Pokemon Crown Zenith ETB and Bundle vs the Japanese VSTAR Universe Box

What the Official Elite Trainer Box Page Lists

The Elite Trainer Box page describes the set as devoted to “helping players reach the highest peaks of competitive gameplay” and ties the box to Lucario through the promo card and the sleeves. It also explains why the box carries ten packs: “because booster packs aren’t sold separately for this expansion, the 10 booster packs available in this Elite Trainer Box offer the perfect opportunity to round out your collection.”

Bulbapedia’s merchandise page for the Sword & Shield series lists the same box with two details the official list does not print: it calls the promo an etched Full Art Lucario VSTAR card and adds a Pokémon TCG rulebook. Both details are reported by Bulbapedia, and the official list prints neither. Bulbapedia numbers the promo SWSH 291 and states that the first wave of Crown Zenith merchandise was available from January 20, 2023.

The booster box counterpart of this set has its own comparison in the Crown Zenith booster box vs VSTAR Universe article.

The Booster Bundle: Reported, Not Official

Pokemon.com’s 2023 product gallery lists the Elite Trainer Box, the Pokémon Center Elite Trainer Box Plus, a Tin, a Pin Collection, a Pikachu VMAX Special Collection, a Premium Figure Collection, a Premium Playmat Collection and a Regieleki V and Regidrago V collection for Crown Zenith, and it has no Booster Bundle entry. Bulbapedia’s merchandise page describes the bundle: “Walmart stores began to sell Crown Zenith Booster Bundles in late October/early November 2023, each of which included six Crown Zenith booster packs. Unlike the other Crown Zenith merchandise released around the same time, this product featured a design consistent with Scarlet & Violet TCG Series merchandise.”

The ETB page says booster packs aren’t sold separately for this expansion, while Bulbapedia reports a six-pack bundle at Walmart later in 2023.

The Lucario VSTAR Promo and Its Japanese Prints

Both Elite Trainer Box pages name a Lucario VSTAR promo but print no card number. Limitless TCG lists the card as Sword & Shield Promos number 291 (SP 291), credited to hncl, and Bulbapedia assigns SWSH 291 to the Crown Zenith ETB and the ETB Plus. The official Japanese database lists three prints of ルカリオVSTAR, each with the same illustrator credit as one of the two English promo numbers.

The card text is identical on all three Japanese prints: a VSTAR Pokémon with 270 HP that evolves from ルカリオV, Psychic weakness ×2 and a retreat cost of 2. The attack ファイティングナックル, which the official English page calls Fighting Knuckle, costs one Fighting and two Colorless Energy and deals 120 damage plus another 120 when the opponent’s Battle Pokémon is a Pokémon V. The VSTAR Power attack はどうスター, called Aura Star on the official English page, costs one Fighting and one Colorless Energy and deals 70 damage times the number of Energy attached to the opponent’s Pokémon, usable once per game. When a Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, the opponent takes two Prize cards.

Lucario VSTAR SAR 226/172

Bulbapedia states that the SWSH 291 print was available in Japan as a Secret Special Art Rare card in the VSTAR Universe subset, and the illustrator credit of hncl matches. Sharing a credit is not an official statement that the cards are identical. The lowest PSA 10 ask on SNKRDUNK was ¥12,499 (~$81) on October 2, 2026. The store lists PSA 10 Lucario VSTAR SAR [s12a 226/172] as a PSA 10 back order at ¥12,648 (~$82) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms. The physical PSA 10 Lucario VSTAR 226/172 SAR slab is also listed at ¥12,896 (~$84); both listings are graded singles, not boxes.

Lucario VSTAR SLL 005/021

The SLL print belongs to a starter set, and the database shows no rarity icon for it. Bulbapedia says the aky CG Works print was released in Japan in the Lucario VSTAR Starter Set, and that the English card (SWSH 214) came in the Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection from April 8, 2022. The credit is aky CG Works on the English card in Limitless and on the Japanese database entry. The store has no listing of this print and no dated ask is available for it.

Lucario VSTAR S-P 305

The database prints no rarity icon for S-P 305. Bulbapedia calls it a Rainbow Rare print given out as a promotional card in Lucario HR Competitions, events held at Pokémon Centers and participating Pokémon Card Gym stores in three phases between September 30 and December 31, 2022. The store lists it as PSA 10 Lucario VSTAR HR: PROMO [S-P 305], and SNKRDUNK titles it HR: 争奪戦プロモ; both labels are the sellers’ own. SNKRDUNK shows a PSA 10 ask of ¥280,000 (~$1,818) on its product page as of October 2, 2026, a single listing and therefore a weak signal, and the store offers the card as a PSA 10 back order at ¥272,941 (~$1,772). This print shares the aky CG Works credit with SWSH 214 and is not the Crown Zenith ETB promo.

Official, Reported and Not Confirmed

The two Elite Trainer Box pages are the official ground for the English side. The bundle, the promo numbering and every link between an English card and a Japanese print depend on Bulbapedia, Limitless TCG and illustrator credits.

Choosing Between the ETB, the Bundle and the Japanese Box

The official pages print the English product contents; the Japanese box differs on these points.

• Pack count. The ETB lists ten packs and the Pokémon Center ETB Plus lists twelve; the reported bundle holds six; a Japanese pack holds ten cards.
• Promo card. Both Elite Trainer Boxes carry the etched foil Lucario VSTAR; the Japanese box does not list a promo.
• Accessories. Sleeves, Energy cards, dice, markers, a guide and a code card belong to the Elite Trainer Box products, while the Japanese box is a sealed box of packs.
• Availability. The ETB Plus is sold only at Pokémon Center according to its official page; the bundle is reported as a Walmart product.
• Numbering and language. English cards carry numbers such as SP 291 and CRZ GG69; Japanese cards carry /172 numbering and Japanese text.
• Box condition. The Damaged Box and the No Shrink box are separate products with their own prices.

The VSTAR Universe best cards article and the S12a chase list cover the card pool.

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