VSTAR Universe (S12a) Complete Card List: All 262 Cards, SARs & URs

VSTAR Universe (S12a): Release, Packs & Base Set

VSTAR Universe (ハイクラスパック VSTARユニバース, S12a) released in Japan on December 2, 2022 as a High Class Pack — the same premium-pack format used for sets like Shiny Star V. Each pack holds 10 cards, each box holds 10 packs, and the box carries an MSRP of ¥5,500 tax included (roughly $37 at ¥147/USD).

The base set runs 172 cards, numbered 001–172, and it’s deliberately understated relative to the secret tiers stacked on top of it:

Per Bulbapedia’s set documentation, VSTAR Universe is also notable for a rarity-symbol quirk: outside of the secrets, only Pokemon V and Radiant Pokemon carry a rarity mark at all — every other non-secret card in the base set is printed without one.

Because the base 172 functions mostly as a supporting cast for the secret run, the box’s value sits almost entirely in the last 90 numbers rather than the first 172. Ten of the set’s thirty-five SARs are Trainer cards rather than Pokemon, giving the set a full ten-card Supporter-SAR sub-tier on top of the twenty-five Pokemon SARs — a distinct reason collectors who mainly want Trainer full-arts target this set specifically.

Art Rare (AR) Tier: 37 Cards

The AR tier opens the secret run at 173/172 and closes at 209/172 — 37 cards total, all full-art Pokemon (no Trainers in this tier). It’s the largest single tier in the set, and it’s the one most likely to fill out a want-list of familiar names rather than headline chase value on its own.

Full AR lineup, 173–209/172 in order: Hisuian Voltorb, コロトック, Magmortar, Oricorio, Lapras, Manaphy, Keldeo, Electivire, Toxtricity, Galarian Articuno, Mew, Lunatone, Deoxys, Diancie, Comfey, Galarian Zapdos, Solrock, Galarian Moltres, Absol, フォクスライ, Magnezone, Altaria, Latias, Hisuian Goodra, Ditto, Dunsparce, Miltank, Bibarel, Riolu, Swablu, Duskull, Bidoof, Pikachu, Turtwig, Paras, Poochyena, and Mareep — transcribed from the Japanese card names on the official set list.

Mew 183/172 AR

Manaphy 178/172 AR

コロトック 174/172 AR

Ditto 197/172 AR

The tier’s headline is Pikachu AR 205/172 — the set’s Pikachu full-art, and the one AR most likely to draw interest on name recognition alone. We cover it in more detail in the chase cards section below.

Beyond Pikachu, the AR tier is where a set like this earns its keep for collectors building a themed binder rather than chasing a single grail. Mew, Manaphy, Deoxys, and Diancie give you four Mythicals in one tier; Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres (182, 188, 190) complete the full Galarian legendary-bird trio spread across the tier; and the two Hisuian regional forms, Hisuian Voltorb (173) and Hisuian Goodra (196), tie the set back to Pokemon Legends: Arceus, the same game that gives the SAR tier its Irida and Adaman Trainer cards.

Ultra Rare (UR) Tier: The Final 4

UR is the top of the set, 259–262/172, four cards, all VSTAR:

These four sit at the numeric top of the set, and Giratina VSTAR (261/172) and Arceus VSTAR (262/172) are the closing pair — two of the era’s most-requested Legendaries in the format’s top secret tier. Note that there is no Giratina V SA in S12a; that particular card belongs to a different Japanese set (S11 Lost Abyss), and the two shouldn’t be confused when you’re checking a listing against a card number.

Box Economics: MSRP vs Today’s Market

VSTAR Universe launched at ¥5,500 (~$37) per 10-pack box in December 2022. Nearly four years later, that MSRP has almost no bearing on what a sealed box actually costs today.

Our current sealed listing, S12A VSTAR Universe Booster Box, currently listed at ¥33,280 (~$226), sits at roughly six times the original box MSRP. We also carry a no-shrink copy — recently listed at ¥29,120 (~$198), restock requests via Quick Order — as a separate listing option.

Both listings are sealed boxes of the same VSTAR Universe product, so either route gets you a shot at the same 90-card secret run — the SR, SAR, AR, and UR tiers all come out of the same box regardless of which listing you order from.

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Where to Buy VSTAR Universe Cards

We ship sealed VSTAR Universe product and graded singles worldwide from Tokyo with tracked delivery. Sealed boxes, PSA10 SARs and URs, and single-card requests for anything on this list can all move through the same order.

For the full 262-card base list with every number cross-referenced, bookmark our S12a VSTAR Universe card list page. For a specific card, number, or graded copy that isn’t currently listed, our Quick Order page is the fastest way to request it or build a mixed order alongside sealed product.