Prism Star (TCG)

An example of a Pokémon card

Prism Star cards are a card variant found in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. They were first introduced in the Ultra Prism expansion. Prism Star cards feature the symbol next to the card title.

Prism Star cards have black borders and various areas of the card design have rainbow tinges added to them, such as the corners of the attack text box and character window. The background of the card text area also features the symbol reminiscent of Necrozma's back of its tail. The artwork for Prism Star cards always shows the subject with a glow, which is usually but not always fire-like.

The Prism Star rule, contained within a Rule Box, says that players cannot have any duplicate copies of a Prism Star card in their deck. However, the symbol is part of the card's name, so one player can have 4 Volcanion cards and 1 Volcanion card in the same deck. Additionally, the Prism Star rule also says when a Prism Star card would otherwise go the discard pile, it goes to the Lost Zone instead. Since cards can never leave the Lost Zone and only one copy of a Prism Star card can be in a deck, this usually means that a Prism Star card can only be played once per game.

In Lost Thunder, Prism Star Stadium cards are introduced. These cards have a shared effect which protects them from the effects of Item cards and Supporter cards. As such, the only way to remove these Stadium cards from play is through playing a different Stadium card or using the effect of an attack, Pokémon Power, or Ability.

Cards that have appeared as cards

cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	Mark	English Expansion		Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion		Rarity	#
Giratina			Ultra Prism			58/156	Ultra Moon			030/066
							Tag All Stars			058/173
Lunala			Ultra Prism			62/156	Ultra Moon			032/066
							GX Ultra Shiny			047/150
Darkrai			Ultra Prism			77/156	Ultra Sun			031/066
							Tag All Stars			077/173
Solgaleo			Ultra Prism			89/156	Ultra Sun			043/066
							GX Ultra Shiny			082/150
Cyrus	Su		Ultra Prism			120/156	Ultra Sun			059/066
							Tag All Stars			144/173
Super Boost Energy	E		Ultra Prism			136/156	Ultra Moon			065/066
							Tag All Stars			170/173
Volcanion			Forbidden Light			31/131	Forbidden Light			027/094
							Tag All Stars			037/173
Diancie			Forbidden Light			74/131	Forbidden Light			051/094
							GX Ultra Shiny			058/150
							Tag All Stars			070/173
Arceus			Forbidden Light			96/131	Ultra Force			037/050
Lysandre	Su		Forbidden Light			110/131	Forbidden Light			089/094
Beast Energy	E		Forbidden Light			117/131	Ultra Force			048/050
							GX Ultra Shiny			147/150
							Tag All Stars			172/173
Jirachi			Celestial Storm			97/168	Sky-Splitting Charisma			057/096
							Tag All Stars			091/173
Latias			Celestial Storm			107/168	Sky-Splitting Charisma			066/096
Latios			Celestial Storm			108/168	Sky-Splitting Charisma			067/096
Victini			Dragon Majesty			7/70	Dragon Storm			004/053
							Tag All Stars			021/173
Lance	Su		Dragon Majesty			61/70	Dragon Storm			050/053
Celebi			Lost Thunder			19/214	Super-Burst Impact			015/095
Xerneas			Lost Thunder			144/214	Fairy Rise			033/050
Ditto			Lost Thunder			154/214	Thunderclap Spark			043/060
							Tag All Stars			108/173
Heat Factory	St		Lost Thunder			178/214	Super-Burst Impact			093/095
							Tag All Stars			166/173
Life Forest	St		Lost Thunder			180/214	Fairy Rise			050/050
							Tag All Stars			168/173
Lusamine	Su		Lost Thunder			182/214	Super-Burst Impact			092/095
Thunder Mountain	St		Lost Thunder			191/214	Thunderclap Spark			058/060
							Tag All Stars			163/173
Shaymin			Team Up			10/181	GX Ultra Shiny			006/150
							Tag All Stars			011/173
Tapu Koko			Team Up			51/181	Dark Order			014/052
							Tag All Stars			049/173
Black Market	St		Team Up			134/181	Dark Order			052/052
							Tag All Stars			167/173
Wondrous Labyrinth	St		Team Up			158/181	GX Ultra Shiny			145/150
							Tag All Stars			169/173

See also

• ACE SPEC card
• Radiant Pokémon
• Pokémon ☆
• Shining Pokémon

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