Mega Heracross ex Drop Event Guide: Best Decks to Counter
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The Mega Heracross ex Drop Event in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket) ran from May 12, 2026 to May 22, 2026. Follow our guide to see the cards tied to Promo-B Vol. 8, which cards are best to get, and tips and strategies to complete the solo battles and their missions.
Mega Heracross ex Drop Event Guide
Available from May 12, 2026 ~ May 22, 2026
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The Mega Heracross ex Drop Event has now ended. It ran from May 12, 2026 to May 22, 2026.
This event allows players to participate in solo AI battles featuring the Mega Heracross 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
Clear Event Missions
| Mission | Reward |
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| Participate in 1 battle | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 8 |
| Participate in 3 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 8 |
| Participate in 5 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 8 |
| Participate in 10 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 8 |
| Participate in 15 battles | Promo Pack B Series Vol. 8 |
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Promo Card Exchange Ticket x1 |
A new set of missions have been made available for this event. Completing event missions will reward you with 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 May 22, 2026.
Exclusive Mega Heracross ex Drop Event Cards
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You can also get a Promo Mega Heracross ex card along with other promo cards from Promo-B Vol. 8 as a Mega Heracross 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 Mega Heracross ex Drop Event
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Mega Heracross ex is the best card to draw in the event, as it is a powerful ex card that you can build a deck around.
Dwebble is also good to pull since it functions differently from other Dwebble cards. It has a useful Ability that allows it to tank damage more effectively before it evolves.
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!
Mega Heracross ex Drop Event Strategy Guide
Mega Heracross 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 Fire-Types
You may use Fire-type Pokemon with fast setups in order to counter Mega Heracross ex. Shining Revelry Charizard ex and Mega Blaziken ex can be good options.
Alternatively, you may use Mega Charizard Y to aim for the OHKO. You may pair it with Moltres ex in order to accelerate its Energy.
KO Snivy and Servine Before They Evolve
Serperior's Jungle Totem allows Mega Heracross ex to attack for only 2 Energy. You may KO its pre-evolutions before it can use its Ability.
You may attack them while they are Benched or use Sabrina or Cyrus to bring them to the Active Spot.
Increase HP or Reduce Damage
Mega Heracross ex has a high damage output, allowing it to OHKO Pokemon with lower HP. You may increase your Pokemon's HP with a Pokemon Tool in order to survive one Dynamic Horn attack.
Alternatively, you may reduce the damage that you take with a Pokemon Tool, move effect, or Ability. You may also nullify damage from Mega Heracross ex entirely with Pom-Pom Style Oricorio. Do note that it can still be damaged by the opponent's non-ex Pokemon.
Mega Heracross ex Drop Event Best Decks and Counters
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Mega Evolution ex Fire Deck
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 Mega Blaziken ex and Sunny Form Castform Deck Deck Type:
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Strengths: • Can deal a sizeable 120 damage for only 2 Energy with Mega Burning. • Sunny Form Castform has an inexpensive Attack with easy conditions to meet. Weaknesses: • Discards an Energy whenever you use Mega Burning, making it difficult to set up other attackers. |
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Mega Blaziken ex is the deck's primary attacker. It has an attack that can deal great damage and inflict Burn for only two Energy.
Sunny Form Castform can also hold its own as a single-pont attacker. It synergizes with the deck's Stadium cards, allowing it to deal 30-50 damage for only 1 Energy.
Best Mega Blaziken ex Decks and Card List
Non-ex Deck
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Strengths: • Type: Null is guaranteed to be your first Basic Pokemon. • Several cards in the deck can help you quickly evolve Type:Null and the Skull Fossil to their fully evolved forms. • This deck does not require a lot of Energy. Weaknesses: • Silvally relies on using Supporter cards in order to do a lot of damage. |
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Type: Null is guaranteed to be your Basic Pokemon upon starting a match, since it's the only Basic Pokemon in this deck. You should be able to evolve it quickly with the help of Gladion and Professor's Research.
Once you have Silvally on hand, it's recommended to use Supporter cards every turn in order to boost your attack's damage to 100.
Rampardos allows you to have a bulkier Pokemon in your deck that can do a lot of damage without too much setup. You can get this Pokemon in this deck by using Rare Candy on a Skull Fossil. However, keep in mind that Rampardos is weak to Grass, so you will have to be careful in putting it in the Active Spot.
Best Rampardos Decks and Card List
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