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Set Highlights


Learn more about Brilliant Stars by visiting the articles below.

Set List | Visual Set List | Set Highlights | New Archetypes

To review this set’s card list, visit the article Brilliant Stars—What We Know So Far.

For Collectors

The following are likely to be the most sought after cards from the set by collectors—and by players who like to use higher rarity cards in their decks.

Trainer Gallery

The set description for Brilliant Stars mentions that it contains “a special Trainer Gallery subset of 30 cards with artwork featuring fan-favorite Trainers and Pokémon.” With this and the very high count of Full Art rarity and higher cards from the Japanese set VMAX Climax in mind, not all of the special cards from VMAX Climax will appear in Brilliant Stars. The cards that did not make it into Brilliant Stars’ Trainer Gallery will likely appear in future sets as part of their Trainer Gallery. To see cards that may be included in future Trainer Galleries, see the Trainer Galleries article.

Alternate Art Pokémon

Lumineon V

Charizard V

Honchkrow V

Arceus V

 

Full Art Supporters

Barry

Cheren’s Care

Cynthia’s Ambition

Kindler

Marnie’s Pride

Roseanne’s Backup

Full Art Pokémon

Shaymin V

Charizard V

Lumineon V

Pikachu V

Raichu V

Granbull V

Whimsicott V

Honchkrow V

Zamazenta V

Flygon V

Arceus V

 

Special Rarity Pokémon

Galarian Articuno V

Galarian Zapdos V

Galarian Moltres V

Arceus VSTAR

 

Rainbow Rare Pokémon

Shaymin VSTAR

Charizard VSTAR

Whimsicott VSTAR

Arceus VSTAR

 

Other Highly Collectible Pokémon

Charizard V

Charizard VSTAR

Entei V

Raikou V

Mimikyu V

Mimikyu VMAX

Arceus V

Arceus VSTAR

 

Other Ultra Rare Pokémon

Shaymin V

Shaymin VSTAR

Zarude V

Lumineon V

Raichu V

Granbull V

Whimsicott V

Whimsicott VSTAR

Honchkrow V

Morpeko V

Aggron V

Aggron VMAX

Zamazenta V

Flygon V

 

Rainbow Rare Supporters

Cheren’s Care

Cynthia’s Ambition

Kindler

Roseanne’s Backup

 

Gold Items and Energy Cards

Magma Basin

Ultra Ball

 

For Players

Utility Pokémon

Tropius

Ability: Curative Bower
All of your Pokémon that have any [G] Energy attached can’t be Confused, and if they are already Confused, they recover from that Special Condition.

[G][G][C] Slicing Blade: 100 damage.

Grotle

Ability: Sun-Drenched Shell
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for a [G] Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

[G][C][C] Razor Leaf: 50 damage.

Shaymin VSTAR

[G][C] Revenge Burst: 120+ damage. This attack does 40 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.

VSTAR Power
Ability: Star Bloom
During your turn, heal 120 damage from each of your Benched [G] Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

Empoleon

Ability: Emergency Surfacing
Once during your turn, if this card is in your discard pile and you have no cards in your hand, you may put this Pokémon onto your Bench. If you do, draw 3 cards.

[W] Water Arrow: This attack does 60 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Lumineon V

Ability: Luminous Sign
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

[W][C][C] Aqua Return: 120 damage. Shuffle this Pokémon and all attached cards into your deck.

Manaphy

Ability: Wave Veil
Prevent all damage done to your Benched Pokémon by attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon.

[W] Rain Splash: 20 damage.

Alcremie

Ability: Additional Order
As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your turn does not end when you use Café Master.

[C][C] Rainbow Flavor: 10+ damage. This attack does 40 more damage for each type of basic Energy attached to all of your Pokémon.

Muk

Ability: Sludge Street
The Retreat Cost of your opponent’s Poisoned Pokémon is [C] more.

[D][C][C] Shrieking Poison: 90 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned.

Honchkrow V

Ability: Boss Pockets
This Pokémon may have up to 4 Pokémon Tools attached to it. If it loses this Ability, discard Pokémon Tools from it until only 1 remains.

[D][D][C] Fearsome Shadow: 130 damage. Your opponent reveals their hand.

Liepard

Ability: Trade
You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards.

[C][C] Slash: 60 damage.

Zamazenta V

Ability: Regal Stance
Once during your turn, you may discard your hand and draw 5 cards. If you use this Ability, your turn ends.

[M][C][C] Revenge Blast: 120 damage. This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.

Bibarel

Ability: Industrious Incisors
Once during your turn, you may draw until you have 5 cards in your hand.

[C][C][C] Tail Smash: 100 damage. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Arceus V

[C][C] Trinity Charge: Search your deck for up to 3 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon V in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

[C][C][C] Power Edge: 130 damage.

Tornadus

Ability: Sudden Cyclone
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may have your opponent switch their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon.

[C][C][C] Blasting Wind: 100 damage.

Attacking Pokémon

Torterra

[G][C] Evopress: 50x damage. This attack does 50 damage for each of your Evolution Pokémon in play.

[G][C][C][C] Hammer In: 160 damage.

Charizard V

[R][R][C] Incinerate: 90 damage. Before doing damage, discard all Pokémon Tools from your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

[R][R][R][C] Heat Blast: 180 damage.

Charizard VSTAR

[R][R][C] Explosive Fire: 130+ damage. If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.

VSTAR Power
[R][R][R][C] Star Blaze: 320 damage. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

Entei V

Ability: Fleet-Footed
Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may draw a card.

[R][C] Burning Rondo: 20+ damage. This attack does 20 more damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent’s).

Floatzel

[W] Floatify: Put 2 Item cards from your discard pile into your hand.

[W][C] Water Gun: 60 damage.

Eiscue

[W][C] Block Slider: This attack does 40 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon for each Fusion Strike Energy attached to all of your Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

[W][W][C] Icicle Missile: 100 damage.

Raichu V

[L] Fast Charge: If you go first, you can use this attack during your first turn. Search your deck for a [L] Energy and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

[L][C] Dynamic Spark: 60x damage. You may discard any amount of [L] Energy from your Pokémon in play. This attack does 60 damage for each card you discarded in this way.

Raikou V

Ability: Fleet-Footed
Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may draw a card.

[L][C] Lightning Rondo: 20+ damage. This attack does 20 more damage for each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent’s).

Pachirisu

[L][C] Windup Thunder: 30x damage. This attack does 30 damage for each Pokémon Tool attached to all of your Pokémon.

Whimsicott VSTAR

[P][C][C] Trick Wind: 160 damage. During your opponent’s next turn, they can’t play Pokémon Tools or Special Energy from their hand.

VSTAR Power
[P] Fluffball Star: This attack does 60 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can’t use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

Mimikyu VMAX

[C][C] Ominous Numbers: Put 4 damage counters on your opponent’s Pokémon in any way you like. If you played Acerola’s Premonition from your hand during this turn, place 13 damage counters instead.

[P][P] Max Shadow: 120 damage. Discard a random card from your opponent’s hand.

Weavile

[D] Ransack: Flip 2 coins. If either of them is heads, your opponent reveals their hand. For each heads, choose a card you find there and put it on the bottom of your opponent’s deck in any order.

[D][C][C] Slash: 100 damage.

Lucario

Ability: Roaring Resolve
Once during your turn, you may put 2 damage counters on this Pokémon. If you do, search your deck for a [F] Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.

[F][F] Aura Sphere Volley: 10+ damage. Discard all [F] Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 60 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.

Garchomp

Ability: Sonic Slip
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may prevent all damage from and effects of attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon done to this Pokémon until the end of your opponent’s next turn.

[W][F] Dragonblade: 160 damage. Discard the top 2 cards of your deck.

Note: An errata has been issued for this card. The additional text added by the errata is included above in bold. Players are expected to know card errata and play as if the errata text were printed on the card.

Farfetch’d

[C][C] Leek Lash: 20+ damage. This attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

Cinccino

[C] Call for Family: Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.

[C] Pound: 10 damage.

Arceus VSTAR

[C][C][C] Trinity Nova: 200 damage. Search your deck for up to 3 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon V in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

VSTAR Power
Ability: Starbirth
During your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. (You can’t use more than 1 V Star Power in a game.)

 

Supporters

Acerola’s Premonition

Your opponent reveals their hand, and you draw a card for each Trainer card you find there.

Boss’s Orders

Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon.

Reprint of Boss’s Orders SHF 58

Café Master

Choose up to 3 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a different type of Basic Energy card and attach it to that Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Your turn ends.

Cheren’s Care

Put 1 of your [C] Pokémon that has any damage counters on it and all attached cards into your hand.

Cynthia’s Ambition

Draw cards until you have 5 cards in your hand. If any of your Pokémon were Knocked Out during your opponent’s last turn, draw until you have 8 cards instead.

Gloria

Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Pokémon that don’t have a Rule Box and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. (Pokémon V, Pokémon-GX, etc. have Rule Boxes).

Kindler

You can use this card only if you discard a [R] Energy card from your hand.

Look at the top 7 cards of your deck and put up to 2 of them into your hand. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.

Marnie’s Pride

Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Professor’s Research

Discard your hand and draw 7 cards.

Reprint of Professor’s Research CEL 23

Roseanne’s Backup

Choose 1 or more:
– Shuffle a Pokémon from your discard pile into your deck.
– Shuffle a Pokémon Tool card from your discard pile into your deck.
– Shuffle a Stadium card from your discard pile into your deck.
– Shuffle an Energy card from your discard pile into your deck.

Team Yell’s Cheer

Shuffle up to 3 in any combination Pokémon and Supporter cards, except Team Yell’s Cheer, from your discard pile into your deck.

 

Items

Blunder Policy

If the Pokémon this card is attached to uses an attack, if you flip any coins for the damage or effect of that attack, and if any of them are tails, draw 3 cards at the end of your turn.

Choice Belt

The attacks of the Pokémon this card is attached to do 30 more damage to your opponent’s Active Pokémon V (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Ultra Ball

You can use this card only if you discard 2 other cards from your hand.

Search your deck for a Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

Reprint of Ultra Ball SLG 68

 

Everything Else

Magma Basin

Once during each player’s turn, that player may attach a [R] Energy card from their discard pile to 1 of their Benched [R] Pokémon. If a player attached Energy to a Pokémon in this way, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon.

Double Turbo Energy

As long as this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides [C][C] Energy.

The attacks of the Pokémon this card is attached to do 20 less damage to your opponent’s Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).