Zamboni Grand Prix – Pokémon TCG Highlander Winter 2024/2025 Update

Christmas cheer is something to keep all year.

The simulator is planned to release the first quarter of this year!

The Gen 6 Wave of Level Xs will be out in the March 2025 Update.

New start time rules for In-Person Monthlies

We will now be starting events at 11:15 A.M. CST with a stricter rule on phone and bathroom usage in the middle of a game. Try to do this between rounds, as THE Pizza Place has been more than generous with giving us multiple hours to play here each month, but we can’t keep bleeding over into their 5 p.m. dinner hours.

New rule for Form Changes

You as a player now have free access to read all Form Changes of any fully evolved Pokémon your opponent has played, discarded, or revealed during a game.

Weakness/Resistance Syncing

To match Mega and BREAK Evolutions, all Level Xs that came out before Highlander will have their Weaknesses and Resistances matching their regular forms (unless the actual typing changes like with Sky Shaymin – Level X.)

October Monthly Tournament Coverage

November Monthly Tournament Coverage

April Monthly Tournament Coverage

New Banned Card:

• Mysterious Shard: https://pkmncards.com/card/mysterious-shard-crystal-guardians-cg-81/

New Cards from Surging Sparks:

• Babiri Berry – Damage reduction changed to minus 30.
• Call Bell
• Clemont’s Quick Wit – Healing Changed to 50.
• Colbur Berry – Damage reduction changed to minus 30.
• Deduction Kit
• Dragon Elixir – Requires a Pokemon with a Dragon Energy attached to it to heal 40 (1-of card.)
• Drasna
• Drayton
• Gravity Mountain – Set to -20HP for Stage 2 Pokémon
• Jasmine’s Gaze
• Lisia’s Appeal
• Lively Stadium – (Treated as Snowpoint Temple with a different name.)
• Meddling Memo
• Surfer
• Technical Machine: Fluorite – Swap “Tera” with “EX.”New Pre-Evolved Iterations:

• Bodybuilding Dumbbells have been added to the card list with a modified effect that only allows them to be used with Stage 1 Pokémon with an original HP of 90 or less.

Updated Pre Evolved Pokémon Iterations:

• Eevee: https://pkmncards.com/card/eevee-stellar-crown-scr-113/
• Flittle: https://pkmncards.com/card/flittle-surging-sparks-ssp-094/
• Pansage: https://pkmncards.com/card/pansage-paradox-rift-par-004/
• Panpour: https://pkmncards.com/card/panpour-paradox-rift-par-041/
• Pansear: https://pkmncards.com/card/pansear-stellar-crown-scr-021/
• Quaxwell: https://pkmncards.com/card/quaxwell-surging-sparks-ssp-051/
• Spheal: https://pkmncards.com/card/spheal-surging-sparks-ssp-043/

Changed Pokémon:

• Aggron: “Intimidating Armor” now shuts down Abilities on your opponent’s Basic Pokemon while making their attacks cost two Colorless more.
• Clawitzer – BREAK: “Lock-On” now costs no Energy and allows Clawitzer – BREAK to switch to your bench.
• Maushold: “Family Attack” and “Relentless Gnaw” are now only requiring that original HP of your evolved Colorless Pokemon is 90 or less.
• Overqwil: “Dirty Press” does more bench damage but less to the Defending Pokemon for its bonus. “Pinning” now costs two Darkness Energy, does 60 damage and makes your opponent have to discard trainer cards next turn to play another trainer card.
• Shuckle – Level X: “Modifying Mold” now only applies to and from Shuckle – Level X
• Tropius – Level X: “Thriving Harvest” now works once per turn, and grabs a fixed amount of berry cards.
• Ursaring: “Intimidation Ring” now shuts down Abilities on your opponent’s Basic Pokemon while making their attacks cost two Colorless more.
• Wobbuffet – BREAK: “Right Back at You” now only costs One Psychic Energy and doesn’t require you to discard any Energy attached to Wobbuffet – BREAK.

New Pokémon:

• Colorless: Bouffalant – Level X, Braviary – Level X, Cinccino – Level X, Dudunsparce, Sawsbuck – Level X, Stoutland – Level X, Tornadus – Level X, Unfezant – Level X, Watchog – Level X
• Darkness: Krookodile – Level X, Liepard – Level X, Scrafty – Level X
• Dragon: Black Kyurem – Level X, Druddigon – Level X, Eternatus, Haxorus – Level X, Reshiram – Level X, White Kyurem – Level X, Zekrom – Level X
• Fairy: Flutter Mane, Whimsicott – Level X
• Fighting: Archeops – Level X, Conkeldurr – Level X, Gigalith – Level X, Landorus – Level X, Meloetta – Level X, Sawk – Level X, Terrakion – Level X, Throh – Level X
• Fire: Ceruledge, Emboar – Level X, Heatmor – Level X, Simisear – Level X, Victini – Level X, Volcarona – Level X
• Grass: Accelgor – Level X, Crustle – Level X, Iron Leaves, Leavanny – Level X, Lilligant – Level X, Maractus – Level X, Serperior – Level X, Simisage – Level X, Virizion – Level X
• Lightning: Elektross – Level X, Emolga – Level X, Iron Hands, Stunfisk – Level X, Thundurus – Level X, Zebstrika – Level X,
• Metal: Bisharp – Level X, Cobalion – Level X, Durant – Level X, Escavalier – Level X, Excadrill – Level X, Ferrothorn – Level X, Genesect – Level X, Klinklang – Level X
• Psychic: Amoongus – Level X, Brambleghast, Cofagrigus – Level X, Darmanitan – Level X, Garbodor – Level X, Golurk – Level X, Gothitelle – Level X, Jellicent – Level X, Musharna – Level X, Reuniclus – Level X, Scolipede – Level X, Swoobat – Level X
• Water: Alomomola – Level X, Basculin – Level X, Beartic – Level X, Carracosta – Level X, Cryogonal – Level X, Iron Bundle, Keldeo – Level X, Samurott – Level X, Seismitoad – Level X, Simipour – Level X, Swanna – Level X, Vanilluxe – Level X