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Palworld TCG Christmas Promo Card: ESOUL-019 Soul
By Pal Stars
Palworld's card game is getting a holiday promo. Through December, official stores are running a Christmas tournament where every player walks away with a new Soul card, ESOUL-019, drawn for the season. If you just want a quick read on where card values sit going into the holidays, the Palworld TCG price index market trends page has the current picture.
In English stores the event is called Christmas Snowdown 2026. Japan has its own version, the Christmas Meetup (クリスマス交流会), running the same month with the same idea behind it: show up, play and take home a Christmas Soul. If you're newer to the game and want the basics before your first event, start with our Palworld guides.
What you get for playing
Every Christmas Snowdown player gets one ESOUL-019 PR card and an exclusive Bushi Navi flair. The champion gets a second copy of ESOUL-019. That's the whole prize list on Bushiroad's event page. There's no playmat and no promo pack, just the Soul card and the flair.
The art is a snowy igloo scene with a snowman off to the side. Chillet is curled up at the front in a knit hat, and a second Pal in a Santa hat peeks over the top. Soul cards live in your soul deck, not your main deck, so this one won't change how your deck plays. Most people will want it for the binder anyway.
Japan's Christmas Meetup works the same way. Bushiroad's Japanese announcement says every participant receives a Soul card with newly drawn Christmas artwork, and the event runs from December 1 to December 31, 2026.
How the tournament runs
Christmas Snowdown is a regular constructed event, not a casual draft night. Here's what Bushiroad's page lists:
- Standard Format
- 5-round Swiss, best of one
- 30 minutes per round
- It ends at the close of the round where exactly one undefeated player is left
- Bring your own legal deck. It isn't sealed or draft
- You have to register your deck log in Bushi Navi
Each official tournament store can run Christmas Snowdown once between December 1 and December 31, 2026. So your local shop will pick one date, and seats depend on how many players it can fit. Registration opened in Bushi Navi on November 10 at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. Bushiroad warns that entries can take a while to show up because of time-zone differences, so check back if your store isn't listed yet.
Getting ready
Because it's Standard Format, everything legal in a normal store tournament is legal here, including Legends Awaken. Unlike November's Legends Awaken Release Tournament, the Christmas Snowdown page doesn't list any set requirement. Your current deck works as long as it's legal and logged.
If you're still filling holes in a list, the Palworld TCG bulk orders platform compares singles and sealed product across the major stores, and the deck builder checks your copy counts before you lock in a deck log.
You can see the ESOUL-019 card page at ESOUL-019 Christmas Soul, and every other event Soul is in the Palworld TCG promo card gallery.
Sources: Bushiroad's Christmas Snowdown 2026 event page and its Japanese Bushiroad TCG strategy presentation recap. If the details change, check those first.
FAQ
What promo card do you get at the Palworld Christmas tournament?
Every Christmas Snowdown 2026 player gets one ESOUL-019 PR Soul card and an exclusive Bushi Navi flair. The champion gets a second ESOUL-019.
When is the Palworld TCG Christmas Snowdown 2026?
Each official tournament store can hold it once between December 1 and December 31, 2026. Check Bushi Navi for your store's date.
What format is Christmas Snowdown?
Standard Format, 5-round Swiss, best of one, with 30-minute rounds. You bring your own legal constructed deck and register a Bushi Navi deck log.
Is there a Christmas promo in Japan too?
Yes. Japan's Christmas Meetup runs December 1 to 31, 2026, and every participant gets a Soul card with newly drawn Christmas artwork.