Pokémon TCG Pocket players, the first Drop event of 2026 is here, and it features an adorable Full Art Mareep Promo alongside some other cool cards to make the New Year special. 

Dates

• Starts January 1, 2026
• Ends January 18, 2025

Cards obtainable in this event

Drop events let you obtain promo cards by doing solo battles in Pokémon TCG Pocket. You can solo battle against four different decks of increasing difficulty.

• Each time you win, you have between a 51% and 100% chance of getting a ‘Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2.’
• It will come with one of the five promo cards shown below, and the pack can be claimed from the ‘Gifts’ menu on the home screen.

The Mareep Promo is a Full Art version of the existing card in the Mega Rising set. Krookodile and Arcanine are alternate art reprints, while Magikarp and Swablu are altogether new cards. All of them have stamps to mark them as Promo cards.

Here are the drop rates of each promo:

• Mareep: 12.66%
• Krookodile: 15.82%
• Magikarp: 23.84%
• Arcanine: 23.84%
• Swablu: 23.84%

Mareep Drop Missions

Item Rewards

There are a variety of rewards available for each difficulty level, including XP, Hourglasses, Shinedust, and more.

• Hourglasses can be used to decrease the timers on your pack openings.
• Shinedust can be used to add Flair to your Pokémon, which is a cosmetic change only.
• When you have enough copies of a specific card, you can trade copies of it along with Shinedust in order to obtain a Sparkles: Gold Flair, which can then be used on the remaining copies of the same card.
• Once you have unlocked Sparkles: Gold Flair, you can then continue to unlock more expensive Flair.
• Typically, you obtain Shinedust by getting duplicate copies of cards.

Decks you will face in battles

Beginner: Flaaffy Deck (Mega Rising)

First-Time Rewards

• 2x Pack Hourglass
• 1x Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2
• 1x Shop ticket
• 25 XP

Chance Rewards

• 1x Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2 (51% chance)
• 25x Shinedust (100%)
• 1x Shop ticket (38.7%)

Battle Tasks

• 4x Event Hourglass: Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokémon 1 time with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokémon
• 4x Event Hourglass: Put 3 Basic Pokémon into play

Intermediate: Ampharos Deck (Mega Rising)

First-Time Rewards

• 4x Pack Hourglass
• 1x Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2
• 1x Shop ticket
• 50 XP

Chance Rewards

• 1x Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2 (64%)
• 25x Shinedust (100%)
• 1x Shop ticket (48.3%)

Battle Tasks

• 3x Event Hourglass: Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokémon 2 times with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokémon
• 4x Event Hourglass: Put a Stage 1 Pokémon into play
• 2x Event Hourglass: Win this battle with 1 or more Crimson Blaze cards included in your deck

Advanced: Mega Ampharos EX Deck (Mega Rising)

First-Time Rewards

• 6x Pack Hourglass
• 1x Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2
• 1x Shop ticket
• 75x XP

Chance Rewards

• 1x Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2 (80%)
• 25x Shinedust (100%)
• 1x Shop ticket (60.4%)

Battle Tasks

• 4x Wonder Hourglass: Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokémon 1 time with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokémon
• 4x Wonder Hourglass: Win this battle with 1 or more Mega Evolution Pokémon EX included in your deck
• 4x Wonder Hourglass: Win this battle by turn 14
• 4x Wonder Hourglass: Win this battle without your opponent getting any points

Expert: Mega Ampharos EX Deck (Mega Rising)

First-Time Rewards

• 8x Pack Hourglass
• 1x Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2
• 1x Shop ticket
• 100 XP

Chance Rewards

• 1x Promo Pack B Series Vol. 2 (100%)
• 25x Shinedust (100%)
• 1x Shop ticket (75.5%)

Battle Tasks

• 5x Wonder Hourglass: Win this battle without any Pokémon EX included in your deck
• 5x Wonder Hourglass: Win this battle with 1 or more Crimson Blaze cards included in your deck
• 5x Wonder Hourglass: Win this battle with 1 or more Mega Evolution Pokémon EX included in your deck
• 5x Wonder Hourglass: Win 5 or more battles
• 5x Wonder Hourglass: Win 10 or more battles

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