October 2026 changes Pocket deck sharing, deck testing, solo battles and collectible ex cards, plus updates the Live battle client. Collectors face new dual-type and first-partner ex chases, and players face a clear finish-now and test-next checklist. Pokémon TCG Pocket is the mobile game for collecting digital packs and battling with them. Pokémon TCG Live is the separate app for online battles.
Table of Contents
- How will finding and testing decks change?
- Why do dual-type and first-partner ex cards matter?
- What should solo players finish before the cutoff?
- What changes for Live players?
- What should collectors watch for prices and pulls?
How will finding and testing decks change?
The Pokémon Company says searchable community decks arrive in late October 2026. Players can find public decks and build them when they own the cards.
The same update replaces rentals with unlimited-use decks from newer packs, per the Deluxe Pack Mega announcement. Sharers should keep one clean public list ready for copying. Testers should run rentals across several matchups before spending cards on a full build.
- keep the cards needed for your target netdeck
- run several rental games across matchups
- save the community deck link you used
Why do dual-type and first-partner ex cards matter?
The Pokémon Company revealed dual-type cards for Pocket starting in October 2026. Mega Mewtwo X ex leads as Psychic- plus Fighting-type and opens the C-series era, per the PokémonXP card reveal.
Dual typing changes weakness and energy choices in deck building. PocketMonsters.net, summarizing the official reveal, names Piplup ex and Fuecoco ex as the first shown. First-partner ex cards give collectors a clear early target and give ex-deck builders new attackers.
What should solo players finish before the cutoff?
Pokémon Blog reports Step-Up Battles become a progressive solo mode. Theme deck lists, deck missions and Release Celebration: Poké Gold deals end with the change.
Simbozz advises players to finish existing Solo and Step-Up rewards before the late-October cutoff. Unclaimed old-system rewards become unobtainable after replacement.
- open unclaimed Solo and Step-Up reward tracks
- clear missions that grant packs or currency first
- claim everything before starting new rentals
What changes for Live players?
Pokémon TCG Live forums list Version 1.43.0 for Oct. 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PDT / 17:00 UTC.
The notes expect no downtime across platforms, per the Live version 1.43.0 patch notes. Update each device before playing. Retest your main deck after the patch.
What should collectors watch for prices and pulls?
TechTimes reports detailed trailers are promised in the coming weeks. Treat the late-October Pocket and C-series rollout as a window when planning hunts.
Save packs for the C-series debut if you chase Mega Mewtwo X ex. Claim old solo rewards now so the cutoff does not strand them.
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