tail This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	31/100	Vespiquen
	Card text Green Dignity As long as you have more Prize cards left than your opponent, Vespiquen’s attacks do 10 more damage for each Grass Pokémon on your Bench to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Bee Drain 20 After your attack, remove from Vespiquen the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon. Bee Powder 50 Flip 2 coins. If both are heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned, Paralyzed and Poisoned.
	32/100	Bibarel
	Card text Unaware Prevent all effects of attacks, excluding damage, done to Bibarel. Amnesia 20 Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon’s attacks. That Pokémon can’t use that attack during your opponent’s next turn. Surf 60
	33/100	Budew
	Card text Poison Enzyme Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Budew by your opponent’s Poisoned Pokémon. Poké-POWER Baby Evolution Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Roselia from your hand onto Budew (this counts as evolving Budew) and remove all damage counters from Budew. Buddy-buddy Search your deck for a Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
	34/100	Dusclops
	Card text Dark One-eye 20 You may discard a card from your hand. If you do, your opponent discards a card from his or her hand. Ambush 40+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.
	35/100	Dusclops
	Card text Confuse Ray 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Trick Room 40+ If you have a Stadium card in play, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage. If your opponent has a Stadium card in play, remove 2 damage counters from Dusclops.
	36/100	Electrode
	Card text Radiance If Electrode is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent’s attack (even if Electrode is Knocked Out), put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent’s Pokémon. Low Current 30 If Electrode was damaged by an attack during your opponent’s last turn, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Swift 60 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
	37/100	Electrode
	Card text Flash 20 If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent’s next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Electro Diffusion 40+ Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Lightning Energy attached to Electrode. Flip a coin. If tails, discard all Lightning Energy attached to Electrode.
	38/100	Farfetch’d
	Card text Go and Collect Search your deck for a Trainer, Supporter, or Stadium card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Fury Cutter 10+ Flip 3 coins. If 1 of them is heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage. If 2 of them are heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. If all of them are heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 40 more damage.
	39/100	Grovyle
	Card text Tail Shake 20 The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Slam 60× Flip 2 coins. This attack does 60 damage times the number of heads.
	40/100	Haunter
	Card text Smog The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Hoodwink 30 You may search your opponent’s discard pile for up to 3 in any combination of Trainer, Supporter or Stadium cards and put them into your opponent’s hand.
	41/100	Machoke
	Card text Steady Punch 20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage. Brick Break 30 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
	42/100	Magneton
	Card text Magnetic Resonance 20 If you have a Stadium card in play, this attack does 20 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Magnetic Release 40+ Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
	43/100	Magneton
	Card text Thunder Wave 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Removal Pulse 50 Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
	44/100	Miltank
	Card text Collect Draw a card. Energy Milk Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon. Stomp 20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
	45/100	Pichu
	Card text Baby Evolution Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Pikachu from your hand onto Pichu (this counts as evolving Pichu) and remove all damage counters from Pichu. Electric Circuit Search your discard pile for up to 4 Lightning Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand.
	46/100	Piloswine
	Card text Rouse 20+ Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Piloswine. Then, remove 4 damage counters from Piloswine. Overrun 60 Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	47/100	Pupitar
	Card text Energy Protection Any damage done to Pupitar by attacks is reduced by 10 for each Energy attached to Pupitar (after applying Weakness and Resistance). You can’t reduce more than 30 damage in this way. Rock Smash 20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
	48/100	Sableye
	Card text Overeager If Sableye is your Active Pokémon at the beginning of the game, you go first. (If each player’s Active Pokémon has the Overeager Poké-Body, this power does nothing.) Impersonate Search your deck for a Supporter card and discard it. Shuffle your deck afterward. Then, use the effect of that card as the effect of this attack. Overconfident 10 If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Sableye, this attack’s base damage is 40.
	49/100	Scyther
	Card text Swords Dance During your next turn, Scyther’s Slashing Strike attack’s base damage is 60. Slashing Strike 30 During your next turn, Scyther can’t use Slashing Strike.
	50/100	Shelgon
	Card text Body Slam 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Rollout 50
	51/100	Skarmory
	Card text Quick Attack 10+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. Mach Blade Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	52/100	Staravia
	Card text Wing Attack 30 Shot Air 20 Does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	53/100	Bagon
	Card text Scary Face Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat during your opponent’s next turn. Headbutt 30
	54/100	Bidoof
	Card text Yawn The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Self-abandonment Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage to the Defending Pokémon. If tails, Bidoof does 10 damage to itself.
	55/100	Bronzor
	Card text Gyro Swap Put a number of damage counters on the Defending Pokémon equal to the number of Energy in Bronzor’s Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost). Psyshock 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
	56/100	Cherubi
	Card text Nap Remove 2 damage counters from Cherubi. Bullet Seed 10× Flip 4 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
	57/100	Combee
	Card text Honey Once during your turn, when you put Combee from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your discard pile for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Alert Draw a card. Then, you may switch Combee with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
	58/100	Drifloon
	Card text Constrict Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Linear Attack Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	59/100	Duskull
	Card text Silhouette Put 1 damage counter on the Defending Pokémon. If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon instead. Will-o’-the-wisp 20
	60/100	Duskull
	Card text Tackle 10 Surprise Attack 30 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
	61/100	Finneon
	Card text Aqua Liner Choose 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Mouth Pump 10+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.
	62/100	Gastly
	Card text Pitch-Dark You opponent can’t play any Trainer cards from his or her hand during your opponent’s next turn. Trick Gas 10 You may switch Gastly with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
	63/100	Larvitar
	Card text Bite 10 Rock Slide 20 Does 10 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	64/100	Machop
	Card text Kick 10 Knock Back 20 Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
	65/100	Magikarp
	Card text Sea Spray Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, draw a card. Splash 10
	66/100	Magnemite
	Card text Magnet Magnemite’s retreat cost is less for each Magnemite on your Bench. Magnetic Bomb 30+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, Magnemite does 10 damage to itself.
	67/100	Magnemite
	Card text Ram 10 Random Spark Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
	68/100	Misdreavus
	Card text Lullaby The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Nightmare Feast If the Defending Pokémon is Asleep, this attack does 50 damage and remove 5 damage counters from Misdreavus. If the Defending Pokémon is not Asleep, this attack does nothing.
	69/100	Onix
	Card text Harden During your opponent’s next turn, if Onix would be damaged by an attack, prevent that attack’s damage done to Onix if that damage is 40 or less. Bind 30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
	70/100	Pikachu
	Card text Pika Punch 20 Speed Bolt 40 If Pikachu evolved from Pichu during this turn, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Pikachu during your opponent’s next turn.
	71/100	Ponyta
	Card text Smash Kick 10 Agility 20 Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Ponyta during your opponent’s next turn.
	72/100	Roselia
	Card text Headbutt 10 Petal Spikes 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned. If Budew is anywhere under Roselia, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned.
	73/100	Skorupi
	Card text Stalk 10 The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn. Dangerous Claw 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
	74/100	Snover
	Card text Hide Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Snover during your opponent’s next turn. Powder Snow 10 The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
	75/100	Starly
	Card text Sand Attack If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent’s next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Double Stab 10× Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
	76/100	Stunky
	Card text Gnaw and Run 10 Switch Stunky with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Double Scratch 20× Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
	77/100	Swinub
	Card text Freezing Breath Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Take Down 20 Flip a coin. If tails, Swinub does 10 damage to itself.
	78/100	Tangela
	Card text Ingrain Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, search your deck for a Grass Energy card and attach it to Tangela. Shuffle your deck afterward. If you do, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Tangela during your opponent’s next turn. Tickle 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
	79/100	Treecko
	Card text Call for Friends Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Poison Breath Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
	80/100	Voltorb
	Card text Screech If an attack does damage to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), that attack does 20 more damage to that Pokémon until the end of your next turn. Double Spin 10× Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
	81/100	Voltorb
	Card text Outlet Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Bouncing Ball 20 Flip a coin. If tails, Voltorb does 10 damage to itself.
	82/100	Conductive Quarry		St
	Card text This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can’t play this card. Once during each player’s turn, the player may flip a coin. If heads, that player searches his or her discard pile for a Lightning or Metal Energy card, shows it to the opponent, and puts it into his or her hand.
	83/100	Energy Link		T
	Card text Attach Energy Link to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn’t already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. If that Pokémon is Knocked Out, discard this card. As long as Energy Link is attached to a Pokémon, you may move an Energy card attached to that Pokémon to another of your Pokémon that has Energy Link attached to it. You may use this effect as often as you like during your turn.
	84/100	Energy Switch		T
	Card text Move a basic Energy from 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	85/100	Great Ball		T
	Card text Look at the top 7 cards of your deck. You may reveal a Pokémon you find there and put it into your hand. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	86/100	Luxury Ball		T
	Card text Search your deck for a Pokémon (excluding Pokémon LV.X), show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. If any Luxury Ball is in your discard pile, you can’t play this card.
	87/100	Marley’s Request		Su
	Card text You can play only one Supporter card each turn. When you play this card, put it next to your Active Pokémon. When your turn ends, discard this card. Search your discard pile for 2 different Trainer, Supporter, or Stadium cards, show them to your opponent, and your opponent chooses 1 of them. Put that card into your hand, and discard the other card. (If all Trainer, Supporter, and Stadium cards in your discard pile have the same name, choose 1 of them. Show that card to your opponent and put it into your hand.)
	88/100	Poké Blower +		T
	Card text You may play 2 Poké Blower + at the same time. If you play 1 Poké Blower +, flip a coin. If heads, put 1 damage counter on 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. If you play 2 Poké Blower +, choose 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon and switch it with 1 of your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
	89/100	Poké Drawer +		T
	Card text You may play 2 Poké Drawer + at the same time. If you play 1 Poké Drawer +, draw a card. If you play 2 Poké Drawer +, search your deck for up to 2 cards, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
	90/100	Poké Healer +		T
	Card text You may play 2 Poké Healer + at the same time. If you play 1 Poké Healer +, remove 1 damage counter and a Special Condition from 1 of your Active Pokémon. If you play 2 Poké Healer +, remove 8 damage counters and all Special Conditions from 1 of your Active Pokémon.
	91/100	Premier Ball		T
	Card text Search your deck or your discard pile for a Pokémon LV.X, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. If you search your deck, shuffle your deck afterward.
	92/100	Potion		T
	Card text Remove 2 damage counters from 1 of your Pokémon (remove 1 damage counter if that Pokémon has only 1). You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	93/100	Switch		T
	Card text Switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	94/100	Cyclone Energy		E
	Card text This card provides Colorless Energy. When you play this card from your hand and attach it to your Active Pokémon, your opponent’s switches his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
	95/100	Warp Energy		E
	Card text Warp Energy provides 1 Colorless Energy. When you attach Warp Energy from your hand to your Active Pokémon, switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon
	96/100	Dusknoir LV.X
	Card text Ectoplasm If Dusknoir is your Active Pokémon and would be Knocked Out by damage from your opponent’s attack, you may discard all cards attached to Dusknoir LV.X and put Dusknoir LV.X as a Stadium card into play instead of discarding it. This counts as Dusknoir being Knocked Out and your opponent takes a Prize card. As long as you have Dusknoir LV.X as a Stadium card in play, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent’s Pokémon between turns. If another Stadium card comes into play or Dusknoir LV.X is discarded by the effects of any attacks, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, Trainer, or Supporter cards, return Dusknoir LV.X to your hand. Put this card onto your Active Dusknoir. Dusknoir LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level.
	97/100	Heatran LV.X
	Card text Heat Metal Your opponent can’t remove the Special Condition Burned by evolving or devolving his or her Burned Pokémon. (This also includes putting a Pokémon Level-Up card onto the Burned Pokémon.) Whenever your opponent flips a coin for the Special Condition Burned between turns, treat it as tails. Heat Wave Once at the end of your turn, if Heatran is on your Bench, you may use this power. If you discarded basic Energy cards attached to your Fire or Metal Active Pokémon by that Pokémon’s attack this turn, attach up to 2 of those Energy cards to that Pokémon. Put this card onto your Active Heatran. Heatran LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level.
	98/100	Machamp LV.X
	Card text No Guard As long as Machamp is your Active Pokémon, each of Machamp’s attacks does 60 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance) and any damage done to Machamp by your opponent’s Pokémon is increased by 60 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Strong-Willed 20 During your opponent’s next turn, if Machamp would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, flip a coin. If heads, Machamp is not Knocked Out and its remaining HP becomes 10 instead. Put this card onto your Active Machamp. Machamp LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level.
	99/100	Raichu LV.X
	Card text Link Lightning Once during your turn, when you put Raichu LV.X onto Raichu and use Voltage Shoot, you may use another attack of Raichu afterward. This power can’t be used if Raichu is affected by a Special Condition. Voltage Shoot Discard 2 Lightning Energy cards from your hand and choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. This attack does 80 to that Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Put this card onto your Active Raichu. Raichu LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level.
	100/100	Regigigas LV.X
	Card text Sacrifice Once during your turn (before your attack), you may choose 1 of your Pokémon and that Pokémon is Knocked Out. Then, search your discard pile for up to 2 basic Energy cards, attach them to Regigigas, and remove 8 damage counters from Regigigas. This power can’t be used if Regigigas is affected by a Special Condition. Giga Blaster 100 Discard the top card from your opponent’s deck. Then, choose 1 card from your opponent’s hand without looking and discard it. Regigigas can’t use Giga Blaster during your next turn. Put this card onto your Active Regigigas. Regigigas LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level.
	101/100	Charmander
	Card text Scratch 10 Ember 30 Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charmander in order to use this attack.
	102/100	Charmeleon
	Card text Slash 30 Flamethrower 50 Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Charmeleon in order to use this attack.
	103/100	Charizard
	Card text Energy Burn As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may turn all Energy attached to Charizard into Fire Energy for the rest of the turn. This power can’t be used if Charizard is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. Fire Spin 100 Discard 2 Energy cards attached to Charizard in order to use this attack.
	SH1	Drifloon
	Card text Unburden If Drifloon has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, Drifloon’s Retreat Cost is more. Tackle 10 Big Explosion 50 Drifloon does 50 damage to itself.
	SH2	Duskull
	Card text Counting Song Put up to 3 damage counters on Duskull. Then, put that many damage counters on the Defending Pokémon. Ram 10 Night Bind 20 Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent can’t attach any Energy cards from his or her hand to the Active Pokémon during his or her next turn.
	SH3	Voltorb
	Card text Fastball Choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Charge Beam 10 Search your discard pile for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to Voltorb. Thundershock 20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Five Pokémon LV.X

Stormfront handed out five Pokémon LV.X — Dusknoir, Heatran, Machamp, Raichu and Regigigas — and two of them stood out for just how strange, and how strong, they were.

Dusknoir LV.X (96) had one of the weirdest effects of the whole era. Its Ectoplasm Poké-Power let a Knocked-Out Dusknoir return as a Stadium card, sitting on the field and dropping a damage counter onto every one of your opponent’s Pokémon between turns — a slow, inevitable grind that kept working after the Pokémon itself was “gone.”

Regigigas LV.X (100) hit like a truck. Sacrifice let it consume one of your own Pokémon to reload Energy from the discard and heal itself, and Giga Blaster answered for 100 damage while stripping cards from the opponent’s deck and hand — devastating, if you could live with the fact that it couldn’t attack again the next turn.

Dusknoir LV.X (96/100)

One of the era’s strangest cards. When Knocked Out, Ectoplasm brings it back as a Stadium that quietly drops a damage counter on each of your opponent’s Pokémon every turn.

Regigigas LV.X (100/100)

A heavy hitter. Sacrifice burns one of your own Pokémon to reload Energy and heal, while Giga Blaster deals 100 and mills the opponent’s deck and hand — at the cost of skipping its next attack.

A Charizard and Three Shinies

The set’s official blurb promised “the dramatic entrance of some of the most popular Pokémon ever,” and it delivered with a nostalgic flourish: the Charmander line returned as secret rares, capped by Charizard (103/100) — a lovingly redrawn tribute to the legendary Base Set card, right down to its Energy Burn ability and Fire Spin attack.

Tucked even further back were three Shiny Pokémon — alternate-coloured versions of Drifloon, Duskull and Voltorb, numbered SH1 through SH3. These glittering secret cards were pure collector bait, a shiny-hunter’s dream slipped into an otherwise combat-focused set.

Charizard (103/100)

A secret-rare love letter to the Base Set classic. Redrawn in a modern frame, it keeps Energy Burn and the four-Energy Fire Spin that made the original the most coveted card of the 1990s.

Shiny Voltorb (SH3)

One of three Shiny secret cards — alternate-coloured Drifloon, Duskull and Voltorb — hidden at the very end of the set for the dedicated collector.

For Collectors: Most Valuable Cards

Stormfront (DP7, Nov 2008) is a chase-heavy 106-card set headlined by its secret-rare Charizard line (#101-103) and five Lv.X cards, with a three-card Shiny ‘SH’ subset (Drifloon, Duskull, Voltorb) and the fan-favorite Gengar #18 rounding out the hits. Gem-mint PSA 10s are genuinely scarce and command steep premiums.

Charizard (Secret Rare Holo) (#103/100)

The set’s crown jewel and the DP era’s marquee secret-rare Charizard; raw copies run about $240-260 while a PSA 10 commands roughly $12,500.

Raichu Lv.X (Rare Holo Lv.X) (#99/100)

Heavy tournament play and fragile holo edges left few gem-mint survivors, so despite a ~$110 raw price a PSA 10 reaches around $6,900.

Machamp Lv.X (Rare Holo Lv.X) (#98/100)

The engine of the format-defining Machamp deck; only about $40 raw, but condition rarity pushes PSA 10 copies to roughly $6,300.

Heatran Lv.X (Rare Holo Lv.X) (#97/100)

An underrated Lv.X whose scarce top grades belie its ~$28 raw value, with PSA 10 examples selling near $5,850.

Voltorb (Shiny Secret ‘SH’) (#SH3)

The most valuable of Stormfront’s three-card Shiny subset (alongside Drifloon SH1 and Duskull SH2); about $50 raw, but a PSA 10 fetches around $3,600.

Most Powerful Cards (Competitive Play)

Stormfront reshaped the 2008-2010 Modified metagame as the great counter to the dominant Pokemon SP decks. Machamp punished Basic-heavy SP builds, Gengar anchored a top-tier disruption deck, and its Lv.X cards powered damage-control and aggressive archetypes.

Machamp (SF #20 / anti-SP one-hit KO)

Its ‘Take Out’ attack Knocked Out any Basic Pokemon for a single Fighting Energy on a heads flip, hard-countering the Basic-reliant Luxray GL, Garchomp C, and Dialga G SP decks that dominated the format.

Machamp Lv.X (SF #98 / Machamp finisher)

The ‘No Guard’ Poke-Body added 60 damage while active and ‘Fighting Tag’ promoted a benched Machamp for free, giving the deck relentless, resource-light knockouts that made it a lasting tier-one SP killer.

Gengar (SF #18 / Poltergeist disruption)

Poltergeist punished Trainer-heavy hands for 30 damage per card and the ‘Fainting Spell’ Poke-Body could KO the attacker on a coin flip, anchoring one of the era’s best control decks (often with Spiritomb).

Dusknoir Lv.X (SF #96 / ‘DusknoirX’ damage-control)

Its damage-manipulation power let control and spread decks (frequently paired with Nidoqueen’s spread) reposition counters into knockouts, forming a disruptive rogue-to-Tier 2 archetype.

Regigigas Lv.X (SF #100 / Regigigas aggro)

The Lv.X upgraded the aggressive Colorless Regigigas deck, whose fast, hard-hitting attackers kept it a recurring Tier 2 pick in the 2008-2009 Modified season.

Trivia

Stormfront was the final main expansion of the Diamond & Pearl series before the Platinum series began.
Despite being a small 100-card set, it produced an unusually high number of tournament staples — Machamp, Dusknoir, Gengar and Sableye all trace back here.
The Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard secret rares (101–103) are modernised tributes to their iconic Base Set originals.
Three Shiny Pokémon — Drifloon, Duskull and Voltorb (SH1–SH3) — hide at the very end of the set as alternate-coloured secret cards.
The English release was based on Japan’s “Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky” (破空の激闘), the last set of the DP era in Japan.

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