The newest Pokemon game,Pokemon TCG Pocket, has only been available for a week, but has already started its second event. With the Wonder Pick event ongoing, the Lapras ex Event introduces two new Pokemon cards and several alternative rt treatments for others.
The event guide isn’t clear on a lot of details, only that you have a chance of earning promo packs with randomized promo cards from a new set of solo battles locked behind a cooldown timer. Fortunately we’ve already looked into the event, and have all the details you need to earn the powerful new Lapras ex promo.
What Is The Lapras ex Event?
The Lapras ex event is a Solo Battle event that runs fromNovember 5th 2024 until November 18th, 2024, giving players just two weeks to earn the exclusive Lapras ex promo card. While the event is live, a new set of Solo Battles is available that allows you to play against various Lapras-based decks of different difficulties. Each win has a chance to earn youShop tickets,Shinedust, and Promo Pack A Series Vol. 1 packs.
Lapras ex Event New Items
The Lapras ex Event introduces a variety of new cards and other items. Event Hourglasses work similarly toPack Hourglasses, reducing the cooldown to recover Event Stamina.Each Event Hourglass reduces the cooldown by 12 hours, which is enough to regain a full Event Stamina and play another Battle.
The event also introducestwo new Pokemon cards: Lapras ex and Mankey. Lapras ex has 140 HP and the Bubble Drain attack, which deals 80 damage and heals 20 damage from Lapras ex, at the cost of three Energy.Mankey is functionally new compared to the version in Genetic Apexpacks: It has 50 HP instead of 60, and the Reckless Charge attack deals 30 damage to your opponent’s Active Pokemon and 10 damage to itself.
The Promo Packs can also containPikachu, Butterfree, and Clefairycards, which arefunctionally the same as the ones in Genetic Apexbut feature alternate art and the promo stamp on the bottom right side of the art. All of the Lapras ex event decks also featurenew Meowth Accessories, which are unavailable to players. The sleeves and playmat feature the same art as the Wonder Pick event binder cover, while the coin is brand new.
Lapras ex Event Battles
There arefour Lapras ex Event Solo Battlesavailable, each with its own missions and rewards. Each one costs one Event Stamina to play, and that Stamina is spent regardless of whether you win.
Beginner - Lapras Deck
The beginner Lapras deck is a simple deck featuring mostly Basic Pokemon, with a few Stage 1 Pokemon making an appearance.Of the 18 Pokemon in this deck, 17 are weak to Lightning, so this is a good time to pull out your Lt. Surge or Pikachu ex deck.
This deck is pretty weak and the AI controlling it isn’t very good, so you should be able to do this one with any deck that isn’t weak to Water without much issue.
This deck has two Battle Tasks that can be completed once for rewards. There is also a chance each time you win of earning oneShop ticket, 25 Shinedust, or one Promo Pack A Series Vol. 1 pack.
Pack Hourglass x2
Shinedust x50
Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokemon one time with an attack from a Lightning-type Pokemon.
Event Hourglass x3
Intermediate - Lapras & Starmie Deck
The Intermediate deck turns up the heat, replacing a handful of Basic Pokemon with stronger Stage 1 Pokemon. Starmie and Seaking are solid threats, along with Dodrio. Fortunately,all Pokemon in this deck are once again weak to Lightning, so the same strategies you used in Beginner should work just fine.
This deck has three Battle Tasks that can be completed once for rewards. There is also a chance each time you win of earning oneShop ticket, 25 Shinedust, or one Promo Pack A Series Vol. 1 pack.
Pack Hourglass x4
Shinedust x100
Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokemon two times with an attack from a Lightning-type Pokemon.
Advanced - Lapras ex Deck
The Advanced deck can be a bit of a struggle: it features two Seaking which can do80 damage each turn if the computer gets lucky on coin flips, and Lapras ex heals when it attacks, making it a tank when combined with the Potion this deck includes. The universal Lightning weakness remains, butweaker Lightning decks may requirean upgradeto win consistently.
If you don’t have the cards to upgrade your deck,consider arental deck. The Lt. Surge and Pikachu ex rental decks do well against the Lapras ex deck.
This deck has four Battle Tasks that can be completed once for rewards. There is also a chance each time you win of earning oneShop ticket, 25 Shinedust, or one Promo Pack A Series Vol. 1 pack.
Pack Hourglass x6
Shinedust x150
Win this battle using a deck where all of the Pokemon cards are of one, two, or three diamond rarity.
Win five or more battles.
Wonder Hourglass x4
Expert - Lapras ex & Starmie ex Deck
The expert-level deck replaces the Seaking line with Psyduck and Golduck for more utility, and upgrades further with two Starmie ex and two Lapras ex. It also includesa Misty Supporter for Energy acceleration, and Sabrina to force you to switch out a Pokemon. This deck is more consistent than the Advanced deck, andyou’ll need a fairly well-tuned Lightning deckto beat it consistently.
This deck has five Battle Tasks that can be completed once for rewards. There is also a chance each time you win of earning oneShop ticket, 25 Shinedust, or one Promo Pack A Series Vol. 1 pack.
Pack Hourglass x8
Shinedust x200
Win this battle using a deck where all of the Pokemon cards are of one, two, or three-diamond rarity.
Win ten or more battles.
Win 20 or more battles.
