Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Awaken the Silver Tempest

Expand your collection with the Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box, the twelfth main expansion in the Sword & Shield series.

Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest was officially released on November 11, 2022. Lugia VSTAR leads the expansion alongside Alolan Vulpix VSTAR, Regidrago VSTAR, Unown VSTAR, Regieleki VMAX, and other powerful Pokémon from several regions.

Each booster box contains:

• 36 Silver Tempest booster packs
• 10 game cards per booster pack
• One Basic Energy card or VSTAR marker per pack
• One Pokémon TCG Live code card per pack
• English-language Pokémon cards
• Pokémon V opportunities
• Pokémon VMAX opportunities
• Pokémon VSTAR opportunities
• Radiant Pokémon opportunities
• Trainer Gallery opportunities
• Full-art and secret rare opportunities

Every booster pack contains randomized cards. No particular Pokémon, rarity, artwork, pull rate, card condition, grading result, or future value is guaranteed.

What Is Included?

Each factory-sealed Silver Tempest Booster Box includes:

• 36 factory-sealed booster packs
• 360 randomized game cards before duplicates
• Basic Energy cards or VSTAR markers
• Pokémon TCG Live code cards
• Pokémon and Trainer cards
• Reverse-holographic cards
• Holographic rare opportunities
• Pokémon V opportunities
• Pokémon VMAX opportunities      – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Pokémon VSTAR opportunities
• Radiant Pokémon opportunities
• Trainer Gallery opportunities
• Factory-sealed display packaging

A standard booster box does not include:

• Card sleeves
• Damage-counter dice
• Condition markers
• Storage dividers
• A player’s guide
• A guaranteed promotional card
• A guaranteed Lugia card

About the Silver Tempest Expansion

Silver Tempest is the final standard main expansion of the Sword & Shield series.

The main numbered checklist contains 195 cards, followed by secret rare cards numbered beyond the main set. Silver Tempest also includes a separately numbered 30-card Trainer Gallery subset, creating additional collectible opportunities within booster packs.

Major expansion features include:

• Lugia V and Lugia VSTAR
• Alolan Vulpix V and VSTAR  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Regidrago V and VSTAR
• Unown V and VSTAR
• Serperior V and VSTAR
• Mawile V and VSTAR
• Regieleki VMAX
• Pokémon V
• Pokémon VMAX
• Pokémon VSTAR
• Radiant Pokémon
• Trainer Gallery cards
• Full-art Pokémon
• Full-art Trainers  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Rainbow rare cards
• Gold secret rare cards

Lugia VSTAR

Lugia VSTAR is the headline Pokémon of Silver Tempest and one of the expansion’s most important gameplay cards.

Its VSTAR Power works closely with Archeops, allowing powerful Special Energy strategies to be established quickly. Official Pokémon strategy guidance highlighted Lugia VSTAR and Archeops as the foundation of a high-damage competitive deck.

Lugia VSTAR appeals to:

• Lugia collectors
• Legendary Pokémon collectors
• Johto-region fans
• Pokémon VSTAR collectors  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Competitive players
• Sword & Shield master-set builders

No version of Lugia V or Lugia VSTAR is guaranteed inside a booster box.

Lugia V Alternate Artwork

The Lugia V alternate-art card is one of the most recognizable chase cards in Silver Tempest.

The artwork depicts Lugia rising through a dramatic ocean storm, closely matching the expansion’s legendary tempest theme.

Its appeal comes from:

• Lugia’s worldwide popularity
• Cinematic full-card artwork
• Legendary Pokémon status
• Premium foil treatment  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Secret numbering
• Strong binder and display appeal
• High interest among graded-card collectors

Alolan Vulpix VSTAR

Alolan Vulpix VSTAR is another headline card from Silver Tempest and was the first Pokémon VSTAR card featuring a Pokémon that does not normally evolve fully within the standard card progression used by most VSTAR Pokémon.

Its bright, icy appearance contrasts with Lugia’s dark storm artwork and makes it popular among:

• Alolan Vulpix collectors
• Ice-type Pokémon fans
• Alola-region collectors    – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Pokémon VSTAR enthusiasts
• Full-art card collectors

The Pokémon Company officially highlighted Alolan Vulpix VSTAR alongside Lugia VSTAR and Regidrago VSTAR when introducing the expansion.

Regidrago VSTAR

Regidrago VSTAR brings the Legendary Dragon Orb Pokémon into the VSTAR mechanic.

Its attacks can interact with Dragon Pokémon placed in the discard pile, creating flexible strategies based on different Dragon-type attacks.

Regidrago VSTAR appeals to:

• Regidrago collectors
• Dragon-type Pokémon fans
• Legendary Pokémon collectors
• Competitive deck builders
• Pokémon VSTAR collectors

Regieleki VMAX

Regieleki VMAX is one of the expansion’s major Pokémon VMAX cards.

Its abilities can strengthen Lightning-type Basic Pokémon attacks, making it useful in selected competitive strategies.

It appeals to:

• Regieleki collectors
• Lightning-type players  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Legendary Pokémon fans
• Pokémon VMAX collectors
• Competitive deck builders

Unown VSTAR

Unown VSTAR brings the mysterious Symbol Pokémon into the Sword & Shield VSTAR mechanic.

Its unusual attack effects and instantly recognizable design make it suitable for:

• Unown collectors
• Johto-themed collections
• Psychic-type collectors
• Pokémon VSTAR binders
• Character and symbol-themed displays

Additional Featured Pokémon

Silver Tempest contains Pokémon from multiple regions and generations, including:

• Lugia VSTAR
• Alolan Vulpix VSTAR
• Regidrago VSTAR
• Regieleki VMAX
• Unown VSTAR
• Serperior VSTAR
• Mawile VSTAR  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Ho-Oh V
• Skuntank V
• Chesnaught V
• Omastar V
• Magearna V
• Reshiram V
• Hisuian Arcanine V
• Radiant Jirachi
• Radiant Alakazam  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Radiant Tsareena

The official Silver Tempest checklist confirms a 195-card main set containing Pokémon, Trainers, Energy cards, Pokémon V, VMAX, VSTAR, and secret-numbered cards.

Trainer Gallery Cards

Silver Tempest includes a separately numbered Trainer Gallery subset featuring Pokémon alongside Trainers or detailed character-focused artwork.

Popular Trainer Gallery cards include:

• Rayquaza VMAX
• Blaziken VMAX
• Blaziken V
• Friends in Galar
• Serena
• Galarian Friends
• Mawile V  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Corviknight VMAX
• Corviknight V
• Serperior V
• Zeraora V
• Duraludon VMAX

Trainer Gallery cards appeal to:

• Character collectors
• Full-art enthusiasts  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Binder collectors
• Pokémon and Trainer pairing collectors
• Sword & Shield master-set builders

No Trainer Gallery card is guaranteed in an individual booster pack or box.

Radiant Pokémon

Silver Tempest contains Radiant Pokémon with distinctive holographic artwork and special gameplay rules.

Featured Radiant Pokémon include:

• Radiant Jirachi  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Radiant Alakazam
• Radiant Tsareena

A deck may contain only one Radiant Pokémon, regardless of its name, making these cards strategically different from standard Pokémon.

Trainer Cards

Silver Tempest includes collectible and competitive Trainer cards such as:

• Serena
• Candice
• Worker
• Brandon
• Lance
• Wallace  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Gym Trainer
• Professor Laventon
• Furisode Girl
• Forest Seal Stone
• Earthen Seal Stone
• Capturing Aroma
• Emergency Jelly

Trainer cards may appear as:

• Standard Trainer cards
• Full-art Ultra Rare cards  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Rainbow secret rare cards
• Trainer Gallery cards

Worker is numbered 195/195 in the official main checklist.

Popular Silver Tempest Chase Cards

Collectors commonly open Silver Tempest packs in search of:

• Lugia V alternate artwork
• Lugia VSTAR  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Lugia VSTAR gold secret rare
• Lugia VSTAR rainbow rare
• Rayquaza VMAX Trainer Gallery
• Blaziken VMAX Trainer Gallery
• Serena full-art Trainer
• Friends in Galar Trainer Gallery
• Regidrago V alternate artwork
• Unown V alternate artwork
• Skuntank V alternate artwork
• Radiant Jirachi  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Gold secret rare cards

No chase card or rarity is guaranteed.

Card centering, edges, corners, surfaces, print alignment, and manufacturing quality may vary.

Competitive Deck Building

Silver Tempest introduced several cards that became important in competitive Pokémon TCG play.

Popular strategies may involve:

• Lugia VSTAR
• Archeops  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Regidrago VSTAR
• Regieleki VMAX
• Forest Seal Stone
• Serena
• Unown VSTAR
• Special Energy acceleration
• VSTAR Power management
• High-damage Colorless attacks
• Lightning-type support    – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Dragon-type attack combinations

The official Pokémon strategy analysis identified Lugia VSTAR, Regieleki VMAX, Regidrago VSTAR, Forest Seal Stone, and several other Silver Tempest cards as notable competitive additions.

Silver Tempest Booster Box Versus Elite Trainer Box

Silver Tempest Booster Box

Includes:

• 36 booster packs
• 360 game cards before duplicates
• Maximum standard pack quantity
• Ideal for large openings    – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Strong option for master-set building
• Factory-sealed display packaging

Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box

The standard Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box includes:

• Eight Silver Tempest booster packs
• 65 Alolan Vulpix card sleeves
• Basic Energy cards
• Damage-counter dice
• Condition markers    – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Storage dividers
• A player’s guide
• A collector’s storage box

The Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box launched on November 11, 2022.

Choose the Booster Box when your priority is opening more booster packs.

Choose the Elite Trainer Box when you also want gameplay accessories, sleeves, and storage.

Why Choose a 36-Pack Booster Box?

A Silver Tempest Booster Box is suitable for:

• Large pack-opening sessions
• Building a Silver Tempest master set
• Searching for Lugia V cards  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Collecting Pokémon VSTAR
• Finding Trainer Gallery cards
• Searching for alternate artwork
• Building competitive decks
• Trading duplicate cards  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Opening packs with friends
• Retail or wholesale inventory
• Preserving a sealed Sword & Shield display

Factory-Sealed Collecting

A factory-sealed Silver Tempest Booster Box can be preserved as part of a Sword & Shield sealed collection.

Collectors may display it alongside:

• Sword and Shield Base Booster Box
• Rebel Clash Booster Box
• Darkness Ablaze Booster Box
• Vivid Voltage Booster Box  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Battle Styles Booster Box
• Chilling Reign Booster Box
• Evolving Skies Booster Box
• Fusion Strike Booster Box
• Brilliant Stars Booster Box
• Astral Radiance Booster Box  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box
• Lost Origin Booster Box

Store the booster box away from direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, dust, liquids, heavy pressure, and sudden temperature changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many booster packs are included?

The Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box contains 36 factory-sealed booster packs.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

How many cards are in each booster pack?

Each booster pack contains 10 Pokémon TCG game cards, plus either one Basic Energy card or a VSTAR marker and a Pokémon TCG Live code card.

How many game cards are in the complete box?

The booster box contains 360 game cards before duplicates because it includes 36 packs with 10 game cards per pack.

When was Silver Tempest released?

Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest was officially released on November 11, 2022.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

What is the expansion code?

The expansion code is SWSH12, while SIT is commonly used as its abbreviated set identifier in product databases.

How many cards are in the main set?

The main numbered checklist contains 195 cards, followed by secret-numbered cards.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Does Silver Tempest have a Trainer Gallery?

Yes. Silver Tempest includes a separately numbered 30-card Trainer Gallery subset.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Is Lugia VSTAR included?

Yes. Lugia VSTAR is the headline Pokémon of Silver Tempest and appears as card 139/195 in the main checklist.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Is Lugia V alternate art guaranteed?

No. All booster-pack contents are randomized.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Does Silver Tempest contain Radiant Pokémon?

Yes. Radiant Jirachi, Radiant Alakazam, and Radiant Tsareena appear in the expansion.

Are the cards in English?

Yes. This listing is for an English-language Silver Tempest Booster Box.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Is a promotional card included?

No. A standard booster box does not contain a guaranteed promotional card.

Are sleeves and dice included?

No. Sleeves, dice, markers, and storage accessories are not included.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Can the booster box be kept sealed?

Yes. Collectors may preserve the factory-sealed display as part of a Sword & Shield sealed collection.

Final Thoughts

The Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box contains 36 English booster packs from the final standard Sword & Shield expansion.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Collectors and players can search for Lugia VSTAR, Lugia V alternate artwork, Alolan Vulpix VSTAR, Regidrago VSTAR, Regieleki VMAX, Unown VSTAR, Radiant Pokémon, Trainer Gallery cards, full-art Trainers, and gold secret rare cards.

Whether you are building a Silver Tempest master set, collecting Lugia cards, opening packs with friends, constructing competitive decks, stocking Pokémon products, or preserving a factory-sealed Sword & Shield display, this booster box offers a strong combination of legendary Pokémon, premium artwork, and powerful gameplay.  – Pokémon TCG: Silver Tempest Booster Box

Product Attributes

Brand: Pokémon
Trading Card Game: Pokémon TCG
Series: Sword & Shield
Expansion: Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest
Expansion Code: SWSH12
Set Abbreviation: SIT
Product Type: Booster Box
Edition: English Edition
Featured Pokémon: Lugia VSTAR
Additional Featured Pokémon: Alolan Vulpix VSTAR, Regidrago VSTAR, Regieleki VMAX, Unown VSTAR, and Serperior VSTAR
Booster Packs: 36
Game Cards Per Pack: 10
Total Game Cards Before Duplicates: 360
Additional Pack Insert: Basic Energy card or VSTAR marker
Pokémon TCG Live Code: One per pack
Promotional Card: Not included
Card Sleeves: Not included
Language: English
Condition: New
Packaging: Factory sealed
Release Date: November 11, 2022
Card Contents: Randomized
Main Checklist: 195 cards
Trainer Gallery: 30 cards
Featured Mechanics: Pokémon V, Pokémon VMAX, Pokémon VSTAR, Radiant Pokémon, and Trainer Gallery cards
Featured Rarities: Holo Rare, Ultra Rare, alternate artwork, rainbow rare, and gold secret rare
Primary Theme: Lugia emerging from a powerful silver storm

Pokemon TCG Silver Tempest Booster Box