Pokémon TCG: All Brilliant Stars VSTAR Cards
The latest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion set, Sword & Shield — Brilliant Stars, introduces the new VSTAR mechanic with four VSTAR cards. Brilliant Stars is the ninth Sword & Shield TCG set, although it features notable Gen 4 Pokémon, such as Lumineon and Honchkrow, to align with the recent video game releases of Brilliant Diamond,Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. The set’s new VSTAR mechanic looks to build off the Sword & Shield-era’s Pokémon V, the successor to Pokémon GX and Pokémon-EX.
Like Pokémon VMAX, Pokémon VSTAR evolve from their respective Pokémon V. Unlike VMAX which give three Prize Cards upon defeat, however, defeating a Pokémon VSTAR only grants two Prize Cards like a Pokémon V. But the biggest change with these powerful Pokémon VSTAR in TCG is that each one has a VSTAR Power. Like GX Attacks, players can only use a single VSTAR Power per game; unlike GX Attacks, VSTAR Powers can be an attack or an Ability.
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Special promotional boxes including Leafeon VSTAR and Glaceon VSTAR were released in January to give players a sort of early look at the new mechanic. Four more Pokémon VSTAR join the lineup in Brilliant Stars, which fully releases February 25, 2022. Each Pokémon VSTAR comes in a regular print and a Rainbow Rare print, while Arceus, the poster card for the set, also has a gold variant. Although more Pokémon VSTAR will be added over time — with the new Pokémon TCG set, Astral Radiance, likely to introduce more — Brilliant Stars gives them a humble yet strong start with four Pokémon iconic in the TCG: Arceus, Charizard, Shaymin, and Whimsicott.
Arceus, the poster card of Brilliant Stars, gets a VSTAR card with an impressive VSTAR
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