Best Decks for Pokémon TCG Pocket Gible Solo Battle Event

Pokémon TCG Pocket has just added the Gible Solo Battle Event to the game with a number of sought after rewards for players. Not only is there a Full Art promo card up for grabs, but four other card variations, and a number of other rewards. If you want to load up on Hourglasses, Shinedust and promo cards, here’s everything you need to know about the TCG PocketGible Solo Battle Event.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Gible Solo Battle Event promo cards

There are five promo cards that you can pick up as part of the event, and the chase card is the Full Art Gible. However, if you are building an Arceus ex deck, the event is an easier way to grab the Link Power Raichu card.

Here’s the full list of promo cards that are part of the Pokémon TCG Pocket Gible Solo Battle Event:

• Cherrim
• Raichu
• Nosepass
• Full Art Gible
• Staraptor

Winning a Beginner match gives you a 50% chance of being rewarded with a promo card, while Expert battles guarantee the promo card drop. Essentially, the more difficult the battle, the more likely you are to grab a promo card. Luckily, you don’t use any Stamina if you lose an event battle, so don’t worry about trying a few times before you succeed. Winning battles will also reward you with Shinedust and Shop Tickets.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Gible Solo Battle Event challenges and rewards

There are different challenges at each difficulty tier, and you will likely need different decks in order to complete every challenge. Aside from promo cards, there are different rewards you can grab. These include Hourglasses for opening packs, taking part in more Solo Battles, and Wonder Picking.

Here is a list of challenges that are part of the Gible Solo Battle Event:

• Beginner
  • Knock Out with an attack from a Grass-type Pokémon 
  • Play three Basic Pokémon
• Intermediate
  • Two Knock Outs with attacks from Grass-type Pokémon 
  • Put your opponent’s Pokémon to sleep one time
  • Win this battle by turn 14
• Advanced
  • Win five or more battles
  • Win a battle using common Pokémon
  • Win a battle by turn 14
  • Win a battle without losing a Pokémon
• Expert
  • Win 10 or more battles
  • Win 20 or more battles
  • Win a battle using common Pokémon
  • Win a battle by turn 12
  • Win a battle without losing a Pokémon

Best decks for the Gible Solo Battle Event

There are a few challenges that we want to focus on when building our decks for this event. We will need a deck consisting of Grass-type Pokémon, a deck using only common cards, and a deck that can put the opponent to sleep.

The strongest Grass-type deck at the moment is the Celebi ex and Serperior deck, which mostly uses cards from the Mythical Island expansion. Celebi ex does damage based on how much Grass Energy is attached, and Serperior doubles all Grass Energy. The best Celebi ex decks have a lot of healing, with Erika for support and the Pokémon Tool Giant Cape. This deck is also one of the strongest for PvP battles.

Here’s the Celebi ex deck list that we recommend: 

• Celebi ex x2
• Snivy x2
• Servine x2
• Serperior x2
• X Speed x2
• Poké Ball x2
• Giant Cape x2
• Professor’s Research x2
• Erika x2
• Sabrina x2

The Celebi ex deck can be easily changed into a deck that only uses common cards. Dhelmise is a great common substitution for Celebi ex as it can deal 90 damage per turn when it has four Grass Energy attached. It also has a lot of HP making it difficult to take down quickly. We’ve exchanged the Giant Cape for Rocky Helmet to deal some extra damage. Here is the common card counter deck we recommend.

• Dhelmise x2
• Snivy x2
• Servine x2
• Serperior x2
• X Speed x2
• Poké Ball x2
• Rocky Helmet x2
• Professor’s Research x2
• Erika x2
• Sabrina x2

The final deck we need is one that can put the opponent to sleep. As you don’t lose Stamina when you lose a battle the best deck is one that is filled with Supporter cards. Make a deck with a Jigglypuff that can put the opponent to sleep, and the other cards should be Supporters, Items and Tools. This way you will start with Jigglypuff in your hand, you can send your opponent to sleep and then immediately concede.

Pokémon TCG Pocket is available for free on iOS and Android.