well, including 13 Pokemon V cards, 2 Pokemon VMAX cards, and 5 Pokemon VSTAR. Pokemon GO (TCG) is based on the incredibly popular mobile game of the same name. The set received lots of criticism from different news outlets for just being a lackluster cash grab with a Pokemon GO label slapped on top. Ninth generation sets With the release of Pokemon games Scarlet and Violet, The Pokemon Company has announced the Scarlet and Violet series of the Pokemon TCG. The Japanese sets Scarlet ex and Violet ex will release on January 20, 2023, with the English set Scarlet and Violet releasing on March 31, 2023. The Scarlet and Violet series has some big changes coming, with the separation of Item and Tool cards, silver card borders, three holographic cards per pack, and a pack price raise from $3.99 to $4.49 USD. Prerelease cards Prerelease cards are reprints of one selected card from an expansion with a foil "PRERELEASE" stamped on the bottom right corner of the card illustration. There are currently 159 cards of this kind in the Pokémon Trading Card Game dating from the release of the Jungle expansion in 1999 to the release of the Silver Tempest expansion in 2022. Wizards of the Coast first produced Prerelease cards when the Trading Card Game was first localized and were given to players of early test leagues. Prerelease cards were only awarded through select sites of the Pokémon League for the next three expansions before Wizards ended their production. After Pokémon USA acquired the rights to license and produce the Trading Card Game, Prerelease events were set up to coincide with the release of the upcoming expansions. In the United States, Prerelease events are held over two weekends prior to the commercial release of expansions. Officially, there were only four Prerelease cards produced by Wizards of the Coast. These cards were Clefable (1/64) from the Jungle Expansion, Aerodactyl (1/62) from the Fossil Expansion, Dark Gyarados (8/82) from the Team Rocket Expansion, and Misty's Seadra (9/132) from the Gym Heroes Expansion. However, during the printing of the Clefable Prerelease cards, several Base Set Raichu cards were added to the printing sheet and were stamped with a foil "PRERELEASE". The error was eventually corrected and the Raichu cards were either destroyed or given to Wizards of the Coast employees. Wizards of the Coast had denied existence of the Prerelease Raichu for