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Spiral Force

Series: Black & White Series

Release date: December 14, 2012

Cards: 51 (7 secret)

Set code: BW8

Frozen City is the card that defines this half. The Stadium at 049 drops two damage counters on any Pokémon that receives an Energy from its owner's hand, with Team Plasma Pokémon exempt, so it taxes the whole table except the side the pack is selling. Rock Guard, the single ACE SPEC, works on the same idea of punishment and throws six damage counters back at whatever attacks the Pokémon holding it. None of the three Pokémon-EX come from Unova either, since Heatran, Deoxys and Latios each take a numbered slot and a full art above it. Superior Energy Retrieval and a second printing of Plasma Energy round out the Trainers. One manufacturing detail marks the pack out, because Japan printed this half in 1st Edition only while the one released beside it also had an unlimited run. Spiral Force (BW8) was released on December 14, 2012 in the Black & White series, with 51 cards plus 7 secret rares. Its most expensive card is Deoxys EX (1st Edition) #53 (Super Rare), at $126.18 (median of 5 sales over 90 days, October 1, 2026).

Spiral Force Card List


Spiral Force Sealed Products (2)

Spiral Force Chase Cards

See the full Spiral Force chase cards list

Spiral Force illustrators

Frequently asked questions

When was Spiral Force released?

Spiral Force released on December 14, 2012.

How many cards are in Spiral Force?

Spiral Force contains 51 official cards, plus 7 secret rares and bonus cards, for a total of 58 cards.

How many Secret Rares are in Spiral Force?

There are 7 secret rare cards in Spiral Force.

What is the most expensive card in Spiral Force?

The most expensive card in Spiral Force is Deoxys EX (1st Edition) #53 (Super Rare), at $126.18: the median of 5 completed sales over the last 90 days, as of October 1, 2026.

Why does the block Spiral Force belongs to carry a different number in Japan and in the West?

Spiral Force and Thunder Knuckle together make the eighth main block of the Japanese BW era, but the West folded the pair into a single ninth Black & White expansion. The same cards therefore sit under BW8 in Japan and BW9 in English, while BW9 in Japan names an entirely different pack.

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