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Plasma Storm

Black & White · 2013/02/06 · 135/138 cards
A bright, Pokémon-heavy set with a broad rarity ladder, defined by vibrant color, playful energy, and clear, focused compositions that often favor digital rendering.
Cards138
Pokémon122
Trainers15
Energy1
Illustrators33
Unique Pokémon103
Avg art score68.20
Median art score68.00
Priced cards138
Avg market price$22.50
Median market price$0.51
Collector note
With substantial common and uncommon depth alongside a smaller tier of EX, Ultra, ACE, and Secret cards, the set supports both broad collecting and selective highlight-chasing. Charizard (bw8-136) sits at the top end of the set’s value range, while much of the checklist remains comparatively accessible.
Visual identity
The visual language is clean and high-saturation: vibrant, often contrasting palettes paired with simple, balanced framing and a strong subject-first approach. Moods skew playful, lighthearted, and energetic, with dynamic poses and action cues appearing frequently, while backgrounds tend to stay uncluttered to preserve clarity and impact.

About Plasma Storm

Plasma Storm (Black & White) presents a 138-card collection with a strongly Pokémon-forward structure: 122 Pokémon cards supported by 15 Trainers and a single Energy. The rarity mix runs from commons and uncommons through holos, EX, Ultra, ACE, and Secret cards, giving the set a wide visual cadence from straightforward character studies to more embellished showcase treatments. Across the binder, the dominant look is bright and readable—simple, balanced layouts and focused subjects that keep silhouettes crisp.

Art direction trends playful and energetic, with vibrant palettes and frequent contrast that pushes figures forward against clean backgrounds or motion effects. Digital rendering is common, and the set’s highlights include Blastoise (bw8-137), Victini-EX (bw8-131), and Articuno-EX (bw8-25), each leaning into dynamic presentation while staying compositionally clear. Much of the set’s surface polish comes from 5ban Graphics, whose presence shapes the overall finish, alongside the more illustrative touch found in work by Kouki Saitou, Kagemaru Himeno, and Ryo Ueda.

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Ayaka Yoshida
Ryo Ueda
Satoshi Shirai
Toyste Beach
kawayoo
Ayaka Yoshida
5ban Graphics
Shizurow
5ban Graphics
Shizurow
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5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
Eske Yoshinob
Toyste Beach
Eske Yoshinob
Eske Yoshinob
Eske Yoshinob
Shin Nagasawa
5ban Graphics
Kouji Tajima
Shin Nagasawa
Mitsuhiro Arita
5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
Naoki Saito
Kagemaru Himeno
5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
Ryo Ueda
Kanako Eo
Akira Komayama
5ban Graphics
Shin Nagasawa
5ban Graphics
Kagemaru Himeno
5ban Graphics
5ban Graphics
Toyste Beach
MAHOU
Mizue
MAHOU
Akira Komayama
5ban Graphics
Mitsuhiro Arita
Ken Sugimori