VSTAR Starter Sets (TCG)

スターターセットVSTAR
Collective box art Expansion {{{expansion}}} Release date February 25, 2022 Types used {{{types}}} Major cards {{{cards}}} Coin /

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 Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game decks that were released on February 25, 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	F	Scyther		2×
002/021	F	Meditite		3×
003/021	F	Medicham		2×
004/021	F	Lucario		2×
005/021	F	Lucario		2×
006/021	F	Landorus		1×
007/021	F	Rockruff		1×
008/021	F	Falinks		1×
009/021	F	Kleavor		2×
010/021	D	Crobat		1×
011/021	F	Gutsy Pickaxe	I	2×
012/021	D	Quick Ball	I	2×
013/021	F	Ultra Ball	I	4×
014/021	F	Switch	I	2×
015/021	F	Choice Belt	I	2×
016/021	E	Shauna	Su	3×
017/021	F	Barry	Su	4×
018/021	F	Cynthia's Ambition	Su	2×
019/021	F	Professor's Research	Su	4×
020/021	F	Boss's Orders	Su	2×
021/021	F	Double Turbo Energy	E	4×
FIG	—	Fighting Energy	E	12×

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

Pokémon Trading Card Game expansions and releases Bold indicates a main expansion. Italics indicate a special set. Releases that are entirely composed of prints from other releases are small.
Sword & Shield Series SWSH Black Star Promos Sword & Shield: Sword & Shield Build & Battle Box • Rillaboom Theme Deck • Cinderace Theme Deck • Inteleon Theme Deck Rebel Clash: Rebel Clash Build & Battle Box • Zacian Theme Deck • Zamazenta Theme Deck Pikachu & Zekrom-GX League Battle Deck • Reshiram & Charizard-GX League Battle Deck • Battle Academy Darkness Ablaze: Darkness Ablaze Build & Battle Box • Galarian Darmanitan Theme Deck • Galarian Sirfetch'd Theme Deck Pokémon Futsal • Champion's Path Vivid Voltage: Vivid Voltage Build & Battle Box • Charizard Theme Deck • Drednaw Theme Deck Zacian V League Battle Deck • V Battle Deck—Venusaur vs. Blastoise • McDonald's Collection 2021 Shining Fates Battle Styles: Battle Styles Build & Battle Box V Battle Deck—Victini vs. Gardevoir • Inteleon VMAX League Battle Deck Chilling Reign: Chilling Reign Build & Battle Box Evolving Skies: Evolving Skies Build & Battle Box Celebrations • V Battle Deck—Rayquaza vs. Noivern Fusion Strike: Fusion Strike Build & Battle Box Single Strike Urshifu VMAX League Battle Deck • Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX League Battle Deck Brilliant Stars: Brilliant Stars Build & Battle Box • V Battle Deck—Lycanroc vs. Corviknight Battle Academy 2022 Astral Radiance: Astral Radiance Build & Battle Box Pokémon GO: Pokémon GO V Battle Deck—Mewtwo vs. Melmetal Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX League Battle Deck • Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX League Battle Deck McDonald's Collection 2022 Lost Origin: Lost Origin Build & Battle Box V Battle Deck—Zeraora vs. Deoxys Silver Tempest: Silver Tempest Build & Battle Box • Mew VMAX League Battle Deck Crown Zenith	Sword & Shield Era S-P Promotional cards V Starter Sets Sword • Shield: Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box Zacian + Zamazenta Box • VMAX Rising Rebellion Crash Charizard & Grimmsnarl VMAX Starter Sets • Explosive Walker Infinity Zone Legendary Heartbeat • V Starter Decks Amazing Volt Tackle VMAX Special Set • Shiny Star V Venusaur & Blastoise VMAX Starter Sets Single Strike Master • Rapid Strike Master: Single Strike & Rapid Strike Premium Trainer Boxes Peerless Fighters Silver Lance • Jet-Black Spirit: Silver Lance & Jet-Black Spirit Jumbo Pack Set Eevee Heroes • Eevee Heroes VMAX Special Set • High-Class Decks Skyscraping Perfection • Blue Sky Stream: Sword & Shield Family Pokémon Card Game V-UNION Special Card Sets Fusion Arts 25th Anniversary Collection • Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition Zacian & Zamazenta vs Eternatus Special Deck Set VMAX Climax • Start Deck 100 • 25th Anniversary Golden Box Star Birth Battle Region • VSTAR Starter Sets Time Gazer • Space Juggler Dark Phantasma • Pokémon GO Lost Abyss: VSTAR & VMAX High-Class Decks VSTAR Special Set • Incandescent Arcana Paradigm Trigger Charizard VSTAR vs Rayquaza VMAX Special Deck Set VSTAR Universe