Pokémon TCG · 2008 Set Guide
Stormfront Set Guide
The last Diamond & Pearl set: five Pokémon LV.X, a secret Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard, and three shiny Pokémon numbered SH1 to SH3.
Overview
Stormfront came out on November 1, 2008, with 106 cards: 92 Pokémon, 12 Trainers and 2 Energy. Its five Pokémon LV.X include Machamp LV.X, Regigigas LV.X and Dusknoir LV.X.
Its printed total is 100. Above it are a secret Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard, 101 to 103, and three shiny Pokémon numbered SH1 to SH3: Drifloon, Duskull and Voltorb. The secret Charizard's Energy Burn and Fire Spin reuse the names of Base Set Charizard's power and attack.
Cards and rarities
Stormfront has 106 cards. Every card shows its number over the printed total along the bottom, as in "4/100". The cards print a set symbol, not a set code; the code here is the short one the catalog and TurnZero HQ file the set under.
The printed total is 100. Above it are the secret Charmander line, 101 to 103, and three SH shiny Pokémon that the catalog lists as Rare. 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
The secret Charizard and two LV.X:
Charizard
Stormfront #103
Energy Burn makes all its Energy Fire; Fire Spin does 100 and discards 2 Energy.
Machamp LV.X
Stormfront #98
Put onto your Active Machamp. No Guard adds 60 to its attacks and to the damage it takes while Active.
Regigigas LV.X
Stormfront #100
Put onto your Active Regigigas. Sacrifice Knocks Out one of your Pokémon to attach 2 Energy and heal 8 damage counters.
Trainers worth knowing
A Supporter and an Item:
The chase card: Charizard
Stormfront's chase card is the secret Charizard, 103/100, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, at $699.99 on October 22, 2026.
The secret Charmander ($204.00) is second, ahead of Machamp LV.X ($187.84). The shiny Duskull, SH2, was $109.70, priced in Reverse Holofoil only.
Charizard is printed once in the set.
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 secret Charmander line, LV.X and a shiny Pokémon, priced as holofoil copies where they have one.
| Card | Rarity | Market price, October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Charizard | Rare Secret | $699.99 |
| Charmander | Rare Secret | $204.00 |
| Machamp LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | $187.84 |
| Regigigas LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | $154.99 |
| Duskull | Rare, Reverse Holofoil | $109.70 |
| Charmeleon | Rare Secret | $109.62 |
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 Stormfront, bought as singles, cost $2,181.01 on October 22, 2026. That is the most expensive of the seven sets in the Diamond & Pearl series.
The three most valuable cards, Charizard, Charmander and Machamp LV.X, come to $1,091.83, or 50% of the total. Without them the set costs $1,089.18. Of the 106 cards, 57 were under $2.00, together $40.98; the other 49 add up to $2,140.03.
Each card is counted at its cheapest priced variant, usually a Normal copy rather than a Reverse Holofoil, or a stamped promo copy where the catalog prices one lower, 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
Stormfront is not legal in Standard or Expanded as a set: Expanded starts with the Black & White series in 2011. The catalog marks five of its 106 cards as legal anyway, four of them in Standard too.
They are Energy Switch, Great Ball, Potion and Switch, legal in both formats; and Warp Energy, legal in Expanded only.
Each shares its name and text with a later, legal printing, which is what makes an older copy playable. Every other card in the set is legal in neither format.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Stormfront release?
November 1, 2008. It was the last set of the Diamond & Pearl series.
How many cards are in Stormfront?
106. The printed total is 100; above it are Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard (101 to 103) and three shiny Pokémon, SH1 to SH3.
What is the most valuable Stormfront card?
The secret Charizard (103/100), at $699.99 on October 22, 2026, ahead of the secret Charmander at $204.00. Prices move daily, so check each card's page.
What are the SH cards in Stormfront?
Shiny versions of Drifloon, Duskull and Voltorb, numbered SH1 to SH3 above the printed total. The Platinum sets continued the list, from SH4 on.
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