Special Drop Event 2026 Guide: Best Decks to Counter
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The Special Drop Event 2026 in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket) ran from April 29, 2026 to May 9, 2026. Follow our guide to see the cards tied to Promo-B Vol. 7, which cards are best to get, and tips and strategies to complete the solo battles and their missions.
Zygarde ex Drop Event Guide
Available from April 29, 2026 ~ May 9, 2026
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The Zygarde ex Drop Event has now ended. It ran from April 29, 2026 to May 9, 2026.
This event allowed players to participate in solo AI battles featuring the Zygarde ex card, along with receiving useful rewards by completing battle-related missions.
Use Event Stamina to Participate in the Event
To participate in solo battles, you will need to use Event Stamina. Event Stamina is consumed for each win, meaning that losing won’t affect your stamina in this mode.
Additionally, you can replenish Event Stamina with Event Hourglasses, which you can earn as rewards from the beginner and intermediate solo battles, or Poke Gold.
How to Get the Event Hourglass
Special Drop Event 2026 Missions
A new set of missions have been made available for this event. Completing event missions will reward you with several useful items and cards, including Promo Packs and an Exchange Ticket. You may use the Exchange Ticket to obtain an event card from the Shop.
These event missions are only available for the duration of the event. You will no longer be able to complete them once the event ends on March 21, 2026.
Event Mission Rewards
| Mission | Reward |
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| Log in (Day 1) |  Special Event 2026 Emblem
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| Log in (Day 2) |  Pulsing Aura Pack x1 |
| Log in (Day 3) | Pulsing Aura Pack x1 |
| Log in (Day 4) | Pulsing Aura Pack x1 |
| Log in (Day 5) |  Shinedust x10,000 |
| Log in (Day 6) | Shinedust x10,000 |
| Log in (Day 7) |  Wonder Hourglass x12 |
| Participate in 1 battle | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 7 |
| Participate in 3 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 7 |
| Participate in 5 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 7 |
| Participate in 10 battles | 
Promo Card Exchange Ticket x1 |
| Participate in 20 battles |  Zygarde ex (P-B 056) x1 |
| Wonder pick 1 time | Shinedust x2,500 |
| Wonder pick 3 times | Wonder Hourglass x12 |
| Wonder pick 5 times | Wonder Hourglass x12 |
| Wonder pick 7 times | Wonder Hourglass x24 |
| Wonder pick 10 times | Wonder Hourglass x24 |
| Collect 25 cards | Shinedust x2,500 |
| Collect 50 cards |  Pack Hourglass x12 |
| Collect 100 cards | Pack Hourglass x24 |
Mission Clear Rewards
| Mission | Reward |
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| Clear 3 missions | 
Pokemon of the Forest Backdrop |
| Clear 6 missions |  Pokemon of the Forest Cover |
| Clear 9 missions |  Sobble Pokemon Coin |
| Clear 12 missions |  Pokemon of the Forest Card Sleeve |
| Clear 15 missions |  Pokemon of the Forest Playmat |
Exclusive Zygarde ex Drop Event Cards
| Zygarde ex Drop Event Promo Cards (Promo-B Vol. 7) |
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You can also get a Promo Zygarde ex card along with other promo cards from Promo-B Vol. 7 as a Zygarde ex Drop Event reward.
You have a chance to get this pack whenever you complete a match against the AI, but expert battles are guaranteed to reward you with this pack, so it is a good idea to farm these matches to collect all the cards!
Best Cards to Pull in Zygarde ex Drop Event
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Zygarde ex is the best card to draw in the event, as it is a powerful ex card that you can build a deck around.
The Eevee card in this pack is also good to pull since it can evolve immediately during the turn it is put into play. You may use this when running an Eeveelution card, such as the recently released Vaporeon ex.
Open Promo Packs in Gift Menu
Whenever you receive a promo pack as a reward, you can open it in your gift list found in the upper right of the main menu.
A pack only contains one of the available promo cards, so try to get and open as many packs as you can!
Zygarde ex Drop Event Strategy Guide
Zygarde ex Drop Event Deck List
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In Event Solo Battles, you can battle against different decks that scale on difficulty. Once you have defeated a deck, the next deck will be unlocked containing harder cards than the last.
There are only 4 levels of Solo Battle: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert—with Expert giving you a guaranteed card pack pull from the event.
Use Fast and Powerful Pokemon
Zygarde ex has a steep attack cost, which can make it slow to set up. You may use Pokemon with powerful attacks and low Energy requirements to counter the opponent.
Overwrite Their Stadium Card
The Expert Deck has Arena of Antiquity, which boosts damage against ex Pokemon.
If you wish to bring ex Pokemon into the battle, you can use a Stadium card of your own in order to cancel out the effects of their active Stadium. The Peculiar Plaza is best used if you're using a Psychic-type deck. Otherwise, Mesagoza is a good pick.
Zygarde ex Drop Event Best Decks and Counters
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Non-ex Deck
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 Rampardos and Lucario Deck Types:
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Strengths: • Rampardos's low-cost attack can OHKO most Pokemon and deal meaningful damage to Pokemon who can tank it. • Lucario can help Rampardos get important KOs. • Very energy-efficient with low-cost Attacks. Weaknesses: • Makes use of Stage 2 Pokemon, which may require multiple turns to set up. • Makes use of Fossil Pokemon, which are difficult to set up. |
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This deck makes use of Hitmonchan as an early-game attacker while Rampardos gets set up on the Bench. Rare Candy can be used to quickly set up Rampardos for an explosive 130 damage Head Smash as early as turn 2. Meanwhile, Lucario manly functions as support on the Bench, boosting the power of your Pokemon by 20. This boost can increase to 40 when there are two Lucarios in play.
The deck runs a single copy of Cranidos who has an inexpensive Attack, and also benefits from Lucario's damage buff.
Red is used for when your Lucario's Fighting Coach damage buff isn't enough, while Lillie is used to keep your Rampardos healthy.
The deck also runs Guzma to get rid of pesky tool cards, and Iono to help refresh your hand and disrupt your opponent.
Best Rampardos Decks and Card List
Mega Evolution ex Pulsing Aura Deck
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 Mega Sceptile ex and Pheromosa Deck Deck Type:
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Strengths: • Mega Sceptile ex can deal 140 damage per turn in total with only 2 Energy. • Pheromosa can deal useful chip damage to both Active and Benched Pokemon. • Quick-Grow Extract and Fragrant Forest help search the deck for Pokemon cards. Weaknesses: • Discards an Energy whenever you use Terminating Tail, making it hard to set up your Benched Mega Sceptile ex. |
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Pheromosa acts as this deck's early-game attacker. It deals chip damage to the opponent's Active and Benched Pokemon, which is useful for getting them to KO range or using Cyrus.
Mega Sceptile ex is the main damage-dealer. It can deal 140 damage with both Terminating Tail and inflicting Poison. You may find evolution cards quickly with Quick-Grow Extract.
Best Mega Sceptile ex Decks and Card List
Mega Evolution ex Psychic Deck
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 Mega Altaria ex and Indeedee ex Deck Deck Type:
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Strengths: • Mega Harmony can deal up to 130 damage with a full Bench for only 2 Energy. • Easy conditions for maximizing Mega Harmony's damage output. • Indeedee ex can keep Mega Altaria ex healthy. Weaknesses: • Very weak to Pom-Pom Oricorio, which cannot be damaged by most Pokemon in the deck. |
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With a full Bench, Mega Altaria ex can deal 130 damage to opponents, and it's fairly easy to set up. You can use Professor's Research, Poke Ball, and May to try to get all your Basic Pokemon into your hand as soon as possible.
Your attacker in the Active Spot can be kept healthy with Indeedee ex's Watch Over Ability. If you have two Indeedee ex on your Bench, you can heal up to 40 damage every turn. Additionally, Indeedee ex is a decent enough secondary attacker that can deal good damage to Pokemon with expensive Attack Costs.
Although you'd want Mega Altaria ex as your primary attacker, Giratina ex is in this deck as another offensive option in case you need to swap Mega Altaria ex out.
Best Mega Altaria ex Decks and Card List
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