Pokémon TCG · 2013 Set Guide
Plasma Storm Set Guide
The first of three Team Plasma sets, with Pokémon and Trainers tagged Team Plasma and Plasma Energy to power them. Its full-art Lugia-EX was the most valuable Black & White series card on October 22, 2026.
Overview
Plasma Storm is the eighth Black & White set: 135 cards up to the printed total and three secret rares above it, Charizard, Blastoise and Random Receiver (136 to 138).
It started the Team Plasma block, followed by Plasma Freeze and Plasma Blast. Team Plasma cards carry their own tag, and many of them check for Plasma Energy: Lugia-EX's Plasma Gale does 120 but discards a Plasma Energy, and does nothing without one. Lugia-EX's Overflow takes one more Prize card when its attack Knocks Out a Pokémon.
Cards and rarities
Plasma Storm has 138 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "1/135", next to the set code PLS.
The printed total is 135, so the 3 cards from 136 to 138 are secret rares. Set completion in TurnZero HQ counts a set against its printed total and keeps the secret rares apart, so finishing the main set and chasing the cards above it read as two separate goals. How set completion works →
Headline Pokémon
Eight Pokémon-EX, each worth two Prize cards when Knocked Out. Three of them:
Lugia-EX
Plasma Storm #108
180 HP Team Plasma. Overflow: when its attack Knocks Out your opponent's Pokémon, take 1 more Prize card. Plasma Gale does 120 and discards a Plasma Energy.
Articuno-EX
Plasma Storm #25
170 HP Team Plasma. Frost Prison does 80 and Paralyzes the Defending Pokémon if Articuno-EX has any Plasma Energy attached.
Victini-EX
Plasma Storm #18
110 HP. Turbo Energize attaches 2 basic Energy from your deck to your Benched Pokémon.
Trainers worth knowing
Two Team Plasma Trainers:
The chase card: Lugia-EX
Plasma Storm's chase card is Lugia-EX, numbered 134/135, a Rare Ultra, illustrated by Toyste Beach, at $2,219.24 on October 22, 2026.
The Rare Secret Charizard (136/135) was second at $649.98 and the Rare Secret Blastoise (137/135) third at $500.00.
Lugia-EX is printed twice in Plasma Storm. The Rare Holo EX (108/135) was $151.44.
Every Lugia-EX in Plasma Storm
| Version | Number | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Rare Holo EX | 108/135 | $151.44 |
| Rare Ultra | 134/135 | $2,219.24 |
Only the exact version is worth its price. The number at the bottom of the card and the rarity symbol beside it tell you which one you pulled. Reading the number and rarity symbol →
Chase cards and prices
The full-art Lugia-EX is more than three times the price of the next card, the secret Charizard.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Lugia-EX | Rare Ultra | $2,219.24 |
| Charizard | Rare Secret | $649.98 |
| Blastoise | Rare Secret | $500.00 |
| Articuno-EX | Rare Ultra | $454.49 |
| Victini-EX | Rare Ultra | $201.35 |
| Lugia-EX | Rare Holo EX | $151.44 |
| Colress | Rare Ultra | $90.91 |
These are each card's headline TCGplayer market price on October 22, 2026. Prices can move a long way, most of all in a set's first months, so treat them as a snapshot. Each card's page shows today's price for every variant and its 90-day chart. How Pokémon card prices work →
What a complete set costs
One copy of every card in Plasma Storm, bought as singles, cost $4,671.64 on October 22, 2026. That is the second most expensive of the twelve sets in the Black & White series.
The three most valuable cards, Lugia-EX, Charizard and Blastoise, come to $3,369.22, or 72% of the total. Without them the set costs $1,302.42. Of the 138 cards, 97 were under $2.00, together $56.20; the other 41 add up to $4,615.44.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil where both exist, at its TCGplayer market price. This is what it costs to buy the set as singles. It is not what opening packs returns, and not what a complete set would sell for, which after fees and the many cards worth cents would be noticeably less.
Playing it
No Plasma Storm card carries a regulation mark, so none is Standard-legal as printed. Standard has allowed only the H, I and J marks since April 10, 2026. Every card in Plasma Storm is legal in Expanded, which takes every set from Black & White on.
A reprint with a legal mark makes older printings of the same card legal again, so check a card's name before you rule it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Plasma Storm release?
February 6, 2013. Its set code is PLS.
How many cards are in Plasma Storm?
138. The printed total is 135, and the 3 cards numbered above it are secret rares.
What is Team Plasma?
A group of cards tagged Team Plasma, starting with Plasma Storm and running through Plasma Freeze and Plasma Blast. Many check for Plasma Energy, a Special Energy printed in each of the three sets.
What is the most valuable Plasma Storm card?
The Rare Ultra Lugia-EX (134/135), at $2,219.24 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the Rare Secret Charizard (136/135) at $649.98. Prices move daily, so check each card's page for the current figure.
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