PreRelease is happening at local games stores on weekends of 29th July and 5th Aug. I'll be going to my local to play. I've always had good luck with pulls from PreRelease, not so much luck with placement in the tournaments.
Who enjoys PreRelease? What experience have you had? Are you looking forward to Obsidian Flames?
I've never been to my LCS's prereleases or tournaments so I can't say on that. I appreciate the Pokémon tcg community but its not my vibe, so I just buy my shit and leave.
As for Obsidian Flames there's been nothing major leaked so far, so its hard to tell if it'll be a banger of a set. Regardless though it's going to be a challenge for the set to compete with 151 in Sept.