"Call of Legends" to be the Pokemon TCG's February set

We at The Warp Point have recieved word from several reputable sources that the next Pokemon TCG set is to be named "Call of Legends". This is likely to be a filler/core set in the Power Keepers mold. As such, it will include the 20 or so cards from the Japanese Lost Link mini-set that were left out of HS: Triumphant (including Lost World), as well as many Japanese promos previously unreleased in America. It is also possible that the set will include new cards (including new Pokemon Prime and Legends!) and/or reprints of classic cards.

The set comes out on February 2, 2011, with Prereleases on the last two weeks of January. More information will be posted on this blog as soon as it becomes available.

Tons of HS: Triumphant scans on Pokebeach!

The HS: Triumphant Prereleases are here at last! It looks like an OK set, in spite of it not having Lost World like everyone expected; no biggie to me, since a) Gengar Prime is still pretty dangerous without it (especially with Gengar Lv. X), and b) it just gives us something to look forward to in the next set!

The HS: Triumphant Prerelease promo is apparently Electivire, and the sleeves feature Celebi.

If you don't mind spoilers, most of the card scans can be found on Pokebeach.

Go forth and be Triumphant, Trainers!

The next Pokemon TCG set will be called HS: Triumphant. This will be the last of the HG/SS sets, and it promises to be exciting! Eight new Pokemon Prime (including Machamp and the much-anticipated Gengar), two new Legend duos (Dialga/Palkia and Cresselia/Darkrai), and a plethora of new Trainer, Supporter, and Stadium cards (including some real game-changers) await collectors and players alike. The Lost Zone will feature prominently in this set.

Prereleases will be held on the weekends of October 23rd-24th and 30th-31st, with the set coming out November 2nd. The Prerelease sleeves will be green with a silhouette of Celebi in white.

This set is going to shake things up come Cities, so be sure to get your hands on some as soon as it comes out!

HGSS: Undaunted scans and Prerelease info

The first few English-language scans from the HGSS: Undaunted set have been leaked recently, including a Forretress (which might combo well with Manectric from Platinum), a Honchkrow (meh), and the Legend Box Trainer card (which might come in handy for those few decks that use Pokemon LEGEND):



Not pictured are a slow-but-powerful Kyogre and Groudon LEGEND, an Espeon Prime (1-2 of which should be required in every Eeveelution deck!), and the Prerelease Promo Leafeon.

Speaking of Prereleases, the ones for this set will be on August 7-8 and 15-16. (Check Pokemon.com for the ones near you.) Besides the aforementioned Leafeon promo, each participant will recieve a set of card sleeves with Espeon and Umbreon in yellow on a purple background. These are probably the best-looking set of Prerelease sleeves I've seen so far. Let's hope they're sturdy.

Arceus Prereleases Announced!

While the Battle Roads are still raging, the time approaches for a new Prelease! This time, the Platinum Series goes out with a bang with the Platinum: Arceus set! This set centers around Arceus, the "god" of Pokemon, and all the Energy types he can assume. besides Arceus, there are numerous excellent Trainer cards, including some interesting Pokemon Tools, numerous Lv. X's, the usual trio of Shiny Pokemon, and (unlike the previous three sets) only a handful of SP's.

The Prerelease promo card is Raichu (heh, heh) and the card sleeves feature (who else?) Arceus:

The Arceus Prereleases take place on the last two weeks of October. To find one near you, check out http://www.go-pokemon.com/op/premierevents/prereleases/. For set spoilers, go to PokeBeach's list.