2-Player Starter Set (TCG)

2-Player Starter Set
Boxart Expansion Base Set Release date {{{release}}} Types used Major cards {{{cards}}} Coin {{{coin}}}

The 2-Player Starter Set is a special beginners deck and the first deck from the Base Set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

The 2-Player Starter Set includes 61 cards unlike the Theme Decks released alongside Base Set, which include 60. As the 2-Player Starter Set is designed to introduce players to the TCG, the cards are split into two 30-card decks: The First Deck, which focuses on Pokémon, and The Second Deck, which focuses on Pokémon. As the only Stage 2 Pokémon in the set, the additional Machamp card is included to bolster the deck. The 2-Player Starter Set also includes a starter rules sheet, rulebook (v.1), damage counters, and card list. The set does not include a coin, though none of the Pokémon found in the set require one for any of their attacks. The Machamp card can be used when you put the 2 half decks together. Remove 1 card you won't miss and make a full 60 card deck.

Deck list

Quantity	Card	Type	Rarity
3×	Diglett
4×	Machop
2×	Machoke
1×	Machamp
4×	Ponyta
4×	Charmander
2×	Charmeleon
1×	Growlithe
2×	Rattata
1×	Dratini
1×	Bill	T
1×	Energy Removal	T
1×	Energy Retrieval	T
1×	Gust of Wind	T
1×	Pokédex	T
2×	Potion	T
2×	Switch	T
14×	Fighting Energy	E	—
14×	Fire Energy	E	—

Trivia

The Machamp card is exclusive to the 2-Player Starter Set, and cannot be found in Base Set booster packs. This card was only printed commercially as a 1st Edition card, with the only non-1st Edition versions included in the Trainer Deck A.

In other languages

Language Title French Une Nouvelle Aventure German Starterset für 2 Spieler Italian Set Introduttivo per 2 giocatori Korean 2인용 초보자 세트 2 Inyong Choboja Set Brazilian Portuguese Kit para Iniciantes European Spanish Baraja de Inicio Pokémon

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.
Original Series Wizards Black Star Promos Demo Game • Trainer Deck A • Trainer Deck B Base Set: 2-Player Starter Set • Overgrowth • Zap! • Brushfire • Blackout Jungle: Power Reserve • Water Blast Fossil: BodyGuard • LockDown Base Set 2: 2-Player CD-ROM Starter Set • Grass Chopper • Hot Water • Lightning Bug • Psych Out Team Rocket: Devastation • Trouble Gym Heroes: Brock • Misty • Lt. Surge • Erika Thunderstorm Pikachu World Collection 2000 Gym Challenge: Sabrina • Koga • Blaine • Giovanni	Original Era Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion Pack: Starter Deck Pokémon Jungle Mystery of the Fossils Rocket Gang Expansion Sheet 1 • Nivi City Gym • Hanada City Gym • Expansion Sheet 2 • Kuchiba City Gym • Tamamushi City Gym Leaders' Stadium Expansion Sheet 3 • Quick Starter Gift Set • Yamabuki City Gym • Guren Town Gym Challenge from the Darkness Southern Islands • Intro Pack

|nl=Overbegroeiing