Stellar Crown Prerelease Event and Buying Guide

Scarlet & Violet: Stellar Crown or SV07 will be officially releasing in two weeks on Friday September 13th, 2024. This weekend (August 30th – Sept 1st) Pre-release events will be kicking off around Australia. Here is a full guide to Stellar Crown prerelease events as well as information on chase cards and playables.

Pre-Release Promos

There are 4 brand new Promo cards in the Stellar Crown Build & Battle kits. 

Ledian – Grass – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from Ledyba

Ability: Sparkling Star Pattern
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may switch in 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon with 90 HP or less remaining to the Active Spot.

[C][C] Swift: 70 damage. This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Weakness or Resistance, or by any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 0

Crabominable  – Type – HP
Stage 1 – Evolves from Crabrawler

Ability: Prep Work
Attacks used by this Pokémon cost [C] less for each Kofu card in your discard pile.

[W][C][C][C][C] Haymaker: 250 damage. During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t use Haymaker.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: None
Retreat: 3

Drifblim – Psychic – HP130
Stage 1 – Evolves from Drifloon

[P] Everyone Explode Now: 50x damage. This attack does 50 damage for each Drifloon and Drifblim you have in play. This attack also does 30 damage to each of your Drifloon and Drifblim in play. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness: Darkness (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-30)
Retreat: 2

Bouffalant – Colorless – HP100
Basic Pokemon

Ability: Curly Wall
If you have another Bouffalant in play, your Basic [C] Pokemon take 60 less damage from attacks from your opponent’s Pokemon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). You can’t apply more than 1 Curly Wall Ability at a time.

[C][C][C] Boundless Power: 130 damage. This Pokemon can’t attack during your next turn.

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Pre-Release Events This Weekend

Here is a list of all the locations running prerelease events this weekend (August 31 – Sept 1)

Shop NameStateDate
Good Games NewcastleNSW8/31/2024
Good games Gold CoastQLD8/31/2024
Team Card TitanLQD8/31/2024
Vault Games Brisbane CityQLD8/31/2024
Grand J GamesVIC8/31/2024
Mega GamesNSW8/31/2024
Gamers ResortVIC8/31/2024
Raptor GamesQLD8/31/2024
Rhystic Nostalgia GamingVIC8/31/2024
Good Games CanningtonWA8/31/2024
Ozzie CollectablesVIC8/31/2024
Area 52TAS9/1/2024
Table Top Warfare GawlerSA9/1/2024
RNG Tabletop GamingVIC9/1/2024
Centurion CollectablesQLD9/1/2024
Good Games CanningtonWA9/1/2024
From The Deep GamesNSW9/1/2024
Good Games BrisbaneQLD9/1/2024
Good Games ChatswoodNSW9/1/2024
Luna CardsVIC9/1/2024
Cards & CombatNSW9/1/2024
Good Games CentralNSW9/1/2024
Good Games MaitlandNSW9/1/2024
Next Level GamesVIC9/1/2024
Centurion CollectablesQLD9/1/2024
Games CornerNSW9/1/2024
Good Games AdelaideSA9/1/2024
Guf WerribeeVIC9/1/2024
General Games FrankstonVIC9/1/2024
Turn Order GamesVIC9/1/2024
Southern GamesSA9/1/2024
Blacklist Cards & CollectablesNVIC9/1/2024

Chase Cards from Stellar Crown

There are a few beautiful cards to look out for in Stellar Crown packs. These are most likely the “chase cards” of the set, and will probably be the most valuable cards for collectors.

Terapagos EX
Terapagos EX Hyper Rare
Briar
Hydrapple EX
Dachsbun EX
Galvantula EX
Lacey
Area Zero Underdepths Hyper Rare
Bravery Charm Hyper Rare
Squirtle
Bulbasaur

There are also 3 brand new Ace Specc cards to keep an eye out for when opening your packs!

Sparkling Crystal
From Stellar Miracle

Attacks used by the Tera Pokémon this card is attached to cost 1 Energy less of any type.

Grand Tree
From Stellar Miracle

Once during each player’s turn, that player may search their deck for a Stage 1 Pokémon that evolves from 1 of their Basic Pokémon in play and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. If that Pokémon is now a Stage 1 Pokémon, they may search their deck for a Stage 2 Pokémon that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, that player shuffles their deck. (You can’t use this effect during your first turn or on a Basic Pokémon that was put into play this turn.)

Deluxe Bomb
From Stellar Miracle

If the Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent’s Pokémon (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 12 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. Then, discard this card.

Playables Buy List

Here is a list of all the cards we think you should be putting in your collection for deck-building now and in the future:

Pokemon:

  • 4 x Hydrapple ex
  • 4 Salandit
  • 4 x Salazzle
  • 4 x Scorbunny
  • 4 x Cinderace ex
  • 2 x Raboot
  • 4 x Hoothoot
  • 4 x Noctowl
  • 2 x Fan Rotom
  • 4 x Terapagos ex
  • 4 x Charjabug
  • 4 x Slowking
  • 2 x Crabominable
  • 4 x Marowak
  • 3 x Medicham ex
  • 3 x Garganacl ex
  • 3 x Orthworm ex
  • 4 x Lapras ex
  •  
 
Trainers:
  • 4 x Briar
  • 4 x Crispin
  • 4 x Glass Trumpet
  • 2 x Lacey
  • 1 x Sparkling Crystal
  • 1 x Grand Tree
  • 4 x Area Zero Underdepths

If you want to check out the full set with English Translations as well as some brand new archetypes and decklists, head over to JustinBasil.com here.

 

Have a great time at your LGS this weekend enjoying the Stellar Crown prerelease events and good luck!