Blastoise Drop Event

The Pokémon TCG Pocket Blastoise Drop Event has new Solo Battles available for players to obtain promo cards and more. Similar to the previous Lapras ex and Venusaur events, players complete Battle Tasks and Missions to earn rewards from a new set of cards in Promo Pack A Series Vol. 3. Here's everything you need to know about the event!

Event Period

• Start: January 1, 2025 at 6 AM UTC
• End: January 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM UTC

Promo Pack A Series Vol. 3

Completing the event Solo Battles may reward you a Promo Pack A Series Vol. 3, which contains one card determined by the odds below. It has promo-29 as the featured card for this event, as well as four other possible cards. Claim the pack from the "Gifts" section of the menu.

Card	Chance
promo-29	12.66%
promo-28	15.82%
promo-27	23.84%
promo-30	23.84%
promo-31	23.84%

The possibility of earning a Promo Pack A Series Vol. 2 depends on the difficulty of the Solo Battle:

Difficulty	Rate
Beginner	51%
Intermediate	64%
Advanced	80%
Expert	100%

Event Stamina

• 1 Event Stamina is required to participate in each battle, which recovers at a rate of 1 every 12 hours.
• Completing the Battle Tasks rewards Event Hourglass, which recovers 1 per Event Hourglass.
• You can bank 3 additional Event Stamina using the Event Hourglass, allowing you to have 8 stored in total.
• Event Hourglass from previous events carry over, and can be used here or for future Drop events if you have obtained all the rewards needed.
• You only consume Event Stamina if you win, but not losing. Consider conceding on lower stages to complete Battle Tasks as they do not guarantee the Promo Packs!

Beginner

Squirtle Deck (Mythical Island)

First Time Rewards

Chance Rewards

Battle Task

Mission	Reward
Knock Out your opponent's Active Pokémon 1 times with an attack from a Lightning-type Pokémon	3
Put 3 Basic Pokémon into play	3

Recommended Decks

a1-96-pikachuex decks are perfect for this job since they rely on multiple Basic Pokemon to fill up the Bench quickly and boost the damage of a1-96-pikachuex's Circle Circuit to 90. The Beginner AI's deck has low-health Pokemon only, so a1-96-pikachuex is more than enough to one-shot them and get you the win quickly.

a1-100-electrode and a1a-29-galvantula are great attackers for this event, capable of dealing 90 damage to one-shot the AI's Water-type Pokemon thanks to the +20 damage we get.

This is more f2p friendly for players that don't have the EX Lightning Pokemon and it should be more than enough for the event. a1-100-electrode, a1-101-electabuzz, and a1a-29-galvantula can knock out all of the opponent's Pokemon with 1 attack. We rely on coin flips with a1-101-electabuzz, especially if the Pokemon we're attacking has 70 or more.

a1-102-jolteon is another option to add to the list with an Eevee to evolve.

Intermediate

Blastoise & Cramorant Deck (Mythical Island)

First Time Rewards

Chance Rewards

Battle Task

Mission	Reward
Knock Out your opponent's Active Pokémon 2 times with an attack from a Lightning-type Pokémon	3
Put 1 Stage 1 Pokémon into play	3
Win this battle by turn 14	3

Recommended Decks

a1-100-electrode and a1a-29-galvantula are enough as a second Stage 1 Pokemon to make sure we can get all missions in one game, both capable of knocking out all of the opponent's Pokemon with 1 attack except for a1-55-blastoise, you'll need two attacks.

The no EX version has multiple Stage 1 Pokemon, so it should work fine here.

Advanced

Blastoise ex Deck (Mythical Island)

First Time Rewards

Chance Rewards

Battle Task

Mission	Reward
Win 5 or more battles	4
Win this battle using a deck where all the Pokémon cards are of ♦, ♦♦, and/or ♦♦♦ rarity	4
Win this battle by turn 14	4
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points	4

Recommended Decks

Your opponent's deck now has a1-56-blastoiseex in it, capable of knocking out your Basic Pokemon with one attack. Luckily, they don't have a1-220-misty, so we don't have to worry much about them getting 2 Extra Water Energy to boost Hydro Bazooka's damage from 100 to 160.

So first we'll try fulfilling the no Ex mission, and at the same time, we can go for 14 turn win and prevent the opponent from getting a knockout.

The No Ex deck we were using in previous modes should work fine here. If we manage to win, we're fulfilling the "you can't have any ex Pokemon the rarity of the Pokemon has to be ♦, ♦♦, and/or ♦♦♦ rarity".

We could go for the 14-turn win with this deck, but we might struggle to prevent the opponent from getting a Match Point. a1-56-blastoiseex's Hydro Bazooka can one-shot our non-ex Pokemon, so we want to play something with more health.

This might be the best build if you're trying to prevent the opponent from getting a Match Point. a1a-29-galvantula and a1-96-pikachuex can play aggressively in the early game and get you knockouts, in the hopes you can win the game before they get a1-56-blastoiseex online.

However, if a1-56-blastoiseex is in play a1a-29-galvantula should not be in the Active spot, instead, we have a1-96-pikachuex or a1-104-zapdosex capable of tanking one hit and you can go for a a1-225-sabrina to one-shot a low health Pokemon if you already have 2 Match Points.

a1-99-voltorb and a1-100-electrode are also great instead of a1a-29-galvantula.

Expert

Blastoise ex & Vapreon Deck (Mythical Island)

First Time Rewards

Chance Rewards

Battle Task

Mission	Reward
Win this battle using a Deck where all the Pokémon cards are of ♦, ♦♦, and/or ♦♦♦ rarity	5
Win this battle by turn 12	5
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points	5
Win 10 or more battles	5
Win 20 or more battles	5

Recommended Decks

Our strategy in the Expert mode is similar to the Advanced mode, but you'll have to sneak a faster win with only 12 rounds. You still have the same other missions to do, but it can be grindy since you have to win 20 battles. Luckily, this is the mission we'll be spamming since we're guaranteed a Promo Pack for each win.

Your opponent's deck isn't a joke anymore, they have 2 copies of a1-56-blastoiseex and a1-84-articunoex as their win conditions. a1a-19-vaporeon in the back as a support Pokemon to move Water Energy to their attacker and on top of that, 1 copy of a1-220-misty, which can single-handedly get them wins. On the bright side, your AI opponent has only 1 copy of a1-220-misty, so if they fail the coin flip with it, we're safe from getting aggroed down.

For the non-Ex mission "all the Pokémon cards are of ♦, ♦♦, and/or ♦♦♦ rarity", we'll rely on the no ex list we've been using, with 2 a1-225-sabrinas to try and force a a1-54-wartortle to the Active spot.

It'll be extremely difficult to win a game without your opponent getting any match points with this deck. All of your Pokemon can get one shot by a1-56-blastoiseex. a1-84-articunoex is another threat that could get the opponent a knockout.

If we want to prevent the opponent from getting a Match Point, the plan is to get 2 Match Points early in the game before a1-56-blastoiseex starts doing their heavy attacks. Then a1-96-pikachuex or a1-104-zapdosex can tank one hit before we go for the a1-225-sabrina to try and knock out a lower health Pokemon with one attack or move a full health a1-96-pikachuex to deal 110 damage to a1-56-blastoiseex, tank another hit, and then knock it out.

a1-225-sabrina is also great early in the game to force a a1-53-squirtle or a1-54-wartortle to the Active spot if they only have it on the Bench, allowing us to knock it out before they evolve into a1-56-blastoiseex.