# What's the best binder size for Silver Tempest?

> The best binder for Silver Tempest is a 9-pocket; the 195-card set fills about 22 pages, or 40 for a master set.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/best-binder-size-for-silver-tempest — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**The best binder for Silver Tempest is a 9-pocket; the 195-card set fills about 22 pages, or 40 for a master set.**

## Why 9-pocket suits Silver Tempest

A 9-pocket binder shows a full 3×3 spread and sleeves Silver Tempest's 195 base cards in numbered order with no wasted slots. A 4-pocket is nice for a slim display of just the chase cards like Lugia V, Lugia VSTAR, Unown V and Regidrago V; a 12-pocket fits more per page but is bulkier to flip. For a full set, 9-pocket is the sweet spot.

## Silver Tempest pages per binder size

**Base set (195 cards):**
| Binder | Pages |
| --- | --- |
| 4-pocket | 49 |
| 9-pocket | 22 |
| 12-pocket | 17 |
| 16-pocket | 13 |

**Master set (357 cards):**
| Binder | Pages |
| --- | --- |
| 4-pocket | 90 |
| 9-pocket | 40 |
| 12-pocket | 30 |
| 16-pocket | 23 |

## Displaying the Silver Tempest chase cards

If you'd rather build a one-page showcase than a full binder, these are the cards worth front-and-center:

- [Lugia V (#186)](/card/swsh12-186) — Rare Ultra (~$518.40)
- [Lugia VSTAR (#202)](/card/swsh12-202) — Rare Rainbow (~$40.85)
- [Unown V (#177)](/card/swsh12-177) — Rare Ultra (~$31.83)
- [Regidrago V (#184)](/card/swsh12-184) — Rare Ultra (~$29.95)

## What that means for Silver Tempest

In a 9-pocket binder the base set fills 22 pages. Going for the full master set — all 357 cards including 142 reverse holos — pushes that to 40 pages, so budget a binder (or two) and the sleeves to match. Star Pokémon like Lugia, Unown and Regidrago are worth a dedicated spread of their own.

A common setup for Silver Tempest: one 9-pocket binder of about 22 pages for the base 195 cards, kept in number order, and a second binder for the 142 reverse holos and 20 secret rares. Premium side-loading sleeves are worth it for the 0 full-art chase cards.

Figures from the pokemontcg.io dataset, as of June 2026.