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Crimson Invasion Prerelease Kit
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The Crimson Invasion Prerelease Kit is a special product given to participants at the start of Prerelease Tournaments for the Crimson Invasion expansion. Prerelease Tournaments for the Crimson Invasion expansion were held on the two weekends prior to the release of the expansion, on October 21–22, and 28-29, 2017. Each Kit contains a random set of predetermined cards designed to enhance the experience of the Limited format tournament that follows.
Included in each Prerelease Kit is a 23-card Evolution pack that includes one of four specially stamped Prerelease cards for the expansion, as well as four booster packs. The Prerelease cards for the Crimson Invasion expansion are Alolan Raichu, Salazzle, Regirock, and Registeel, with each containing a group of Pokémon cards that are focused around a particular type respectively: Grass-type, Psychic-type, Fighting-type, and Metal-type.
The Crimson Invasion Prerelease Kits provided a number of exclusive Non Holofoils of cards which were only released as Holofoils in Crimson Invasion booster packs: Alolan Raichu, Gengar and Bewear. Alolan Raichu would later be made obtainable in the Clanging Thunder Theme Deck.
Evolution Prerelease Kit structure
Section 1
Each Prerelease Kit included two of the following four different groups of Pokémon cards, with one group always coinciding with the included Prerelease promo.
Section 2
Each Prerelease Kit also included an additional random group of predetermined Trainer cards. A total of 8 Trainer cards are included with 4 in any combination of the Supporter cards (but no more than 2 copies of a particular Supporter) and 4 Item cards were included (one of each Item card plus one additional copy of either Nest Ball or Timer Ball).