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Heart Gold / Soul Silver Prereleases This Weekend

Written by Adam | January 28, 2010 | 61 comments | 1,021 views | Rating: -1

Just incase you have been living under a (Regi)rock…Heart Gold / Soul Silver Pokemon TCG Prereleases begin this weekend. You can find out if there is one near you on Pokemon.com.

You have to type in your zip code and select your country, then probably adjust the “Distance within” and uncheck “Leagues” before you search. On the old site it was nice because they had a page listing all the prereleases…now you actually have to search. Not a good move in my opinion, but hopefully everyone is able to figure it out.

Pokebeach is supposed to have pictures up sometime tonight and they have the set list up already. From what I hear, the set is going to be lackluster save for a few holos and trainers. You can take a look at the cards and make judgment yourself.

I’ll be attending the prerelease in Blue Bell, PA on Saturday, so say hey if you see me. :)

-Adam

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Bolt997

cant WAITTTT i wonder when it will be realease in indonesia though..
Bolt997

cant WAITTTT i wonder when it will be realease in indonesia though..
Lamar

It looks like the Trainers still say “Trainer” on them!!!
Lamar

It looks like the Trainers still say “Trainer” on them!!!
MatthewR

Good:
- The new energy cards are awesome looking
- The trainers and special energy seem to be semi-useful on average
- A few of the Pokemon PRIME seem useful

Bad:
- The new energy cards probably won’t come in reverse holo
- So many useless rares and foils
- Legend Pokemon are not as potent as some people think
- Double weakness means quicker knock outs, which means shorter games
- Blissey PRIME has the 2nd lowest HP of all the pokemon PRIME
- The loss of interesting cards like Crobat PRIME

I’ll probably just buy singles online + any tins they release.

HunterJ

sooo true
HunterJ

sooo true

MatthewR

Good:
- The new energy cards are awesome looking
- The trainers and special energy seem to be semi-useful on average
- A few of the Pokemon PRIME seem useful

Bad:
- The new energy cards probably won’t come in reverse holo
- So many useless rares and foils
- Legend Pokemon are not as potent as some people think
- Double weakness means quicker knock outs, which means shorter games
- Blissey PRIME has the 2nd lowest HP of all the pokemon PRIME
- The loss of interesting cards like Crobat PRIME

I’ll probably just buy singles online + any tins they release.

HunterJ

sooo true

quaziko

this set looks really weak…probably 3-5 usable/notable cards in all. aw well, looks like DCE went unchanged as was supposed, at least that single-handedly changes the format a bit.
quaziko

this set looks really weak…probably 3-5 usable/notable cards in all. aw well, looks like DCE went unchanged as was supposed, at least that single-handedly changes the format a bit.
poke fart

COOOOOL! The PRIME pokemon have really high HP…

HunterJ

yer but now they have X2 weaknes on all poke’s
HunterJ

yer but now they have X2 weaknes on all poke’s

poke fart

COOOOOL! The PRIME pokemon have really high HP…

HunterJ

yer but now they have X2 weaknes on all poke’s

http://www.myspace.com/michaelmasacre Michael Scot Masacre

I like you “quaziko” am not too thrilled with this new set, nothing really stands out like previous sets i’m rather disapointed to be honest. Ninetails will probebly take the place of claydol/uxie and DCE will be nifty, but I’m extreamly hesitant to get excited about anything “groundbreaking” coming for a while…
http://www.myspace.com/michaelmasacre Michael Scot Masacre

I like you “quaziko” am not too thrilled with this new set, nothing really stands out like previous sets i’m rather disapointed to be honest. Ninetails will probebly take the place of claydol/uxie and DCE will be nifty, but I’m extreamly hesitant to get excited about anything “groundbreaking” coming for a while…
cpeterik

Cards that will be game changing in HGSS:
Donphan PRIME (Donk Tank)
Blissey PRIME (Healing low energy decks)
Ampharos PRIME (Great tech, decent attack)
Feraligatr PRIME (WIll most def become a top archetype)
Pokemon Communicator (Oh god… Such a broken card.)
Pokemon Reversal (Again.. Broken. Gust of Wind is back! (Kind of)).
DCE (yes.)
Ninetails (mm hmm.)
Jumpluff (1G for a max of 120 sounds pretty nifty).
Cards that I feel have potential:
Slowbro (3 P for 90? 4 for 110? 5 for 130? Yes please!)
Granbull (LOVE THIS CARD… With Belt, 70 for DCE, switch to the bench and take 20.. Do this 4 times and then hit for 140 before going down. Such a cool card..)
Arcanine (Very decent anti-Dialga tech. Virtually splashable. 50 for (F)(C) and no drawback.. Plain and simple.)
Metapod (Will be teched into grass decks once Fire becomes as popular as we think it will).
Some of the new “babies” are intriguing as well, most notably:
Cleffa (Does anyone remember the nearly identical card from Neo-Genesis??)
Pichu (Playground will be fantastic with Jumpluff…)
Smoochum (Force discards on Unown G, or just screw with your opponent…)
Fisherman and Collector are also great new cards that will make certain deck mechanics run more smoothly.
Noctowl (Draw a card every turn, halfway decent attack)

Not to mention the cards look SO SLICK, the artwork is the best yet for sure.. Sure out of the ones I’ve listed only a handful might ACTUALLY find competitive play, but I’m willing to bet at least half of them will, and that is enough to support a great set, which I think this certainly is.
Just read Pokemon Reversal ONE MORE TIME……… Yeah………

MatthewR

Donphan PRIME – 2x weakness to water hurts a lot, especially with Kingdra, Palkia G and possibly the most popular PRIME in the set, Feraligatr PRIME.

Blissey PRIME – SP decks already have PokeTurn, and Nidoqueen does decent healing and doesn’t require bouncing or removal of energy.

Ampharos PRIME – With Energy Gain and Double Colorless energy, Ampharos’ body won’t be doing that great of damage. I don’t think it will be that great of a tech.

Feraligatr PRIME – Good card all around. Weakness to grass is much better than weakness to lightning.

Pokemon Communication – Time will tell.

Pokemon Reversal – On par with PokeBlower+ for level of usefulness. Time will tell how popular it will be.

DCE – Yes.

Ninetails – Only useful in fire decks. Even then, only useful in fire decks that can recycle fire energy. Pretty much, only useful with 1 or 2 pokemon. :/

Jumpluff – I like the card a lot, but it has iffy parts to it. Probably will see play.

The rest of your choices – yucky cards. Barely going to have an effect on the format (minus fisherman).
MatthewR

Donphan PRIME – 2x weakness to water hurts a lot, especially with Kingdra, Palkia G and possibly the most popular PRIME in the set, Feraligatr PRIME.

Blissey PRIME – SP decks already have PokeTurn, and Nidoqueen does decent healing and doesn’t require bouncing or removal of energy.

Ampharos PRIME – With Energy Gain and Double Colorless energy, Ampharos’ body won’t be doing that great of damage. I don’t think it will be that great of a tech.

Feraligatr PRIME – Good card all around. Weakness to grass is much better than weakness to lightning.

Pokemon Communication – Time will tell.

Pokemon Reversal – On par with PokeBlower+ for level of usefulness. Time will tell how popular it will be.

DCE – Yes.

Ninetails – Only useful in fire decks. Even then, only useful in fire decks that can recycle fire energy. Pretty much, only useful with 1 or 2 pokemon. :/

Jumpluff – I like the card a lot, but it has iffy parts to it. Probably will see play.

The rest of your choices – yucky cards. Barely going to have an effect on the format (minus fisherman).

xFR3AKx

Um……..

Great Donphan = Faster and more efficient than Kingdra.

Great Blissey = as aforementioned, good healing for LOW energy decks. Needs to be used correctly.

DCE = obvious

Great Feraligatr = Vulnerable to Gardellade (Which WILL make a return to some extent, at least in my area). Attack sucks. Needs to be paired with something. Hmmm……
xFR3AKx

Um……..

Great Donphan = Faster and more efficient than Kingdra.

Great Blissey = as aforementioned, good healing for LOW energy decks. Needs to be used correctly.

DCE = obvious

Great Feraligatr = Vulnerable to Gardellade (Which WILL make a return to some extent, at least in my area). Attack sucks. Needs to be paired with something. Hmmm……

cpeterik

Cards that will be game changing in HGSS:
Donphan PRIME (Donk Tank)
Blissey PRIME (Healing low energy decks)
Ampharos PRIME (Great tech, decent attack)
Feraligatr PRIME (WIll most def become a top archetype)
Pokemon Communicator (Oh god… Such a broken card.)
Pokemon Reversal (Again.. Broken. Gust of Wind is back! (Kind of)).
DCE (yes.)
Ninetails (mm hmm.)
Jumpluff (1G for a max of 120 sounds pretty nifty).
Cards that I feel have potential:
Slowbro (3 P for 90? 4 for 110? 5 for 130? Yes please!)
Granbull (LOVE THIS CARD… With Belt, 70 for DCE, switch to the bench and take 20.. Do this 4 times and then hit for 140 before going down. Such a cool card..)
Arcanine (Very decent anti-Dialga tech. Virtually splashable. 50 for (F)(C) and no drawback.. Plain and simple.)
Metapod (Will be teched into grass decks once Fire becomes as popular as we think it will).
Some of the new “babies” are intriguing as well, most notably:
Cleffa (Does anyone remember the nearly identical card from Neo-Genesis??)
Pichu (Playground will be fantastic with Jumpluff…)
Smoochum (Force discards on Unown G, or just screw with your opponent…)
Fisherman and Collector are also great new cards that will make certain deck mechanics run more smoothly.
Noctowl (Draw a card every turn, halfway decent attack)

Not to mention the cards look SO SLICK, the artwork is the best yet for sure.. Sure out of the ones I’ve listed only a handful might ACTUALLY find competitive play, but I’m willing to bet at least half of them will, and that is enough to support a great set, which I think this certainly is.
Just read Pokemon Reversal ONE MORE TIME……… Yeah………

MatthewR

Donphan PRIME – 2x weakness to water hurts a lot, especially with Kingdra, Palkia G and possibly the most popular PRIME in the set, Feraligatr PRIME.

Blissey PRIME – SP decks already have PokeTurn, and Nidoqueen does decent healing and doesn’t require bouncing or removal of energy.

Ampharos PRIME – With Energy Gain and Double Colorless energy, Ampharos’ body won’t be doing that great of damage. I don’t think it will be that great of a tech.

Feraligatr PRIME – Good card all around. Weakness to grass is much better than weakness to lightning.

Pokemon Communication – Time will tell.

Pokemon Reversal – On par with PokeBlower+ for level of usefulness. Time will tell how popular it will be.

DCE – Yes.

Ninetails – Only useful in fire decks. Even then, only useful in fire decks that can recycle fire energy. Pretty much, only useful with 1 or 2 pokemon. :/

Jumpluff – I like the card a lot, but it has iffy parts to it. Probably will see play.

The rest of your choices – yucky cards. Barely going to have an effect on the format (minus fisherman).

xFR3AKx

Um……..

Great Donphan = Faster and more efficient than Kingdra.

Great Blissey = as aforementioned, good healing for LOW energy decks. Needs to be used correctly.

DCE = obvious

Great Feraligatr = Vulnerable to Gardellade (Which WILL make a return to some extent, at least in my area). Attack sucks. Needs to be paired with something. Hmmm……

http://kennywisdom.com/ kwisdumb

To anyone that played when DP first came out, how was the energy distributed in that set? Did it replace a common, or..? I love that energy, can’t wait to pull me some.

This set does look pretty lackluster, though. However, I can’t seem to spend less on any given set no matter how bad the set looks. =[ Pokecrack, I tell you.
http://kennywisdom.com/ kwisdumb

To anyone that played when DP first came out, how was the energy distributed in that set? Did it replace a common, or..? I love that energy, can’t wait to pull me some.

This set does look pretty lackluster, though. However, I can’t seem to spend less on any given set no matter how bad the set looks. =[ Pokecrack, I tell you.
http://kennywisdom.com kwisdumb

To anyone that played when DP first came out, how was the energy distributed in that set? Did it replace a common, or..? I love that energy, can’t wait to pull me some.

This set does look pretty lackluster, though. However, I can’t seem to spend less on any given set no matter how bad the set looks. =[ Pokecrack, I tell you.
http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

I forget how it worked…I know Darkness and Metal Energies were sorta hard to pull though.
http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

I forget how it worked…I know Darkness and Metal Energies were sorta hard to pull though.
http://www.sixprizes.com Adam

I forget how it worked…I know Darkness and Metal Energies were sorta hard to pull though.
poke fart

I like the way that the energy look from the new group
poke fart

I like the way that the energy look from the new group
poke fart

I like the way that the energy look from the new group
Rawreth

yo tyrogue donk

30 for nothing holy crap
Rawreth

yo tyrogue donk

30 for nothing holy crap
Rawreth

yo tyrogue donk

30 for nothing holy crap
JWITTZ FAN

I like jwittz he is ausome
JWITTZ FAN

I like jwittz he is ausome

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/User:Politoed666 Politoed666

You best be trollin’, sir.

In any case, went to a prerelease Saturday. Although following my usual terrible pulls in my initial six packs, I walked away with this:
3x Donphan Prime
2x Feraligatr Prime
1x Typhlosion Prime
3x Ninetails
2x Pokémon Collector
4x Pokémon Communication

Donphan, Gatr, and Typhlosion all look to be big pieces of good decks. Right now, I’m making Donphan rush as soon as I get the last Donphan in the mail. :] 1 for 60 is absolutely brutal. Additionally, hoarding Ninetails is good because I’m confident that that will be Charizard’s drawing engine of choice.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/User:Politoed666 Politoed666

You best be trollin’, sir.

In any case, went to a prerelease Saturday. Although following my usual terrible pulls in my initial six packs, I walked away with this:
3x Donphan Prime
2x Feraligatr Prime
1x Typhlosion Prime
3x Ninetails
2x Pokémon Collector
4x Pokémon Communication

Donphan, Gatr, and Typhlosion all look to be big pieces of good decks. Right now, I’m making Donphan rush as soon as I get the last Donphan in the mail. :] 1 for 60 is absolutely brutal. Additionally, hoarding Ninetails is good because I’m confident that that will be Charizard’s drawing engine of choice.

HunterJ

nice!
my m8 pulled 6donphans in his packs and he traded some and ended up uwith 2 of each prime (damn he’s a good barterer)
HunterJ

nice!
my m8 pulled 6donphans in his packs and he traded some and ended up uwith 2 of each prime (damn he’s a good barterer)

JWITTZ FAN

I like jwittz he is ausome

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/User:Politoed666 Politoed666

You best be trollin’, sir.

In any case, went to a prerelease Saturday. Although following my usual terrible pulls in my initial six packs, I walked away with this:
3x Donphan Prime
2x Feraligatr Prime
1x Typhlosion Prime
3x Ninetails
2x Pokémon Collector
4x Pokémon Communication

Donphan, Gatr, and Typhlosion all look to be big pieces of good decks. Right now, I’m making Donphan rush as soon as I get the last Donphan in the mail. :] 1 for 60 is absolutely brutal. Additionally, hoarding Ninetails is good because I’m confident that that will be Charizard’s drawing engine of choice.

HunterJ

nice!
my m8 pulled 6donphans in his packs and he traded some and ended up uwith 2 of each prime (damn he’s a good barterer)

http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

Nice haul Politoed!!

I pulled a Donphan Prime in my initial 6 packs, so my deck was basically Donphan and stuff to try to get it out…I got it out 3 games, so I went 3-1. Couldn’t draw it the one game. :(
http://www.adamcapriola.com/ Adam Capriola

Nice haul Politoed!!

I pulled a Donphan Prime in my initial 6 packs, so my deck was basically Donphan and stuff to try to get it out…I got it out 3 games, so I went 3-1. Couldn’t draw it the one game. :(
http://www.sixprizes.com Adam

Nice haul Politoed!!

I pulled a Donphan Prime in my initial 6 packs, so my deck was basically Donphan and stuff to try to get it out…I got it out 3 games, so I went 3-1. Couldn’t draw it the one game. :(
Nave

There are a LOT of cards that are going to change the format!
Nave

There are a LOT of cards that are going to change the format!
Nave

There are a LOT of cards that are going to change the format!
HunterJ

AWESOME CANT WAIT FOR MY PRERELEASE in ANOTHER 7Days
HunterJ

AWESOME CANT WAIT FOR MY PRERELEASE in ANOTHER 7Days
HunterJ

AWESOME CANT WAIT FOR MY PRERELEASE in ANOTHER 7Days
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my God, i thought you were going to chip in with some decisive insght at the end there, not leave it with ‘we leave it to you to decide’.