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Pokémon TCG: Mega Lucario ex Release Celebration

Name: Pokémon TCG: Mega Lucario ex Release Celebration
Start: 2025-11-07T10:00
End: 2025-11-30T20:00

United States, Canada and Australia only

Start: Friday 7 November 2025 10:00 am
Finish: Sunday 30 November 2025 8:00 pm
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A retail promotion for the Pokémon TCG Mega Lucario ex Figure Collection, played at participating Best Buy, GameStop and Target stores in the United States and EB Games stores in Canada and Australia. From 7 to 30 November, visiting one of these stores gives you more Mega Lucario raids and Timed Research that ends in a Lucario encounter.

Event bonuses

Mega Lucario appears more often in Mega Raids at participating stores
Timed Research, collected by opening the game at a participating store, rewarding XP, Stardust, a Lucario encounter and more

In raids

Mega Lucario ✦ Shiny

Encounter	Min CP	100% IV
Caught (level 20)	2,095	2,186
Weather boosted (level 25)	2,619	2,733

Top counters

Mega Lucario Force Palm / Aura Sphere
Mega Mewtwo X Counter / Dynamic Punch+
Mega Blaziken Fire Spin / Aura Sphere
Blacephalon Incinerate / Mind Blown
Mega Delphox Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+
Mega Charizard Y Fire Spin / Blast Burn

Research encounters

Lucario ✦ Shiny

Encounter	Min CP	100% IV
Research reward (level 15)	1,102	1,158

Lucario evolves from Riolu for 50 Candy, and temporarily into Mega Lucario.

Shop

Pokémon GO gift cards bought from Target stores or Target.com: redeeming one at the Pokémon GO Web Store between 1 November and 31 December gives the Lucario Mask avatar item, limited to one per account (an alternative item of equal value if you already own the mask)