Category: Pokémon TCG

Phantasmal Flames – Prerelease Event

Saturday, 08/11/2025 (11:00 start)

Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments allow players to receive and play with cards from upcoming expansions up to two weeks before the set’s official release date!

Play! Pokemon Overview
Upcoming Events Index

• Saturday, 8^th November 2025
• 11:00am Start
• Format = Sealed Deck
• Deck Construction + 3 rounds of play
• £25.00 per player
• Find this event on Facebook

Event Information

Be the first to play with new Pokémon TCG cards in Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments.
You’ll receive a Prerelease box that includes all the cards you need to play in the event. 

• Open for all players to enter
• Opportunity to see cards before the official release date
• Relaxed environment ideal for casual players

Each Build & Battle Box includes a 40-card ready-to-play deck featuring key cards from current and prior sets and features one of four unique foil promo cards. It also contains four Pokémon TCG: Phantasmal Flames booster packs and a deck-building tip sheet. Players are allowed to modify the deck using the cards found in the booster packs.

Although they retain an element of tournament structure, prerelease events are designed to be casual events, suitable for any standard (or age) of player.

Pokémon TCG: Phantasmal Flames Build & Battle Kit:

• 1 40-card ready-to-play deck
• 4 Phantasmal Flames booster packs
• 1 deck-building tip sheet

Each event lasts for about 3 hours (deck building, and 3+ rounds of approximately 30 minutes each). Entry is £25 per player, per event.

Venue Information

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).

FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn, and (across the Triangle Car Park) Dee Yi and Exe Coffee Roasters are a short distance (to the right of the shop).

Gamers are asked to take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.

Customer toilets are provided in-store. These are wheelchair accessible.

Surging Sparks – Prerelease Event

Saturday, 26/10/2024 (11:00 start)

Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments allow players to receive and play with cards from upcoming expansions up to two weeks before the set’s official release date!

Play! Pokemon Overview
Upcoming Events Index

• Saturday, 26^th October 2024
• 11:00am Start
• Format = Sealed Deck
• Deck Construction + 3 rounds of play
• £25.00 per player
• Find this event on Facebook

Event Information

Be the first to play with new Pokémon TCG cards in Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments.
You’ll receive a Prerelease box that includes all the cards you need to play in the event. 

• Open for all players to enter
• Opportunity to see cards before the official release date
• Relaxed environment ideal for casual players

Each Build & Battle Box includes a 40-card ready-to-play deck featuring key cards from current and prior sets and features one of four unique foil promo cards. It also contains four Pokémon TCG: Surging Sparks booster packs and a deck-building tip sheet. Players are allowed to modify the deck using the cards found in the booster packs.

Although they retain an element of tournament structure, prerelease events are designed to be casual events, suitable for any standard (or age) of player.

Pokémon TCG: Surging Sparks Build & Battle Kit:

• 1 40-card ready-to-play deck
• 4 Surging Sparks booster packs
• 1 deck-building tip sheet

Each event lasts for about 3 hours (deck building, and 3+ rounds of approximately 30 minutes each). Entry is £25 per player, per event.

Venue Information

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).

FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn, and (across the Triangle Car Park) Dee Yi and Exe Coffee Roasters are a short distance (to the right of the shop).

Gamers are asked to take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.

Customer toilets are provided in-store. These are wheelchair accessible.

Stellar Crown – Prerelease Event

Saturday, 07/09/2024 (11:00 start)

Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments allow players to receive and play with cards from upcoming expansions up to two weeks before the set’s official release date!

Play! Pokemon Overview
Upcoming Events Index

• Saturday, 7^th September 2024
• 11:00am Start
• Format = Sealed Deck
• Deck Construction + 3 rounds of play
• £25.00 per player
• Find this event on Facebook

Event Information

Be the first to play with new Pokémon TCG cards in Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments.
You’ll receive a Prerelease box that includes all the cards you need to play in the event. 

• Open for all players to enter
• Opportunity to see cards before the official release date
• Relaxed environment ideal for casual players

Each Build & Battle Box includes a 40-card ready-to-play deck featuring key cards from current and prior sets and features one of four unique foil promo cards. It also contains four Pokémon TCG: Temporal Forces booster packs and a deck-building tip sheet. Players are allowed to modify the deck using the cards found in the booster packs.

Although they retain an element of tournament structure, prerelease events are designed to be casual events, suitable for any standard (or age) of player.

Pokémon TCG: Stellar Crown Build & Battle Kit:

• 1 40-card ready-to-play deck
• 4 Stellar Crown booster packs
• 1 deck-building tip sheet

Each event lasts for about 3 hours (deck building, and 3+ rounds of approximately 30 minutes each). Entry is £25 per player, per event.

Venue Information

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).

FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn, and (across the Triangle Car Park) Dee Yi and Exe Coffee Roasters are a short distance (to the right of the shop).

Gamers are asked to take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.

Customer toilets are provided in-store. These are wheelchair accessible.

Twilight Masquerade – Prerelease Event

Saturday, 18/08/2024 (11:00 start)

Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments allow players to receive and play with cards from upcoming expansions up to two weeks before the set’s official release date!

Play! Pokemon Overview
Upcoming Events Index

• Saturday, 18^th March 2024
• 11:00am Start
• Format = Sealed Deck
• Deck Construction + 3 rounds of play
• £25.00 per player
• Find this event on Facebook

Event Information

Be the first to play with new Pokémon TCG cards in Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments.
You’ll receive a Prerelease box that includes all the cards you need to play in the event. 

• Open for all players to enter
• Opportunity to see cards before the official release date
• Relaxed environment ideal for casual players

Each Build & Battle Box includes a 40-card ready-to-play deck featuring key cards from current and prior sets and features one of four unique foil promo cards. It also contains four Pokémon TCG: Temporal Forces booster packs and a deck-building tip sheet. Players are allowed to modify the deck using the cards found in the booster packs.

Although they retain an element of tournament structure, prerelease events are designed to be casual events, suitable for any standard (or age) of player.

Pokémon TCG: Temporal Forces Build & Battle Kit:

• 1 40-card ready-to-play deck
• 4 Twilight Masquerade booster packs
• 1 deck-building tip sheet

Each event lasts for about 3 hours (deck building, and 3+ rounds of approximately 30 minutes each). Entry is £25 per player, per event.

Venue Information

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).

FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn, and (across the Triangle Car Park) Dee Yi and Exe Coffee Roasters are a short distance (to the right of the shop).

Customer toilets are provided in-store. Note that these are wheelchair accessible.

Temporal Forces – Prerelease Event

Saturday, 09/03/2024 (11:00 start)

Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments allow players to receive and play with cards from upcoming expansions up to two weeks before the set’s official release date!

Play! Pokemon Overview
Upcoming Events Index

• Saturday, 9th March 2024
• 11:00am Start
• Format = Sealed Deck
• Deck Construction + 3 rounds of play
• £25.00 per player
• Find this event on Facebook

Event Information

Be the first to play with new Pokémon TCG cards in Pokémon TCG Prerelease tournaments.
You’ll receive a Prerelease box that includes all the cards you need to play in the event. 

• Open for all players to enter
• Opportunity to see cards before the official release date
• Relaxed environment ideal for casual players

Each Build & Battle Box includes a 40-card ready-to-play deck featuring key cards from current and prior sets and features one of four unique foil promo cards. It also contains four Pokémon TCG: Temporal Forces booster packs and a deck-building tip sheet. Players are allowed to modify the deck using the cards found in the booster packs.

Although they retain an element of tournament structure, prerelease events are designed to be casual events, suitable for any standard (or age) of player.

Pokémon TCG: Temporal Forces Build & Battle Kit:

• 1 40-card ready-to-play deck
• 4 Temporal Forces booster packs
• 1 deck-building tip sheet

Each event lasts for about 3 hours (deck building, and 3+ rounds of approximately 30 minutes each). Entry is £25 per player, per event.

Venue Information

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).

FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn, and (across the Triangle Car Park) Dee Yi and Exe Coffee Roasters are a short distance (to the right of the shop).

Customer toilets are provided in-store. Note that these are wheelchair accessible.