Advanced Step-Up Battles are the third and more complex AI battles in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket).Read on for a list of all advanced solo battles in the game, the rewards you can get, and more in this guide!
List of Contents
All Solo Battles | |
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Lapras ex Deck (Event) |
Water
Deck Tasks: ・Win 5 or more battles ・Win this battle using a deck where all the Pokemon cards are of ◇, ◇◇, and/or ◇◇◇ rarity ・Win this battle by turn 14 ・Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Best Deck to 100%: Lightning Deck |
Note: The Lapras Solo Battle is only available until 11/18/2024 at 0:59 am EST
Lapras ex Deck (Genetic Apex) Deck List | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Goldeen ×2
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Seaking ×2
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Staryu ×2
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Starmie ×2
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Lapras ×2
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Doduo ×2
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Dodrio ×2
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Lapras ex ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Potion ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Mission | Reward |
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Win 5 or more battles | Wonder Hourglass x4 |
Win this battle using a deck where all the Pokemon cards are of ◇, ◇◇, and/or ◇◇◇ rarity | x4 |
Win this battle by turn 14 | x4 |
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | x4 |
Use Pikachu ex Use Sabrina Use Lightning-Type Pokemon
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Pikachu ex is a great pick against Lapras and Lapras ex, since they need lots of energy, while Pikachu only needs Basic Lightning-type Pokemon benched to be able to deal lots of damage.
If you do not have Pikachu ex, you can make use of the Sabrina card, along with other Lightning-type Pokemon to score points while disrupting the energy stacking on Lapras.
Lapras ex Drop Event Guide: Best Decks to Counter
All Solo Battles | |
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Venusaur ex Deck (Genetic Apex) |
Grass
Deck Tasks: ・Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Fire-type Pokemon ・Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack ・Win this battle by turn 14 ・Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Best Deck to 100%: Fire Deck |
Venusaur ex Deck (Genetic Apex) Deck List | |||||||||||||||
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Bulbasaur ×2
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Ivysaur ×2
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Venusaur ex ×1
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Exeggcute ×2
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Exeggutor ×1
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Skiddo ×2
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Gogoat ×1
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Rattata ×2
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Raticate ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||
Erika ×1
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Potion ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Mission | Reward |
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Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Fire-type Pokemon | Shop Ticket x5 |
Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle by turn 14 | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | Shop Ticket x5 |
Use Rapidash or Magmar Use Fire-Type Pokemon
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Rapidash and Magmar are Fire-Types with low-energy cost attacks, and are fairly easy to set up. Using these two should allow you to clear the Solo Battle tasks, and as long as your opponent fails to set up Venusaur, these two should be able to hold their own against the other Pokemon in the deck.
For premium alternatives, you can use other Fire-types like Charizard ex and Moltres ex, which should give you an easier victory with the proper setup!
Venusaur ex (Genetic Apex) Solo Battle Guide
All Solo Battles | |
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Charizard ex Deck (Genetic Apex) |
Fire
Deck Tasks: ・Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Water-type Pokemon ・Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack ・Win this battle by turn 14 ・Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Best Deck to 100%: Water Deck |
Charizard ex Deck (Genetic Apex) Deck List | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charmander ×2
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Charmeleon ×2
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Charizard ex ×1
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Ponyta ×2
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Rapidash ×1
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Moltres ×1
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Salandit ×2
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Salazzle ×1
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Rattata ×2
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Raticate ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
X Speed ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Mission | Reward |
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Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Water-type Pokemon | Shop Ticket x5 |
Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle by turn 14 | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | Shop Ticket x5 |
Use Starmie ex Use Water-Type Pokemon
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The Charizard ex Deck feature powerful Fire-types, but without the help of Moltres ex, it should take multiple turns to properly set up Charizard. Use Starmie ex to make use of low energy cost attacks that target the Deck's weakness to finish the battle quickly!
Other Water-types can also be used to clear this Solo Battle, and Water-types like Lapras should be great backups or alternatives for Starmie ex!
Charizard ex (Genetic Apex) Solo Battle Guide
All Solo Battles | |
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Blastoise ex Deck (Genetic Apex) |
Water
Deck Tasks: ・Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Lightning-type Pokemon ・Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack ・Win this battle by turn 14 ・Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Best Deck to 100%: Lightning Deck |
Blastoise ex Deck (Genetic Apex) Deck List | |||||||||||||||
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Squirtle ×2
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Wartortle ×2
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Blastoise ex ×1
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Psyduck ×2
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Golduck ×1
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Lapras ×1
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Articuno ×1
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Pyukumuku ×1
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Rattata ×2
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Raticate ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||
Misty ×1
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X Speed ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Mission | Reward |
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Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Lightning-type Pokemon | Shop Ticket x5 |
Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle by turn 14 | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | Shop Ticket x5 |
Use Heliolisk or Zebstrika Use Lightning-Type Pokemon
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Heliolisk's attack costs 2 energy, and can deal 60 danage consistently against water types, and 100 damage if you get lucky with the coin flip. This should be enough to take out most of the Pokemon in this deck, but starting off with Zebstrika should allow you to damage Pokemon even from the bench, allowing Heliolisk a clean KO once they are fielded.
Other Lightning-types are also viable, but Blastoise ex can become quite a problem if not dealt with early on!
Blastoise ex (Genetic Apex) Solo Battle Guide
All Solo Battles | |
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Pikachu ex Deck (Genetic Apex) |
Lightning
Deck Tasks: ・Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokemon ・Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack ・Win this battle by turn 14 ・Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Best Deck to 100%: Fighting Deck |
Pikachu ex Deck (Genetic Apex) Deck List | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pikachu ex ×1
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Voltorb ×2
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Electrode ×1
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Blitzle ×2
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Zebstrika ×1
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Tynamo ×2
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Eelektrik ×2
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Eelektross ×1
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Helioptile ×2
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Heliolisk ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
X Speed ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Mission | Reward |
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Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokemon | Shop Ticket x5 |
Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle by turn 14 | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | Shop Ticket x5 |
Use Dugtrio Use Fighting-Type Pokemon
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Dugtrio is a great counter to the Pikachu ex deck, since Dig only costs 1 energy, and being lucky with coin flips should protect Dugtrio from being knocked out.
Other Fighting-type Pokemon can be used against the Pikachu ex Deck, just be mindful of Pikachu ex' surprisingly high damage output.
Pikachu ex (Genetic Apex) Solo Battle Guide
All Solo Battles | |
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Mewtwo ex Deck (Genetic Apex) |
Psychic
Deck Tasks: ・Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Darkness-type Pokemon ・Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack ・Win this battle by turn 14 ・Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Best Deck to 100%: Darkness Deck |
Mewtwo ex Deck (Genetic Apex) Deck List | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clefairy ×2
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Clefable ×1
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Slowpoke ×2
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Slowbro ×1
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Gastly ×2
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Haunter ×2
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Gengar ×1
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Mewtwo ex ×1
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Rattata ×2
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Raticate ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
X Speed ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Mission | Reward |
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Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Darkness-type Pokemon | Shop Ticket x5 |
Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle by turn 14 | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | Shop Ticket x5 |
Use Muk and Weezing Use Dark-Type Pokemon
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Muk and Weezing's synergy should be enough to stand up against Mewtwo ex. Weezing is especially great against Alakazam, since Tackle only costs 1 energy, and can Poison on top of dealing Super Effective damage.
Other Dark types can be used against this deck effectively, just keep in mind that Dark-types like Nidoking and Nidoqueen require time to set up, and lots of energy to attack, allowing Mewtwo ex to set up if left unchecked.
Mewtwo ex (Genetic Apex) Solo Battle Guide
All Solo Battles | |
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Machamp ex Deck (Genetic Apex) |
Fighting
Deck Tasks: ・Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Psychic-type Pokemon ・Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack ・Win this battle by turn 14 ・Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Best Deck to 100%: Psychic Deck |
Machamp ex Deck (Genetic Apex) Deck List | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mankey ×2
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Primeape ×1
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Machop ×2
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Machoke ×2
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Machamp ex ×1
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Cubone ×2
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Marowak ×1
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Hitmonlee ×1
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Rattata ×2
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Raticate ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Potion ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Mission | Reward |
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Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Psychic-type Pokemon | Shop Ticket x5 |
Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle by turn 14 | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | Shop Ticket x5 |
Use Clefable and Swoobat Use Psychic-Type Pokemon
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Clefable and Swoobat's attacks only cost 1 energy, and are Stage 1 Pokemon, making them easy to evolve into. Using these Pokemon to continously deal super effective damage while the AI sets up should result in a quick victory for you.
Other Psychic-type Pokemon can be used effectively against this deck, and you can even try out a Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir combo if you have the cards for it!
Machamp ex (Genetic Apex) Solo Battle Guide
All Solo Battles | |
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Nidoqueen & Nidoking Deck (Genetic Apex) |
Darkness
Deck Tasks: ・Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokemon ・Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack ・Win this battle by turn 14 ・Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Best Deck to 100%: Fighting Deck |
Nidoqueen & Nidoking Deck (Genetic Apex) Deck List | |||||||||||||||
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Pokemon Cards | |||||||||||||||
Nidoran F ×2
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Nidorina ×2
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Nidoqueen ×2
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Nidoran M ×2
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Nidorino ×2
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Nidoking ×2
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Kangaskhan ×1
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Tauros ×1
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Trainer Cards | |||||||||||||||
Potion ×1
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X Speed ×1
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Poke Ball ×2
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Professor's Research ×2
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Mission | Reward |
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Knock Out your Opponent's Active Pokemon 3 times with an attack from a Fighting-type Pokemon | Shop Ticket x5 |
Do 100 or more damage in total to your opponent's Pokemon with one attack | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle by turn 14 | Shop Ticket x5 |
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points | Shop Ticket x5 |
Finish the match quickly Use Fighting-Type Pokemon
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Mienshao and Dugtrio's attacks only cost 1 energy, and are Stage 1 Pokemon, making them easy to evolve into. Using these Pokemon to continously deal super effective damage while the AI sets up should result in a quick victory for you.
Other Fighting-Type pokemon can also be used against this Deck, just try to prevent the AI from evolving Nidoking and Nidoqueen to avoid facing a harder battle than it should be.
Nidoqueen & Nidoking (Genetic Apex) Solo Battle Guide
First-Time Clear Rewards |
EXP x75 |
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Shinedust x150 |
Shop Ticket x1 |
Clearing all the Advanced Solo Battles for the first time will reward you with EXP, Pack Hourglass, Shinedust, and Shop Tickets, regardless if you complete the other tasks or not.
Finishing all of the Advanced Solo Battles should provide players with enough Pack Hourglasses and EXP to progress their game and expand their collection easily!
Solo Battle Guides:
All Decks, Battle Tasks and Counters
Lapras Deck | Lapras & Starmie Deck |
Lapras ex Deck | Starmie ex & Lapras ex Deck |
Ivysaur Deck | Charmeleon Deck |
Wartortle Deck | Heliolisk Deck |
Swoobat Deck | Grapploct Deck |
Nidorina & Nidorino Deck |
Step Up Beginner Solo Battle Guides
Venusaur & Exeggutor Deck | Charizard & Arcanine Deck |
Blastoise & Gyarados Deck | Magneton & Eelektross Deck |
Alakazam & Mewtwo Deck | Golem & Machamp Deck |
Nidoking & Muk Deck |
Step Up Intermediate Solo Battle Guides
Venusaur ex Deck | Charizard ex Deck |
Blastoise ex Deck | Pikachu ex Deck |
Mewtwo ex Deck | Machamp ex Deck |
Nidoqueen & Nidoking Deck |
Step Up Advanced Solo Battle Guides
Venusaur ex and Exeggutor ex Deck | Charizard ex and Moltres ex Deck |
Starmie ex and Greninja Deck | Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck |
Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir Deck | Machamp ex and Marowak ex Deck |
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