Pokemon TCG: Black & White Plasma Storm Set

Black & White: Plasma Storm プラズマゲイル Trading Card Game Set E55 / J52
General information
Cards	English: 138  Japanese: 79
Series	Black & White
Primary Focus	Team Plasma
Previous Expansion	BW Boundaries Crossed
Following Expansion	BW Plasma Freeze
Associated Decks	Plasma Shadow   Plasma Claw
Released	February 6th, 2013 (English)  September 14th, 2012 (Japan)

Overview | Team Plasma | Secret Rares | Full Arts | Trainer Engine | Print Versions | Set List | Most Valuable | Most Powerful | Trivia | Images & Videos

Black & White—Plasma Storm hit English shelves on February 6, 2013 as the eighth main expansion of the Black & White series, a 138-card set that brought the villainous Team Plasma to the Trading Card Game for the first time. Adapted from the Japanese expansion Plasma Gale (プラズマゲイル), it wrapped the faction from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 in a distinctive blue-and-silver card frame and built an entire block around them.

Beyond the story hook, Plasma Storm is remembered for two things: a pair of stunning Shiny secret-rare reprints of Charizard and Blastoise, and a Trainer line-up — Colress, Colress Machine, Hypnotoxic Laser and Virbank City Gym — that reshaped competitive play for years.

Enter Team Plasma: A Faction Becomes a Format

Plasma Storm marked the English TCG debut of Team Plasma, the villains from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, here led by the scientist Colress. Team Plasma cards received a distinctive blue-and-silver border, and Team Plasma Pokémon were shown wrapped in a blue aura. The set seeded the archetype’s engine — Plasma Energy, Colress Machine, the Plasma Frigate Stadium and the Team Plasma Grunt — alongside Team Plasma Pokémon such as Lugia-EX and the Kyurem-EX pair. The faction wouldn’t fully take over the metagame until Plasma Freeze expanded the toolbox, but Plasma Storm framed the entire three-set block around it.

The Shiny Secret Rares

The set’s headline chase cards are the Shiny secret rares Charizard (#136/135) and Blastoise (#137/135) — alternate-colored versions of the Boundaries Crossed cards, given brand-new illustrations by Ayaka Yoshida. Shiny Charizard appears in a striking dark coloration and Shiny Blastoise in purple, and both keep their tournament-viable text, Blastoise’s Deluge Ability chief among them. They are frequently miscalled Base Set reprints, but the artwork and colouring are entirely their own. The blend of beloved species, shiny rarity and secret-rare scarcity makes them the most sought-after cards in the set by a wide margin.

The Full Art Lineup and Chase Cards

Above the standard Ultra Rares sit five borderless Full Art cards, #131–#135. Four are Pokémon-EX — Victini-EX (#131), Articuno-EX (#132), Cobalion-EX (#133) and Lugia-EX (#134) — while #135 is a Full Art of the Team Plasma Supporter Colress, not an EX. Lugia-EX is the standout, doubling as a defining Plasma-deck attacker and the priciest Full Art in the set; Articuno-EX sits close behind among collectors. The textured Full Art frame, with blue Team Plasma styling on the relevant cards, made this lineup the primary pull-driven pursuit alongside the two Shiny secrets.

The Trainer Engine That Shaped a Metagame

Plasma Storm delivered some of the most format-defining Trainers of the era. Colress became a universal draw Supporter, scaling with every Pokémon in play and rewarding wide boards. Hypnotoxic Laser — an Item that Poisoned and sometimes put the Defending Pokémon to Sleep — paired with the Virbank City Gym Stadium to double Poison to 20 damage per checkup, warping knockout math across the whole XY era. Colress Machine accelerated Plasma Energy onto Team Plasma Pokémon, and staples like Eviolite and Scramble Switch rounded out an engine that long outlived the set.

Print Versions

In English, Plasma Storm shipped in booster packs with four wrapper arts — Articuno, Lugia, Infernape and Liepard — plus two theme decks: Plasma Claw and Plasma Shadow, and a Plasma Storm Elite Trainer Box. The English set was based on the Japanese expansion Plasma Gale (プラズマゲイル), which introduced the Team Plasma cards at the heart of the release.

Set List

Card Image	No.	Card name	Rarity	Card type
	1/135	Turtwig
	Card text Nap Heal 20 damage from this Pokemon. Razor Leaf    30
	2/135	Grotle
	Card text Knock Away    40+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
	3/135	Torterra
	Card text Guard Press    60 During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to this Pokemon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Rumble Stomp    80+ Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.
	4/135	Combee
	Card text Sting Missile    30 Shuffle this Pokemon and all cards attached to it into your deck.
	5/135	Vespiquen
	Card text Grass     Gather Order Search your deck for as many Combee as you like and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. Damage Beat    20 Does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on the Defending Pokemon.
	6/135	Cherubi
	Card text Leech Seed    10 Heal 10 damage from this Pokemon.
	7/135	Cherrim
	Card text  Fair-Weather Heal Once during your turn (before your attack), you may heal 20 damage from 1 of your Pokemon that has any Grass Energy attached to it. Random Peck    20+ Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.
	8/135	Sewaddle
	Card text Bug Bite     20
	9/135	Swadloon
	Card text Swaddle Guard During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to this Pokemon by attacks is reduced by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Surprise Attack    40 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
	10/135	Leavanny
	Card text Cleave    30 Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, discard all Energy attached to the Defending Pokemon. Leaf Blade    70+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
	11/135	Maractus
	Card text Dazzle Dance    10 The Defending Pokemon is now Confused. Ambush    20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
	12/135	Foongus
	Card text Astonish Flip a coin. If heads, choose a random card from your opponent’s hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into his or her deck.
	13/135	Amoonguss
	Card text Astonish Flip a coin. If heads, choose 3 random cards from your opponent’s hand. Your opponent reveals those cards and shuffles them into his or her deck. Miracle Powder    30 Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 Special Condition. The Defending Pokemon is now affected by that Special Condition.
	14/135	Moltres
	Card text Destructive Flame    30 Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokemon. Power Flame    80+ If this Pokemon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	15/135	Chimchar
	Card text Flare    20
	16/135	Monferno
	Card text Loud Howl Your opponent switches the Defending Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon. Fire Tail Slap    50 Discard an Energy attached to this Pokemon.
	17/135	Infernape
	Card text Torment    30 Choose 1 of the Defending Pokemon’s attacks. That Pokemon can’t use that attack during your opponent’s next turn. Malevolent Fire    120 Discard all Energy attached to this Pokemon.
	18/135	Victini
	Card text Turbo Energize Search your deck for 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Benched Pokemon in any way you like. Shuffle your deck afterward. Intensifying Burn    50+ If the Defending Pokemon is a Pokemon-EX, this attack does 50 more damage. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	19/135	Pansear
	Card text Scratch        20 Double Fire    40 Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
	20/135	Simisear
	Card text Searing Flame    20 The Defending Pokemon is now Burned. Flame Blast    40+ Does 20 more damage for each Fire Energy attached to this Pokemon.
	21/135	Litwick
	Card text Surprise Attack     20 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
	22/135	Lampent
	Card text Freefloating If this Pokemon has no Energy attached to it, this Pokemon has no Retreat Cost. Will-O-Wisp    20
	23/135	Heatmor
	Card text Luring Flame Switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon with the Defending Pokemon. The new Defending Pokemon is now Burned. Fiery Licks     50 Discard the top 4 cards of your deck. This attack does 50 damage times the number of Fire Energy cards you discarded.
	24/135	Squirtle
	Card text Tackle    10
	25/135	Articuno
	Card text Blizzard    60 Does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Frost Prison    80 If this Pokemon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	26/135	Swinub
	Card text Double Headbutt        20 Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
	27/135	Piloswine
	Card text Ice Beam    20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed. Quintuple Headbutt    40 Flip 5 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
	28/135	Mamoswine
	Card text    Frost Stone    50+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage and the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed. Continuous Headbutt    90 Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 90 damage times the number of heads.
	29/135	Lotad
	Card text Bubble Beam    20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	30/135	Lombre
	Card text Jump On    20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Wave Splash    50
	31/135	Ludicolo
	Card text Rain Dish At any time between turns, heal 20 damage from this Pokemon. Groovy Dance    70 You may discard an Energy attached to this Pokemon. If you do, the Defending Pokemon is now Confused.
	32/135	Carvanha
	Card text Bite    20
	33/135	Sharpedo
	Card text Rough Skin If this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon and is damaged by an opponent’s attack (even if this Pokemon is Knocked Out), put 2 damage counters on the Attacking Pokemon. Hard Bite    40+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
	34/135	Manaphy
	Card text Final Wish When this Pokemon is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s attack, search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Seafaring Flip 3 coins. For each heads, attach a Water Energy card from your discard pile to your Benched Pokemon in any way you like.
	35/135	Vanillite
	Card text Snow Squall    10 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Resistance.
	36/135	Vanillish
	Card text Icy Snow    30
	37/135	Vanilluxe
	Card text Enefountain    30 Attach 2 basic Energy cards from your hand to 1 of your Pokemon. Blizzard    70 Does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
	38/135	Frillish
	Card text Absorb    10 Heal 10 damage from this Pokemon.
	39/135	Jellicent
	Card text Spiteful Spirit If this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon and is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s attack, the Attacking Pokemon is now Confused and Poisoned. Aqua Bullet    40 Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
	40/135	Cubchoo
	Card text Hail Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Icy Snow    30
	41/135	Beartic
	Card text Powerful Rage    20 Does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on this Pokemon. Glacier Drop    90 Discard the top card of your opponent’s deck.
	42/135	Magnemite
	Card text Metal Sound    Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Confused. Electro Ball    20
	43/135	Magnemite
	Card text Electro Ball    10
	44/135	Magneton
	Card text Metal Sound The Defending Pokemon is now Confused. Electro Ball    30
	45/135	Magneton
	Card text Knock Away    20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
	46/135	Magnezone
	Card text Dual Brains During your turn, you may play 2 Supporter cards. Gyro Ball    80 Switch this Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Pokemon. Then, your opponent switches the Defending Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon.
	47/135	Magnezone
	Card text Double Assist    30 Attach 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokemon. Tumbling Attack    70+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
	48/135	Zapdos
	Card text Agility    30 Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokemon during your opponent’s next turn. Powervolt    80+ If this Pokemon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	49/135	Rotom
	Card text Electribonus Discard a Lightning Energy card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. Poltergeist     20 Your opponent reveals his or her hand. This attack does 20 damage times the number of Trainer cards in your opponent’s hand.
	50/135	Joltik
	Card text Jump On        10+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.
	51/135	Galvantula
	Card text Discharge     30 Discard all Lightning Energy attached to this Pokemon. This attack does 30 damage times the number of Energy cards you discarded. Signal Beam    30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Confused.
	52/135	Zubat
	Card text Spiral Drain    10 Heal 10 damage from this Pokemon.
	53/135	Zubat
	Card text Free Flight If this Pokemon has no Energy attached to it, this Pokemon has no Retreat Cost. Wing Attack    20
	54/135	Golbat
	Card text Spiral Drain    20 Heal 20 damage from this Pokemon.
	55/135	Crobat
	Card text Night Sight Once during your turn (before your attack), you may draw a card. Ultra-Toxic Fang    40 The Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. Put 4 damage counters instead of 1 on that Pokemon between turns.
	56/135	Koffing
	Card text Tackle    10 Double Spin    20 Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
	57/135	Koffing
	Card text Smokescreen    20 If the Defending Pokemon tries to attack during your opponent’s next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
	58/135	Weezing
	Card text Aftermath When this Pokemon is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s attack, discard the top 3 cards of your opponent’s deck. Smogbank This attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokemon (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
	59/135	Ralts
	Card text Psy Bolt Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	60/135	Kirlia
	Card text Psy Bolt     20 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	61/135	Gallade
	Card text Powerful Storm    20 Does 20 damage times the amount of Energy attached to all of your Pokemon. Swift Lunge    80 Your opponent switches the Defending Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon.
	62/135	Giratina
	Card text Hex    50+ If the Defending Pokemon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack does 50 more damage. Shadow Claw    90 Discard a random card from your opponent’s hand.
	63/135	Trubbish
	Card text Pile Up    Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Pokemon Tool card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Sludge Toss    20
	64/135	Trubbish
	Card text   Pound    10 Sludge Bomb    40
	65/135	Trubbish
	Card text Tool Drop     20 Does 20 damage for each Pokemon Tool card attached to Pokemon in play (both yours and your opponent’s).
	66/135	Garbodor
	Card text   Biosmog        20 The Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to that Pokemon. Sludge Bomb    70
	67/135	Garbodor
	Card text Ensnarl    20 Does 20 damage times the number of   in the Defending Pokemon’s Retreat Cost. Double Ducts    80 Flip 2 coins. This attack does 80 damage times the number of heads.
	68/135	Elgyem
	Card text Psyshot        30
	69/135	Elgyem
	Card text Reflect During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to this Pokemon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Smash Punch    30 Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
	70/135	Beheeyem
	Card text Lock Up     20 The Defending Pokemon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn. Damakinesis    Move 6 damage counters from any of your Pokemon to the Defending Pokemon.
	71/135	Phanpy
	Card text Tackle    10 Rollout     50
	72/135	Donphan
	Card text Spinning Turn    40 Switch this Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Pokemon. Wreck    80+ If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 60 more damage. Discard that Stadium card.
	73/135	Lunatone
	Card text Premonition Once during your turn (before your attack), you may look at the top 2 cards in your deck and put them back on top of your deck in any order. Rock Throw    30
	74/135	Solrock
	Card text Heat Burn    20 The Defending Pokemon is now Burned. Explosion    90 This Pokemon does 90 damage to itself.
	75/135	Riolu
	Card text Punch    10 Kick    20
	76/135	Riolu
	Card text Kick    20 Feint    40 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Resistance.
	77/135	Lucario
	Card text Kick    30 Mach Cross    70
	78/135	Lucario
	Card text Dual Armor If this Pokemon has any Metal Energy attached to it, this Pokemon’s type is both Fighting and Metal. Hurricane Kick    60+ Does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.
	79/135	Timburr
	Card text  Knock Back    20 Your opponent switches the Defending Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon. Low Kick     40
	80/135	Gurdurr
	Card text Dynamic Punch    40+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage and the Defending Pokemon is now Confused. Hammer In    80
	81/135	Conkeldurr
	Card text Facade    60+ If this Pokemon is Burned or Poisoned, this attack does 60 more damage. Drain Punch    80 Heal 20 damage from this Pokemon.
	82/135	Purrloin
	Card text Tail Trickery    Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Confused. Fury Swipes    10 Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
	83/135	Purrloin
	Card text Scout Your opponent reveals his or her hand. Fasten Claws    20+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.
	84/135	Liepard
	Card text Silent Claw Your opponent reveals his or her hand. Discard a Supporter card you find there. Use the effect of that card as the effect of this attack. Fake Out    30 Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
	85/135	Scraggy
	Card text Headbutt    10 Low Kick    20
	86/135	Scrafty
	Card text Kick Away    30 Your opponent switches the Defending Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon. Reinforced Headbutt    50+ If this Pokemon has a Pokemon Tool card attached to it, this attack does 50 more damage.
	87/135	Skarmory
	Card text Cargo Jet Discard a Team Plasma card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. Steel Wing    40 During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to this Pokemon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
	88/135	Klink
	Card text Rigidify During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to this Pokemon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Vice Grip    20
	89/135	Klang
	Card text Vice Grip     20 Gear Smash    30+ Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.
	90/135	Klinklang
	Card text Plasma Steel Prevent all damage done to your Metal Pokemon by attacks from your opponent’s Pokemon-EX. Heavy Bullet    70 Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)
	91/135	Durant
	Card text Gnaw    20 Hard Crunch    40+ If the Defending Pokemon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 30 more damage.
	92/135	Durant
	Card text Call for Backup Search your deck for a Pokemon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Metal Jail    30 The Defending Pokemon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
	93/135	Cobalion
	Card text Righteous Edge    30 Discard a Special Energy attached to the Defending Pokemon. Steel Bullet     100 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on the Defending Pokemon. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	94/135	Druddigon
	Card text Guard Press    20 During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done to this Pokemon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Dragon Claw    90
	95/135	Black Kyurem
	Card text Slash    60 Black Ballista    200 Discard 3 Energy attached to this Pokemon. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	96/135	White Kyurem
	Card text Slash    60 White Inferno    100+ Does 10 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokemon. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	97/135	Clefairy
	Card text Pound    10 Double Slap    20 Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
	98/135	Clefable
	Card text Moon Guidance Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a card that evolves from 1 of your Pokemon and put it onto that Pokemon. (This counts as evolving that Pokemon.) Shuffle your deck afterward. Moon Impact    50
	99/135	Doduo
	Card text Gatling Peck    10 Flip 5 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
	100/135	Dodrio
	Card text Raging Pecks    30 Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. This Pokemon is now Confused. Drill Peck    60
	101/135	SnorlaxSnorlax
	Card text Block As long as this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon, your opponent’s Active Pokemon can’t Retreat. Teampact    30 Does 30 damage times the number of Team Plasma Pokemon you have in play.
	102/135	Togepi
	Card text Yawn The Defending Pokemon is now Asleep.
	103/135	Togetic
	Card text Sweet Kiss    30 Your opponent draws a card.
	104/135	Togekiss
	Card text Bright Veil As long as this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon, whenever your opponent plays an Item card from his or her hand, prevent all effects of that card done to your Pokemon. Return    30 Draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.
	105/135	Whismur
	Card text Shout Flip a coin. If heads, discard a random card from your opponent’s hand. Hyper Voice    30
	106/135	Loudred
	Card text Supersonic The Defending Pokemon is now Confused. Hyper Voice    50
	107/135	Exploud
	Card text Destructive Sound Your opponent reveals his or her hand. Discard all Item cards you find there. Round    50 Does 50 damage times the number of your Pokemon that have the Round attack.
	108/135	Lugia
	Card text Overflow If your opponent’s Pokemon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack of this Pokemon, take 1 more Prize card. Plasma Gale    120 Discard a Plasma Energy attached to this Pokemon. If you can’t discard a Plasma Energy, this attack does nothing. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	109/135	Skitty
	Card text Triple Slap    20 Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
	110/135	Patrat
	Card text Reckless Charge    20 This Pokemon does 10 damage to itself.
	111/135	Patrat
	Card text Collect Draw a card. Slam    20 Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
	112/135	Watchog
	Card text Fast Swipe Discard a random card from your opponent’s hand. Biting Fang    30+ Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
	113/135	Watchog
	Card text Second Bite    20+ Does 10 more damage for each damage counter on the Defending Pokemon. Low Kick    60
	114/135	Bouffalant
	Card text Tool Breaker Discard a Pokemon Tool card attached to the Defending Pokemon. Hammer In    70
	115/135	Rufflet
	Card text Incessant Peck    10+ Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.
	116/135	Braviary
	Card text Big Wing Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon, you may have your opponent switch his or her Active Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon. Wild Edge    60+ You may do 20 more damage. If you do, this Pokemon does 20 damage to itself.
	117/135	Bicycle		I
	Card text Draw cards until you have 4 cards in your hand. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	118/135	Colress		Su
	Card text Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of Benched Pokemon (both yours and your opponent’s). You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).
	119/135	Colress Machine		I
	Card text Each player switches his or her Active Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon. (Your opponent switches first. If a player does not have a Benched Pokemon, he or she doesn’t switch Pokemon.)
	120/135	Escape Rope		I
	Card text Each player switches his or her Active Pokemon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokemon. (Your opponent switches first. If a player does not have a Benched Pokemon, he or she doesn’t switch Pokemon.)
	121/135	Ether		I
	Card text Reveal the top card of your deck. If that card is a basic Energy card, attach it to 1 of your Pokemon. If it is not a basic Energy card, return it to the top of your deck. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	122/135	Eviolite		I
	Card text Attach a Pokemon Tool to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn’t already have a Pokemon Tool attached to it. If the Pokemon this card is attached to is a Basic Pokemon, any damage done to this Pokemon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	123/135	Hypnotoxic Laser		I
	Card text Your opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Poisoned. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokemon is also Asleep. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	124/135	Plasma Frigate		St
	Card text Each Pokemon that has any Plasma Energy attached to it (both yours and your opponent’s) has no Weakness. 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.
	125/135	Team Plasma Grunt		Su
	Card text Discard a Team Plasma card from your hand. (If you can’t discard a Team Plasma card, you can’t play this card.) Draw 4 cards. You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).
	126/135	Virbank City Gym		St
	Card text Put 2 more damage counters on Poisoned Pokemon (both yours and your opponent’s) between turns. 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.
	127/135	Plasma Energy		E
	Card text This card provides   Energy.
	128/135	Dowsing Machine		I
	Card text You can’t have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck. Discard 2 cards from your hand. (If you can’t discard 2 cards, you can’t play this card.) Put a Trainer card from your discard pile into your hand. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	129/135	Scramble Switch		I
	Card text You can’t have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck. Switch your Active Pokemon with 1 of your Benched Pokemon. Then, you may move as many Energy attached to the old Active Pokemon to the new Active Pokemon as you like. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	130/135	Victory Piece		I
	Card text You can’t have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck. Attach a Pokemon Tool to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn’t already have a Pokemon Tool attached to it. If this card is attached to Victini-EX, Victini-EX can use its attacks regardless of the amount or type of Energy attached to it. You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
	131/135	Victini
	Card text Turbo Energize Search your deck for 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Benched Pokemon in any way you like. Shuffle your deck afterward. Intensifying Burn    50+ If the Defending Pokemon is a Pokemon-EX, this attack does 50 more damage. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	132/135	Articuno
	Card text Blizzard    60 Does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Frost Prison    80 If this Pokemon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	133/135	Cobalion
	Card text Righteous Edge    30 Discard a Special Energy attached to the Defending Pokemon. Steel Bullet    100 This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on the Defending Pokemon. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	134/135	Lugia
	Card text Overflow If your opponent’s Pokemon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack of this Pokemon, take 1 more Prize card. Plasma Gale    120 Discard a Plasma Energy attached to this Pokemon. If you can’t discard a Plasma Energy, this attack does nothing. When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
	135/135	Colress		Su
	Card text Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw a number of cards equal to the number of Benched Pokemon (both yours and your opponent’s). You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).
	136/135	Charizard
	Card text Split Bomb    This attack does 40 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.) Scorching Fire    150 Discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokemon.
	137/135	Blastoise
	Card text Deluge As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a Water Energy from your hand to 1 of your Pokemon. Hydro Pump    60+ Does 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to this Pokemon.
	138/135	Random Receiver		I
	Card text Reveal cards from the top of your deck until you reveal a Supporter card. 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).

For Collectors: Most Valuable Cards

Plasma Storm packs some serious chase power. The two Shiny secret rares tower over everything else, but the Full Art EXs and the gold Random Receiver round out a rewarding master set. Prices below are approximate market ranges and move over time — treat them as a guide rather than a quote.

Charizard (Shiny Secret Rare) — #136/135

The crown jewel of Plasma Storm: a Shiny, dark-colored Charizard secret rare with all-new art by Ayaka Yoshida. It marries the hobby’s most popular species with secret-rare scarcity, and prices have climbed hard in recent years. Expect roughly $250–$500 for a clean raw copy (higher on live listings), with gem-mint PSA 10 examples in the $3,500–$6,500 range depending on population and timing.

Blastoise (Shiny Secret Rare) — #137/135

The companion Shiny secret rare, a purple Blastoise that also happens to carry the tournament-relevant Deluge Ability. It trails only Charizard in the set’s value chart. Raw near-mint copies generally run $140–$300, with PSA 10 examples around $1,500–$3,000.

Lugia-EX (Full Art) — #134/135

The most valuable Full Art in the set and a card that ties collector and competitive demand together — it was also a defining Team Plasma attacker. Raw copies typically sell for $120–$250, with graded PSA 10 examples reaching $1,000–$2,500.

Articuno-EX (Full Art) — #132/135

A legendary-bird Full Art with strong crossover appeal, consistently the runner-up Full Art behind Lugia-EX. Expect roughly $80–$200 raw and $700–$2,000 for a PSA 10, a wide band reflecting a thin graded population.

Random Receiver (Gold Secret Rare) — #138/135

The set’s gold-bordered Trainer secret rare and the third card needed to complete a master set. Far more affordable than the two Shiny Pokémon secrets but still a completionist’s target, at about $30–$55 raw and $300–$500 in PSA 10.

Most Powerful Cards (Competitive Play)

Plasma Storm’s real legacy is its Trainer engine. Several cards from this set defined the 2013 metagame and lived on for years in the Expanded format.

Colress (#118/135) — Universal Draw Supporter

Colress shuffles your hand into your deck and draws a card for every Pokémon in play — yours and your opponent’s. It rewarded wide, bench-heavy boards and became one of the most-played draw Supporters of the entire BW/XY Expanded era, seeing play far beyond Plasma decks. A defining consistency engine of the 2013 format.

Hypnotoxic Laser (#123/135) + Virbank City Gym (#126/135) — Status & Damage Engine

Hypnotoxic Laser is an Item that Poisons — and, on a coin flip, puts to Sleep — the Defending Pokémon. Paired with the Virbank City Gym Stadium, also in this set, Poison dealt 20 per checkup instead of 10, letting decks reach exact knockout numbers they otherwise couldn’t. The Laser-plus-Virbank combo warped competitive damage math for years.

Colress Machine (#119/135) — Plasma Energy Acceleration

Colress Machine attaches a Plasma Energy from the discard pile onto a Team Plasma Pokémon, giving the emerging archetype the speed to power up attackers a turn early. Combined with the Deoxys-EX and Thundurus-EX added in Plasma Freeze, it became a core piece of the dominant Plasma decks of mid-to-late 2013.

Black Kyurem-EX (#95/135) — Heavy-Hitting Attacker

Its Black Ballista attack dealt 200 damage — enough to one-shot most EXs — by discarding Energy. It became the finisher in the top-tier Blastoise deck, where Blastoise’s Deluge Ability flooded it with Water Energy. That Blastoise / Black Kyurem build was one of the defining decks of the 2013 Standard format.

Lugia-EX (#108/135) — Plasma Attacker

A Team Plasma EX whose Plasma Gale attack hit harder when powered by Plasma Energy, giving early Plasma builds a flexible, hard-hitting anchor and pointing toward the archetype that would take over once Plasma Freeze arrived. It’s also the set’s most valuable Full Art, tying competitive and collector interest together.

Trivia

• Not Base Set reprints. Charizard #136 and Blastoise #137 are often called Base Set artwork reprints, but they’re actually Shiny (alternate-color) secret rares with all-new art by Ayaka Yoshida.
• Team Plasma’s Western debut. Plasma Storm was the first English expansion to feature Team Plasma cards, complete with unique blue-and-silver borders and a blue aura around Team Plasma Pokémon.
• An English/Japanese number mismatch. Plasma Storm adapts the Japanese expansion Plasma Gale — it’s the eighth Black & White set in English but only the seventh in Japan. (The later Spiral Force and Thunder Knuckle sets became the next English set, Plasma Freeze.)
• A gold secret. Random Receiver #138 is the set’s gold-bordered Trainer secret rare — the third and most affordable of the three secrets needed to complete a master set.
• A poison-math engine. Hypnotoxic Laser paired with the Virbank City Gym Stadium — both debuting here — doubled Poison to 20 damage per checkup, a combo that warped competitive knockout calculations well into the XY era.

Images & Videos

Official product shots, theme-deck boxes and the full card gallery for Plasma Storm — click any card to view it full size — followed by booster-box opening videos.