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Arceus Prereleases This Weekend!

Written by Adam | October 23, 2009 | 48 comments | 319 views | Rating: 0

Hey everyone, just a reminder that this is the first weekend for Pokemon Platinum: Arceus Prereleases. You can check the official site for dates and locations near you.

I’ve heard there are some real interesting cards coming out that should shake up the metagame, so make sure to pay close attention to everything that is released; City Championships are right around the corner! Here is the official teaser for the set:

In Stores NOVEMBER 4, 2009
MSRP for Theme Decks: $11.99
MSRP for Booster Packs: $3.79

Stepping out of ancient times comes a Pokémon so mighty that legends say it shaped the universe itself! On November 4, 2009, Trainers everywhere can prepare to harness and wield the awesome power of the new legendary Alpha Pokémon, Arceus with the arrival of the all-new Pokémon TCG: Platinum—Arceus. Multiple Energy types including Fire, Lightning and Grass will have opponents preparing for the devastation of new attacks. Trainers must rise to the challenge of capturing previously unseen Pokémon LV.X to aid in titanic battles with all-new Trainer and Stadium cards to increase the damage and the devastation of attacks!

With more than 100 cards in all, the brand-new Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) Platinum—Arceus will arrive in stores nationwide on November 4, 2009.

Features of the new Pokémon Trading Card Game: Platinum—Arceus:

Collect new Alpha Pokémon Arceus with multiple Energy types of Arceus cards

Introducing 3 shiny Pokémon (Bagon, Ponyta, and Shinx)

Discover 6 New Pokémon LV.X cards including Gengar, Salamence, and Tangrowth and 3 Arceus LV.X!

For more information, visit www.go-pokemon.com.

Also as a side-note, I should actually have some time this weekend to play Pokemon, and will report all my testing results this coming week. :)

Image Credits: PokeBeach, Pokegym, and Pokemon Paradijs

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http://kennywisdom.com/ kwisdumb

I’m gonna go to a pre-release and pick up a box.

Can we have a pull thread?
http://kennywisdom.com kwisdumb

I’m gonna go to a pre-release and pick up a box.

Can we have a pull thread?
http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

Yeah why not! You can start it, just submit an article with what cards you pulled and a little bit of analysis. :)
http://www.sixprizes.com Adam

Yeah why not! You can start it, just submit an article with what cards you pulled and a little bit of analysis. :)
MatthewR

I think I’ll just buy singles online…

…this set would fit perfectly after SF, and the format might seem balanced energy-damage wise if PL-SV weren’t released.
MatthewR

I think I’ll just buy singles online…

…this set would fit perfectly after SF, and the format might seem balanced energy-damage wise if PL-SV weren’t released.
http://HeyTrainer.org/ Pokey

Hoping I get Salamence Lv. X tomorrow… I’m loving that + Delcatty PL + Spiritomb AoA… Double Fall + Shoot Through for a potential 4 Prizes…. gets me very excited
http://HeyTrainer.org Pokey

Hoping I get Salamence Lv. X tomorrow… I’m loving that + Delcatty PL + Spiritomb AoA… Double Fall + Shoot Through for a potential 4 Prizes…. gets me very excited
Dave Hueglin

Pokebeach has scans of almost every card in the set in English. I agree, there’s a lot of interesting new cards. Relicanth SV should have a field day against all of the new tools.
Dave Hueglin

Pokebeach has scans of almost every card in the set in English. I agree, there’s a lot of interesting new cards. Relicanth SV should have a field day against all of the new tools.
Gelio

Since when did we become a news site?
Gelio

Since when did we become a news site?
http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

@Pokey: I saw that Salamence yesterday on Beach and was thinking the exact same thing…that would be insane if it could be pulled off.
http://www.sixprizes.com Adam

@Pokey: I saw that Salamence yesterday on Beach and was thinking the exact same thing…that would be insane if it could be pulled off.
benjamin

Salamence is very nice and i hope that you can take 4 prizes if you defeat 2 pokemon with salamence. and i bet that many will play expert beld-> 5 prizes or if you are VERY lucky 6 prizes
benjamin

Salamence is very nice and i hope that you can take 4 prizes if you defeat 2 pokemon with salamence. and i bet that many will play expert beld-> 5 prizes or if you are VERY lucky 6 prizes
Mach

I pulled some decent cards today myself. Salamence LV. X didn’t really impress me too much, though, but I am writing a deeper analysis on it since it seems like it will be a very popular card.

On another note, did anyone else notice that the Arceus are waaaaay too common to be SR’s? I know I pulled 2 out of my original 6 packs, myself, and another one out of the 2 extra at the end.
Mach

I pulled some decent cards today myself. Salamence LV. X didn’t really impress me too much, though, but I am writing a deeper analysis on it since it seems like it will be a very popular card.

On another note, did anyone else notice that the Arceus are waaaaay too common to be SR’s? I know I pulled 2 out of my original 6 packs, myself, and another one out of the 2 extra at the end.
Power Swing

I don’t understand how arceus is a SR either, I pulled 3. I also got a gengar lv.x
I don’t feel salemence will be good due to flygon, but we will see.
Power Swing

I don’t understand how arceus is a SR either, I pulled 3. I also got a gengar lv.x
I don’t feel salemence will be good due to flygon, but we will see.
Alex

Arceus isent a SR.
Im looking at playing some sorta of flygon Variant with Tomb. Its looking pretty good after practicing with it. So all i want from the set are some E-Belt and some tomb.
Alex

Arceus isent a SR.
Im looking at playing some sorta of flygon Variant with Tomb. Its looking pretty good after practicing with it. So all i want from the set are some E-Belt and some tomb.
http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

If all the Arceus were secret rares it would be very expensive to make a deck with them…
http://www.sixprizes.com Adam

If all the Arceus were secret rares it would be very expensive to make a deck with them…
Power Swing

How do you combo flygon with spiritomb?
Power Swing

How do you combo flygon with spiritomb?
Power Swing

Hey Adam, I recently hunted down David Cohen’s stallgon list.(senior worlds 2nd) and was wondering if it would be good to do an article on. If you think it would be ok I will start working right away.
Power Swing

Hey Adam, I recently hunted down David Cohen’s stallgon list.(senior worlds 2nd) and was wondering if it would be good to do an article on. If you think it would be ok I will start working right away.
http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

We do have a few Flygon articles already, but if you think his list is interesting or different then sure go ahead. :)
http://www.sixprizes.com Adam

We do have a few Flygon articles already, but if you think his list is interesting or different then sure go ahead. :)
http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

Oh and as far as comboing Flygon w/ Spiritomb, Spiritomb is just used early game to evolve all your Pokemon and prevent your opponent from using Trainers. It’s not really a combo but in theory seems like it would work well.
http://www.sixprizes.com Adam

Oh and as far as comboing Flygon w/ Spiritomb, Spiritomb is just used early game to evolve all your Pokemon and prevent your opponent from using Trainers. It’s not really a combo but in theory seems like it would work well.
Power Swing

His list isn’t that interesting or dif. from any other lock varients. How about I do Steven Silvestro’s Raybee’s, I havn’t seen beedrill to much.
Power Swing

His list isn’t that interesting or dif. from any other lock varients. How about I do Steven Silvestro’s Raybee’s, I havn’t seen beedrill to much.
PokePockets

Arceus Prerelease was great for me and my two brothers. Between the 3 of us playing in the prerelease and our box we got 19 Expert Belt and 6 Spiritomb, along with Tangrowth X, Salamence X and 3 Arceus X (2 Meteor Blast, 1 Psychic Bolt)

Salamence looks very promising and I think that is what I am going to work with for the first couple of cities

I like the Curse Gengar and Gengar X in this set as it can make Gengar different. It will be interesting to see how people will play Gengar.

Tangrowth looks pretty interesting, giving more HP, Energy Accel and a Healing power.

Arceus looks nice but…I just feel like it’s trying to be an SP pokemon, and SP’s do it better. Perhaps someone will find a good enough list to make it competitive.

Overall this set will have a great impact on the format in my opinion
PokePockets

Arceus Prerelease was great for me and my two brothers. Between the 3 of us playing in the prerelease and our box we got 19 Expert Belt and 6 Spiritomb, along with Tangrowth X, Salamence X and 3 Arceus X (2 Meteor Blast, 1 Psychic Bolt)

Salamence looks very promising and I think that is what I am going to work with for the first couple of cities

I like the Curse Gengar and Gengar X in this set as it can make Gengar different. It will be interesting to see how people will play Gengar.

Tangrowth looks pretty interesting, giving more HP, Energy Accel and a Healing power.

Arceus looks nice but…I just feel like it’s trying to be an SP pokemon, and SP’s do it better. Perhaps someone will find a good enough list to make it competitive.

Overall this set will have a great impact on the format in my opinion
Power Swing

Salemence is the new Rayquaza c.
Power Swing

Salemence is the new Rayquaza c.
http://pacman.com/ Ben

Cant wait, gonna try and pull salamance even though its pure luck. Is it worth making salamance deck i think it can be quite nasty.
http://pacman.com Ben

Cant wait, gonna try and pull salamance even though its pure luck. Is it worth making salamance deck i think it can be quite nasty.
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