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[[Wizards of the Coast]] first produced Prerelease cards when the TCG was first localised, and were given to participants of the early test leagues of what would later become the [[Pokémon League]]. Prerelease cards were then only awarded through select sites of the Pokémon League for the next three expansions before Wizards ceased their production. After [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]] acquired the TCG license and fully established the [[Pokémon | [[Wizards of the Coast]] first produced Prerelease cards when the TCG was first localised, and were given to participants of the early test leagues of what would later become the [[Pokémon League]]. Prerelease cards were then only awarded through select sites of the Pokémon League for the next three expansions before Wizards ceased their production. After [[The Pokémon Company International|Pokémon USA]] acquired the TCG license and fully established the [[Play! Pokémon]] program, Prerelease events were set up to coincide with the release of the upcoming expansions. In the United States, Prerelease events are typically held over two weekends prior to the commercial release of expansions, and have continued to be an integral part of the TCG calendar. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*Officially, there were only four 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. | *Officially, there were only four 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. | ||