Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes: Preorder guide, price, where to buy
PRE-ORDER ASCENDED HEROES: Unlike previous Pokémon TCG releases, it seems that The Pokémon Company is releasing Ascended Heroes preorders in waves, with the Pokémon Center only releasing preorders for Elite Trainer Boxes and Booster Bundles at the time of writing.
Ascended Heroes is listed as a “Holiday” or “Special” set, so there's no booster boxes this time around. That means getting the Elite Trainer Box is one of the best ways to get booster packs this time around. You'll also get Mega Dragonite-themed card sleeves (65), card dividers, a tournament-legal coin, purple damage dice, a green transparent status die, a set of Energy cards, and an N’s Zekrom Illustration Rare promo card. Oh, and of course, nine Ascended Heroes booster packs.
Booster Bundles are always the cheapest way to grab six booster packs, and it's no different here with Ascended Heroes. It's a simple package: just six Ascended Heroes booster packs in a box that can double up as a deck box.
Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collections are absolutely stacked. 10 Ascended Heroes booster packs alongside a Mega Lucario ex or Mega Gardevoir ex Mega Attack Rare promo card. The included poster is also a giant print of the aforementioned promo card, coming in at 27 inches by 39 inches.
The two-pack blister does exactly what it says on the tin: two Ascended Heroes booster packs, a tournament-legal coin, and a promo card. It's cheap and cheerful for just under $10, with a couple of cheeky bonuses thrown in for your trouble.
Focusing on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Gengar stickers, each blister comes with three Ascended Heroes booster packs and a respective Charmander or Gastly promo card.
This Deluxe Pin Collection focuses on the starter Pokémon found in Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Tepig, Totodile, and Chikorita. You'll get an enamel pin with them all on, as well as three promo cards for each starter Pokémon. You'll also get five Ascended Heroes booster packs.
Don't want to wait? Buy the Japanese Mega Dream ex set.
Ascended Heroes has already released in Japan, but it's called Mega Dream ex. The good thing about Japanese sets is you're guaranteed a top chase card. Specifically, you can look forward to pull rates similar to other Mega Evolution sets:
1 x Super Rare or better (Mega Ultra Rare/Special Art Rare)
1 x item-specific Super Rare
3 x Art Rares
5 x Double Rares
The Mega Dream ex High Class Booster Box also means there's a small chance to get a “God pack,” which is a booster pack that contains most (if not all) top chase cards in one pack. So if you don't mind your chase cards being less valuable than English ones and just want Pokémon cards for the artwork, Japanese sets are great products to open.
Topics Pokemon
Christian Wait is a freelance contributor to Mashable. Christian has countless years of gaming and tech journalism experience under his belt, and can usually be found in his office 3D printing or staring at Pokémon cards.
