Pokémon Official Mega Evolutions Prerelease at Round Table Games

This is a prerelease event for in store play on Sept 13, 14, 20, & 21

Limit 1 kit per person per day.

In-store play

Everyone will receive 1 Mega-Evolutions booster pack per round completed

Deck Construction: Players will receive a Build and Battle box from the Tournament Organizer at the beginning of the event. This box contains 4 booster packs, a 23-card Evolution pack, and 1 of 4 promo cards. Each player will then construct a 40-card deck using only the cards in that box and basic Energy cards. Basic Energy cards will be provided by the venue.

Format: Players will have 30 minutes to construct their deck. They will then play 3 single-game Swiss rounds using 4 prize cards.

What is it ?

Pokémon Prerelease.

Players assume the role of a Pokémon trainer and use their Pokémon to battle their opponent's Pokémon. Players play Pokémon to the field and attack their opponent's Pokémon.

Official Pokémon TCG page https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/

When is it?

Saturday, Sept. 13th at 12pm, Sunday Sept 14th at 12pm

Saturday, Sept 20th at 12pm, Sunday Sept 21st at 12pm

Where is it?

Round Table Games 128 Main St., Ste. A Carver, MA 02330

What does it cost?

$29.55.

​What do you get?

Everyone gets

• 1 Mega Evolutions Build and Battle Box
• 1 Mega Evolutions Booster pack per round played
• 20 RTG Reward points per round played(Knights get double stamps)

• entries in our monthly prize drawing
• RTG Reward Points based on where you place (10 for last, 20 second to last, 3o next up, etc.)

Winner (in addition to above)

• 100 RTG Reward points

​​Links:​

Official Pokémon TCG page https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/

The latest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, , arrives September 26, 2025, but you can visit your local game store to play with it early! Starting September 13, 2025, select retailers will begin selling the Mega Evolution Build & Battle Box, giving fans a chance to have a Prerelease battle and experience the latest expansion before its official release date. To find a Prerelease event near you, be sure to use the Play! Locator.

The Prerelease format allows players to compete using a 40-card deck with four Prize cards set aside at the start of play, as opposed to a 60-card deck with six Prize cards. This format is perfect for introducing new players to the exciting world of the Pokémon TCG with quick, fun games, and it also gives seasoned players a window into all that Mega Evolution has to offer. Due to the limited card pool and the variance of cards that can be acquired in a Build & Battle Box, Prerelease events are also a great opportunity to flex your creative deck-building muscles.

Each Build & Battle Box includes four Mega Evolution booster packs and a 40-card ready-to-play deck featuring key cards from current and prior sets as well as one of four unique foil promo cards. Depending on which promo card you get, you could be playing with the marvelous Meganium, the sniping Inteleon, the brainy Alakazam, or the lunar cycling Lunatone.

Look familiar? This Meganium has the same Ability as the Meganium card released in the Neo Genesis expansion—Wild Growth. This Ability is set to be just as impactful now as it was then, as it makes it so that each BasicEnergy in play provides. For example, if you have two BasicEnergy attached to Meganium, you can use its Solar Beam attack for just twoEnergy attachments! Be on the lookout to add Pokémon within their attack costs to your Prerelease deck, as Meganium’s Wild Growth makes every Pokémon just that bit more threatening.

This card’s perfect for bringing down the whole Prerelease operation. Well, you might not want to do that, but you’ll definitely want to KO your opponent’s Pokémon with Inteleon’s Bring Down attack. For just one, you can instantly KO the Pokémon with the least HP remaining and ignore the necessary damage counters altogether. Be careful, though—Bring Down can KO your own Pokémon as well, so Inteleon’s Water Shot is a strong backup attack that can put on the pressure if your Pokémon are hurting.

Build up that hand size and discombobulate the opponent with Alakazam’s Powerful Hand attack, which places 2 damage counters on your opponent’s Active Pokémon for each card in your hand. Now, there traditionally aren’t very many effects that will draw your cards in the Prerelease format, but Alakazam’s Psychic Draw Ability can both increase your damage output and find you the cards you need. You’ll find that its pre-Evolution, Kadabra—which can also be found in your Build & Battle Box and booster packs—draws you cards with an Ability too, so you’ll have plenty of resources to work with.

Lunatone’s Lunar Cycle Ability is flat out amazing if you includeEnergy in your Prerelease deck. Radiant Greninja from the Sword & Shield—Astral Radiance expansion was well-known for its Concealed Cards Ability, drawing you two cards at the cost of discarding an Energy. Lunar Cycle is more specific since it requires you to discard a BasicEnergy, but this Ability draws you an additional card, and that specificity can’t limit its use if you only includeEnergy in your deck. There are plenty of powerful Fighting-type Pokémon in Mega Evolution (like Hariyama and Mega Lucario ex), so don’t be afraid to include them all if Lunatone is your Prerelease promo card!

Whether you’re heading to a local game store or just playing with a friend, you’re in for some quick and fun battles with cards from the new Mega Evolution expansion! If you’re not able to make it to a Prerelease event, these Build & Battle Boxes will be available for purchase when the expansion officially launches and kicks off the Mega Evolution series.

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