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Diamond & Pearl - Stormfront 破空の激闘

File:DP07-Logo.png Cards in set English: 106 Japanese: 92 Set number English: 38 Japanese: 38 Release date English: November 5, 2008 Japanese: July 10, 2008 Theme Decks Raging Sea () Dark Rampage () Previous Cry from the Mysterious/Temple of Anger Japanese: Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky Next Galactic's Conquest

Diamond & Pearl - Stormfront (Japanese: 破空の激闘 Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky) is the name given to the seventh and final expansion of cards of the Diamond & Pearl era of the TCG.

Information

Because of the chosen mascots for Stormfront, the set's theme is particularly dark, and is not based on anything in particular unlike its Japanese counterpart. The set's three mascots are Dusknoir, Gyarados and Tyranitar, with Gyarados being featured in the Raging Sea theme deck and Tyranitar in the Dark Rampage theme deck.

The Japanese version of the set, Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky, is based on the eleventh Pokémon Movie, Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin, including such featured Pokémon as Giratina, Dialga, Shaymin, Magnezone and Regigigas. Giratina, Dialga and Shaymin, all of which are prominent figures in the film, have been removed from the English expansion, presumably to feature in a later set.

The set includes only one new game mechanic, although does also include several new and returning features to the TCG. Firstly, Pokémon of alternate coloration (previously known as Shining Pokémon or Pokémon-star) return to the game, but do not include any special features. There are three of these in the set: Drifloon, Duskull and Voltorb, classified as SH1, SH2 and SH3 respectively. Their only difference to regular cards is that they only have a reverse holofoil effect. The set also introduces Trainer cards with a + at the end of their name. These Trainer cards have different effects depending on whether the player uses one or two of the same card at a time.

In the Japanese expansion, none of the Pokémon cards featured Pokédex entries due to several of the cards containing too much card text for one to be fit on the card. However, in Stormfront, if a card has either an attached item (such as a Magnet) or more than three items of text (such as a Pokémon Power and two attacks), the card will not include a Pokédex entry: otherwise, it will, unlike in the Japanese expansion.

There was also significant dispute amongst Pokémon players online over the translation of the Japanese set name. Some claimed that "Fierce Fighting in Broken Space" was a more accurate translation of the name and should be used in spite of the fact that "Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky" was more commonly used; however, the latter translation was ultimately deemed to be the more accurate of the two.

Trivia

• The set includes Heatran LV.X, continuing a trend in which promotional LV.X cards are reprinted in the set released immediately after their promotional release. This was also the case with Lucario, Garchomp and Porygon-Z.
• The set includes the first Pokémon of the DP Series to have a retreat cost of five (Mamoswine).
• The set's booster pack designs feature Infernape, Torterra, Regigigas and Dusknoir.
• The set's prerelease card is Piloswine.
• The set includes three retro cards included as secret cards, namely Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard, that are not part of the actual card list and are re-releases of the cards originally contained in the Base Set.

Theme decks

English Theme Decks

• Raging Sea
• Dark Rampage

Japanese Half Deck

• Giratina vs Dialga Deck Kit

Card lists

Stormfront booster
(Torterra)

Stormfront booster
(Infernape)

Stormfront booster
(Dusknoir)

Stormfront booster
(Regigigas)

Diamond & Pearl - Stormfront Card No. Card Name Type Level Rarity 1 Dusknoir 48 2 Empoleon 52 3 Infernape 49 4 Lumineon 38 5 Magnezone 44 6 Magnezone 46 7 Mismagius 33 8 Raichu 45 9 Regigigas 47 10 Sceptile 56 11 Torterra 47 12 Abomasnow 42 13 Bronzong 46 14 Cherrim 30 15 Drapion 44 16 Drifblim 48 17 Dusknoir 47 18 Gengar 43 19 Gyarados 52 20 Machamp 62 21 Mamoswine 56 22 Rapidash 43 23 Roserade 40 24 Salamence 66 25 Scizor 47 26 Skuntank 40 27 Staraptor 64 28 Steelix 63 29 Tangrowth 41 30 Tyranitar 61 31 Vespiquen 44 32 Bibarel 29 33 Budew 8 34 Dusclops 41 35 Dusclops 40 36 Electrode 46 37 Electrode 45 38 Farfetch'd 29 39 Grovyle 23 40 Haunter 35 41 Machoke 41 42 Magneton 40 43 Magneton 38 44 Miltank 27 45 Pichu 8 46 Piloswine 34 47 Pupitar 33 48 Sableye 31 49 Scyther 11 50 Shelgon 35 51 Skarmory 34 52 Staravia 18 53 Bagon 13 54 Bidoof 13 55 Bronzor 14 56 Cherubi 9 57 Combee 12 58 Drifloon 15 59 Duskull 12 60 Duskull 10 61 Finneon 16 62 Gastly 14 63 Larvitar 19 64 Machop 18 65 Magikarp 10 66 Magnemite 15 67 Magnemite 13 68 Misdreavus 19 69 Onix 25 70 Pikachu 20 71 Ponyta 11 72 Roselia 27 73 Skorupi 11 74 Snover 17 75 Starly 7 76 Stunky 18 77 Swinub 12 78 Tangela 10 79 Treecko 11 80 Voltorb 28 81 Voltorb 31 82 Conductive Quarry St -- 83 Energy Link T -- 84 Energy Switch T -- 85 Great Ball T -- 86 Luxury Ball T -- 87 Marley's Request Su -- 88 Poké Blower + T -- 89 Poké Drawer + T -- 90 Poké Healer + T -- 91 Premier Ball T -- 92 Potion T -- 93 Switch T -- 94 Cyclone Energy E -- 95 Warp Energy E -- 96 Dusknoir LV.X X 97 Heatran LV.X X 98 Machamp LV.X X 99 Raichu LV.X X 100 Regigigas LV.X X 101 Charmander 10 102 Charmeleon 32 103 Charizard 76 SH1 Drifloon 16 SH2 Duskull 18 SH3 Voltorb 33

Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky Card No. Card Name Type Level Rarity 001/092 Tangela 10 002/092 Tangrowth 41 003/092 Scyther 11 004/092 Scizor 47 005/092 Sceptile 56 006/092 Combee 12 007/092 Vespiquen 44 008/092 Cherubi 9 009/092 Cherrim 30 010/092 Skorupi 11 011/092 Shaymin 42 012/092 Shaymin X 013/092 Ponyta 11 014/092 Rapidash 43 015/092 Heatran X 016/092 Magikarp 10 017/092 Gyarados 52 018/092 Bibarel 29 019/092 Finneon 16 020/092 Lumineon 38 021/092 Snover 17 022/092 Abomasnow 42 023/092 Pichu 8 024/092 Pikachu 20 025/092 Raichu 45 026/092 Raichu X 027/092 Voltorb 28 028/092 Voltorb 33 029/092 Electrode 46 030/092 Gastly 14 031/092 Haunter 35 032/092 Gengar 43 033/092 Misdreavus 19 034/092 Mismagius 33 035/092 Budew 8 036/092 Roselia 27 037/092 Roserade 40 038/092 Duskull 12 039/092 Duskull 18 040/092 Dusclops 41 041/092 Dusknoir 48 042/092 Dusknoir X 043/092 Drifloon 15 044/092 Drifloon 16 045/092 Drifblim 48 046/092 Bronzor 14 047/092 Bronzong 46 048/092 Giratina 59 049/092 Machop 18 050/092 Machoke 41 051/092 Machamp 62 052/092 Machamp X 053/092 Onix 25 054/092 Swinub 12 055/092 Piloswine 34 056/092 Mamoswine 56 057/092 Larvitar 19 058/092 Pupitar 33 059/092 Torterra 47 060/092 Infernape 49 061/092 Tyranitar 61 062/092 Sableye 31 063/092 Stunky 18 064/092 Skuntank 40 065/092 Drapion 44 066/092 Magnemite 15 067/092 Magneton 40 068/092 Magnezone 44 069/092 Steelix 63 070/092 Empoleon 52 071/092 Dialga 72 072/092 Bagon 13 073/092 Shelgon 35 074/092 Salamence 66 075/092 Starly 7 076/092 Staravia 18 077/092 Staraptor 64 078/092 Bidoof 13 079/092 Regigigas 47 080/092 Regigigas X 081/092 Luxury Ball T - 082/092 Great Ball T - 083/092 PokéDrawer + T - 084/092 PokéHealer + T - 085/092 PokéBlower + T - 086/092 Energy Link T - 087/092 Marley's Wish Su - 088/092 Cyclone Energy E - 089/092 Warp Energy E - 090/092 Charmander 10 091/092 Charmeleon 32 092/092 Charizard 76 -- Grass Energy E -- -- -- Fire Energy E -- -- -- Water Energy E -- -- -- Lightning Energy E -- -- -- Psychic Energy E -- -- -- Fighting Energy E -- -- -- Darkness Energy E -- -- -- Metal Energy E -- --

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