Pokémon TCG Pocket: Best deck for the Raichu ex Drop event

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The newest Pokémon TCG Pocket event starts today, October 6th, and runs until October 16, 2025. The event highlights Raichu ex, a strong Lightning-type Pokémon card. While not as versatile as Alolan Raichu ex, it’s a great addition to any Lightning-focused deck.

To join Battle Events, you’ll need event stamina, which refills slowly – one gem every 12 hours. The good news is you don’t lose stamina if you’re defeated! You can speed up the refill with Event Hourglasses, earned by winning battles for the first time and through other rewards. Each battle also offers Battle Tasks for extra prizes and a chance to win rare promo cards through Chance Rewards.

This guide will help you beat the Raichu ex decks in the current Pokémon TCG Pocket event and earn all the available rewards. We’ll cover the most effective decks to use, as well as details on all the event missions, tasks, and prizes.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Raichu ex event: Best deck

Raichu ex, and a lot of the cards used with it in this event, are vulnerable to Fighting-type attacks. Usually, Fighting decks are slow to get going, but Passimian ex (from the Celestial Guardians set) changes that. That’s why we’re highlighting this Passimian deck – it’s one of the strongest currently used in the Pokémon TCG Pocket meta.

  •  Passimian ex (2) 
  •  Geodude (2) 
  •  Graveler 
  •  Golem (2) – Mythical Island 
  •  Brock (2) 
  •  Leaf (2) 
  •  Professor’s Research (2) 
  •  Pokémon Communication (2) 
  •  Poké Ball (2) 
  •  Rare Candy (2) 
  •  Rocky Helmet 

The new Celestial Guardians set has significantly boosted Fighting-type decks, most notably with the introduction of Passimian ex – the first Basic Pokémon ex of its kind. Passimian ex also has a useful ability: when it’s Knocked Out, you can move all its Energy cards to another Pokémon, quickly powering up a Pokémon on your Bench.

The Mythical Island’s Golem deck addresses a key weakness of Passimian ex: its low damage output. Golem packs a powerful punch and has a lot of health. While using Passimian ex as a way to absorb damage and build energy can be risky, including Brock in the deck makes it much more reliable. This allows you to quickly get Golem into play and defeat your opponent’s Pokémon. This strategy is both fast and consistent, which is crucial in the current competitive Pokémon environment.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Raichu ex event: Best low rarity deck

I’ve been checking out the Alolan Ninetales event, and some of the challenges are really interesting! They want you to win battles using *only* cards with ♢, ♢♢, or ♢♢♢ rarities. That’s a bit tricky because it basically means no Pokémon ex cards allowed! But honestly, there’s one deck that immediately jumped out as a good option, and it looks like it could be a lot of fun to play.

  • Oricorio (2) – Pom-Pom 
  • Tapu Koko (2) 
  • Shaymin (2) – Triumphant Light/Sky Forme 
  • Professor’s Research (2) 
  • Sabrina (2) 
  • Giovanni (2) 
  • Pokémon Communication (2) 
  • Poké Ball (2) 
  • Potion (2) 
  • Giant Cape (2)

Oricorio is a useful card that completely blocks damage from Pokémon ex, and Tapu Koko lets you switch Pokémon after attacking, bringing Oricorio back into play for your opponent’s next turn. This is especially helpful against decks featuring Raichu ex – a Pokémon the AI often chooses – because you can effectively stop all of its attacks with this combination.

Shaymin in its Sky Forme is key to this deck’s strategy. It eliminates the cost of switching Oricorio out of battle, letting you freely swap between Oricorio and Tapu Koko. By gradually damaging your opponent, you’ll likely secure a victory.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Raichu ex Drop Event: All tasks and rewards 

Similar to previous events like the Drop events, the Raichu ex Drop Event challenges players with a set of solo battles that get harder as you progress. Just like before, you can earn a special Raichu ex promo card, and there’s also a new promo pack available with cards to help improve your decks.

The Raichu ex Drop Event lets players battle a computer in four solo matches, ranging from easy to hard. Besides regular rewards, each battle has unique challenges, like defeating Pokémon of certain types, using specific card rarities, or winning quickly. You can complete each challenge only once.

Here are all Raichu ex Drop Event Battle Tasks and their rewards:

Beginner

  • Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokémon 1 time with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokémon — Event Hourglass x4 
  • Put 3 Basic Pokémon into play — Event Hourglass x4

Intermediate 

  • Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokémon 2 times with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokémon — Event Hourglass x3
  • Put a Stage 1 Pokémon into play — Event Hourglass x4
  • Win this battle by turn 14 — Event Hourglass x4

Advanced 

  • Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokémon 2 times with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokémon — Wonder Hourglass x4
  • Win this battle using a deck where all Pokémon cards are of ♢, ♢♢, and/or ♢♢♢ rarity — Wonder Hourglass x4
  • Win this battle by turn 14 — Wonder Hourglass x4
  • Win this battle without your opponent getting any points — Wonder Hourglass x4

Expert 

  • Win this battle using a deck where all Pokémon cards are of ♢, ♢♢, and/or ♢♢♢ rarity — Wonder Hourglass x5
  • Win this battle by turn 12 — Pack Hourglass x5
  • Win this battle without your opponent getting any points — Wonder Hourglass x5
  • Win 10 or more battles — Wonder Hourglass x5
  • Win 20 or more battles — Wonder Hourglass x5

During the event, players receive rewards for completing a battle for the first time. They also have a chance to win additional rewards after each victory, with better rewards available at higher difficulty levels. The odds of receiving specific rewards vary.

Here are the first-time rewards for each difficulty level: 

  • Beginner: Pack Hourglass x2, Promo Pack, Shop Ticket
  • Intermediate: Pack Hourglass x4, Promo Pack, Shop Ticket
  • Advanced: Pack Hourglass x6, Promo Pack, Shop Ticket
  • Expert: Pack Hourglass x8, Promo Pack, Shop Ticket

Here’s a breakdown of the bonus rewards you can earn at each difficulty level, and how often you’ll receive them after a game:

  • Beginner: Promo Pack (51%), Shinedust x25 (100%), Shop Ticket (38.7%) 
  • Intermediate: Promo Pack (64%), Shinedust x25 (100%), Shop Ticket (48.3%) 
  • Advanced: Promo Pack (80%), Shinedust x25 (100%), Shop Ticket (60.4%)
  • Expert: Promo Pack (100%), Shinedust x25 (100%), Shop Ticket (75.5%)

Pokémon TCG Pocket Raichu ex Drop Event: All Promo Cards

During the Raichu ex Drop Event, any Promo Packs you earn will be added to the ‘Gifts’ section on the app’s home screen. You can open these packs one at a time, and each one will give you a random card from a selection of five. Every card has an equal 20% chance of appearing, meaning you have the same odds of getting a Raichu ex as you do a Horsea.

Here’s the full list of cards in the Raichu ex Drop Event Promo Pack:

  • Pikachu
  • Raichu ex
  • Mimikyu
  • Machamp
  • Regigigas 

The biggest strength of Raichu ex is its powerful attack – it deals a lot of damage with only two energy, though it does inflict 30 damage to itself. While it’s more specialized than Alolan Raichu ex and needs Lightning-type energy to function, it’s an excellent addition to a deck focused on Lightning-type attacks.

Pikachu stands out because it has a move that usually does 20 damage, but can do 50 if a coin flip comes up heads – though it costs two energy to use. The promotional Machamp also has a special move, Hurricane Punch, which deals 50 damage for each heads you get when flipping a coin four times. All the other promotional cards just have different artwork and are otherwise identical to the regular versions, with no changes to their moves or stats.

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2025-10-06 17:50