Plasma Blast

With 105 priced cards and a wide rarity ladder, the set offers both broad entry points and a smaller tier of premium pulls. Palkia-EX sits at the top of the value range, while much of the checklist remains oriented around accessible Commons and Uncommons.

Released
Aug 2013
Cards
101 printed
Illustrators
26
Top card
Palkia-EX $500
Series
Black & White
Era
Black & White era

79 unique Pokémon 85 Pokémon · 19 Trainer · 1 Energy Average market $19.86

§ 01 — The full checklist

Browse the 101 cards.

Filter by type, rarity, illustrator.

Showing 105 of 105 cards
Rarity
Surskit
Masquerain
Lileep
Cradily
Tropius
Karrablast
Shelmet
Accelgor
Virizion-EX
Genesect
Genesect-EX
Larvesta
Volcarona
Squirtle
Wartortle
§ 02 — About Plasma Blast

A look inside the set.

Plasma Blast presents a compact, Pokémon-forward collection: 105 cards with the majority devoted to creatures, supported by a smaller Trainer suite and a single Energy. Its rarity spread is wide—Commons and Uncommons form the backbone, while Holo, EX, Ultra, ACE, and Secret rarities add peaks of finish and presentation. Across the set, the art trends toward digital rendering and a cartoonish, playful sensibility, anchored by clear, focused layouts.

The visual tone stays energetic and lighthearted, often pairing simple staging with bursts of action and contrast. Among the set’s standout images, Dialga-EX and Jirachi-EX show how the higher rarities concentrate polish and intensity without abandoning readability. The artist mix reinforces that clarity: 5ban Graphics appears most frequently, with additional presence from Kouki Saitou, Ryo Ueda, and Naoki Saito, creating a consistent throughline of crisp silhouettes, saturated color, and direct character emphasis.

I · Visual identity

Plasma Blast favors vibrant, high-saturation color with frequent contrast, delivering an energetic, playful mood. Compositions are typically balanced and focused—clean silhouettes, simple staging, and occasional action-forward angles—while cool tones and metallic accents appear as secondary notes rather than the dominant palette.

II · Illustrators

5ban Graphics is the defining presence by volume, shaping much of the set’s digital look. Kouki Saitou and Ryo Ueda add additional variety within the same crisp, readable framework, while Naoki Saito contributes a complementary character-forward approach that fits the set’s bright, focused presentation.

§ 04 — Entry points

Two ways in.

By the hands behind it, or by the Pokémon featured. Both threads continue across the wider Artchu catalogue.

Notable illustrators from Plasma Blast

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Notable Pokémon featured

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