Lugia V
No. 110 · other
Raw $744.09 · PSA 9 $562.50 · PSA 10 $1,149.43
Paradigm Trigger
Paradigm Trigger (2022) is the Japanese Silver Tempest: 98 cards plus 27 secret rares led by the Lugia V alternate art and Lugia VSTAR. Card list and prices.
- English release
- November 11, 2022
- Japanese release
- October 21, 2022
- Cards
- 98 plus 27 secret rares
- Set code
- S12
- Regulation mark
- F
- Known for
- The Lugia V alternate art, Lugia VSTAR, the last Sword & Shield expansion and the Seal Stone VSTAR Trainers
- Updated
- Prices as of
- October 20, 2026
Values
- Tracked cards
125 - Variants
1 - Raw cards over $100
1 - Median raw price
$1.69 - Booster box
$150.13
Chase cards
Lugia VSTAR
No. 118 · other
Raw $25.47 · PSA 9 $40.00 · PSA 10 $108.38
Lugia VSTAR
No. 123 · other
Raw $35.00 · PSA 9 $49.69 · PSA 10 $105.23
Lugia V
No. 109 · other
Raw $19.99 · PSA 9 $26.04 · PSA 10 $82.05
Regidrago V
No. 108 · other
Raw $31.49 · PSA 9 $33.00 · PSA 10 $69.99
Unown V
No. 103 · other
Raw $27.53 · PSA 9 $20.50 · PSA 10 $65.00
Lugia V
No. 79 · Double rare
Raw $9.85 · PSA 9 $26.00 · PSA 10 $63.18
Unown VSTAR
No. 116 · other
Raw $9.41 · PSA 9 $9.99 · PSA 10 $40.00
Skuntank V
No. 106 · other
Raw $8.99 · PSA 9 $21.66 · PSA 10 $42.69
Candice
No. 121 · other
Raw $8.31 · PSA 9 $13.52 · PSA 10 $31.94
Regidrago VSTAR
No. 117 · other
Raw $7.99 · PSA 9 $25.60 · PSA 10 $28.01
Regidrago V
No. 107 · other
Raw $7.40 · PSA 9 $21.50 · PSA 10 $51.14
Candice
No. 113 · other
Raw $7.38 · PSA 9 $17.64 · PSA 10 $47.83
Worker
No. 111 · other
Raw $6.01 · PSA 9 $17.41 · PSA 10 $35.00
Regieleki VMAX
No. 115 · other
Raw $5.99 · PSA 9 $11.00 · PSA 10 $24.99
Lugia V #110 (other) trades at raw $744.09, PSA 9 $562.50 and PSA 10 $1,149.43.
Lugia VSTAR #118 (other) trades at raw $25.47, PSA 9 $40.00 and PSA 10 $108.38.
Lugia VSTAR #123 (other) trades at raw $35.00, PSA 9 $49.69 and PSA 10 $105.23.
Lugia V #109 (other) trades at raw $19.99, PSA 9 $26.04 and PSA 10 $82.05.
Regidrago V #108 (other) trades at raw $31.49, PSA 9 $33.00 and PSA 10 $69.99.
Unown V #103 (other) trades at raw $27.53, PSA 9 $20.50 and PSA 10 $65.00.
Lugia V #79 (Double rare) trades at raw $9.85, PSA 9 $26.00 and PSA 10 $63.18.
Unown VSTAR #116 (other) trades at raw $9.41, PSA 9 $9.99 and PSA 10 $40.00.
Skuntank V #106 (other) trades at raw $8.99, PSA 9 $21.66 and PSA 10 $42.69.
Candice #121 (other) trades at raw $8.31, PSA 9 $13.52 and PSA 10 $31.94.
Regidrago VSTAR #117 (other) trades at raw $7.99, PSA 9 $25.60 and PSA 10 $28.01.
Regidrago V #107 (other) trades at raw $7.40, PSA 9 $21.50 and PSA 10 $51.14.
Candice #113 (other) trades at raw $7.38, PSA 9 $17.64 and PSA 10 $47.83.
Worker #111 (other) trades at raw $6.01, PSA 9 $17.41 and PSA 10 $35.00.
Regieleki VMAX #115 (other) trades at raw $5.99, PSA 9 $11.00 and PSA 10 $24.99.
Sealed products
Booster Box
The standard Japanese display of Paradigm Trigger packs, the benchmark sealed product for the set.
Live price: $150.13
Booster Pack
Single five card packs.
Live price: $8.99
Mystery Box
A sealed Paradigm Trigger mystery box, tracked alongside the standard products.
Live price: $118.57
| Category | Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| booster box | Booster Box | $150.13 |
| booster pack | Booster Pack | $8.99 |
| other | Mystery Box | $118.57 |
About Paradigm Trigger
What Paradigm Trigger is
Paradigm Trigger is the twelfth and final main expansion of the Japanese Sword & Shield era, released on October 21, 2022 under the set code S12. It has 98 cards in the numbered set plus 27 secret rares, 125 in total, and every card carries the F regulation mark. Its English equivalent is Silver Tempest, released on November 11, 2022 with 245 cards including a Trainer Gallery.
The set is built around Lugia, with Lugia V 79 and Lugia VSTAR 80 as its focal cards, joined by the legendary giants Regieleki and Regidrago and the Unown line. Regieleki VMAX 34 is the only Pokémon VMAX in the set, while Unown VSTAR 36, Regidrago VSTAR 77 and Lugia VSTAR 80 carry the VSTAR mechanic, and eight Pokémon V fill the numbered set from Chesnaught V 9 to Lugia V 79. For the first time VSTAR Powers appear on Trainer cards, the Earthen Seal Stone 91 and Forest Seal Stone 92, drawn as ancient artifacts in the manner of the Skyridge expansion.
The setting is an unexplored faraway island where Pokémon live quietly, and the set leans on Fossil Pokémon and Pokémon of mysterious origin, from Omastar V and Armaldo to Archeops and the Unown. The secret rares from 99 to 125 hold the full art and alternate art V, the full art Supporters, the rainbow VMAX and VSTAR and the gold cards, closing with a gold Lugia VSTAR 123.
What makes Paradigm Trigger different
- The Lugia V alternate art Lugia V 110 is the most valuable card in the set by a very wide margin, and its English print in Silver Tempest became one of the most sought after alternate arts of the Sword & Shield Series.
- The last of Sword & Shield Paradigm Trigger closed the twelve expansion Sword & Shield era in Japan, followed by the Scarlet ex and Violet ex pair that opened the next era, and it was the final home of the Pokémon V, VMAX and VSTAR mechanics in a main expansion.
- Seal Stones with VSTAR Powers Earthen Seal Stone 91 and Forest Seal Stone 92 were the first Trainer cards to carry a VSTAR Power, presented as ancient artifacts tied to the set's island story.
- Lugia in six prints Lugia appears as Lugia V 79, 109 and 110 and Lugia VSTAR 80, 118 and 123, and all six prints rank among the set's top ten cards in PSA 10.
- One VMAX only Regieleki VMAX 34 is the sole Pokémon VMAX in the set, with its rainbow print at 115, while three Pokémon VSTAR in Unown, Regidrago and Lugia carry the era's newer mechanic.
How Paradigm Trigger arrived
Paradigm Trigger released in Japan on October 21, 2022, seven weeks after the Incandescent Arcana subset on September 2, 2022 and following Lost Abyss as the era's last main expansion. It was followed by the SV-P promotional cards on November 1, 2022 and by the Scarlet ex and Violet ex expansions that opened the Scarlet & Violet era. Paradigm Trigger was also released in Chinese, Korean, Thai and Indonesian.
The English Silver Tempest followed on November 11, 2022 and combined Paradigm Trigger with the Incandescent Arcana subset, cards from Lost Abyss and Dark Phantasma that were not localized in Lost Origin and remaining cards from VMAX Climax, with a 30 card Trainer Gallery of full art reprints. Silver Tempest packs held ten cards; Paradigm Trigger packs held five.
The Lugia V alternate art went on to become the card the whole Silver Tempest block is remembered for, and the Japanese 110 trades as its original print.
Paradigm Trigger products
Paradigm Trigger was sold in five card booster packs and booster boxes. The sealed table above tracks both and the Mystery Box.
Collecting and grading Paradigm Trigger
The alternate art Lugia V 110 leads the set by a very wide margin, with Incineroar 17 second in PSA 10, then the rainbow Lugia VSTAR 118, the gold Lugia VSTAR 123, the full art Lugia V 109, the alternate art Regidrago V 108, the regular Lugia V 79 and Lugia VSTAR 80, Dedenne 45 and the full art Hisuian Arcanine V 104. Dragonite 72, the alternate art Unown V 103, Dragonair 71, Raichu 25 and the full art Regidrago V 107 complete the top fifteen. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
Japanese print quality keeps PSA 10 rates high, so graded premiums are modest across most of the set and concentrate on Lugia V 110. The regular rares and commons that reach the top fifteen, Incineroar 17, Dedenne 45, Dragonite 72, Dragonair 71 and Raichu 25, cost little raw but grade far above their raw prices.
Sealed Paradigm Trigger remains available, and the sealed table above tracks what boxes and packs trade for today.
Notable cards
Lugia V #110
alternate art v
The alternate art Lugia V, the most valuable card in Paradigm Trigger by a very wide margin and the original print of a Silver Tempest icon.
Raw $744.09 · PSA 9 $562.50 · PSA 10 $1,149.43
Lugia VSTAR #118
rainbow rare vstar
The rainbow Lugia VSTAR, the top print of the set's focal VSTAR and a top three card.
Raw $25.47 · PSA 9 $40.00 · PSA 10 $108.38
Lugia VSTAR #123
gold vstar
The gold Lugia VSTAR that closes the set's Pokémon, a top five card in PSA 10.
Raw $35.00 · PSA 9 $49.69 · PSA 10 $105.23
Lugia V #109
full art v
The full art Lugia V, the standard full art print of the set's headline Pokémon V and a top five card.
Raw $19.99 · PSA 9 $26.04 · PSA 10 $82.05
Regidrago V #108
alternate art v
The alternate art Regidrago V, the top print of the legendary dragon giant and a top ten card.
Raw $31.49 · PSA 9 $33.00 · PSA 10 $69.99
Lugia VSTAR #80
vstar
The regular Lugia VSTAR, the playable print that defined the set's final Sword & Shield format.
Raw $5.33 · PSA 9 $19.01 · PSA 10 $65.00
Hisuian Arcanine V #104
full art v
The full art Hisuian Arcanine V, a top ten card in the set in PSA 10.
Raw $3.65 · PSA 9 $12.25 · PSA 10 $64.25
Unown V #103
alternate art v
The alternate art Unown V, the top print of the set's mysterious origin Pokémon and a top fifteen card.
Raw $27.53 · PSA 9 $20.50 · PSA 10 $65.00
Timeline
- : Incandescent Arcana releases in Japan
- : Paradigm Trigger releases in Japan
- : SV-P promotional cards begin
- : English Silver Tempest releases
Set composition
Rarity breakdown
Pokemon type mix
Illustrators in this set
- N-DESIGN Inc.: 8
- PLANETA Mochizuki: 5
- 5ban Graphics: 4
- AYUMI ODASHIMA: 4
- GOSSAN: 3
- Hideki Ishikawa: 3
- Jiro Sasumo: 3
- Ken Sugimori: 3
- kurumitsu: 3
- Oswaldo KATO: 3
- Eske Yoshinob: 2
- Hataya: 2
Full card checklist
| Image | Number | Name | Variant | Rarity | Artist | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Oddish | Standard | Common | ryoma uratsuka | $1.89 | $13.68 | $37.18 |
 | 2 | Gloom | Standard | Common | Kyoko Umemoto | $1.99 | $13.88 | $37.56 |
 | 3 | Bellossom | Standard | Uncommon | Nagomi Nijo | $1.72 | No current price | No current price |
 | 4 | Tangela | Standard | Common | kurumitsu | $1.68 | $13.27 | $36.39 |
 | 5 | Tangrowth | Standard | Uncommon | zig | $1.32 | No current price | No current price |
 | 6 | Spinarak | Standard | Common | Pani Kobayashi | $1.59 | No current price | No current price |
 | 7 | Ariados | Standard | Rare | Tika Matsuno | $2.03 | $13.96 | $37.72 |
 | 8 | Virizion | Standard | Common | Kouki Saitou | $1.49 | No current price | No current price |
 | 9 | Chesnaught V | Standard | Double rare | N-DESIGN Inc. | $1.36 | $12.11 | $32.93 |
 | 10 | Ponyta | Standard | Common | Teeziro | $1.71 | $13.33 | $36.50 |
 | 11 | Rapidash | Standard | Rare | Megumi Higuchi | $1.60 | $13.43 | $16.54 |
| 11 | Rapidash | [Holo] | Rare | Megumi Higuchi | $1.36 | No current price | No current price |
 | 12 | Victini | Standard | Common | GOSSAN | $1.61 | $13.12 | $28.00 |
 | 13 | Larvesta | Standard | Common | Tika Matsuno | $1.79 | No current price | No current price |
 | 14 | Volcarona | Standard | Uncommon | Yuya Oka | $1.74 | No current price | No current price |
 | 15 | Litten | Standard | Common | Narumi Sato | $2.00 | $13.90 | $37.60 |
 | 16 | Torracat | Standard | Common | GIDORA | $1.69 | $13.24 | $36.31 |
 | 17 | Incineroar | Standard | Uncommon | Hideki Ishikawa | $1.61 | $13.13 | $347.24 |
 | 18 | Omastar V | Standard | Double rare | Saki Hayashiro | $1.77 | $11.99 | $17.31 |
 | 19 | Snorunt | Standard | Common | sui | $1.58 | No current price | No current price |
 | 20 | Glalie | Standard | Uncommon | Scav | $1.60 | No current price | No current price |
 | 21 | Froslass | Standard | Uncommon | Taira Akitsu | $1.60 | No current price | No current price |
 | 22 | Relicanth | Standard | Common | SATOSHI NAKAI | $1.44 | $12.80 | $35.47 |
 | 23 | Keldeo | Standard | Uncommon | Atsushi Furusawa | $1.51 | No current price | No current price |
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Paradigm Trigger FAQ
When did Paradigm Trigger come out?
Paradigm Trigger released in Japan on October 21, 2022, with the English Silver Tempest following on November 11, 2022.
How many cards are in Paradigm Trigger?
Paradigm Trigger has 98 cards in the numbered set plus 27 secret rares, 125 in total, including 8 Pokémon V, 3 Pokémon VSTAR and 1 Pokémon VMAX.
What are the chase cards in Paradigm Trigger?
The alternate art Lugia V 110 leads by a very wide margin, followed by the rainbow Lugia VSTAR 118, the gold Lugia VSTAR 123, the full art Lugia V 109 and the alternate art Regidrago V 108. The live chase list above ranks every tracked card by PSA 10 value.
What is the most expensive card in Paradigm Trigger?
The highest value card currently tracked for Paradigm Trigger is Lugia V #110 at $1,149 in PSA 10.
How much is a Paradigm Trigger booster box?
A sealed Japanese Paradigm Trigger booster box currently tracks at $150. Single packs are listed in the sealed table above.
What is the English equivalent of Paradigm Trigger?
Silver Tempest, released on November 11, 2022 with 245 cards. It combines Paradigm Trigger with Incandescent Arcana, cards from Lost Abyss and Dark Phantasma left out of Lost Origin, remaining VMAX Climax cards and a 30 card Trainer Gallery.
Is Paradigm Trigger the last Sword & Shield set?
Yes. Paradigm Trigger is the twelfth and final main expansion of the Japanese Sword & Shield era, followed by the Scarlet ex and Violet ex expansions that opened the Scarlet & Violet era.
What are the Seal Stones in Paradigm Trigger?
Earthen Seal Stone 91 and Forest Seal Stone 92 are Trainer cards with VSTAR Powers, the first Trainers to carry one, drawn as ancient artifacts tied to the set's island setting.
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