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Browse every tracked card in HSZ: National Beginning Set with live prices, 24h moves, and collector details. Use Hits and Chase when you want a focused view of the set.
Release date, card count, chase cards, value and how it compares with the Black & White era.
The HSZ: National Beginning Set is a Japanese Pokémon TCG deck product from the Black & White era, released on April 20, 2012 under the set code HSZ. It sits between Hydreigon Half Deck in March and Master Deck Build Box EX in September, a small entry-level release rather than an expansion. The catalog lists 34 printings. What defines it is a starter-deck lineup led by Servine and Snivy, with Riolu and Switch rounding out the headline cards, so the card list reads as a beginner product built around simple, playable basics.
HSZ: National Beginning Set was released April 20, 2012.
HSZ: National Beginning Set has 34 cards.
HSZ: National Beginning Set is part of the Black & White era.
Spinda, at $6.00, as of November 6, 2026.
There is no chase ladder in the HSZ: National Beginning Set. As a deck product it was built to be played out of the box, and its card list has no secret cards numbered past a printed count. Servine is the most valuable card, with Snivy second, Riolu third and Switch fourth. These are the cards that carry whatever collector interest the set has, and with only four cards priced, the market for the most valuable cards here is narrow rather than a broad pull-driven hunt.
As of October 2026, the market data for the HSZ: National Beginning Set covers only a handful of cards, which makes it a modest entry in the Black & White era. It followed Hydreigon Half Deck, whose top card is Houndoom, and came before Master Deck Build Box EX, whose top card is Mewtwo EX. Most of these cards crossed over to English in Boundaries Crossed, which released on November 7, 2012. The Japanese set came first by 6 months, and the two share 32 cards.
Written from market data as of October 22, 2026; the tables update live.
| Measure | This setHSZ: National Beginning Set | Previous setHydreigon Half Deck | Next setMaster Deck Build Box EX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Apr 20, 2012 | Mar 16, 2012 | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Cards | 34 | 15 | 46 |
| Master set value | ≥ $12.59 | ≥ $44.55 | ≥ $140.20 |
| Most valuable card price | $6.00 | $29.94 | $14.99 |
| Priced cards | 3 of 34 | 7 of 15 | 21 of 46 |
Completing the HSZ: National Beginning Set means tracking down 34 catalog printings, of which only 4 are priced. Because the priced cards are led by Servine and Snivy, the cost of finishing the card list depends mostly on that small group, while the remaining printings are unpriced and harder to judge. Since most of the cards also appear in Boundaries Crossed, English-language copies exist for the shared 32, which gives a second route to many of the same cards.