Battle Starter Decks (TCG)

バトルスタートデッキ
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The Battle Starter Decks (Japanese: バトルスタートデッキ Battle Start Deck) are four Japanese-exclusive Half Decks released for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Information

The Battle Starter Decks were released simultaneously to the Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck. The four Half Decks are Torterra, Magmortar, Blastoise, and Raichu and are each themed around a specific Pokémon stat: Defense, Offense, Skill, and Speed, respectively. Each of the decks also contain a Holofoil version of the titular Pokémon and a "How to Play Quick Guide".

In each of the four decks, all Pokémon have been illustrated by the same artist:

• Torterra Battle Starter Deck: match
• Magmortar Battle Starter Deck: Hajime Kusajima
• Blastoise Battle Starter Deck: Masakazu Fukuda
• Raichu Battle Starter Deck: Kouki Saitou

Deck lists

Torterra Battle Starter Deck
No.	Card	Type	Quantity
001/010	Tropius		2×
002/010	Turtwig		2×
003/010	Grotle		2×
004/010	Torterra		2×
005/010	Cherubi		2×
006/010	Cherrim		2×
007/010	Dual Ball	I	1×
008/010	Life Herb	I	2×
009/010	Poké Ball	I	2×
010/010	Emcee's Chatter	Su	2×
—	Grass Energy	E	11×

Magmortar Battle Starter Deck
No.	Card	Type	Quantity
001/009	Vulpix		2×
002/009	Ninetales		2×
003/009	Magmar		2×
004/009	Magmortar		2×
005/009	Numel		2×
006/009	Energy Returner	I	2×
007/009	Dual Ball	I	1×
008/009	Poké Ball	I	2×
009/009	Engineer's Adjustments	Su	1×
—	Fire Energy	E	14×

Blastoise Battle Starter Deck
No.	Card	Type	Quantity
001/010	Squirtle		2×
002/010	Wartortle		2×
003/010	Blastoise		2×
004/010	Buizel		2×
005/010	Floatzel		2×
006/010	Manaphy		2×
007/010	Dual Ball	I	1×
008/010	Poké Ball	I	2×
009/010	Professor Elm's Training Method	Su	1×
010/010	Emcee's Chatter	Su	2×
—	Water Energy	E	12×

Raichu Battle Starter Deck
No.	Card	Type	Quantity
001/011	Pikachu		2×
002/011	Raichu		2×
003/011	Plusle		1×
004/011	Minun		1×
005/011	Riolu		2×
006/011	Lucario		2×
007/011	PlusPower	I	2×
008/011	Pokémon Reversal	I	2×
009/011	Poké Ball	I	2×
010/011	Emcee's Chatter	Su	2×
011/011	Judge	Su	2×
—	Lightning Energy	E	5×
—	Fighting Energy	E	5×

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