To celebrate Pokémon TCG Pocket’s 1.5 year anniversary, new in-game events and missions are available. Plus, the Pulsing Aura (B3) expansion released too! Along with the Elite Deck Gift Missions and Handy Card Collection Missions events, there’s the Special Event 2026 event. This event is a combination of a Drop Event (where Trainers earn promo packs through event solo battling) and a Missions Event. Complete these missions and you’ll be rewarded with the Forest of Pokémon deck cosmetics, Pulsing Aura booster packs, Pomo Pack B Series Vol. 7 promo packs, Zygarde ex (Promo-B 056) card, Pack Hourglasses, and more.
Pokémon TCG Pocket – Special Event 2026
Begins: Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 at 11 p.m. PT | Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 at 2 a.m. ET
Ends: Friday, May 8th, 2026 at 10:59 p.m. PT | Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 1:59 a.m. ET
Event Missions
During the event, a new tab will be added to the Mission menu. Labeled Special, you can complete up to 20 missions to earn an emblem, exchange ticket, Pulsing Aura booster packs, Promo Pack B Series Vol. 7 promo packs, Zygarde ex (Promo-B 056) card, Shinedust, Pack Hourglasses, and Wonder Hourglasses. There will also additional rewards for completing three, six, nine, 12, and 15 missions. Those rewards include the Pokémon of the Forest collection (backdrop, cover, card sleeve, and playmat) and a Sobble Pokémon coin.
Standard Missions
- Mission: Log in (Day 1)
- Reward: 1 Special Event 2026 (emblem)
- Mission: Log in (Day 2)
- Reward: 1 Pulsing Aura booster pack
- Mission: Log in (Day 3)
- Reward: 1 Pulsing Aura booster pack
- Mission: Log in (Day 4)
- Reward: 1 Pulsing Aura booster pack
- Mission: Log in (Day 5)
- Reward: 10,000 Shinedust
- Mission: Log in (Day 6)
- Reward: 10,000 Shinedust
- Mission: Log in (Day 7)
- Reward: 12 Wonder Hourglasses
- Mission: Participate in 1 battle
- Reward: 1 Promo Pack B Series Vol. 7 promo pack
- Mission: Participate in 3 battles
- Reward: 1 Promo Pack B Series Vol. 7 promo pack
- Mission: Participate in 5 battles
- Reward: 1 Promo Pack B Series Vol. 7 promo pack
- Mission: Participate in 10 battles
- Reward: Promo Card Exchange Ticket (Special Drop Event 2026)
- Mission: Participate in 20 battles
- Reward: 1 Zygarde ex (Promo-B 056) card
- Mission: Wonder pick 1 time
- Reward: 2,500 Shinedust
- Mission: Wonder pick 3 times
- Reward: 12 Wonder Hourglasses
- Mission: Wonder pick 5 times
- Reward: 12 Wonder Hourglasses
- Mission: Wonder pick 7 times
- Reward: 12 Wonder Hourglasses
- Mission: Wonder pick 10 times
- Reward: 12 Wonder Hourglasses
- Mission: Collect 25 cards
- Reward: 2,500 Shinedust
- Mission: Collect 50 cards
- Reward: 12 Pack Hourglasses
- Mission: Collect 100 cards
- Reward: 24 Pack Hourglasses
Completed Mission Milestone Rewards
- Mission: Complete 3 missions
- Reward: Pokémon of the Forest (backdrop)
- Mission: Complete 6 missions
- Reward: Pokémon fo the Forest (cover)
- Mission: Complete 9 missions
- Reward: Sobble (Pokémon coin)
- Mission: Complete 12 missions
- Reward: Pokémon of the Forest (card sleeve)
- Mission: Complete 15 missions
- Reward: Pokémon of the Forest (playmat)
Promo Card Exchange Ticket (Special Drop Event 2026)
This ticket can be earned from completing the “Participate in 10 battles” mission. Once obtained, you can go to a special Shop menu (via Shop to Limited Time / Events to Promo Cards). There, you can exchange the ticket for only one of the following cards:
- Meloetta (Promo-B 050)
- Zygarde (Promo-B 051)
- Zygarde (Promo-B 052)
- Zygarde ex (Promo-B 053)
- Eevee (Promo-B 054)
Notes:
- Availability periods and details are subject to change without warning.
- For the availability period, please see the screen of the corresponding feature or event in-game.
- If you win battles, you may be able to obtain promo packs as chance rewards. Your chance of getting promo packs is determined according to a set probability rate.
- Promo packs that you obtain will be sent to Gifts.
- If a battle ends after the event has ended, the results will not count toward the event and any rewards cannot be claimed.
- Unconsumed event stamina cannot be carried over to the next event (unused event hourglasses will not be discarded).
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Written by Jennifer Burch
Illustrator, designer, writer and big Nintendo geek, you can find Jennifer with an N3DS within reach 24/7. As the oldest of three, she has survived many Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sessions intact in addition to getting her brothers hooked on some really weird games. (Cubivore anyone?)
