Alolan Ninetales Drop Event
| Alolan Ninetales Drop event アローラキュウコンドロップイベント Alolan Kyukon Drop event | |
![]() Event banner featuring Alolan Ninetales | |
| Event type | Drop event |
|---|---|
| First run | May 16 to 26, 2025 |
The Alolan Ninetales Drop Event (Japanese: アローラキュウコンドロップイベント Alolan Kyukon Drop event) is a drop event in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket.
Event information
The Alolan Ninetales Drop Event ran from May 16 to 26, 2025. It featured a set of four battles, ranging in difficulty from Beginner to Expert, for players to challenge. Players could obtain cards from the Promo-A series by receiving Promo Pack A Series Vol. 8; packs were given as guaranteed first-time rewards for each of the four battles, as well as optential rewards for each win therafter, with battles of higher difficulties being more likely to give packs as a reward.
Each pack contained one of five potential cards:
Getting an additional copy of a card the player already owned also awarded Shinedust: 10 Shinedust for packs containing Crabrawler, Alolan Grimer, or Toucannon; 100 Shinedust for packs containing Alolan Exeggutor; and 210 Shinedust for packs containing Alolan Ninetales.
Event battles
The following battle rules were in effect for all battles:
- Rule 1: Maximum of 50 turns
- Rule 2: 3 points to win
- Rule 3: No time limit per turn
Beginner battle
This deck used the following accessories in battle:
Poké Ball (coin)
Both Alolan Ninetales cards had the Snowflakes cosmetic flair.
| Alolan Ninetales Deck (Celestial Guardians) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Card | Type | Rarity |
| 2× | Alolan Sandshrew | ||
| 2× | Alolan Vulpix | ||
| 2× | Shellder | ||
| 2× | Popplio | ||
| 2× | Dewpider | ||
| 1× | Pyukumuku | ||
| 1× | Bruxish | ||
| 1× | Brionne | ||
| 2× | Alolan Ninetales | — | |
| 2× | Yungoos | ||
| 1× | Tauros | ||
| 2× | Poké Ball | — | |
| Energy used: | |||
| First time rewards | |
|---|---|
| Chance rewards |
| Battle task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Knock out your opponent's Active Pokémon 1 time with an attack from a Metal-type Pokémon | |
| Put 3 Basic Pokémon into play |
Intermediate battle
This deck used the following accessories in battle:
Rowlet (coin)
Rowlet (card sleeve)
Rowlet (playmat)
Both Alolan Ninetales cards had the Snowflakes cosmetic flair. Alolan Sandslash had the Sword Flash: Light Blue cosmetic flair.
| Alolan Ninetales & Alolan Sandslash Deck (Celestial Guardians) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Card | Type | Rarity |
| 2× | Alolan Sandshrew | ||
| 2× | Alolan Vulpix | ||
| 2× | Popplio | ||
| 2× | Dewpider | ||
| 2× | Pyukumuku | ||
| 1× | Alolan Sandslash | ||
| 1× | Lapras | ||
| 1× | Brionne | ||
| 1× | Araquanid | ||
| 2× | Alolan Ninetales | — | |
| 2× | Poké Ball | — | |
| 2× | Professor's Research | — | |
| Energy used: | |||
| First time rewards | |
|---|---|
| Chance rewards |
| Battle task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Knock out your opponent's Active Pokémon 2 times with an attack from a Metal-type Pokémon | |
| Put a Stage 1 Pokémon into play | |
| Win this battle by turn 14 |
Advanced battle
This deck used the following accessories in battle:
Lillie (coin)
Lillie (card sleeve)
Lillie (playmat)
Both Alolan Ninetales cards had the Snowflakes cosmetic flair. Crabominable had the Tiny Winkles: Blue (Battle) flair.
| Alolan Ninetales & Crabominable ex Deck (Celestial Guardians) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Card | Type | Rarity |
| 2× | Alolan Vulpix | ||
| 2× | Popplio | ||
| 1× | Dewpider | ||
| 2× | Brionne | ||
| 1× | Araquanid | ||
| 1× | Primarina | ||
| 1× | Crabominable ex | ||
| 2× | Alolan Ninetales | — | |
| 2× | Crabrawler | ||
| 2× | Poké Ball | — | |
| 2× | Professor's Research | — | |
| 1× | Misty | ||
| 1× | Sabrina | ||
| Energy used: | |||
| First time rewards | |
|---|---|
| Chance rewards |
| Battle task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Knock out your opponent's Active Pokémon 2 times with an attack from a Metal-type Pokémon | |
| Win this battle with a deck where all the Pokémon cards are of |
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| Win this battle by turn 14 | |
| Win this battle without your opponent getting any points |
Expert battle
This deck used the following accessories in battle:
Special Set 01 (coin)
Special Set 01 (card sleeve)
Special Set 01 (playmat)
Both Alolan Ninetales cards had the Snowflakes cosmetic flair. Both Crabominable cards had the Tiny Winkles: Blue (Battle) flair.
| Alolan Ninetales & Crabominable ex Deck (Celestial Guardians) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Card | Type | Rarity |
| 2× | Alolan Vulpix | ||
| 2× | Crabominable ex | ||
| 2× | Alolan Ninetales | — | |
| 2× | Crabrawler | ||
| 2× | Poké Ball | — | |
| 1× | Pokémon Communication | ||
| 2× | Giant Cape | ||
| 2× | Professor's Research | — | |
| 1× | Sabrina | ||
| 1× | Leaf | ||
| 1× | Cyrus | ||
| 1× | Mars | ||
| 1× | Irida | ||
| Energy used: | |||
| First time rewards | |
|---|---|
| Chance rewards |
| Battle task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Win this battle with a deck where all the Pokémon cards are of |
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| Win this battle by turn 12 | |
| Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | |
| Win 10 or more battles | |
| Win 20 or more battles |
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