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Pokemon TCG Pocket Secret Missions guide

Pokemon TCG Pocket has some Secret Missions for keen collectors to complete across all three expansions: Genetic Apex, Mythical Island, and Space-Time Smackdown. Here they are!

The three legendary birds - Zapdos ex, Articuno ex, and Moltres ex - all have their cards from Pokemon TCG Pocket on display
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UPDATE 30/04/2025: We have updated this page to add new Secret Missions that have been added to the game as part of the new Celestial Guardians booster packs.

Pokemon TCG Pocket has an abundance of themed collections for players to complete as they slowly collect cards each day, but it turns out that there are actually a few Secret Missions hidden away for the most keen of collectors to discover.

These involve those stunning full-art cards you might have had the luck of opening, and reap some relatively good rewards if you’re able to complete them. Though, each of these Secret Missions has some particularly hard-to-meet requirements, so brace yourself. Here are all Secret Missions in Pokemon TCG Pocket.


Pokemon TCG Pocket Secret Missions guide

Secret Missions in Pokemon TCG Pocket are only revealed after you have completed them, and come as quite a nice surprise during your time opening booster packs and battling.

As someone who is striving to complete such missions and hasn’t been lucky enough to complete more than one of them just yet, the below list of Secret Mission conditions is provided by the folk over at Pokemon Zone.


The Pikachu Genetic Apex Booster Pack from Pokemon TCG Pocket is shown on a mobile phone screen
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Genetic Apex Secret Missions

The below Secret Missions are tied to the Genetic Apex booster packs in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

The Legendary Flight Continues

The Legendary Flight Continues Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket requires you to collect one of each Legendary Bird Pokemon: Articuno ex, Zapdos ex, and Moltres ex. Though, you will specifically need the two star versions of these cards.

You will be rewarded with 48 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and the Legendary Birds Emblem.

Genetic Apex Museum 1

The Genetic Apex Museum 1 Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket requires you to collect multiple full-art cards from the Genetic Apex Charizard booster pack. You will need the following cards to complete this mission:

  • Gloom (1 star)
  • Pinsir (1 star)
  • Charmander (1 star)
  • Meowth (1 star)
  • Alakazam (1 star)
  • Lapras (1 star)
  • Rapidash (1 star)
  • Slowpoke (1 star)

After collecting all of the Pokemon cards, you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Genetic Apex Museum 2

The Genetic Apex Museum 2 Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket requires you to collect multiple full-art cards from the Genetic Apex Mewtwo booster pack. You will need the following cards to complete this mission:

  • Bulbasaur (1 star)
  • Cubone (1 star)
  • Golbat (1 star)
  • Weezing (1 star)
  • Dragonite (1 star)
  • Pidgeot (1 star)
  • Ditto (1 star)
  • Porygon (1 star)

After collecting all of the Pokemon cards, you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Genetic Apex Museum 3

The Genetic Apex Museum 3 Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket requires you to collect multiple full-art cards from the Genetic Apex Pikachu booster pack. You will need the following cards to complete this mission:

  • Squirtle (1 star)
  • Electrode (1 star)
  • Gyarados (1 star)
  • Diglett (1 star)
  • Nidoqueen (1 star)
  • Nidoking (1 star)
  • Snorlax (1 star)
  • Eevee (1 star)

After collecting all of the Pokemon cards, you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

The Gym Leaders of the Kanto Region 2

To complete the The Gym Leader of the Kanto Region 2 Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket, you need the full-art versions of various Supporters available in the Genetic Apex set. The cards you require are as follows:

  • Giovanni (2 star)
  • Erika (2 star)
  • Brock (2 star)
  • Misty (2 star)
  • Lt. Surge (2 star)
  • Sabrina (2 star)
  • Blaine (2 star)
  • Koga (2 star)

After collecting all of the Pokemon cards, you will be rewarded with 48 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Complete the Kanto Pokedex

The Complete the Kanto Pokedex Secret Mission is exactly what it says on the tin in Pokemon TCG Pocket. You must collect all 150 Kanto Pokemon to finish off this mission, and the reward is a secret, immersive Mew card.

I’m desperately trying to get my hands on this secret Mew card, and have found this spreadsheet — courtesy of u/Maxwell1755 on Reddit — very useful for tracking my cards, and identifying which booster pack is best to open if I wish to complete this collection.

The Immersive 4

The Immersive 4 requires you to collect the four immersive cards available in Pokemon TCG Pocket at the time of writing. One of these is the secret Mew card mentioned above, which is awarded for collecting all Pokemon in the Kanto Pokedex. The other three cards you require are as follows:

  • Charizard ex (3 star)
  • Pikachu ex (3 star)
  • Mewtwo ex (3 star)
  • Mew (awarded after completing Kanto Pokedex)

Once you complete a Secret Mission, it’ll appear under the ‘Themed Collections’ tab in the lower right-hand corner of your Missions menu.


The booster pack for the Mythical Island set in Pokemon TCG Pocket is shown
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Mythical Island Secret Missions

The below Secret Missions are tied to the Mythical Island booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Mythical Island Museum #1

Mythical Island Museum #1 requires you to collect all six of the one-star cards that are available in the set. These are as follows:

  • Full Art Exeggutor
  • Full Art Marshadow
  • Full Art Serperior
  • Full Art Salandit
  • Full Art Dedenne
  • Full Art Vaporeon

Once you collect all six of these cards, you'll be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Mythical Island Museum #2

Mythical Island Museum #2 requires you to get your hands on the two-star cards from the set, and fortunately, there are only two to collect. You can identify these using their rainbow borders. These are as follows:

  • Full Alternate Art Mew ex
  • Full Alternate Art Aerodactyl ex

Once you collect both of these cards, you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Mew ex Museum

Mew ex Museum has an unsurprising requirement, and tasks you with collecting all four Mew ex cards available in the Mythical Island set. These are:

  • Mew ex
  • Full Art Mew ex
  • Alternate Full Art Mew ex
  • Golden Rare Mew ex

Collect all four of the above cards and you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Mythical Island Tale of Adventure

The last of the Mythical Island Secret Missions is the Mythical Island Tale of Adventure, and this requires that you collect four specific cards. These are:

  • Alternate Full Art Mew ex
  • Immersive Rare Celebi ex
  • Budding Expeditioner
  • Mythical Slab

Collect these to be rewarded with a Celebi emblem!


Booster pack artwork for the Dialga and Palkia packs in the Space-Time Smackdown set in Pokemon TCG Pocket can be seen
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Space-Time Smackdown Secret Missions

The below Secret Missions are part of the Space-Time Smackdown booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Space-Time Smackdown Museum 1

To complete the Space-Time Smackdown Museum 1 Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket, you'll need to get your hands on twelve different one-star (alternate artwork) cards. These are as follows:

  • Bidoof (one star)
  • Combee (one star)
  • Croagunk (one star)
  • Drifloon (one star)
  • Heatran (one star)
  • Lucario (one star)
  • Mesprit (one star)
  • Mamoswine (one star)
  • Tangrowth (one star)
  • Regigigas (one star)
  • Shaymin (one star)
  • Shinx (one star)

Collect all of the above cards and you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Space-Time Smackdown Museum 2

To complete the Space-Time Smackdown Museum 2 Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket, you'll need to get your hands on another twelve different one-star (alternate artwork) cards. These are as follows:

  • Carnivine (one star)
  • Cresselia (one star)
  • Garchomp (one star)
  • Glameow (one star)
  • Giratina (one star)
  • Gastrodon (one star)
  • Hippopotas (one star)
  • Manaphy (one star)
  • Rhyperior (one star)
  • Rotom (one star)
  • Staraptor (one star)
  • Spiritomb (one star)

Collect all of the above cards and you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Space-Time Smackdown Museum 3

To complete the Space-Time Smackdown Museum 3 Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket, you have your work cut out for you. This time, you'll need to get your hands on four rainbow-bordered cards, which are exceedingly rare. These are as follows:

  • Darkrai ex (rainbow border)
  • Gallade ex (rainbow border)
  • Pachirisu ex (rainbow border)
  • Yanmega ex (rainbow border)

Collect all of the above cards and you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Space-Time Smackdown Museum 4

To complete the Space-Time Smackdown Museum 4 Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket, you've some more grinding to do, as you'll need to pull another four rainbow-bordered cards. These are:

  • Infernape ex (rainbow border)
  • Lickilicky ex (rainbow border)
  • Mismagius ex (rainbow border)
  • Weavile ex (rainbow border)

Collect all of the above cards and you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Champion of the Sinnoh Region

Champion of the Sinnoh Region is Cynthia in Pokemon, so it comes as no surpise that to complete this Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket, you need to acquire one-star (alternate artwork) cards of Cynthia and her crew of 'mons. These are:

  • Cynthia (two star)
  • Gastrodon (one star)
  • Garchomp (one star)
  • Lucario (one star)
  • Spiritomb (one star)

If you manage to collect the rare art cards for Trainer, Cynthia, and her team of Pokemon, you will be rewarded with the Garchomp emblem to show off when battling.


The artwork for the Triumphant Light booster pack from Pokemon TCG Pocket, which features legendary Pokemon Arceus on the front, can be seen
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Triumphant Light Secret Missions

The below Secret Missions are part of the Triumphant Light booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Triumphant Light Museum 1

Triumphant Light Museum 1 tasks you with collecting the full alternate art for six rare cards. These are as follows:

  • Houndoom (Full Art)
  • Marill (Full Art)
  • Unown (Full Art)
  • Sudowoodo (Full Art)
  • Magnemite (Full Art)
  • Shaymin (Full Art)

Collect them all to receive 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Triumphant Light Museum 2

Triumphant Light Museum 2 tasks you with collecting the full alternate art for four of the expansions ex cards. More specifically, you need to collect the versions with the rainbow border.

  • Leafeon ex (Rainbow Border)
  • Glaceon ex (Rainbow Border)
  • Probopass ex (Rainbow Border)
  • Garchomp ex (Rainbow Border)

Collect all four of the above cards to receive 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Triumphant Light Museum 3

Triumphant Light Museum 3 is all about the booster pack's poster-Pokemon, and that's Arceus. This Secret Mission requires you to collect all five different variations of Arceus and Arceus ex. These are as follows:

  • Arceus (3-diamond rarity)
  • Arceus ex (4-diamond rarity)
  • Full Art Arceus ex (2-star rarity)
  • Immersive Arceus ex (3-star rarity)
  • Golden Rare Arceus ex (1-crown rarity)

If you manage to collect all Arceus cards, you will receive 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Pokemon from Ancient Records

Last, but not least, Pokemon from Ancient Records requires you to collect the cards of some legendary Pokemon; some of them need to feature the Full Alternate Art too, so good luck! These are as follows:

  • Heatran
  • Giratina
  • Origin Forme Palkia
  • Origin Forme Dialga
  • Arceus ex
  • Full Art Shaymin
  • Full Art Celestic Town Elder

After collecting all of the above cards, you will be rewarded with a Shaymin Emblem to display on your profile.


The artwork for the Shining Revelry booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket is shown
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Shining Revelry Secret Missions

The below Secret Missions are part of the Shining Revelry booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Shiny Museum 2

This particular mission tasks you with collecting any two shiny cards, including shiny commons, from the Shining Revelry booster pack. As a reward, you'll receive 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Shiny Museum 3

To complete the Shiny Museum 3 secret mission, you need to collect any three shiny cards, including shiny commons. You'll receive another 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets as your reward.

Shiny Museum 4

Shiny Museum 4 then tasks you with pulling at least one shiny EX card. There are only four in the Shining Revelry booster pack, so good luck! Your reward for completing this secret mission is another 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Shiny Museum 5

To complete the Shiny Museum 5 secret mission, you must then pull at least two shiny EX cards. Your reward for completing the mission is 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Shiny Museum 6

Last, but not least, when it comes to collecting shiny cards: Shiny Museum 6 tasks you with pulling any three shiny EX cards. Your reward is yet another 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Shining Revelry Museum 1

The Shining Revelry Museum 1 then switches things up a little, tasking players with collecting the following six Full Art (one-star) cards:

  • Tatsugiri
  • Buizel
  • Meowscarada
  • Wigglytuff
  • Gholdengo
  • Grafaiai

After completing this secret mission, you will receive 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets as your reward.

Shining Revelry Museum 2

Shining Revelry Museum 2 will task you with collecting the four rainbow-bordered Full Art cards that are available in the booster pack. These are as follows:

  • Tinkaton ex (rainbow border)
  • Bibarel ex (rainbow border)
  • Paldean Clodsire ex (rainbow border)
  • Pikachu ex (rainbow border)

After completing the mission, you will receive 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets as your reward.

Gimmighoul Collection

Last, but not least, is the Gimmighoul Collection mission, which is a very fun mission indeed. Taking inspiration from the 999 Gimmighoul Coins you need to collect in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet to evolve the 'mon into Gholdengo, you'll need to collect a whopping total of 99 Gimmighoul cards to complete this mission.

If you manage to complete it, congratulations. You will receive the Gholdengo emblem!


The artwork of both Celestial Guardians booster packs, depicting Solgaleo and Lunala, from Pokemon TCG Pocket are shown
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Celestial Guardians Secret Missions

The below Secret Missions are part of the Celestial Guardians booster pack in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Sun Collection

To complete the Sun Collection Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket, you will need to collect the following cards from the Solgaleo pack specifically:

  • Rowlet
  • Litten
  • Popplio
  • Oricorio (electric-type)
  • Oricorio (psychic-type)
  • Sandygast
  • Solrock
  • Rockruff
  • Lycanroc
  • Yungoos
  • Gumshoos
  • Komala
  • Solgaleo ex (rainbow border)

Get your hands on all 13 cards and you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Moon Collection

To then complete the Moon Collection Secret Mission in Pokemon TCG Pocket, you will need to collect another 13 cards from the Lunala pack specifically. These are as follows:

  • Rowlet
  • Litten
  • Popplio
  • Oricorio (fire-type)
  • Oricorio (psychic-type)
  • Lunatone
  • Rockruff
  • Lycanroc
  • Minior
  • Alolan Rattata
  • Alolan Raticate
  • Alolan Grimer
  • Lunala ex (rainbow border)

Once you have all of them, you will be rewarded with 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Celestial Guardians Museum 1

Celestial Guardians Museum 1 then tasks you with collecting 12 full art cards (1-star rarity) of various Pokemon. These are as follows:

  • Tsareena
  • Tapu Bulu
  • Oricorio
  • Tapu Koko
  • Cutiefly
  • Comfey
  • Sandygast
  • Rockruff
  • Mudsdale
  • Magearna
  • Drampa
  • Komala

As per, your reward for collecting them all is 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets.

Celestial Guardians Museum 2

Celestial Guardians Museum 2 then tasks you with collecting another 12 full art cards (1-star rarity), which are as follows:

  • Alolan Exeggutor
  • Alolan Marowak
  • Morelull
  • Turtonator
  • Alolan Vulpix
  • Pyukumuku
  • Bewear
  • Tapu Fini
  • Tapu Lele
  • Cosmog
  • Pikipek
  • Minior

Collect 'em all, and 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets are all yours as a reward.

Celestial Guardians Museum 3

To complete Celestial Guardians Museum 3, you'll need to pull five rainbow-bordered full art cards from the Solgaleo set specifically, listed below:

  • Dhelmise ex (rainbow border)
  • Incineroar ex (rainbow border)
  • Crabominable ex (rainbow border)
  • Alolan Raichu ex (rainbow border)
  • Solgaleo ex (rainbow border)

Your reward for collecting all of the above cards is another 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets are all yours as a reward.

Celestial Guardians Museum 4

To then complete Celestial Guardians Museum 4, you'll need to pull yet another five rainbow-bordered full art cards from the Lunala set specifically, which are as follows:

  • Decidueye ex (rainbow border)
  • Wishiwashi ex (rainbow border)
  • Passimian ex (rainbow border)
  • Alolan Muk ex (rainbow border)
  • Lunala ex (rainbow border)

Collect all of the above to bag another 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets as your reward.

Wishiwashi and 1's School

To complete the Wishiwashi and 1's School Secret Mission, you'll need to collect six different Wishiwashi and Lana cards, which are as follows:

  • Wishiwashi (1-diamond rarity)
  • Wishiwashi ex (4-diamond rarity)
  • Wishiwashi ex (full art, 2-star rarity)
  • Wishiwashi ex (rainbow border, 2-star rarity)
  • Lana (2-diamond rarity)
  • Lana (full art, 2-star rarity)

Your reward for collecting the above cards is a Wishiwashi emblem.

Guidance of the Sun and Moon

Completing Guidance of the Sun and Moon won't be an easy feat, as this Secret Mission requires you to collect the rainbow-bordered full art of Celestial Guardians' poster Pokemon. These are as follows:

  • Solgaleo ex (rainbow border)
  • Lunala ex (rainbow border)

Once you manage to collect the two cards above, you'll receive 36 Wonder Hourglasses, 12 Pack Hourglasses, and 10 Shop Tickets are all yours as a reward.


And that’s all of Pokemon TCG Pocket’s available Secret Missions for now! For more on the casual card-collecting game, take a look at the best decks you can build, how to add Flair to your cards, and how to craft cards.

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