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Diamond & Pearl: Stormfront (Japanese: 拡張パック「破空の激闘」 Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky) is the name given to the seventh expansion of cards of the Diamond & Pearl era of the TCG.
Information
Template:Japanese version 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. The set, strangely, does not include Palkia, and as such is the first set by The Pokémon Company to include only a partial trio.
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. Their only difference to regular cards is that they have a holofoil effect, even though they are not classified as rare cards.
Another feature is the return of three classic cards from the Base Set: Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard. These cards are almost exactly the same as the original cards, having a special gold tint and the same card text (except for Charizard, which has been updated due to having a now-defunct Pokémon Power). They also have the same artwork redrawn by Mitsuhiro Arita, the original artist.
The new feature to the Trading Card Game introduced in the set called the Lost Zone. The Lost Zone acts as a second discard pile; however, because it is not called a discard pile, cards that use the term cannot collect cards from the area, and thus it is not currently possible to recollect cards that have been sent to the Lost Zone.
Trivia
- The only card in the set to include a DPBP# collector number is Shaymin, having never been featured as a Pokémon card before. Its number is DPBP#531.
- 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 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.
- The set includes the first Pokémon of the DP Series to have a retreat cost of five (Mamoswine).
Revealed cards
The official Pokémon TCG website has reported it will be revealing ten Stormfront cards before the set's official release. The following have currently been revealed:
Theme decks
English Theme Decks
- Raging Sea
- Dark Rampage
Japanese Half Deck
Card lists
English expansion
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Japanese expansion
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References
- PokéBeach 'Stormfront' Logo, Images, and Information (September 7, 2008)
- PokéBeach 'Stormfront' Booster Pack and Theme Deck Images (September 8, 2008)
- PokéBeach 25 'Stormfront' Scans and Set News (October 20, 2008)