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Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Guide: Best Decks to Counter

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Pokemon TCG Pocket - Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event

The Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket) ran from August 12, 2026 to August 22, 2026. Follow our guide to see the cards tied to Promo-B Vol. 11, which cards are best to get, and tips and strategies to complete the solo battles and their missions.

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Drop Event Guide
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Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Guide

Available from August 12, 2026 ~ August 22, 2026

Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Overview

	Battle Rules
	Maximum of 50 Turns 3 points to win No time limit per turn
Group	Deck Set	Deck Type(s)
Event
Best Counter	Difficulty	Event Dates
(Weakness)	1★~4★	Aug 12 ~ Aug 22

The Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event ran from August 12, 2026 to August 22, 2026.

This event allowed players to participate in solo AI battles featuring the Mega Houndoom 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
Participate in 1 battle	Promo Pack B Series Vol. 11
Participate in 3 battles	Promo Pack B Series Vol. 11
Participate in 5 battles	Promo Pack B Series Vol. 11
Participate in 10 battles	Promo Pack B Series Vol. 11
Participate in 15 battles	Promo Pack B Series Vol. 11
Participate in 10 battles	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 August 22, 2026.

Exclusive Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Cards

Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Promo Cards (Promo-B Vol. 11)
Mega Houndoom ex	Carvanha	Pikachu
Noivern	Skitty	-

You can also get a Promo Mega Houndoom ex card along with other promo cards from Promo-B Vol. 11 as a Mega Houndoom 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!

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Best Cards to Pull in Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event

Best Cards to Draw from the Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event
Mega Houndoom ex	Carvanha

Mega Houndoom ex is the best card to pull for in this event. It is a fairly strong Mega Evolution ex card that can be used as a main attacker.

Carvanha may also be good to pull for. It can damage Benched Pokemon, which can be useful if paired with Cyrus.

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!

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Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Strategy Guide

Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Deck List

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Intermediate

Advanced

Expert

Houndoom Deck (Ruler of the Skies) Card List
Aipom ×2	Hoothoot ×2	Magmar ×1	Growlithe ×1
Vulpix ×1	Cyndaquil ×2	Quilava ×1	Slugma ×2
Sentret ×2	Ponyta ×1	Houndour ×2	Houndoom ×1
Poke Ball ×2

Houndoom Deck (Ruler of the Skies) Solo Battle Guide

Houndoom Deck (Ruler of the Skies) Card List
Hoothoot ×1	Noctowl ×1	Cyndaquil ×2	Quilava ×1
Slugma ×1	Magcargo ×1	Ho-Oh ×1	Sentret ×1
Furret ×1	Miltank ×1	Ponyta ×1	Rapidash ×1
Houndour ×2	Houndoom ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2

Houndoom Deck (Ruler of the Skies) Solo Battle Guide

Mega Houndoom ex Deck (Ruler of the Skies) Card List
Cyndaquil ×2	Quilava ×2	Typhlosion ×1	Flame Patch ×1
Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon ×1	Victini ×1	Ponyta ×2	Rapidash ×2
Houndour ×2	X Speed ×1	Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Mega Houndoom ex ×1

Mega Houndoom ex Deck (Ruler of the Skies) Solo Battle Guide

Mega Houndoom ex Deck (Ruler of the Skies) Card List
Moltres ex ×2	Giant Cape ×2	Mars ×1	Flame Patch ×2
Copycat ×1	Victini ×2	Houndour ×2	X Speed ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2	Mega Houndoom ex ×2

Mega Houndoom ex Deck (Ruler of the Skies) Solo Battle Guide

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 Water-Type Pokemon

It is best to attack and land KOs quickly before Mega Houndoom ex is properly set up. Use Water-type Pokemon with low Attack Costs in order to counter the opponent's deck with a Type advantage.

Increase Your Pokemon's Max HP

Mega Houndoom ex's Grimhound Flare can deal a great amount of damage if your opponent is lucky with their coin flips. You may want to increase your Pokemon's HP with Pokemon Tools in order to avoid being in KO range.

KO Houndour Before It Evolves

You may try to KO Houndour early to prevent it from evolving to Mega Houndoom ex. If it is on the Bench, you may bring it to the Active Spot using Sabrina or Cyrus.

Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Best Decks and Counters

Auto-Battle Water-Type Deck

Mega Evolution ex Ruler of the Skies Deck

Mega Evolution ex Grass-Type Deck

Mega Sharpedo ex and Chien-Pao ex Deck


Magikarp ×2	Gyarados ×2		Mantyke ×2	Chien-Pao ex ×1
Carvanha ×2	Mega Sharpedo ex ×2		Cyrus ×1	Copycat ×1
Lisia ×1	Wallace ×2		Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	Magikarp x 2 (Mew Pack)
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	No cards needed from this expansion.
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	Gyarados x 2 (Lugia Pack)
Secluded Springs	Mantyke x 2 (Suicune Pack)
Mega Rising	Copycat x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack) Lisia x 1 (Mega Altaria Pack)
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Fantastical Parade	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paldean Wonders	Chien-Pao ex x 1 (Paldea Pack)
Mega Shine	No cards needed from this expansion.
Pulsing Aura	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paradox Drive	No cards needed from this expansion.
Everyday Wonders	Wallace x 2 (Picnic Pack)
Ruler of the Skies	Carvanha x 2 (Mega Rayquaza Pack) Mega Sharpedo ex x 2 (Mega Rayquaza Pack)
Team Rocket's Ambition	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Mega Sharpedo ex becomes a low-cost battery for Chien-Pao ex through Turbo Shark. With no retreat cost, it can also easily switch with Chien-Pao ex once it accumulates enough Energy for Diving Icicles to finish off damaged opponents.

Small Balloon is best used on Chien-Pao ex, so it can immediately switch with Mega Sharpedo ex after attacking.

Best Mega Sharpedo ex Decks and Card List

Alternative Deck: Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck

Suicune ex ×2	Frigibax ×2		Baxcalibur ×2	Chien-Pao ex ×1
Giant Cape ×2	Pokemon Center Lady ×1		Rare Candy ×2	Inflatable Boat ×1
Copycat ×1	Soothing Shore ×1		Team Rocket's Boss ×1	Poke Ball ×2
Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Giant Cape x 2 (Dialga Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	Pokemon Center Lady x 1 (Shiny Charizard Pack)
Celestial Guardians	Rare Candy x 2 (Any Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	Suicune ex x 2 (Suicune Pack) Inflatable Boat x 1 (Suicune Pack)
Mega Rising	Copycat x 1 (Mega Gyarados Pack)
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Fantastical Parade	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paldean Wonders	Frigibax x 2 (Paldea Pack) Baxcalibur x 2 (Paldea Pack) Chien-Pao ex x 1 (Paldea Pack)
Mega Shine	No cards needed from this expansion.
Pulsing Aura	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paradox Drive	No cards needed from this expansion.
Everyday Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Ruler of the Skies	Soothing Shore x 1 (Mega Rayquaza Pack)
Team Rocket's Ambition	Team Rocket's Boss x 1 (Team Rocket Pack)
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Chien-Pao ex is played with Baxcalibur in this deck. The deck's main objective is to accelerate Energy to Chien-Pao ex and KO threats before they are able to set up.

Best Chien-Pao ex Decks and Card List

Mega Rayquaza ex and Altaria Deck

Altaria ×2	Swablu ×2		Dratini ×2	Dragonair ×2
Mega Rayquaza ex ×2	Drampa ×2		Skyla ×2	Rainbow Cave ×2
Poke Ball ×2	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	No cards needed from this expansion.
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	Altaria x 2 (Suicune Pack)
Mega Rising	Swablu x 2 (Mega Altaria Pack)
Crimson Blaze	No cards needed from this expansion.
Fantastical Parade	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paldean Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Shine	No cards needed from this expansion.
Pulsing Aura	No cards needed from this expansion.
Paradox Drive	No cards needed from this expansion.
Everyday Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Ruler of the Skies	Dratini x 2 (Mega Rayquaza Pack) Dragonair x 2 (Mega Rayquaza Pack) Mega Rayquaza ex x 2 (Mega Rayquaza Pack) Drampa x 2 (Mega Rayquaza Pack) Skyla x 2 (Mega Rayquaza Pack) Rainbow Cave x 2 (Mega Rayquaza Pack)
Team Rocket's Ambition	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	Poke Ball x 2 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Altaria or Drampa can be used as early-game attackers as Mega Rayquaza ex is being set up in the Bench. A combination of Rainbow Cave and Dragonair is then used to generate more Energy for Mega Rayquaza ex.

Once there's enough Energy in play, put it in the Active Spot and have it attack the opponent's Pokemon. While attacking will discard all of its Energy, you may be able to immediately attack again in the next turn if you have at least 1 Dragonair in your Bench.

Best Mega Rayquaza ex Decks and Card List

Mega Sceptile ex and Teal Mask Ogerpon ex Deck

Teal Mask Ogerpon ex ×1	Celebi ×1		Treecko ×2	Grovyle ×2
Sceptile ×1	Mega Sceptile ex ×1		Cyrus ×1	Lillie ×1
Copycat ×2	Quick-Grow Extract ×2		Field Blower ×1	Fragrant Forest ×2
X Speed ×1	Professor's Research ×2
Energy Used		Scan Code Save image to scan in-game.

Expansions	Cards to Get and Packs to Open
Genetic Apex (A1)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mythical Island (A1a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Spacetime Smackdown (A2)	Cyrus x 1 (Palkia Pack)
Triumphant Light (A2a)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Shining Revelry (A2b)	No cards needed from this expansion.
Celestial Guardians	Lillie x 1 (Solgaleo Pack)
Extradimensional Crisis	No cards needed from this expansion.
Eevee Grove	No cards needed from this expansion.
Wisdom of Sky and Sea	No cards needed from this expansion.
Secluded Springs	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Rising	Copycat x 2 (Mega Gyarados Pack)
Crimson Blaze	Quick-Grow Extract x 2 (Mega Charizard Pack)
Fantastical Parade	Teal Mask Ogerpon ex x 1 (Mega Gardevoir Pack)
Paldean Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Mega Shine	No cards needed from this expansion.
Pulsing Aura	Celebi x 1 (Mega Lucario Pack) Treecko x 2 (Mega Lucario Pack) Grovyle x 2 (Mega Lucario Pack) Sceptile x 1 (Mega Lucario Pack) Mega Sceptile ex x 1 (Mega Lucario Pack) Field Blower x 1 (Mega Lucario Pack) Fragrant Forest x 2 (Mega Lucario Pack)
Paradox Drive	No cards needed from this expansion.
Everyday Wonders	No cards needed from this expansion.
Ruler of the Skies	No cards needed from this expansion.
Team Rocket's Ambition	No cards needed from this expansion.
Promo-A	X Speed x 1 (Promo-A Pack) Professor's Research x 2 (Promo-A Pack)
Promo-B	No cards needed from this expansion.

Mega Sceptile ex is the primary attacker of the deck, who can deal up to 140 damage with Terminating Tail and Poison inflicted. You may find evolution cards quickly with Quick-Grow Extract.

This deck runs 0 Poke Balls and instead relies on Fragrant Forest to find your Basic Pokemon.

Best Mega Sceptile ex Decks and Card List

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Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Guide

Available from August 12, 2026 ~ August 22, 2026

Use Event Stamina to Participate in the Event

Clear Event Missions

Exclusive Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Cards

Best Cards to Pull in Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event

Open Promo Packs in Gift Menu

Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Strategy Guide

Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Deck List

Use Fast Water-Type Pokemon

Increase Your Pokemon's Max HP

KO Houndour Before It Evolves

Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event Best Decks and Counters

Mega Sharpedo ex and Chien-Pao ex Deck

Alternative Deck: Chien-Pao ex and Baxcalibur Deck

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