Prism Star (TCG)

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.

An example of a Pokémon card

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	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Giratina		Ultra Prism		58/156	Ultra Moon		030/066
Lunala		Ultra Prism		62/156	Ultra Moon		032/066
Darkrai		Ultra Prism		77/156	Ultra Sun		031/066
Solgaleo		Ultra Prism		89/156	Ultra Sun		043/066
Cyrus	Su	Ultra Prism		120/156	Ultra Sun		059/066
Super Boost Energy	E	Ultra Prism		136/156	Ultra Moon		065/066
Volcanion		Forbidden Light		31/131	Forbidden Light		027/094
Diancie		Forbidden Light		74/131	Forbidden Light		051/094
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
Jirachi		Celestial Storm		97/168	Sky-Splitting Charisma		057/096
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
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
Heat Factory	St	Lost Thunder		178/214	Super-Burst Impact		093/095
Life Forest	St	Lost Thunder		180/214	Fairy Rise		050/050
Lusamine	Su	Lost Thunder		182/214	Super-Burst Impact		092/095
Thunder Mountain	St	Lost Thunder		191/214	Thunderclap Spark		058/060
Shaymin		Team Up		10/181	GX Ultra Shiny		006/150
Tapu Koko		Team Up		51/181	Dark Order		014/052
Black Market	St	Team Up		134/181	Dark Order		052/052
Wondrous Labyrinth	St	Team Up		158/181	GX Ultra Shiny		145/150

See also

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

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.