# When did Silver Tempest come out?

> Silver Tempest was released on 11 November 2022, in the Sword & Shield series.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/when-did-silver-tempest-come-out — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**Silver Tempest was released on 11 November 2022, in the Sword & Shield series.**

## Silver Tempest release date

Silver Tempest launched on 11 November 2022 as a Sword & Shield-series expansion. It carries 195 main-set cards, or 215 counting its 20 secret rares — the #9 largest set Nomekop tracks by printed count, with 0 Illustration and Special Illustration Rares in the pool and marquee Pokémon like Lugia, Unown, Regidrago, Alolan Vulpix and Skuntank.

## What the 2022 set brought

The standout cards that arrived with Silver Tempest:

- [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)
- [Alolan Vulpix VSTAR (#197)](/card/swsh12-197) — Rare Rainbow (~$25.05)

Its top card on the secondary market is Lugia V (#186), around $518.40.

## Star Pokémon from the Silver Tempest release

The marquee Pokémon that debuted (or returned) in Silver Tempest, with their prints:

- **Lugia** — Lugia V (#185), Lugia V (#186), Lugia VSTAR (#202), Lugia VSTAR (#211)
- **Unown** — Unown V (#176), Unown V (#177), Unown VSTAR (#199)
- **Regidrago** — Regidrago V (#183), Regidrago V (#184), Regidrago VSTAR (#201)
- **Alolan Vulpix** — Alolan Vulpix V (#173), Alolan Vulpix VSTAR (#197)
- **Skuntank** — Skuntank V (#180), Skuntank V (#181)

## Where Silver Tempest sits in the lineup

Among the sets Nomekop tracks, Silver Tempest is the #9 largest set Nomekop tracks. A full master set of it runs to 357 cards including 142 reverse holos, so the 11 November 2022 release still gives collectors plenty to chase well after launch day — whether you're after the 195-card base set or every print.

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