Trainers! The new expansion set for the TCG is arriving soon, Sword & Shield: Silver Tempest arrives around the world Nov. 11, 2022.
Arriving after Lost Origins, it will likely be the final expansion based off of Sword and Shield. Along with new VSTARs and Radiants, Alolan Vulpix will be the first Pokémon to get a VSTAR that isnt’t fully evolved.
‘Silver Tempest’ Expansion Arriving Nov. 11
The new Silver Tempest set arrives Nov. 11, 2022, and some fans are already getting a sneak peak at the new cards. Along with the new VSTAR Alolan Vulpix, trainers can expect Luigia, Redidrago and three other VSTAR Pokémon. Radiant Pokémon in this expansion include Radiant Jirachi and Radiant Alakazam and one more yet to see announcement.
For the cards, the new set includes:
- Three Radiant Pokémon
- 15 Pokémon V and 18 full-art Pokémon V
- One Pokémon VMAX
- Six Pokemon VSTAR
- 30 Trainer Gallery cards
Additionally, the Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Boxes look rather promising, as they will contain deck sleeves for both Alolan Vulpix as well as Lugia.
According to The Pokémon Center the ETB for Silver Tempest includes:
- 10 Pokémon TCG:/Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest/ booster packs
- 65 card sleeves featuring Alolan Vulpix
- 65 card sleeves featuring Lugia
- 45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards
- A player’s guide to the /Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest/ expansion
- 6 damage-counter dice
- 1 competition-legal coin-flip die
- 1 metallic Pokémon coin featuring Alolan Vulpix
- 2 acrylic condition markers
- 1 acrylic VSTAR marker
- A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized
- A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
Looking at Rumors
With the soon to release set, leaks are already arriving. With this being the last set for Sword and Shield, many are expecting that it will be a rather large set. According to GFinity, there are still cards missing from Japan’s Paradigm Trigger, Lost Abyss, Incandescent Arcana, Unknown Origin, Dark Phantasm and VSTAR Climax. It is likely that the new set will arrive from these sets.
If you want to see what might arrive to Silver Tempest, Justin Basil has a list of what will likely arrive. Should it be accurate, seeing Dragapult make a comeback warms my heart, and I’m curious if Unown VSTAR will see any play. Justin Basil has also provided a handy list of cards leaving rotation.
Lastly, some cards have been making their way to the internet. The official Pokémon Twitter account has released the art for the new Lugia V, and it looks fantastic.
Lugia V arrives November 11, 2022 in #PokemonTCG: Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest. pic.twitter.com/lVYilP4lzY
— Pokémon TCG (@PokemonTCG) October 11, 2022
Trainers can pre-order the Silver Tempest ETB from The Pokémon Center.
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