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Release date, card count, chase cards, value and how it compares with the PCG era.
Master Kit (Torchic) is a Japanese Pokémon TCG deck product from the PCG era, released on July 15, 2005. It is a small, self-contained release with 11 catalog printings, built around a ready-to-play kit rather than booster-style rarity tiers. Its headline cards are Phanpy, Loudred and Exploud, a mix of early-stage and evolved Pokémon that reflects a product meant to be played from the box. The Torchic name on the kit points to its starter-style focus. Its card list is short enough to read at a glance.
Master Kit (Torchic) was released July 15, 2005.
Master Kit (Torchic) has 11 cards.
Master Kit (Torchic) is part of the PCG era.
Loudred, at $3.00, as of October 23, 2026.
With only 11 printings, the Master Kit (Torchic) card list has no deep rarity ladder to climb, so the most valuable cards come down to a few names. Phanpy ranks first by value, followed by Loudred in second place and Exploud in third. That trio sits at the top of a very short list, which means the chase cards in this deck product are simply its best-known Pokémon rather than secret or alternate treatments. Because the run is so small, a single sought-after card can define how the whole kit is valued.
As of October 2026, only 3 of the 11 printings in Master Kit (Torchic) are priced, so its place is best judged by kind and size. A Japanese deck product of the PCG era is far smaller than a full expansion from the same years, which carries many dozens of cards across several rarity tiers. This kit sits between Mirage's Mew Constructed Starter Deck, released June 30, 2005 and led by Mew, and Holon Research Tower Fire Quarter Deck, released September 30, 2005 and led by Flareon ex. All three are deck products, so they are better compared with one another than with booster expansions.
Written from market data as of October 23, 2026; the tables update live.
| Measure | This setMaster Kit (Torchic) | Previous setMirage's Mew Constructed Starter Deck | Next setHolon Research Tower Fire Quarter Deck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Jul 15, 2005 | Jun 30, 2005 | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Cards | 11 | 17 | 15 |
| Master set value | ≥ $7.00 | ≥ $136.42 | ≥ $64.13 |
| Most valuable card price | $3.00 | $89.94 | $49.99 |
| Priced cards | 3 of 11 | 9 of 17 | 6 of 15 |
Completing Master Kit (Torchic) means tracking down all 11 catalog printings, of which 3 are priced as of now. With a list this short, the cost of a full run rests on a handful of cards, chiefly Phanpy, Loudred and Exploud, rather than on a long tail of rarities. That makes the card list quick to work through and easy to check off, though the small number of priced cards means the value picture is thinner than for a full expansion.