Toxtricity’s Mezastar Five-Star Disk Explained

Toxtricity Mezastar Star Disk, 5-Star (3-1-016)

Not a Trading Card — What the Mezastar Star Disk Actually Is

Despite what the listing title suggests, this is not a card. Pokémon Mezastar disks — officially called star disks — are small, oval-shaped resin tokens, closer in form to a gaming medallion than a slip of printed cardstock. You insert or tap one into a dedicated arcade cabinet, and the machine reads it to register a Pokémon in your active game roster. Each disk also functions as a standalone physical collectible, and its star rating directly determines how powerful that Pokémon is within the game’s battling and catching mechanics.

This particular disk carries item code 3-1-016, placing it in the third wave of the Mezastar series — most likely released around 2021, based on the series’ release cadence, though the exact date would need primary-source confirmation. The five-star designation sits at the top of the entire rarity system and is typically reserved for Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, or characters given especially elaborate treatment within the game.

Pokémon Mezastar launched in Japanese game centers in July 2020, developed and operated by Takara Tomy Arts — the arcade and prize-goods arm of the Takara Tomy group — under license from The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. It is the direct successor to Pokémon Ga-Olé, which ran from 2016, making Mezastar the second generation of this arcade disk format. The setup is familiar in Japan but unusual abroad: a dedicated cabinet sits among crane games and rhythm machines, a player inserts a coin, plays a round, and the machine dispenses a disk as the tangible reward. There is no official distribution channel outside Japan, so all copies reaching international buyers come through personal export or parallel import. Comparable in concept to Bandai Namco’s Data Carddass series, Mezastar occupies a distinct niche — playable game piece and formatted collectible in a single physical object.

Toxtricity, the Punk-Rock Pokémon of Generation 8

Toxtricity — National Pokédex #849 — debuted in Pokémon Sword and Shield in November 2019. An Electric/Poison-type, the character was designed around the energy of punk rock and amplified sound: the ridged protrusions across its chest evoke guitar strings, its overall silhouette references a headstock, and the whole form fuses salamander biology with the look of a plugged-in amplifier. Two forms exist — Amped Form and Low Key Form — distinguished by color palette and movepool, with which form a player encounters determined at the moment of in-game capture.

Sword and Shield also introduced a Gigantamax form with a dedicated move called G-Max Stun Shock, raising Toxtricity’s profile across the anime and merchandise landscape. Its placement as a five-star Mezastar disk — among the highest designations in the series — reflects its standing within the Generation 8 roster. Among Pokémon fans drawn to character designs that push against type, Toxtricity has built a following that extends well beyond Sword and Shield players into the broader fandom.