The set introduces new artwork and foil variants, including a Mega Charizard X backdrop.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket announces Deluxe Pack: Mega, launching September 29, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. PDT, featuring reissued cards from prior expansions and guaranteeing one ex Pokémon per four-card pack, with possible foil and new artwork options.

Each Deluxe Pack: Mega contains four cards and guarantees a card of four-star rarity or higher.

Deluxe Pack: Mega will reissue several past expansion cards, including four-diamond cards, and guarantees an ex Pokémon upon opening a pack.

In late October 2026, the game will roll out a major set of in-game changes to improve player experience, including a community decks feature for discovering public decks and the introduction of rental decks from the latest booster packs with unlimited use in solo and versus battles.

The October update also retires theme deck lists and deck missions, reworks step-up battles into a solo-battle progression system, and removes first-time rewards and tasks from step-up battles.

The article stresses this as a strong opportunity for longtime players to rejoin and complete collections, and points readers to a list of other mobile games to try this week.

Release Celebration: Poké Gold deals will end with the new update, marking the last chance to buy them in-game or at the official web store.

Overall, the piece previews a major expansion, upcoming feature overhauls, and a sequence of events designed to boost collection and play experience for Pokémon TCG Pocket players.

Event lineup surrounding the release includes a late-September to early-October mass outbreak with parallel foil cards and event missions for shop tickets; mid-to-late October Ranked Match Season B4b SP with a longer win streak bonus and no rank point loss on defeat; solo battles offering B Series vol. 13 promo packs during the Mega Garchomp ex Drop Event; and wonder pick events featuring Charmander and Drampa.

In addition to Deluxe Pack: Mega and the community deck feature, other major changes include the retirement of several features; full details are available on the official site.

The event revives cards previously exclusive to older packs, giving collectors another chance to obtain them.