Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event is live from October 15 to October 25, 2026, with five new Promo-B cards available through Solo Battles. The headline reward is Mega Garchomp ex, joined by Falinks, Gible, Gabite and Delcatty in Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13.
The event gives you four battle difficulties, repeatable promo-pack drops, one-off battle rewards and a short set of participation missions. There is also a Promo Card Exchange Ticket after 10 battles, which gives you a guaranteed way to pick one of the five event promos instead of relying entirely on random packs.
Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event dates
The Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event battles run from October 15 at 6:00 UTC until October 25 at 6:00 UTC. In the UK, that is 7 a.m. BST on October 15 through 6 a.m. GMT on October 25, because the clocks change on the final morning.
The event shop remains available after the battles close. Promo Card Exchange Ticket options are listed through November 1, giving you extra time to spend the ticket earned from the participation missions.
All five Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 cards
| Promo card | Promo-B number | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Falinks | 096/P-B | Random Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 or exchange ticket |
| Gible | 097/P-B | Random Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 or exchange ticket |
| Gabite | 098/P-B | Random Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 or exchange ticket |
| Mega Garchomp ex | 099/P-B | Random Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 or exchange ticket |
| Delcatty | 100/P-B | Random Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 or exchange ticket |
Every promo pack contains one card from this five-card pool. During the Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event, repeated wins give you more chances at the card you still need, while the exchange ticket can rescue a stubborn missing slot.
Promo pack drop rates by difficulty
In the Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event, Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 becomes more likely as the battle tier rises. Farm the highest difficulty you can clear consistently; Expert gives a guaranteed promo pack after every win.
| Difficulty | Promo pack chance | First-time Pack Hourglasses | First-time XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 51% | 2 | 25 XP |
| Intermediate | 64% | 4 | 50 XP |
| Advanced | 80% | 6 | 75 XP |
| Expert | 100% | 8 | 100 XP |
Each difficulty also gives one Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 and one Shop Ticket the first time you clear it. If your aim is simply to collect all five promos, Expert is the best place to farm once your deck can clear it reliably.
All Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event missions
The limited-time missions are based on participation rather than wins. That makes them easy to complete while you work through the four battle tiers and their separate Battle Tasks.
| Mission | Reward |
|---|---|
| Participate in 1 battle | 1 Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 |
| Participate in 3 battles | 1 Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 |
| Participate in 5 battles | 1 Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 |
| Participate in 10 battles | 1 Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 |
| Participate in 10 battles | 1 Promo Card Exchange Ticket |
| Participate in 15 battles | 1 Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13 |
Completing all participation missions gives you five extra promo packs plus the exchange ticket. The Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event also has Battle Tasks attached to each difficulty, with Event Hourglasses on the lower tiers and Wonder Hourglasses on Advanced and Expert.
How the Promo Card Exchange Ticket works
After participating in 10 battles in the Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event, you receive one event-specific Promo Card Exchange Ticket. The event shop lists all five promo cards for one ticket each, so you can choose a single card directly.
It is best saved until you know which card the packs refuse to give you. Opening your earned and farmed packs first avoids spending the ticket on a card that drops naturally a few battles later.
Which battle should you farm?
Expert is the best farm for the Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event because its promo pack is guaranteed after a win. Advanced is still useful while you are building a deck for Expert, with an 80% promo-pack chance if Expert wins are still inconsistent.
Beginner and Intermediate are mainly useful for their first-time rewards and Battle Tasks once the higher tiers are unlocked. The Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event Expert tier then adds five tougher objectives: win without Pokémon ex, win with a Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, deal at least 100 damage in one attack, win five battles and win ten battles.
How to get Mega Garchomp ex
Mega Garchomp ex can drop randomly from Promo Pack B Series Vol. 13. The card is Promo-B 099 and has 220 HP with the 190-damage Falling Edge attack, which discards two random Energy from Mega Garchomp ex after attacking.
If random packs never produce it, the 10-battle exchange ticket gives you a guaranteed route. That makes Mega Garchomp ex obtainable without needing a particular random pull, provided you complete enough battles before the event closes and spend the ticket during the exchange period.
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