Pokémon-e Starter Deck (TCG)
The Pokémon-e Starter Deck complements the e-Card 1 Expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game and was released in Japan only. The deck contains a random assortment of cards from a set exclusive to the deck itself (detailed in the first checklist) and a random selection from the first 32 cards in the main set (detailed in the second checklist).
Cards Exclusive to the Deck
The deck is constructed in this manner: -
- 4 Pokémon cards:
- 1 starter Evolution set (e.g. 2 Bulbasur, 1 Ivysaur, 1 Venusaur)
- 5 Trainer cards
- 8 random cards from the first 32 of the main set (see below)
- 13 Energy cards:
- 1 Energy card to match the starter Evolution set (e.g. Grass Energy)
- 2 Grass Energy
- 2 Fire Energy
- 2 Water Energy
- 2 Lightning Energy
- 2 Psychic Energy
- 2 Fighting Energy
- These cards are fixed, and therefore have no rarity symbols.
- In the English release, these cards were combined with the main set to form the English set.
Cards from the Main Set
- These cards are all found in the main set, and therefore have rarity symbols.
- This system of random assortment was also used in the Pocket Monsters Trading Card Game Deck and Neo Starter Deck. This was rejected in favor of regular assorted Half Decks in the EX and DP series.
The Pokémon-e Starter Deck also includes a rulebook, damage counters, status counters and a custom coin (Blissey).