Venusaur Drop Event

The Venusaur Pokémon TCG Pocket Drop Event has new Solo Battles available for players to obtain promo cards and more. It is similar to the Lapras ex Drop Event, where players complete Battle Tasks and Missions to earn rewards from a new set of cards in Promo Pack A Series Vol. 2. Here's everything you need to know about the event!

Event Period

• Start: November 29, 2024 at 6 AM UTC
• End: December 13, 2024 at 5:59 AM UTC

Promo Pack

Completing the event Solo Battles may reward you a Promo Pack A Series Vol. 2, which contains one card determined by the odds below. It has promo-18-venusau 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-18-venusaur	12.66%
promo-19-greninja	15.82%
promo-20-haunter	23.84%
promo-21-onix	23.84%
promo-22-jigglypuff	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, which are also recoverable via the Event Hourglass.
• Event Hourglass from previous events carry over, and can be used here or for future events.
• 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

Ivysaur Deck (Genetic Apex)

First Time Rewards

Chance Rewards

Battle Task

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

Recommended Decks

The Blaine aggro deck is the best choice for this event, especially for players looking for budget choices. We want a Fire-type deck so we can complete the "Knock Out your opponent's Active Pokémon 1 time with an attack from a Fire-type Pokémon" mission. Remember, Fire-type Pokemon can deal an extra 20 damage to Grass-type Pokemon, so you have an extra 20 damage on your Fire attacks.

The other mission is to play 3 Basic Pokémon, so although I'm not a huge fan of a1-44-magmar, I'm adding him to the list to ensure we can play those 3 Basic Pokémon. Magmar is also a Fire-type Pokémon who's easy to attack and synergizes with a1-221-blaine, so he's perfect in the list.

This aggressive deck plays quickly, using a1-43-rapidash or a1-38-ninetales to deal early damage and get knockouts with the help of a1-221-blaine's damage boost. It's important that we don't finish the game until we've played 3 Basic Pokémon, which should be an easy mission to complete.

If you have a1-36-charizardex and a1-47-moltresex, you can go for a stronger option. However, I'm adding a1-42-ponyta a1-43-rapidash to the list to ensure we play 3 Basic Pokemon in one game.

This deck wants a1-47-moltresex in the Active spot as early as possible to use its Inferno Dance to attach Fire Energy on your Benched Pokémon. This accelerates our strategy, getting a1-36-charizardex ready to attack with Crimson Storm. However, the Slash attack is enough to knock out the opponent's Pokémon in the beginner mode.

Intermediate

Venusaur & Scyther Deck (Genetic Apex)

First Time Rewards

Chance Rewards

Battle Task

Mission	Reward
Knock Out your opponent's Active Pokémon 2 times with an attack from a Fire-type Pokémon	3 Event Hourglass
Make your opponent's Pokémon Asleep 1 times	3 Event Hourglass
Win this battle by turn 14	3 Event Hourglass

Recommended Decks

Things are starting to kick off at the Intermediate mode, we have 3 missions to complete. The plan is to finish all three of them in one game so we don't use more Event Stamina than we have to. For the first mission, we need to knock out 2 Pokemon with a Fire-type Pokemon, not too difficult since we're playing a Fire-type deck. Additionally, the second mission is to finish the game with 14 turns, also not too difficult since our deck plays out fast.

The third one is where things take a different turn, throughout the game, we have to active Asleep on one of the opponent's Pokemon at least once. This means we need to add Pokemon with the Asleep ability.

This Blaine aggro list is running a1-193-jigglypuff and a1-195-wigglytuffex for the Asleep ability. a1-195-wigglytuffex is a colorless Pokemon, so it'll work with your Fire-type Pokemon. The plan is to use a1-195-wigglytuffex's Sleepy Song to put one of the opponent's Pokemon Asleep. However, we're not trying to win the game with a1-195-wigglytuffex since our other mission requires us to knock out 2 Pokemon with our Fire-type Pokemon. So retreat a1-195-wigglytuffex once you've fulfilled the mission and continue knocking out the opponent's Pokemon with a1-43-rapidash and a1-38-ninetales.

You can also play a1-36-charizardex and a1-47-moltresex, but will have to cut out cards to add the Asleep mechanic to the list.

Other Sleep Pokémon

promo-22-jigglypuff is the easiest option to go for. However, this is a new Promo card, so unless you got lucky with your first Promo card, you won't have this as an option.

I did the mission with a1-124-drowzee and a1-125-hypno. a1-125-hypno's ability, Sleep Pendulum, allows you to put a Pokemon to sleep, and he doesn't have to be in the Active spot. This means you aren't forced to add Psychic Energy and can stick with only Fire Energy and have a1-125-hypno on the Bench to activate Asleep.

However, you have to flip a coin and hit heads to activate the effect, so you have a 50/50 shot at activating Asleep. You might find yourself forced to stall out the game to ensure you activate Sleep Pendulum.

a1-93-frosmoth is another option, but you'll have to add Water Energy to your Fire deck, which could make things awkward.

Advanced

Venusaur ex Deck (Genetic Apex)

First Time Rewards

Chance Rewards

Battle Task

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

Recommended Decks

The Advanced event has 4 missions, the first requires you to win 5 or more battles. This means we have 5 games to fulfill all the other missions. For the second mission, you can't have any ex Pokémon the rarity of the Pokémon has to be ♦, ♦♦, and/or ♦♦♦ rarity. So Blaine aggro deck works best here to fulfill the mission, and since it's an aggro-type deck, you can finish the game before turn 14.

However, with the threat of a1-4-venusaurex one-shotting Rapidash or Ninetails, you might need to opt for another deck to fulfill the last mission. You can't give your opponent any Points in one of the 5 games you'll play, so a1-36-charizardex and a1-47-moltresex deck are perfect for the last mission.

a1-4-venusaurex cannot one-shot a1-36-charizardex or a1-47-moltresex with Giant Bloom. Additionally, a1-36-charizardex's Crimson Storm can one-shot a1-4-venusaurex, preventing it from healing itself up and giving you 2 Match Points.

You could also add a1-41-arcanineex to the list for an alternative damage dealer that plays faster than a1-36-charizardex.

Expert

Venusaur ex & Lilligant Deck (Genetic Apex)

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 Wonder Hourglass
Win this battle by turn 12	5 Wonder Hourglass
Win this battle without your opponent getting any points	5 Wonder Hourglass
Win 10 or more battles	5 Wonder Hourglass
Win 20 or more battles	5 Wonder Hourglass

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 or more battles. On top of that, your opponent has an even better deck, using a1-30-lilligant Leaf Supply to attach Energy on a1-4-venusaurex as they get him ready to carry the game.

However, it's best to grind this mode since you're guaranteed a Promo pack for every win. Since you need to win 20 battles, it can get boring playing the same deck, so you're not tied to the Fire decks I've shared in the article, but remember losing a game will waste 1 of your Event Stamina and slow you down.

Other Fire Pokémon

These Pokemon are great alternatives if you're low on cards and need to fill up your deck with Fire-type Pokemon.

a1-52-centiskorch can be a slow setup, so having Moltres ex can speed it up. However, once you have 4 Energy on it, you'll be dealing 130 damage to the opponent's Active Pokémon. Great for knocking out a1-4-venusaurex in two attacks.

a1-50-salazzle is an aggressive Fire Pokémon, two Energy and you're already dealing 60 damage to the opponent.