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Starter deck

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This article is about the decks of the Pokémon Trading Card Game video game. For the actual decks, see Theme Deck (TCG).

A starter deck is any of the decks received by the player at the start of the video games Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!.

Terminology

The term "starter deck" is not used in the English game dialogue or the English manual of the first game. However, it is mentioned in Pokémon Trading Card Game: Official Nintendo Player's Guide:

  • "If you've already played Pokémon TCG, you can probably build decks on your own. If not, you'll receive a starter deck from Dr. Mason when the game begins." (page 5)
  • "When you begin the game, you'll choose from three pre-constructed starter decks." (page 19)
  • "When you first begin the game, Dr. Mason will offer to walk you through a sample duel and then give you a choice of the three starter decks we showed you earlier." (page 23)

Starter decks

Pokémon Trading Card Game

At the start of Pokémon Trading Card Game, Dr. Mason gives the player character Mark any of three options of decks to start this journey. According to Dr. Mason, this is accomplished by combining his cards with some cards that the player already owned.

The player may choose the Charmander & Friends Deck, the Squirtle & Friends Deck, or the Bulbasaur & Friends Deck. Each deck is named after a member of the original trio of Kanto first partner Pokémon: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

These three deck configurations are also found in the Deck Save Machine since the start of the game, and can be deleted from this machine like any other saved deck. They are not exactly the same as the decks found in the first Auto Deck Machine, which share the same name in English, but have different names in Japanese.

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Charmander & Friends Deck 		TCG1 B17 Squirtle.png
Squirtle & Friends Deck 		TCG1 B01 Bulbasaur.png
Bulbasaur & Friends Deck


Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!

At the start of Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, Dr. Mason gives the Starter Deck to the player character Mark or Mint. Charmander is the only Kanto first partner Pokémon found in this deck.

This deck configuration is also found at the Auto Deck Machine since the start of the game.

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Starter Deck


Card list

Charmander & Friends Deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
2× Charmander Fire Common
1× Charmeleon Fire Uncommon
1× Charizard Fire Rare
2× Growlithe Fire Uncommon
1× Arcanine Fire Uncommon
2× Ponyta Fire Common
1× Magmar Fire Uncommon
2× Pikachu Lightning Common
1× Raichu Lightning Rare
2× Magnemite Lightning Common
1× Magneton Lightning Rare
1× Zapdos Lightning Rare
2× Diglett Fighting Common
1× Dugtrio Fighting Rare
1× Machop Fighting Common
1× Machoke Fighting Uncommon
2× Rattata Colorless Common
1× Raticate Colorless Uncommon
1× Meowth Colorless Common
1× Professor Oak T Uncommon
2× Bill T Common
1× Switch T Common
1× Computer Search T Rare
1× PlusPower T Uncommon
2× Potion T Common
2× Full Heal T Uncommon
10× Fire Energy Fire E —
8× Lightning Energy Lightning E —
6× Fighting Energy Fighting E —

Squirtle & Friends Deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
2× Squirtle Water Common
1× Wartortle Water Uncommon
1× Blastoise Water Rare
2× Seel Water Uncommon
1× Dewgong Water Uncommon
1× Goldeen Water Common
1× Seaking Water Uncommon
1× Staryu Water Common
1× Starmie Water Common
1× Lapras Water Rare
1× Machop Fighting Common
1× Machoke Fighting Uncommon
2× Geodude Fighting Common
1× Hitmonchan Fighting Rare
2× Abra Psychic Common
1× Kadabra Psychic Uncommon
2× Gastly Psychic Common
1× Haunter Psychic Uncommon
2× Rattata Colorless Common
1× Raticate Colorless Uncommon
1× Meowth Colorless Common
1× Professor Oak T Uncommon
1× Bill T Common
1× Switch T Common
1× Poké Ball T Common
1× Scoop Up T Rare
1× Item Finder T Rare
1× Potion T Common
1× Full Heal T Uncommon
11× Water Energy Water E —
6× Fighting Energy Fighting E —
8× Psychic Energy Psychic E —

Bulbasaur & Friends Deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
2× Bulbasaur Grass Common
1× Ivysaur Grass Uncommon
1× Venusaur Grass Rare
2× Caterpie Grass Common
1× Metapod Grass Common
2× Nidoran♀ Grass Common
2× Nidoran♂ Grass Common
1× Nidorino Grass Uncommon
1× Tangela Grass Common
1× Flareon Fire Rare
1× Seel Water Uncommon
1× Dewgong Water Uncommon
2× Krabby Water Common
1× Kingler Water Uncommon
2× Goldeen Water Common
1× Seaking Water Uncommon
1× Vaporeon Water Rare
1× Jigglypuff Colorless Common
1× Meowth Colorless Common
1× Kangaskhan Colorless Rare
2× Eevee Colorless Common
1× Professor Oak T Uncommon
1× Switch T Common
1× Poké Ball T Common
2× PlusPower T Uncommon
1× Defender T Uncommon
2× Full Heal T Uncommon
1× Revive T Uncommon
11× Grass Energy Grass E —
3× Fire Energy Fire E —
9× Water Energy Water E —

Starter Deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
4× Charmander Fire Common
3× Charmeleon Fire Uncommon
2× Growlithe Fire —
3× Ponyta Fire Common
2× Diglett Fighting Common
4× Machop Fighting Common
3× Machoke Fighting Uncommon
2× Rattata Colorless Common
1× Raticate Colorless Uncommon
2× Spearow Colorless —
1× Meowth Colorless —
1× Energy Retrieval T Uncommon
2× Potion T Common
1× Gust of Wind T Common
2× Switch T Common
1× Bill T Common
14× Fire Energy Fire E —
12× Fighting Energy Fighting E —

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