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Pokemon TCG Pocket: Mega Rising is introducing a number of new cards for players, and those players are already hunting for the rarest among them.
Mega Rising launched on October 30, 2025 on the one-year anniversary of Pokemon TCG Pocket. The new set introduced mega ex Pokemon to the meta, and cards like Mega Blaziken ex quickly became some of the most sought-after. There’s something for every type of collector and player in Mega Rising, including new gold crown cards.
Some cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket are always rarer than others, and Mega Rising has new chase cards for players to look forward to.
What are the rarest cards in Mega Rising?
The rarest cards in Mega Rising are the three new gold crown cards, featuring Lilligant, Klefki, and Flame Patch.
All three gold crown cards are available in all three packs and have a chance of appearing as the fourth or fifth card in the set. As the fourth card, players have an 0.040% chance of pulling any gold crown card and an 0.013% chance of pulling a specific one. These numbers go up for the fifth card to 0.160% and 0.053% respectively. Mega Rising is the first set since Genetic Apex to have three gold crown cards. Interestingly, none of the gold crowns are of the mascot Pokemon.
This ubiquity of gold crown cards in Mega Rising changes when it comes to rare packs. Players have an 0.050% of getting what many refer to as a “god pack” because of the sheer number of chase pulls. Gold crown cards have an 4.761% chance of appearing in a rare pack, with Mega Altaria having Lilligant, Mega Gyrados having Klefki, and Mega Blaziken having Flame Patch.
Each booster also has 11 two star illustration rares for players to hunt after, each with a pull rate of 0.045% as the fourth card. This totals to 0.050% per booster for a random two star card. These numbers rise as the fifth card to 0.181% and 2.000%, respectively. TCG Pocket players can look forward to trying to find the following cards in Mega Rising:
| Mega Altaria | Mega Blaziken | Mega Gyarados |
|---|---|---|
| Whimsicott ex | Mega Pinsir ex | Mega Gyarados ex |
| Mega Ampharos ex | Rapidash ex | Greninja ex |
| Mega Altaria ex | Mega Blaziken ex | Jolteon ex |
| Indeedee ex | Hitmonchan ex | Mega Absol ex |
| Tauros ex | Dragalge ex | Melmetal ex |
| Fantina | Hala | Marlon |
| Lisia | May | Copycat |
| Whimsicott ex, rainbow border | Mega Pinsir ex, rainbow border | Greninja ex, rainbow border |
| Mega Amoharos ex, rainbow border | Rapidash ex, rainbow border | Jolteon ex, rainbow border |
| Indeedee ex, rainbow border | Hitmonchan ex, rainbow border | Mega Absol ex, rainbow border |
| Tauros ex, rainbow border | Dragalge ex, rainbow border | Melmetal ex, rainbow border |
Shiny cards kept separate in Mega Rising
Unlike in past sets, rare shiny cards are only part of six-card packs in Mega Rising.
Players have a 5.238% chance of pulling a six card pack in the latest Pokemon TCG Pocket set but are guaranteed to get a shiny card. There are 42 new shiny cards to collect. Two star shiny rarity cards have a total likelihood of 31.820%, with each individual card at 7.955%. One star shiny cards will be much more common pulls, making up the other 68.180% of sixth cards.
Like many of the cards in Mega Rising, the shiny cards are separated by booster. Each contains four two-star cards and ten one star cards.
These are all of the rare shiny cards for players to hunt down:
| Rarity | Mega Altaria | Mega Blaziken | Mega Gyarados |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two star shiny | Primarina ex | Decidueye ex | Incineroar ex |
| Two star shiny | Passimian ex | Palkia ex | Pikachu ed |
| Two star shiny | Dialga ex | Tapu Koko ex | Lycanroc ex |
| Two star shiny | Bibarel ex | Alolan Dugtrio ex | Arceus ex |
| One star shiny | Bellsprout | Rowlet | Litten |
| One star shiny | Weepinbell | Dartrix | Torracat |
| One star shiny | Victreebel | Moltres | Poliwag |
| One star shiny | Articuno | Manaphy | Poliwhirl |
| One star shiny | Popplio | Geodude | Poliwrath |
| One star shiny | Brionne | Graveler | Zapdos |
| One star shiny | Zeraora | Golem | Oricorio |
| One star shiny | Meowth | Alolan Diglett | Drowzee |
| One star shiny | Persian | Doduo | Hypno |
| One star shiny | Bidoof | Dodrio | Rockruff |
Rare cards in Mega Rising are, unsurprisingly, hard to pull. Players who save up their hourglasses to open as many booster packs as possible are in the best position to pull the rarest Mega Rising cards. This is in part because the sheer number of cards collected leads to greater odds of pulling rare cards, and in part because each opening rewards pack points to save and spend on case cards.
With Pokemon TCG Pocket regularly updating its rules and mechanics, it’s possible that players may eventually be able to trade rare cards. Until then, keep on pulling.
Featured image credit: Nintendo
