Silver Tempest – Pokémon TCG Card List & Set Guide (2022)


Released (English)	11 November 2022
Released (Japanese)	21 October 2022
Cards (English)	215 (195 + 20 secret rares) · 30-card Trainer Gallery (245 total)
Japanese set	Paradigm Trigger (s12)
Series	Sword & Shield (Generation VIII)
Set abbreviation	SIT
Key mechanics	Pokémon VSTAR · Radiant Pokémon
Previous expansion	Lost Origin
Following expansion	Crown Zenith
Signature cards	Lugia VSTAR · Ho-Oh V

Silver Tempest Lugia booster pack

Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest is the twelfth and final numbered main expansion of the Sword & Shield era, released in English on 11 November 2022. Its 215-card set is fronted by Lugia VSTAR, and it carries on both of the era’s signature features — Pokémon VSTAR and Radiant Pokémon — along with the third and final Trainer Gallery.

Where earlier SWSH sets leaned into the Hisui region, Silver Tempest turns nostalgic: the Johto legendary Lugia headlines, joined by Ho-Oh V, for a deliberately classic, end-of-era feel. On the competitive side, the set gave the game one of its most iconic decks — Lugia VSTAR / Archeops. The Japanese counterpart, Paradigm Trigger (s12), had arrived on 21 October 2022.

The English set totals 215 cards — 195 in the regular numbering plus 20 secret rares (196–215) — and a separate 30-card Trainer Gallery (TG01–TG30) brings the full expansion to 245 cards. Crown Zenith, the special set that closed out Sword & Shield, followed in January 2023.

An ominous rumble echoes in the distance, and Lugia VSTAR emerges from the ocean’s dark depths to answer its call! Alongside Radiant Pokémon, powerful Pokémon VSTAR, and a dazzling new Trainer Gallery, the Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest expansion brings the winds of change — discover the storm and the calm at its heart.

— Official Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest

Set Highlights: The Return of Lugia

Silver Tempest is built around Lugia VSTAR (139/195) — but the card collectors chase hardest is its counterpart, the breathtaking Lugia V alternate art (186/195), widely considered one of the best illustrations of the whole era and the set’s undisputed money card. The nostalgic Johto theme is completed by Ho-Oh V (187/195), and the set is rounded out by six VSTARs and three Radiant Pokémon.

The Lugia VSTAR & Archeops Engine

Lugia VSTAR gave the format one of its most iconic and powerful decks. Its VSTAR Power, “Summoning Star,” lets you put up to two Colorless Pokémon that don’t have a Rule Box from your discard pile straight onto your Bench — and the deck is built to abuse it. You deliberately discard two copies of Archeops (147/195) early, then use Summoning Star to drop both onto the Bench at once, skipping the slow Stage-2 setup entirely.

From there, each Archeops’ “Primal Turbo” Ability searches out and attaches up to two Special Energy every turn — enormous, repeatable acceleration that powers Lugia’s 220-damage “Tempest Dive” and cheap single-prize partners alike. Lugia VSTAR / Archeops became a top-tier deck across the 2022–2023 season and a fixture of the 2023 World Championships. Alongside it, Regidrago VSTAR (136) anchored its own popular Dragon toolbox archetype.

Radiant Pokémon Continue

The shimmering Radiant Pokémon introduced in Astral Radiance return here with three new cards. As ever, you may include only one Radiant Pokémon in your entire deck. Radiant Alakazam (59) saw the most competitive play, joined by Radiant Tsareena (16) and Radiant Jirachi (120).

The Trainer Gallery (Third Edition)

Silver Tempest carries the third and final Trainer Gallery — 30 character-art cards, TG01–TG30. Its standout is the Rayquaza VMAX (TG20) “Character Super Rare” alternate art, a spectacular illustration that became one of the set’s biggest chases (and, tellingly, is worth far more than its own gold-rainbow version at TG29). Duraludon VMAX (TG21) and Blaziken V/VMAX round out the V-Pokémon, and the subset closes with full-art Trainers.

Those Trainers — Gordie (TG24), Judge (TG25), Professor Burnet (TG26), Raihan (TG27) and Sordward & Shielbert (TG28) — are collector favourites.

Print Versions

Silver Tempest shipped with the full Sword & Shield retail range. Booster packs held 10 cards each (plus a Pokémon TCG Live code card) and came in four wrappers — Lugia, Alolan Vulpix, Regieleki and Regidrago. A booster box held 36 packs. The Elite Trainer Box was themed around Alolan Vulpix VSTAR (a wintry look to match the November release), with 8 packs, 65 Alolan-Vulpix sleeves, 45 Energy, dice, a VSTAR marker and accessories. Build & Battle boxes, a Build & Battle Stadium and Lugia V / VSTAR collections completed the line-up.

English version vs. Japanese Variations

The core of Silver Tempest comes from the Japanese set Paradigm Trigger (s12), released on 21 October 2022 with Lugia VSTAR as its headline card. As with every late-Sword & Shield set, English localisation folded in extra cards left over from other Japanese products, plus additional secret rares and the Trainer Gallery, to reach the larger 245-card English release.

Japanese Paradigm Trigger boosters hold 5 cards per pack rather than 10, so collectors chasing the same Lugia artwork can buy either the English or the Japanese product.

Japanese Paradigm Trigger (s12) booster pack

Japanese Paradigm Trigger (s12) booster box

Set List

The complete 215-card set for Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest — 195 cards in the main numbering plus 20 secret rares (196–215) — with full card text for every card. Click any card image to open a full-size, high-resolution scan.

No.	Card Name	Rarity	Card Type
1/195	Venonat
Card text Tackle 20
2/195	Venomoth
Card text Miracle Powder 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, choose a Special Condition. Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now affected by that Special Condition. Gust 70
3/195	Spinarak
Card text Bug Bite 30
4/195	Ariados
Card text Ability — Hidden Threads: Your opponent’s Pokémon VSTAR’s attacks cost Colorless more. You can’t apply more than 1 Hidden Threads Ability at a time. Pierce 50
5/195	Sunkern
Card text Seed Bomb 20
6/195	Sunflora
Card text Bright Beam 10+ — You may discard up to 3 Energy cards from your hand. This attack does 70 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.
7/195	Serperior V
Card text Noble Light — Heal 30 damage from each Pokémon (both yours and your opponent’s). Solar Beam 120
8/195	Serperior VSTAR
Card text Regal Blender 190 — You may move any amount of Energy from your Pokémon to your other Pokémon in any way you like. Star Winder 60× — This attack does 60 damage for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
9/195	Petilil
Card text Ram 10 Flop 20
10/195	Hisuian Lilligant
Card text Swelling Scent — Search your deck for up to 2 Grass Energy cards and attach them to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. Spiral Kick 50
11/195	Foongus
Card text Ram 10
12/195	Amoonguss
Card text Ability — Surprise Spores: During your opponent’s turn, if this Pokémon is discarded from your hand by an effect of an attack or Ability from your opponent’s Pokémon, or by an effect of your opponent’s Item or Supporter cards, discard your opponent’s hand. Hypno Hammer 50 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
13/195	Durant
Card text Energy Digging — Search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Bite 50
14/195	Virizion
Card text Four as One 20+ — If Cobalion, Terrakion, and Keldeo are on your Bench, this attack does 70 more damage. Leaf Drain 50 — Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon.
15/195	Chesnaught V
Card text Ability — Needle Line: If your Active Chesnaught V is damaged by an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon (even if it is Knocked Out), put 3 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. Touchdown 130 — Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
16/195	Radiant Tsareena	RADIANT
Card text Ability — Elegant Heal: Once during your turn, you may heal 20 damage from each of your Pokémon. Aroma Shot 90 — This Pokémon recovers from all Special Conditions.
17/195	Vulpix
Card text Jump On 10+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
18/195	Ninetales
Card text Hypnotic Gaze — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Scorching Breath 120 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
19/195	Growlithe
Card text Flare 10 Ram 20
20/195	Arcanine
Card text Flame Cloak 30 — Attach a Fire Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon. Fighting Tackle 100+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 100 more damage.
21/195	Ponyta
Card text Take Down 50 — This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.
22/195	Rapidash
Card text Ability — Heat Boost: Once during your turn, you may discard a Fire Energy card from your hand in order to use this Ability. During this turn, your Fire Pokémon’s attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Fire Mane 60
23/195	Victini
Card text Assisting Flame 20 — Attach up to 2 Fire Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon in any way you like. Flare 40
24/195	Reshiram V
Card text Sparkling Wing — Search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. White Blaze 200 — Flip a coin. If tails, during your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
25/195	Fennekin
Card text Lead — Search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Live Coal 10
26/195	Braixen
Card text Combustion 30 Flare Parade 60× — This attack does 60 damage for each Serena card in your discard pile.
27/195	Delphox
Card text Flare Parade 60× — This attack does 60 damage for each Serena card in your discard pile. Energy Crush 50× — This attack does 50 damage for each Energy attached to all of your opponent’s Pokémon.
28/195	Fletchinder
Card text Steady Firebreathing 30
29/195	Talonflame
Card text Quick Dive — This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Merciless Strike 80+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 80 more damage.
30/195	Litten
Card text Gnaw 10 Reprisal 20× — This attack does 20 damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
31/195	Torracat
Card text Gritty Claws 40 — During your opponent’s next turn, if this Pokémon has full HP and would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, it is not Knocked Out, and its remaining HP becomes 10. Combustion 70
32/195	Incineroar
Card text Secret Attack — Choose an attack from 1 of this Pokémon’s previous Evolutions and use it as this attack. Flare Shot 180 — Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.
33/195	Alolan Vulpix V
Card text White Drop 10+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 50 more damage. Frost Smash 110
34/195	Alolan Vulpix VSTAR
Card text Snow Mirage 160 — This attack’s damage isn’t affected by any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokémon. During your opponent’s next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Pokémon that have an Ability. Silvery Snow Star 70× — This attack does 70 damage for each of your opponent’s Pokémon V in play. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
35/195	Omastar V
Card text Primal Guidance — Search your deck for up to 2 Pokémon that evolve from an Item card that has “Fossil” in its name and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Tentacle Lock 110 — If the Defending Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon, it can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn.
36/195	Articuno
Card text Ice Wing 20 Wild Freeze 70 — This Pokémon also does 50 damage to itself. Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
37/195	Wailmer
Card text Gulp Down 30 — Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Wave Splash 60
38/195	Wailord
Card text Ability — Jumbo-Sized: This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Special Wave 120+ — If this Pokémon has any Special Energy attached, this attack does 120 more damage.
39/195	Feebas
Card text Ascension — Search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck. Splash 10
40/195	Milotic
Card text Water Arrow — This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Mellow Wave 60 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
41/195	Snorunt
Card text Collect — Draw a card. Icy Snow 20
42/195	Glalie
Card text Bite 60 Big Mouth 130+ — If you played Candice from your hand during this turn, this attack does 130 more damage.
43/195	Froslass
Card text Frosty Jail 20+ — If you played Candice from your hand during this turn, this attack does 90 more damage, and your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Frost Breath 60
44/195	Relicanth
Card text Fossil Finding — Shuffle up to 4 in any combination of Unidentified Fossil and Rare Fossil cards from your discard pile into your deck. Water Pulse 30 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
45/195	Phione
Card text Sea Feast — Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Water Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Wave Splash 20
46/195	Keldeo
Card text Wave Splash 20 Four as One 50+ — If Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion are on your Bench, this attack does 170 more damage.
47/195	Dewpider
Card text Hook 30
48/195	Araquanid
Card text Drowning Ball 20 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed, and discard an Energy from that Pokémon. Headbutt Bounce 60
49/195	Pikachu
Card text Pika Strike 20+ — If 1 of your Dedenne used Dede-Short during your last turn, this attack does 180 more damage.
50/195	Raichu
Card text Ambushing Spark 40+ — If your opponent has used their VSTAR Power during this game, this attack does 100 more damage. Electric Ball 120
51/195	Chinchou
Card text Lightning Ball 10 Gentle Slap 20
52/195	Lanturn
Card text Ram 30 Strong Volt 160 — Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.
53/195	Rotom
Card text Overhaul — Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 6 cards. Mach Bolt 80
54/195	Emolga
Card text Lucky Find — Search your deck for an Item card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Static Shock 40
55/195	Stunfisk
Card text Mud Shot 30 Mystery Bolt — You can use this attack only if you have no Supporter cards in your discard pile. This attack does 100 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
56/195	Zeraora
Card text Battle Claw 30+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon, this attack does 30 more damage. Mach Bolt 80
57/195	Regieleki V
Card text Switching Bolt 30 — Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Lightning Wall 100 — During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokémon takes 100 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
58/195	Regieleki VMAX
Card text Ability — Transistor: Your Basic Lightning Pokémon’s attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Max Thunder and Lightning 220 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
59/195	Radiant Alakazam	RADIANT
Card text Ability — Painful Spoons: Once during your turn, you may move up to 2 damage counters from 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon to another of their Pokémon. Mind Ruler 20× — This attack does 20 damage for each card in your opponent’s hand.
60/195	Drowzee
Card text Psypunch 10 Hypnotic Ray 20 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
61/195	Hypno
Card text Psy Call — Search your deck for up to 2 Stage 1 Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Zen Headbutt 90
62/195	Jynx
Card text Ability — Selfish Lips: If this Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon V, your opponent can’t take any Prize cards for it. Psychic Assault 10+ — This attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
63/195	Misdreavus
Card text Confuse Ray 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused.
64/195	Mismagius
Card text Ability — Spiteful Magic: If this Pokémon has full HP and is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon, put 8 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. Eerie Voice — Put 2 damage counters on each of your opponent’s Pokémon.
65/195	Unown V
Card text Shady Stamp 30 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused. Victory Symbol — If you use this attack when you have only 1 Prize card remaining, you win this game.
66/195	Unown VSTAR
Card text Tri Power 70× — Flip 3 coins. This attack does 70 damage for each heads. Star Cipher — Until this Pokémon leaves play, it gains an Ability that has the effect “The Weakness of each of your opponent’s Pokémon in play is now Psychic. (The amount of Weakness doesn’t change.)” (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
67/195	Ralts
Card text Memory Skip 10 — Choose 1 of your opponent’s Active Pokémon’s attacks. During your opponent’s next turn, that Pokémon can’t use that attack.
68/195	Kirlia
Card text Ability — Refinement: You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards. Slap 30
69/195	Gardevoir
Card text Ability — Refinement: You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards. Magical Shot 120
70/195	Mawile V
Card text Pouty Slap 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Chomp Down 100 — Discard a random card from your opponent’s hand.
71/195	Mawile VSTAR
Card text Ability — Star Rondo: During your turn, if this Pokémon is on your Bench, you may switch it with your Active Pokémon. If you do, switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.) Sudden Eater 90+ — If this Pokémon moved from your Bench to the Active Spot this turn, this attack does 90 more damage.
72/195	Meditite
Card text Ability — Yoga Guard: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s). Psyshot 20
73/195	Medicham
Card text Ability — Chakra Awakening: If you have exactly 4 cards in your hand, this Pokémon’s attacks cost ColorlessColorlessColorless less. Vigorous Kick 80+ — If your opponent has any Pokémon VMAX in play, this attack does 90 more damage.
74/195	Chimecho
Card text Dreaming Tone — During your opponent’s next turn, if an Energy card is attached to the Defending Pokémon from your opponent’s hand, that Pokémon will be Asleep. Hang Down 30
75/195	Sigilyph
Card text Warning — Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, you may put up to 5 Basic Pokémon onto your Bench in this way instead. Cutting Wind 70
76/195	Solosis
Card text Ram 20
77/195	Duosion
Card text Cell Spear 20 — Put 2 damage counters on 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon.
78/195	Reuniclus
Card text Ability — Persistent Cells: If this Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon, put it into your hand instead of the discard pile. (Discard all attached cards.) Cell Fork 60 — Choose 2 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon and put 3 damage counters on each of them.
79/195	Elgyem
Card text Headbutt 20
80/195	Beheeyem
Card text Psychic Sphere 30 Psychic Arrow — This attack does 60 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. Also apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.
81/195	Espurr
Card text Mumble 10 Gentle Slap 20
82/195	Meowstic
Card text Ability — Inviting Ears: When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Supporter cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Super Psy Bolt 80
83/195	Swirlix
Card text Flop 10 Tackle 20
84/195	Slurpuff
Card text Draining Kiss 30 — Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Magical Shot 100
85/195	Dedenne
Card text Tail Smack 10 Dede-Short 60 — You can use this attack only if 1 of your Togedemaru used Toge Dash during your last turn. Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
86/195	Indeedee
Card text Smart Service — If you go first, you can use this attack during your first turn. Search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Smack 40
87/195	Dreepy
Card text Reckless Charge 30 — This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.
88/195	Drakloak
Card text Spooky Shot 40
89/195	Dragapult
Card text Dragon Launcher — Discard a number of your Benched Dreepy up to the number of your opponent’s Pokémon in play. Then, for each Dreepy you discarded in this way, choose 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon and do 100 damage to it. You can’t choose the same Pokémon more than once. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. Spooky Shot 120
90/195	Hisuian Arcanine V
Card text Ability — Irresistible Force: As often as you like during your turn, you may move a Fighting Energy from 1 of your other Pokémon to this Pokémon. Rock Bullet 90+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each Fighting Energy attached to this Pokémon.
91/195	Phanpy
Card text Knock Away 10+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
92/195	Donphan
Card text Overspin 110 — If this Pokémon evolved during this turn, this attack does nothing. Giant Fangs 170
93/195	Baltoy
Card text Find a Friend — Search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Slap 10
94/195	Claydol
Card text Ability — Mystery Charge: You can use this Ability only if you have no Supporter cards in your discard pile. Once during your turn, you may attach a Fighting Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon. Spinning Attack 70
95/195	Anorith
Card text Fossil Drop 30+ — You may discard an Unidentified Fossil card from your hand. If you do, this attack does 120 more damage.
96/195	Armaldo
Card text Reaping Claw — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon has 100 HP or less remaining, it is Knocked Out. Boulder Crush 160
97/195	Terrakion
Card text Cavern Tackle 120 — During your opponent’s next turn, prevent all damage from attacks done to this Pokémon. If 1 of your Pokémon used Cavern Tackle during your last turn, this attack can’t be used.
98/195	Hawlucha
Card text Allure — Draw 2 cards. Acrobatics 30+ — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.
99/195	Sandygast
Card text Corner 10 — During your opponent’s next turn, the Defending Pokémon can’t retreat.
100/195	Palossand
Card text Sandpot Trap — This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Land Crush 120
101/195	Stonjourner
Card text Rock Throw 20 Mystery Press 60+ — If you have no Supporter cards in your discard pile, this attack does 130 more damage.
102/195	Ursaluna V
Card text Ability — Hard Coat: This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Peat Shoulder 220- — This attack does 10 less damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
103/195	Zubat
Card text Bite 10
104/195	Golbat
Card text Bite 30
105/195	Crobat
Card text Venomous Fang 50 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Critical Bite — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from this attack, take 2 more Prize cards.
106/195	Murkrow
Card text Flock — Search your deck for up to 2 Murkrow and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Peck 10
107/195	Honchkrow
Card text Triple Draw — Draw 3 cards. Callous Wings 120 — You may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Murkrow.
108/195	Skuntank V
Card text Pursuit Blast — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. If that Pokémon retreated from the Active Spot during your opponent’s last turn, this attack does 120 damage instead. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Shrieking Poison 90 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
109/195	Croagunk
Card text Corkscrew Punch 30
110/195	Toxicroak
Card text Pierce 30 Diving Uppercut 120 — During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokémon takes 50 more damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
111/195	Sandile
Card text Bite 30
112/195	Krokorok
Card text Crunch 60 — Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
113/195	Krookodile
Card text Ability — Bully of the Sands: When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may discard a random card from your opponent’s hand. If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is Knocked Out by damage from an opponent’s attack, you may discard a random card from your opponent’s hand. Double-Edge 160 — This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.
114/195	Mareanie
Card text Poison Sting — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
115/195	Toxapex
Card text Venoshock 10+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 120 more damage. Spike Shot 90
116/195	Morpeko
Card text Peko Blaster — You can use this attack only if 1 of your Dedenne used Dede-Short during your last turn. This attack does 60 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
117/195	Beldum
Card text Magnetic Lift — Search your deck for a card. Shuffle your deck, then put that card on top of it. Tackle 20
118/195	Metang
Card text Bullet Punch 30+ — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads.
119/195	Metagross
Card text Ability — Emergency Entry: Once during your turn, if you drew this Pokémon from your deck at the beginning of your turn and your Bench isn’t full, before you put it into your hand, you may put it onto your Bench. If you do, draw 3 cards. Meteor Mash 100 — During your next turn, this Pokémon’s Meteor Mash attack does 100 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
120/195	Radiant Jirachi	RADIANT
Card text Ability — Entrusted Wishes: If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon, search your deck for up to 3 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Astral Misfortune — Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is Knocked Out.
121/195	Ferroseed
Card text Tackle 10 Rolling Tackle 20
122/195	Ferrothorn
Card text Spinning Attack 50 Whip Smash 130
123/195	Klink
Card text Call Sign — Search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
124/195	Klang
Card text Gear Grind 80× — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 80 damage for each heads.
125/195	Klinklang
Card text Ability — Triple Gears: When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 3 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. Power Beam 130
126/195	Cobalion
Card text Ability — Justified Law: Your Basic Pokémon’s attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent’s Active Darkness Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Follow-Up 30 — Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to that Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
127/195	Togedemaru
Card text Toge Dash 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent’s next turn, if this Pokémon is Knocked Out, your opponent can’t take any Prize cards for it.
128/195	Magearna V
Card text Gear Throw — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Special Laser 100+ — If this Pokémon has any Special Energy attached, this attack does 120 more damage.
129/195	Dratini
Card text Slam 30× — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads.
130/195	Dragonair
Card text Wrap 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Surf 80
131/195	Dragonite
Card text Dragon Claw 80 Energy Hurricane 180 — Search your deck for up to 3 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
132/195	Noibat
Card text Flap 10 Glide 30
133/195	Noivern
Card text Radiant Hunt — Knock Out 1 of your opponent’s Radiant Pokémon. Seventh Echo 70 — Draw cards until you have 7 cards in your hand.
134/195	Zygarde
Card text Shout of Power 20 — Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Speed Attack 70
135/195	Regidrago V
Card text Celestial Roar — Discard the top 3 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon. Dragon Laser 130 — This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
136/195	Regidrago VSTAR
Card text Apex Dragon — Choose an attack from a Dragon Pokémon in your discard pile and use it as this attack.
137/195	Smeargle
Card text Colorful Palette — Look at the top 5 cards of your deck. You may attach any number of basic Energy cards you find there to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. Ram 30
138/195	Lugia V
Card text Read the Wind — Discard a card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. Aero Dive 130 — You may discard a Stadium in play.
139/195	Lugia VSTAR
Card text Tempest Dive 220 — You may discard a Stadium in play.
140/195	Ho-Oh V
Card text Ability — Reviving Flame: Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in your discard pile, you may put it onto your Bench. If you do, attach up to 4 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon. If you use this Ability, your turn ends. Rainbow Burn 100+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each type of basic Energy attached to this Pokémon.
141/195	Spinda
Card text Dizzying Spin — This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon. Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
142/195	Swablu
Card text Continuous Spin 20× — Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 20 damage for each heads.
143/195	Altaria
Card text Magical Echo — Move all damage counters from 1 of your Benched Pokémon to your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Blasting Wind 90
144/195	Buneary
Card text Try Bouncing 30 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
145/195	Lopunny
Card text Smash Kick 30 Double Kick 100× — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 100 damage for each heads.
146/195	Archen
Card text Flap 30 Claw Slash 80
147/195	Archeops
Card text Ability — Primal Turbo: Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Special Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Speed Wing 120
148/195	Rufflet
Card text Jump On 10+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
149/195	Hisuian Braviary
Card text Eerie Cry — Put 3 damage counters on each of your opponent’s Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. Mind Bend 80 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused.
150/195	Fletchling
Card text Peck 10
151/195	Brandon		T
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152/195	Candice		T
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153/195	Capturing Aroma		T
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154/195	Earthen Seal Stone		T
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155/195	Emergency Jelly		T
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156/195	Forest Seal Stone		T
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157/195	Furisode Girl		T
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158/195	Gym Trainer		T
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159/195	Lance		T
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160/195	Leafy Camo Poncho		T
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161/195	Primordial Altar		T
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162/195	Professor Laventon		T
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163/195	Quad Stone		T
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164/195	Serena		T
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165/195	Unidentified Fossil		T
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166/195	Wallace		T
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167/195	Worker		T
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168/195	Regenerative Energy		E
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169/195	V Guard Energy		E
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170/195	Serperior V
Card text Noble Light — Heal 30 damage from each Pokémon (both yours and your opponent’s). Solar Beam 120
171/195	Chesnaught V
Card text Ability — Needle Line: If your Active Chesnaught V is damaged by an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon (even if it is Knocked Out), put 3 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. Touchdown 130 — Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
172/195	Reshiram V
Card text Sparkling Wing — Search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. White Blaze 200 — Flip a coin. If tails, during your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
173/195	Alolan Vulpix V
Card text White Drop 10+ — If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 50 more damage. Frost Smash 110
174/195	Omastar V
Card text Primal Guidance — Search your deck for up to 2 Pokémon that evolve from an Item card that has “Fossil” in its name and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Tentacle Lock 110 — If the Defending Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon, it can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn.
175/195	Regieleki V
Card text Switching Bolt 30 — Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Lightning Wall 100 — During your opponent’s next turn, this Pokémon takes 100 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
176/195	Unown V
Card text Shady Stamp 30 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused. Victory Symbol — If you use this attack when you have only 1 Prize card remaining, you win this game.
177/195	Unown V
Card text Shady Stamp 30 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused. Victory Symbol — If you use this attack when you have only 1 Prize card remaining, you win this game.
178/195	Mawile V
Card text Pouty Slap 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon. Chomp Down 100 — Discard a random card from your opponent’s hand.
179/195	Hisuian Arcanine V
Card text Ability — Irresistible Force: As often as you like during your turn, you may move a Fighting Energy from 1 of your other Pokémon to this Pokémon. Rock Bullet 90+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each Fighting Energy attached to this Pokémon.
180/195	Skuntank V
Card text Pursuit Blast — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. If that Pokémon retreated from the Active Spot during your opponent’s last turn, this attack does 120 damage instead. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Shrieking Poison 90 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
181/195	Skuntank V
Card text Pursuit Blast — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. If that Pokémon retreated from the Active Spot during your opponent’s last turn, this attack does 120 damage instead. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Shrieking Poison 90 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.
182/195	Magearna V
Card text Gear Throw — This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Special Laser 100+ — If this Pokémon has any Special Energy attached, this attack does 120 more damage.
183/195	Regidrago V
Card text Celestial Roar — Discard the top 3 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon. Dragon Laser 130 — This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
184/195	Regidrago V
Card text Celestial Roar — Discard the top 3 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon. Dragon Laser 130 — This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
185/195	Lugia V
Card text Read the Wind — Discard a card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. Aero Dive 130 — You may discard a Stadium in play.
186/195	Lugia V
Card text Read the Wind — Discard a card from your hand. If you do, draw 3 cards. Aero Dive 130 — You may discard a Stadium in play.
187/195	Ho-Oh V
Card text Ability — Reviving Flame: Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in your discard pile, you may put it onto your Bench. If you do, attach up to 4 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon. If you use this Ability, your turn ends. Rainbow Burn 100+ — This attack does 30 more damage for each type of basic Energy attached to this Pokémon.
188/195	Brandon		T
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189/195	Candice		T
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190/195	Furisode Girl		T
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191/195	Gym Trainer		T
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192/195	Lance		T
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193/195	Serena		T
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194/195	Wallace		T
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195/195	Worker		T
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196/195	Serperior VSTAR
Card text Regal Blender 190 — You may move any amount of Energy from your Pokémon to your other Pokémon in any way you like. Star Winder 60× — This attack does 60 damage for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
197/195	Alolan Vulpix VSTAR
Card text Snow Mirage 160 — This attack’s damage isn’t affected by any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokémon. During your opponent’s next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Pokémon that have an Ability. Silvery Snow Star 70× — This attack does 70 damage for each of your opponent’s Pokémon V in play. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
198/195	Regieleki VMAX
Card text Ability — Transistor: Your Basic Lightning Pokémon’s attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Max Thunder and Lightning 220 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
199/195	Unown VSTAR
Card text Tri Power 70× — Flip 3 coins. This attack does 70 damage for each heads. Star Cipher — Until this Pokémon leaves play, it gains an Ability that has the effect “The Weakness of each of your opponent’s Pokémon in play is now Psychic. (The amount of Weakness doesn’t change.)” (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
200/195	Mawile VSTAR
Card text Ability — Star Rondo: During your turn, if this Pokémon is on your Bench, you may switch it with your Active Pokémon. If you do, switch 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.) Sudden Eater 90+ — If this Pokémon moved from your Bench to the Active Spot this turn, this attack does 90 more damage.
201/195	Regidrago VSTAR
Card text Apex Dragon — Choose an attack from a Dragon Pokémon in your discard pile and use it as this attack.
202/195	Lugia VSTAR
Card text Tempest Dive 220 — You may discard a Stadium in play.
203/195	Brandon		T
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204/195	Candice		T
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205/195	Furisode Girl		T
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206/195	Lance		T
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207/195	Serena		T
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208/195	Wallace		T
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209/195	Worker		T
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210/195	Serperior VSTAR
Card text Regal Blender 190 — You may move any amount of Energy from your Pokémon to your other Pokémon in any way you like. Star Winder 60× — This attack does 60 damage for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
211/195	Lugia VSTAR
Card text Tempest Dive 220 — You may discard a Stadium in play.
212/195	Energy Switch		T
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213/195	Gapejaw Bog		T
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214/195	Leafy Camo Poncho		T
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215/195	V Guard Energy		E
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Trainer Gallery Card List

The full 30-card Trainer Gallery (TG01–TG30). TG01–TG22 are character-art Pokémon (including the standout Rayquaza VMAX alt art at TG20); TG23 is Friends in Galar; TG24–TG28 are the full-art Trainers Gordie, Judge, Professor Burnet, Raihan and Sordward & Shielbert; and TG29–TG30 are the rainbow secret Rayquaza VMAX and Duraludon VMAX. Click any card to enlarge.

For Collectors: Most Valuable Cards

Silver Tempest is a genuine high-ceiling chase set, but its value is top-heavy on one card. Approximate near-mint raw values are a guide only and move constantly.

Lugia V — 186/195 (Alternate Art)

THE card of the set, and the definitive chase by a wide margin. The “Lugia rising from the water” illustration is regarded as one of the finest alternate arts of the entire era — regularly $300–500 raw, with gem-mint PSA 10 copies well into four figures. More than any other card, this is what people are hunting when they open Silver Tempest.

Rayquaza VMAX — TG20 (Trainer Gallery)

The set’s #2 chase: a stunning “Character Super Rare” alternate art of Rayquaza in flight. Typically $150–200 raw. Notably, this illustrated version is worth far more than its own gold/rainbow secret at TG29 — collectors want the art.

Serena — 207/195 (Secret Rare)

One of the most beloved and most-searched Trainer arts of the whole Sword & Shield era. It was a marquee launch chase; while its price has since cooled to around $15–20, its popularity stayed sky-high — a perfect example of an “art headline” card versus a “money headline” card. (The Full Art version at 193/195 shares the same illustration.)

Regidrago V — 184/195 (Alternate Art)

A striking alternate art of the Dragon legendary and a solid secondary chase, generally around $20–30 raw, with graded copies well beyond.

Lugia VSTAR — 211/195 (Gold Secret)

The gold “hyper rare” version of the set’s mascot VSTAR and the top-numbered card in the set — a premium collector chase (roughly $20–30 raw), joined by the rainbow Lugia VSTAR at 202/195.

Most Powerful Cards (Competitive Play)

Silver Tempest gave the competitive game one of its signature decks and reinforced several archetypes heading into the final stretch of the Sword & Shield format.

Lugia VSTAR — 139/195

The engine behind one of the era’s most iconic decks. Its VSTAR Power “Summoning Star” puts up to two non-Rule-Box Colorless Pokémon from the discard onto the Bench — famously two Archeops at once — and its attack “Tempest Dive” hits for 220 while clearing a Stadium. A powerhouse that was a top-tier deck all the way to the 2023 World Championships.

Archeops — 147/195

The perfect partner. Its “Primal Turbo” Ability searches out and attaches up to two Special Energy each turn — and because Lugia drops it straight from the discard, you get two of them online early for up to four Special Energy per turn. This relentless acceleration is what made Lugia so explosive.

Regidrago VSTAR — 136/195

A flexible “toolbox” attacker. Its VSTAR Power “Legacy Star” digs for two cards from the discard, while “Apex Dragon” copies an attack from any Dragon-type Pokémon in your discard pile — letting one Regidrago threaten a huge range of attacks. It anchored a long-running competitive archetype.

Trivia

Silver Tempest is the final numbered main expansion of the Sword & Shield era — only the special set Crown Zenith (January 2023) followed before Scarlet & Violet began.
Its greatest legacy is the Lugia VSTAR / Archeops deck — one of the most iconic and powerful archetypes of 2022–2023 and a fixture of the 2023 World Championships.
The set leans hard into Johto nostalgia: both legendary birds, Lugia and Ho-Oh, appear, giving the era a deliberately classic send-off.
The Lugia V alternate art (186) is one of the most admired illustrations of the whole era and the set’s runaway money card — notoriously hard to pull.
The Serena card (Full Art 193 / Secret 207) became one of the most beloved and searched-for Trainer arts of the era — a textbook “popularity vs. market value” story, since its price cooled while its fame did not.
It carried the third and final Trainer Gallery, whose Rayquaza VMAX (TG20) alt art is worth far more than its own gold-rainbow version — proof that collectors prize illustration over rarity tier.
Japanese Paradigm Trigger boxes were part of the era’s famous “God Pack” phenomenon — a rare pack in which every card is a holo or secret rare.
Late-SWSH secret-rare bloat is on full display here: many Trainers were printed as both a Full Art and a Rainbow secret, on top of a 30-card Trainer Gallery.