Prerelease cards (TCG): Difference between revisions

'''Prerelease cards''' are reprints of one selected card from a [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] Expansion with a foil "PRERELEASE" stamp in the bottom right corner of the card art.  

*[[Wizards of the Coast|Wizards]] only (officially) produced Prerelease cards from 4 Expansions, which were available through select sites of the Pokémon League just before the release of the set. [[Nintendo]] however, set up special Prerelease tournaments held on weekends before the release of the Expansion to distribute these cards, starting with their second Expansion. Prerelease tournaments have now become standard convention under the supervision of [[Pokémon Organized Play]], and have continued to be a part of the TCG calendar since.

*Officially, there are only 4 Prerelease cards released by Wizards. However, whilst printing a test run of Jungle Clefable cards (a trial of the Prerelease cards for the Pokémon League), several Base Set Raichu cards were erroneously added to the sheet, and therefore also included a Prerelease stamp. The error was corrected and the Raichu cards were apparently given to Wizards employees. Despite this common knowledge within the TCG community, Wizards continued to deny their existence for years.

*All of the Wizards cards are holographic; the only holographic Nintendo card is Armaldo, likely as it was the first Prerelease card to be produced by them, and all prerelease cards since Legend: HeartGold & SoulSilver.

*Luxio was the first Prerelease card to have a "STAFF" stamped version, for the Prerelease event organizers. Sets released thereafter have continued to feature STAFF versions as well as a normal version.

*Holographic cards returned with HeartGold & SoulSilver's Pichu. It was also the first card not to include the Prerelease logo, instead the set's logo.

 

==Nintendo Prerelease cards==

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| {{TCG ID|EX Sandstorm|Armaldo|1}} || {{e|Fighting}} || (H) || {{TCG|EX Sandstorm}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|EX Dragon|Gyarados|32}} || {{e|Water}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Dragon}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua|Team Aqua's Cacnea|24}} || {{e|Grass}}{{e|Darkness}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|EX Hidden Legends|Swalot|50}} || {{e|Grass}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Hidden Legends}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX FireRed & LeafGreen|Wartortle|50}} || {{e|Water}} || -- || {{TCG|EX FireRed & LeafGreen}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Team Rocket Returns|Dark Houndoom|37}} || {{e|Fire}}{{e|Darkness}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Deoxys|Manectric|38}} || {{e|Lightning}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Deoxys}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Emerald|Grumpig|29}} || {{e|Psychic}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Emerald}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Unseen Forces|Bayleef|35}} || {{e|Grass}}|| -- || {{TCG|EX Unseen Forces}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Delta Species|Metang δ|49}} || {{e|Lightning}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Delta Species}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Legend Maker|Tentacruel|45}} || {{e|Water}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Legend Maker}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Holon Phantoms|Exeggutor δ|41}} || {{e|Fighting}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Holon Phantoms}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Crystal Guardians|Ivysaur|35}} || {{e|Grass}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Crystal Guardians}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|EX Dragon Frontiers|Dragonair δ|28}} || {{e|Grass}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Dragon Frontiers}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|EX Power Keepers|Cacturne|27}} || {{e|Darkness}} || -- || {{TCG|EX Power Keepers}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Diamond & Pearl|Luxio|52}} || {{e|Lightning}} || -- || {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Mysterious Treasures|Gabite|48}} || {{e|Colorless}} || -- || {{TCG|Mysterious Treasures}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Kirlia|53}} || {{e|Psychic}} || -- || {{TCG|Secret Wonders}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Great Encounters|Porygon2|49}} || {{e|Colorless}} || -- || {{TCG|Great Encounters}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Majestic Dawn|Mothim|42}} || {{e|Grass}} || -- || {{TCG|Majestic Dawn}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Legends Awakened|Buck's Training|130}} || Su || -- || {{TCG|Legends Awakened}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Stormfront|Piloswine|46}} || {{e|Fighting}}|| -- || {{TCG|Stormfront}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|Platinum|Lucario|53}} || {{e|Metal}} || -- || {{TCG|Platinum}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Tropius|52}} || {{e|Grass}} || -- || {{TCG|Rising Rivals}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|Supreme Victors|Milotic|70}} || {{e|Water}} || -- || {{TCG|Supreme Victors}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|Arceus|Raichu|27}} || {{e|Lightning}} || -- || {{TCG|Platinum: Arceus|Arceus}} Prerelease  

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| {{TCG ID|HeartGold & SoulSilver|Pichu|28}} || {{e|Lightning}} || (H) || {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Unleashed|Blastoise|13}} || {{e|Water}} || (H) || {{TCG|Unleashed}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Undaunted|Leafeon|17}} || {{e|Grass}} || (H) || {{TCG|Undaunted}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Triumphant|Electivire|20}} || {{e|Lightning}} || (H) || {{TCG|Triumphant}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Call of Legends|Snorlax|33}} || {{e|Colorless}} || (H) || {{TCG|Call of Legends}} Prerelease

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| {{TCG ID|Black & White|Darmanitan|25}} || {{e|Fire}} || (H) || {{TCG|Black & White}} Prerelease

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