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Cards/Lucario VSTAR
Lucario VSTAR card from the SWSH Black Star Promos set
Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Lucario VSTAR

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A powerful Fighting type with a devastating attack that scales with your opponent's resources.

Fighting270 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

The Fighting Knuckle attack deals 120 damage plus an extra 120 if the opposing Active Pokémon is a V or VSTAR.

The Aura Star attack deals 70 damage for every Energy attached to all of your opponent's Pokémon.

Signature attack

Fighting Knuckle

If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 120 more damage. (120+ damage)

The key ability here is the Aura Star attack. It deals massive damage by counting the total Energy on all of your opponent's cards in play. This makes it very effective against decks that have built up a lot of resources.

Attacks

FCC
Fighting Knuckle120+

If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 120 more damage.

FC
Aura Star70×

This attack does 70 damage for each Energy attached to all of your opponent's Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits aggressive Fighting type decks that aim to overwhelm opponents quickly. It works best when you can force your opponent to attach many Energies before they are knocked out.

Strengths
  • High damage output
  • Strong against V decks
  • Scales with opponent's setup
Watch out for
  • One time use only
  • Psychic weakness
  • Requires many Energies to activate
Pro tip

Use the Aura Star attack when your opponent has attached several Energies to multiple Pokémon for maximum effect.

From the Pokédex

Lucario can sense the auras of all living things and understands human speech.

Note for the parent

Remind your child that they can only use the VSTAR Power once per game, so it is a one time big move.

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