Pokémon Starter Decks
A Pokémon starter deck is a ready-to-play deck designed for learning the game. This page gathers those decks, apart from other deck formats. Examples include the Kalos Starter Decks, their Deluxe versions and the Pokemon 2-Player Starter Set from Base Set.
- Starter Decks
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![Deluxe Kalos Starter Deck [Chespin] — Kalos Starter Set — Pokemon](https://img.dev.cardnexus.com/pokemon/97721.png/w1440.webp)
![Kalos Starter Deck [Froakie] — Kalos Starter Set — Pokemon](https://img.dev.cardnexus.com/pokemon/97718.png/w1440.webp)
![Deluxe Kalos Starter Deck [Froakie] — Kalos Starter Set — Pokemon](https://img.dev.cardnexus.com/pokemon/97719.png/w1440.webp)
![Kalos Starter Deck [Fennekin] — Kalos Starter Set — Pokemon](https://img.dev.cardnexus.com/pokemon/97717.png/w1440.webp)
![Deluxe Kalos Starter Deck [Fennekin] — Kalos Starter Set — Pokemon](https://img.dev.cardnexus.com/pokemon/97720.png/w1440.webp)
![Kalos Starter Deck [Chespin] — Kalos Starter Set — Pokemon](https://img.dev.cardnexus.com/pokemon/97716.png/w1440.webp)
FAQ
The Kalos Starter Set of 2013 provides most of them: the Kalos Starter Deck in three versions, [Chespin], [Fennekin] and [Froakie], each also sold as a Deluxe Kalos Starter Deck. The older ones are the Pokemon 2-Player Starter Set of 1999, its Revised Base Set Reprint Run, and the Base Set 2 - 2-Player CD-ROM Starter Set. Each is a ready-to-play deck made for learning, with a fixed list given on its product page.
The first sets have starter products of their own. The Pokemon 2-Player Starter Set is listed with Base Set (Shadowless). The Pokemon 2-Player Starter Set (Revised Base Set Reprint Run) belongs to Base Set and is a later print. The Base Set 2 - 2-Player CD-ROM Starter Set belongs to the Base Set 2 set and includes a CD-ROM. Collectors tell them apart by the name on the box, so match it with the listing before buying.
Check the version: Kalos Starter Deck [Froakie] and Deluxe Kalos Starter Deck [Froakie] are two products, and three starter Pokémon exist for each. On the 1999 sets, check whether the box is the original or the Revised Base Set Reprint Run. Starter decks are listed in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese; a new player needs a language they can read. The deck should be sealed, or complete if opened. The cards are on Base Set and the Kalos set pages.
A starter deck such as the Kalos Starter Deck [Chespin] is a full deck for one player learning alone. A Pokémon trainer kit splits two half decks between two people learning together. A Pokémon theme deck is the next step, a ready-made deck built around a set. To improve any of them, add singles from the Pokémon cards page.