VSTAR Starter Sets (TCG)

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The Lucario VSTAR Starter Set (Japanese: スターターセットVSTAR ルカリオ) and Darkrai VSTAR Starter Set (Japanese: スターターセットVMAX ダークライ) are a pair of Pokémon Trading Card Game decks that were released in Japan on February 25, 2022 and in Taiwan and Hong Kong on March 11, 2022.

Information

Available alongside the Japanese Battle Region subset were two 60-card pre-constructed starter sets that focused on the Aura Pokémon Lucario and the Mythical Pitch-Black Pokémon Darkrai. Each starter set portrays the titular Pokémon on Pokémon V and Pokémon VSTAR cards and are accompanied by a selection of supporting Trainer cards, Special Energy cards, and other similarly-typed Pokémon. Each set also comes packaged with a sheet containing 36 damage counters and 2 status markers, a player's guide, a coin, a VSTAR marker, and a playmat.

These Starter Sets were also released in Traditional Chinese on March 3rd, 2022 and Korean on May 4th, 2022.

Deck lists

Lucario VSTAR Starter Set
No.	Mark	Card	Type	Quantity
001/021		Scyther		2×
002/021		Meditite		3×
003/021		Medicham		2×
004/021		Lucario		2×
005/021		Lucario		2×
006/021		Landorus		1×
007/021		Rockruff		1×
008/021		Falinks		1×
009/021		Kleavor		2×
010/021		Crobat		1×
011/021		Gutsy Pickaxe	I	2×
012/021		Quick Ball	I	2×
013/021		Ultra Ball	I	4×
014/021		Switch	I	2×
015/021		Choice Belt	I	2×
016/021		Shauna	Su	3×
017/021		Barry	Su	4×
018/021		Cynthia's Ambition	Su	2×
019/021		Professor's Research	Su	4×
020/021		Boss's Orders	Su	2×
021/021		Double Turbo Energy	E	4×
FIG	—	Fighting Energy	E	12×

Darkrai VSTAR Starter Set
No.	Mark	Card	Type	Quantity
001/020		Crobat		1×
002/020		Murkrow		2×
003/020		Honchkrow		1×
004/020		Hisuian Qwilfish		3×
005/020		Hisuian Overqwil		2×
006/020		Seviper		1×
007/020		Darkrai		2×
008/020		Darkrai		2×
009/020		Inkay		1×
010/020		Hoopa		3×
011/020		Quick Ball	I	2×
012/020		Dark Patch	I	2×
013/020		Ultra Ball	I	4×
014/020		Pokégear 3.0	I	2×
015/020		Switch	I	2×
016/020		Shauna	Su	2×
017/020		Barry	Su	4×
018/020		Cynthia's Ambition	Su	2×
019/020		Professor's Research	Su	4×
020/020		Boss's Orders	Su	2×
DAR	—	Darkness Energy	E	16×

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

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