Next Destinies Prerelease: February 5th, 11AM

I am exceedingly pleased to announce that Edinburgh Pokémon League will be holding a sanctioned prerelease event for the next set of the Pokémon TCG, Next Destinies, on February 5th at Cameron Toll food court. Gordon from the Cumbernauld Pokémon League will be running the event, and I will be assisting him in doing so. Gordon has many years of experience running the Cumbernauld League, and has very kindly offered to run this event for us.

What do I need to know?

There is an entry fee of £20 for the prerelease event. For that fee you get eight Next Destinies booster packs, a huge reduction when compared to retail cost. Registration opens at 11AM, and closes at 11:30, so be sure to arrive before then, as if you are later than 11:30 you may not be able to participate! You will then be walked through the process of opening six  boosters and building your deck - no trading of cards is allowed until the tournament is complete. Energy for decks will be loaned to the participants by Gordon. After a set time to construct decks, players participate in a judged and ranked tournament. Since the results are recorded by Pokémon Organized Play on the Pokémon website, participants should be sure to register their POP ID if they haven't done so yet! Also, it might be sensible to bring card covers, to ensure that the new cards you are playing with aren't damaged during the tournament. The length of the event really depends on how quick the rounds are finished, so it may end earlier or later than usual League play. After the tournament, players will receive two additional booster packs, for a total of eight.

If you're a League member, but do not wish to participate in the event, that's fine! Standard League play is also allowed during the tournament for those who would rather not be in the event, and you will gain points as usual.


It's entirely possible that I'm missing some salient information here - I have never attended a prerelease event before, so if you have questions that I have not addressed I would be happy to address them.

If you or your child is planning to attend the event, it would be very helpful to have email confirmation of this just to prepare accurately for numbers of attendees!


I'm really looking forward to this event, and I hope many of you are keen to attend!