Pokemon TCG Pocket Mega Heracross ex Drop Event Goes Live Today With Five Free Alt-Art Promos on Offer
The Mega Heracross ex Drop Event is live in Pokemon TCG Pocket as of the May 12 reset and runs through May 22. Players can clear four Solo Battles to earn five alternate art Promo Pack B Series cards, with the headline being the Mega Heracross ex itself.
Mega Heracross ex Lands in Pocket on the Tuesday Reset
Pokemon TCG Pocket players got their May headline event on schedule. As of the Tuesday, May 12 server reset, the Mega Heracross ex Drop Event is officially live in app, running through May 22, 2026. The shop items linger for an additional week after the event ends so players can spend any tickets they have banked. This is the second Mega Pokemon drop event under the Pulsing Aura content roadmap, and the format follows the now-familiar Solo Battle progression.
How the Event Is Structured
The Drop event is built around four Solo Battles arranged from Beginner up to Expert difficulty:
- Beginner - guaranteed first-time pack reward, low pack-on-repeat odds
- Intermediate - higher repeat pack odds, modest ticket payout
- Advanced - the bulk of efficient pack farming once you have a tuned deck
- Expert - highest pack drop rate on repeat, hardest AI
Each battle hands out a guaranteed pack the first time you clear it, and additional Battle Tasks layer on top of that for extra rewards.
The Five Alt-Art Promo Cards on Offer
The headline prize is access to the five alternate art Promo Pack B Series cards, available for free during the event window by completing Solo Battles and Battle Tasks. The leader of the pack and the cover image for the event is the exclusive Mega evolution itself:
- Mega Heracross ex - the chase Mega evolution, exclusive to the Promo Pack B series
- Four supporting alt-art Promos covering Bug, Fighting, and rotation-relevant utility Pokemon
Best Deck Approaches
Early community testing has converged on a few proven approaches for the Expert tier:
- Stage 2 Mega centric builds using Mega Lucario ex or Mega Sceptile from the Pulsing Aura expansion as your closer
- Fast aggressive single-prize decks that race the AI before it can set up its bench
- Trainer-heavy disruption using the new gold-frame Trainers to lock the AI out of energy attachments
"The most efficient farming path is to clear all four battles once for guaranteed packs, then run Expert on repeat for highest drop odds. Beginner is a trap once you have decks tuned."
What to Spend Tickets On
The event shop is loaded with display-track cosmetics and emblem unlocks. For collectors focused on the album, prioritize the alt-art Promo Pack B redemptions before sinking tickets into sleeves or playmats. Those promos are only available during this window, while cosmetic items have historically returned in later event shop rotations.
Timing and Schedule Notes
The event runs May 12 through May 22, with the shop window extending one week beyond the close to use any banked tickets. That gives you a clean ten days of farming and a buffer to spend rewards. Players who burned all their event stamina on the Pulsing Aura launch wave should still have plenty of runway to clear the full reward track here.