Mutant is a format where Basic, Stage 1, and Stage 2 Pokemon can evolve both normally AND by matching the next stage’s Type! It's a great way to allow 40-card decks to run efficiently and to make evolution cards matter more!

In our Booster Draft events, players receive 1 40-Card Starter Deck and 5 booster packs from the Tournament Organizer at the beginning of the event. You will be building your own 40-card deck out of your choices of cards to keep from the draft process.

1. A Group Leader will be chosen to lead the group in passing the packs to start. They are in charge for the Draft

2. At the Group Leader's command, players will open their 40-Card Starter Deck.

   • This deck will provide many useful cards toward your new deck you will create later. Read all of the cards and start forming ideas of what kind of deck to build!

3. Then, lay those cards face down before continuing. This is your "keep pile"

4. At a signal from the Group Leader, each player opens one booster pack (oldest set first) without revealing it to the other players. Put the basic energy and code card in your keep pile

5. Each player then...

   • Selects one card

   • Adds it to their keep pile

   • Then, raises their hand

6. Once the Group Leader sees all hands raised, they will tell you to pass!

7. Players then pass the remaining cards from that pack, face down, to the person next to you. (Which side is dictated by the Group Leader)

8. Steps #4-7 repeat until all cards are chosen from that wave of packs.

9. Then a brief review of your choices is done to see if you are on track with your strategy! After that, the Group LEader will tell you to open the next pack!

10. This process repeats for each remaining booster packs, with the passing pattern alternating from left to right as each new pack is opened.

11. After all of the booster packs have been opened and all of the cards have been selected, each player constructs their custom 40-card deck, using only their choices and the basic energy the store provides.

12. Players have 30 minutes to construct their decks before the tournament begins!

13. In between each round, you will be allowed to change your deck using your other chosen cards from the Draft