Pokemon TCG: Stellar Crown Card List and Spoilers in English
In this Stellar Crown card list, we’ll be diving into the cards officially revealed in English to be part of the upcoming expansion releasing on September 13, 2024. Like the last Pokemon TCG release, Stellar Crown seems to be based heavily on the DLC available in the game. This time, however, it appears to be leaning into the phenomenal Indigo Disk expansion instead of the Teal Mask.
From the cards already revealed it seems that Tera Pokemon will be the primary focus of this expansion, with cards like Briar granting massive benefits to those already powerful Pokemon, and several powerful new Tera Pokemon ex joining the fray.
As more cards become available, we’ll be updating the list so check back often for the latest Scarlet Crown spoilers!
Stellar Crown Set Details
“Descend into a world below the surface and discover the true potential of the Terastal phenomenon! The Legendary Pokémon Terapagos takes the throne, joined by Cinderace ex, Lapras ex, and Galvantula ex, all wielding brilliant new powers as Stellar Tera Pokémon ex. The newly discovered Hydrapple ex leads even more Pokémon ex into battle, and ACE SPEC cards continue to shake up the game in the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Stellar Crown expansion!”
Over 170 cards
More than a dozen new Pokémon ex
More new ACE SPEC cards
More than 20 Trainer cards
More than 30 Pokémon and Trainer cards with special illustrations
Stellar Crown Card List
Venusaur ex 1/142
Mow Rotom 8/142
Applin 12/142
This is the second Applin we’ve seen lately, with Applin being featured prominently in Twilight Masquerade. This is particularly exciting, however, as in this set we will be getting the much hyped Hydrapple ex.
Dipplin 13/142
Hydrapple ex 14/142
Although we already knew Hydrapple ex was going to be a big part of this set as we saw its Special Illustration version. That being said, we’re going to be seeing a lot of this card in decks soon, so it’s nice to get the Double Rare version as well.
Toedscool 17/142
Toedscruel 18/142
Reshiram 22/142
Cinderace ex 28/142
Lapras ex 32/142
Froakie 39/142
Frogadier 40/142
Greninja ex 41/142
Pokemon seems really determined to give us a Gerninja ex. However, this might be its worse rendition so far, with a boarderline unusable attack. This attack is particularly bad given Greninja ex is a Stage 2 Pokemon. Typically those Pokemon need to be exceptionally good to justify how hard it is to play them (requiring several turns to evolve or playing down a Rare Candy).
Clearly this Greninja ex (and the Melmetal ex you’ll see below) wasn’t meant for competitive play but aimed at more casual, new players.
Blastoise ex 30/142
We’ve seen this card before but not like this.
Chewtle 43/142 Drednaw 44/142
I’m curious to see how many single prize enthusiasts will build a Drednaw deck given that Impervious Shell ability. Many, many meta decks dish out more than 200 damage, making this ability something of a guaranteed defensive strategy. Meanwhile, if you can get its Hard Crunch attack off, it’s also managing to knock just about any big Pokemon out in two hits.
Joltik 50/142
The most obvious use for Joltik would be in Raring Bolt ex deck, giving it a powerful single prize pawn to accelerate energies and avoid handing out prizes when a turn one KO isn’t advantageous.
Galvantula ex 51/142
While an intriguging card, I doubt either Charged Web or Fulgurite are going to be strong enough to make Galvantula popular as an attacker on its own.
Mewtwo 59/142
While not a very attractive card for its attack, it’s artwork is intriguing, looking like the classic Mewtwo we all know and love.
Iron Boulder 71/142
Dachsbun ex 67/142
Pancham 85/142
Falinks 88/142
Pangoro 93/142
Jirachi 98/142
Meltan 103/142
Given how strong Melmetal from this set’s attack is, Knickknack Carrying could very well be a worthwhile attack to get off on your first attacking turn.
Melmetal 104/142
Single prize deck enthusiasts watch out – this Melmetal is no joke! With an impressive 160 HP health stat and an attack that dishes out an insane 250, I’m sure many will be looking to build their own metal deck built around this powerful new attacker.
Melmetal ex 105/142
Melmetal ex, however, is not nearly as exciting as its single-prize counterpart, with another near useless attack (same as the Greninja ex in this set).
Orthworm ex 110/142
Orthworm ex won’t make it into mainstream decks, but it’s got a cool ability that punishes your opponent for attack it. You could slap a Hero’s Cape on this card and just watch your opponent squirm.
Raging Bolt 111/142
Terapagos ex 128/142
Terapagos ex is one of the most anticipated Pokemon in Stellar Crown, and is likely to be a powerful force in the meta, wether that be on its own in its own deck, or side-by-side with other Pokemon like Palkia VSTAR. If you play on Pokemon TCG Live, you might be happy to know that this deck archetype is one of the free ones offered during the Stellar Crown ranked season.
Area Zero Underdepths 131/142
This new Stadium card has a powerful ability that pairs well with Terapagos ex’s attack (more on that in a bit). Given this card is a stadium, however, and therefore relatively easy to get rid of, I doubt it will have a massive impact on the current Pokemon TCG meta. Also, not a ton of decks really benefit from having more Pokemon on their bench than five, reducing its likelihood of seeing significant play.
Glass Trumpet 135/142
If Terapagos ex ends up being a competitive deck, this could be one of the most meta defining cards to come out of Stellar Crown. The ability to attach up to two energies to your normal Pokemon is pretty insane. What’s more, because this card is an item, it’s very versatile. You have much greater odds of taking full advantage of both of Terapagos ex’s attacks thanks to this card.
Briar 132/142
Here is the regular version of the powerful Briar supporter card coming out in Stellar Crown. See her Ultra Rare version below for more details on how impactful this card can be.
Sparkling Crystal ACE SPEC
Sparkling Crystal is an intriguing new ACE SPEC that could be handy in a lot of Tera decks if Prime Catcher weren’t already the better ACE SPEC option.
Stellar Crown Ultra Rares
Briar 163/142
Tera Typing hasn’t been a huge deal in the Pokemon TCG to date, other than granting handy energy-to-typing combos in unique scenarios where you want to counter a specific deck (cough…Charizard ex…cough). Stellar Crown, however, seems to be the set to finally bring the full power of Tera Typing to life, granting a range of unique benefits to those cards.
The best one so far might just be coming in the form of this Briar card. Using this card, you can easily sneak out an end of the game attack easily under your opponent’s nose. I could see this card making its way into any deck that runs Tera Pokemona s their main attackers.
Crispin 164/142
Crispin is a pretty cool guy for someone who loves hot, spicy food. That being said, he seems more interested in cooking in the games than in Pokemon training. However, that doesn’t stop his supporter card from being pretty darn powerful. With this card alone you can easily power up your Pokemon that need only two energies to attack. I could see Crispin being the entire back bone to decks like Dragapult ex that otherwise struggle a bit to get energies attached.
Lapras ex 158/142
Being an iconic Pokemon, plenty of players and collectors are excited about the inclusion of Lapras ex in this expansion. I would have liked to have seen an alternate artwork for the card, too. That would have been an incredible chase for me. Still, this Ultra Rare version is gorgeous. Additionally, this card absolutely wrecks in Stellar Crown prerelease formats.
Orthoworm ex 162/142
Stellar Crown Illustration Rares
Turtonator 146/142
Joltik 150/142
Bulbasaur 143/142
Although this is the first Kanto starter Pokemon to be revealed from the upcoming set in English, we’ve also seen another starter confirmed to be part of the set revealed in another language (Squirtle). These are beautifully illustrated cards and will be highly sought after by collectors. Similar illustration rare versions of Kanto starters are worth a ton from Pokemon 151 and I would expect the same out of these.
The Pidgey flying in through the window is also a nice touch.
Lileep 145/142
If you could, would you keep a Lileep as a pet in its own habitat in your home? The lady in this picture appears to be a mega Lileep fan, with Lileep decorations and theming everywhere around what appears to be her house. I love the way this card draws you into the Pokemon world where Pokemon are such an intrinsic part of day-to-day life, and not simply creatures to capture and battle with.
Crabominable 149/142
Looking like it is wandering alone through Glaseado mountain, this Crabominable is quintessentially Scarlet and Violet and really gives off yeti vibes. What’s more, I’m really excited about the tie in with my favorite gym leader from that particular game, Kofu. Kofu himself as a Crabominable and this one gets major advantages from you having some Kofu supporters in your discard.
Fun fact – Kofu is the only gym leader from Scarlet and Violet yet to be featured in the game. Of course, Stellar Crown looks to fix that glaring omission.
Meditite 153/142
It’s interesting that this artwork for Meditite features a Chatot in it, because it reminds me of the Chatot Illustration Rare from Temporal Forces. Anyways, I’d totally chill here too if I were looking for a little meditation. You have to love how much work Pokemon puts into these cards, even if they aren’t major chases for collectors. The commitment to craft just helps paint a more vivid, Pokemon world.
Milcery 152/142
Archaludon 155/142
Raboot 147/142
Honestly how could you beat a beautiful artwork of a blazing hot fire Pokemon like Raboot kicking snowballs in the snowy winter? This card isn’t only surprisingly picturesque, it’s also quite valuable on the secondary card market for an illustration rare.
Stellar Crown Special Illustration Rares
Often we don’t get a look at the Special Illustration Rare cards from an upcoming set until closer to the release date. However, The Pokemon Company is giving us a preview look at a few of these ultimate chase cards early. See what they look like in all their alternate art glory below.
Hydrapple ex 167/142
After several years of grass type Pokemon having very little presence in the competitive scene, the mellow typing has gained a lot of traction in recent sets. Hydrapple ex adds further utility to decks leveraging Leaf Energy. This could be pretty effective in the now popular Redgidrago VSTAR deck and also could pair quite well with Raging Bolt ex or even make Ogerpon ex a deck in its own right.
Still, attaching just one extra leaf energy is a little underwhelming for a Stage 2 Pokemon, and it leaves you wishing that it somehow did more.
Dachsbun ex 169/142
Besides being a splendidly illustrated card, Dachsbun ex has a solid ability that will likely see play in decks that have tanky, evolved ex Pokemon that could stand to gain from getting all damage healed.
Terapagos ex 170/142
This gorgeous card will likely be the defining chase card of Stellar Crown. While it would make a strong crowning jewel to any collection, it’s also going to be highly valuable to players.
While Unified Beatdown can be paired with the new stadium card being released in this set to feasibly dish out 240 damage, it’s going to be instrumental in the new Palkia VSTAR deck build that’s getting a lot of hype.
Meanwhile, Crown Opal is an interesting attack, but requires a rather random assortment of energies. Terapagos will probably used as a tech card in decks that already run that kind of odd assortment of energies. But it is unlikely to be strong enough to be a new deck type in its own right, and the Palkia build it fits into is unlikely to run anything other than water energies, making the Crown Opal attack superfluous.
Lacey 172/142
Besides being one of the most sought after cards in the set, Lacey’s an interesting card, character, and has a powerful effect. While in the artwork you see her hanging out with two other members of the Blueberry League Elite Four, Lacey’s just as no nonsense as ever, clearly not going along with whatever is being said to her.
While this card’s effect won’t get it placed in many competitive decks, the artwork is a keeper and the card is very valuable. Sleeve her up right away if you happen to pull this incredibly rare card.
Stellar Crown Promos
Noctowl Black Star ETB Promo
This Noctowl has been revealed to be the promo you get in the Stellar Crown ETB. It’s a powerful card that will undoubtedly rock the meta. Its Jewel Seeker ability lets you bring any two trainer cards from your deck into your hand. That’s an insane ability the likes of which we haven’t seen since the legendary Inteleon evolution line that dominated the Sword and Shield era of Pokemon TCG.
But just as exciting as the playability of this card is its gorgeous artwork that reveals this Noctowl’s pack-rat side – perfetly tying in with the very ability that makes this card highly playable.
Stellar Crown Prerelease Promos
Pokemon TCG prereleases are among my favorite Pokemon TCG events. The constraints that they put you under (40 card deck built only from your prerelease kit and packs) makes you come up with some seriously cool and creative strategies to gain an advantage over your competition.
That being said, how fun a prerelease is also depends largely on the cards included as stamped promos in Build and Battle decks. These cards pass the litmus test from a mechanics perspective, offering a diverse range of strategies you can pick and choose from when building your custom deck.
Get more specific deck building ideas for the Stellar Crown prerelease in my guide.
