DP Black Star Promos cover card
DP Black Star Promos symbol

DP Black Star Promos

Diamond & Pearl · 2007/05/01 · 56/56 cards
A fully Promo set that reads like a curated sampler: mostly Pokémon cards, anchored by vibrant palettes and focused compositions. The dominant tone is playful and energetic, with intermittent shifts into intense or mysterious imagery.
Cards56
Pokémon51
Trainers5
Energy0
Illustrators16
Unique Pokémon46
Avg art score73.00
Median art score72.00
Priced cards51
Avg market price$26.35
Median market price$15.54
Collector note
With 56 Promos and a wide spread of featured Pokémon, the set rewards collectors who enjoy variety more than uniformity. Market attention tends to concentrate on a small handful of LV.X highlights, while much of the lineup remains comparatively accessible.
Visual identity
The set’s visual language is bright and direct: vibrant, contrasting color is the default, and most cards keep the subject centered in focused, balanced layouts. Cartoonish and illustrative rendering leads, frequently pushed into dynamic motion cues, with playful and energetic moods prevailing; when the palette cools or darkens, the atmosphere turns more mysterious and mystical without losing clarity.

About DP Black Star Promos

DP Black Star Promos gathers 56 Promo cards into a compact Diamond & Pearl-era gallery: 51 Pokémon cards and 5 Trainers, with no Energy cards. The set’s visual rhythm is immediate and approachable, favoring focused, balanced compositions that keep the subject clear while still allowing bursts of motion. Across the lineup, vibrant color dominates, often paired with contrasting accents that sharpen silhouettes and effects.

Within that bright baseline, the mood range widens from cheerful and lighthearted scenes to more intense, mysterious, and mystical moments. Giratina LV.X (DP38) stands out as a visual highlight, while Arceus (DP50) offers a second focal point with a different tonal register. The illustrator roster is led by Shizurow, Kagemaru Himeno, Ryo Ueda, and Mitsuhiro Arita, whose combined output gives the set a consistent character-first clarity alongside occasional dynamic, digitally driven impact.

Illustrators

Shizurow contributes the largest share of illustrations, setting a steady baseline of clean, readable character presentation. Kagemaru Himeno and Ryo Ueda add variety through shifts between playful charm and more dynamic, digitally accented staging, while Mitsuhiro Arita’s entries help round out the set’s illustrative range.

Format

Printed total56
Set total56
SeriesDiamond & Pearl
Release2007/05/01

Top illustrators in DP Black Star Promos

View all →

Top Pokémon in DP Black Star Promos

View all →

All Cards Sort
Shizurow
Shizurow
Wataru Kawahara
Ryo Ueda
Shizurow
Shizurow
Kazuyuki Kano
Kagemaru Himeno
Shizurow
Shizurow
Kunihiko Yuyama
Shizurow
Wataru Kawahara
Wataru Kawahara
Ryo Ueda
Shizurow
Shizurow
Atsuko Nishida
Yusuke Ishikawa
Shizurow
Mitsuhiro Arita
Kagemaru Himeno
Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Ryo Ueda
Ryo Ueda
Ryo Ueda
Ryota Saito
Shizurow
Shizurow
Kagemaru Himeno
Daisuke Ito
Kagemaru Himeno
Daisuke Ito
Ryo Ueda
Kent Kanetsuna
Mitsuhiro Arita
Ryo Ueda
Masakazu Fukuda
Kent Kanetsuna
Kagemaru Himeno
Mitsuhiro Arita
Kouki Saitou
Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Atsuko Nishida
Kagemaru Himeno
Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Mitsuhiro Arita