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Plasma Freeze

Black & White: Plasma Freeze was released on May 8, 2013, as the ninth main expansion of the Pokémon TCG's Black & White series. It continues the Team Plasma storyline introduced in Plasma Storm, drawing inspiration from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, where Team Plasma uses Kyurem's power to freeze parts of the Unova region. This theme appears throughout the card artwork, often through ice crystals and frozen backgrounds.

How many cards are in Plasma Freeze?

Plasma Freeze contains 116 regularly numbered cards and 6 Secret Rares, bringing the complete English set to 122 cards. The Secret Rares are numbered beyond the printed set total:

  • Empoleon (117/116)

  • Sigilyph (118/116)

  • Garbodor (119/116)

  • Garchomp (120/116)

  • Max Potion (121/116)

  • Ultra Ball (122/116)

The first four are special gold-bordered Pokémon cards, while Max Potion and Ultra Ball feature gold-themed Item card designs.

What makes the Team Plasma cards different?

Team Plasma Pokémon and Trainer cards can be identified by their distinctive blue borders and Team Plasma insignia. They also interact through attacks, Abilities and Trainer effects that specifically reference Team Plasma Pokémon.

Deoxys-EX (53/116), for example, has the Power Connect Ability, which increases the damage dealt by other Team Plasma Pokémon. Cards such as Team Plasma Ball, Team Plasma Badge and Plasma Energy provide additional support.

The expansion also includes two ACE SPEC Trainer cards, Life Dew (107/116) and Rock Guard (108/116). Under the ACE SPEC rule, a deck can contain only one ACE SPEC card in total, making the choice between them significant.

Which Pokémon and rare cards are featured?

Plasma Freeze includes all seven Eevee evolutions available at the time: Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon and Glaceon. Umbreon (64/116) appears as a holographic rare, while the other evolutions are spread across the uncommon and rare categories. There are also two different Eevee cards, numbered 89/116 and 90/116.

Six Pokémon-EX appear in both regular and Full Art versions: Heatran-EX, Thundurus-EX, Deoxys-EX, Latias-EX, Latios-EX and Tornadus-EX.

The eight Full Art Ultra Rares occupy numbers 109/116 through 116/116. Alongside the six Pokémon-EX, this group includes Full Art versions of Ghetsis (115/116) and Professor Juniper (116/116).

Other holographic cards include Dragonite (83/116), Absol (67/116), Hydreigon (78/116) and Kyurem (31/116).

Are there different versions of the same cards?

The numbered checklist does not account for every printing. Many cards have reverse-holographic versions, and some received additional foil treatments through theme decks or promotional distributions.

For example, Leafeon (11/116) was released with a Cracked Ice holographic finish in the Psy Crusher theme deck, while Glaceon (23/116) received a similar treatment in Frost Ray. Both also appeared in special Crosshatch Holo versions distributed through organized Pokémon tournaments.

Plasma Freeze was originally sold in 10-card booster packs and two 60-card theme decks, Frost Ray and Psy Crusher. These fixed-content theme decks differ from randomized boosters and can contain exclusive card finishes.

For collectors, completing the 122 numbered cards is therefore different from assembling a master set that includes reverse holos, theme deck variants and promotional printings.

Is the Japanese Plasma Freeze set the same?

Plasma Freeze was not released as a single expansion in Japan. Its cards primarily originate from two Japanese sets, Spiral Force and Thunder Knuckle, both released on December 14, 2012.

These Japanese expansions preceded the English release by almost five months. Their card numbering and distribution differ from the combined English set, so Japanese checklists cannot be used interchangeably with the English 122-card checklist.