The Venusaur Drop Event, a new Solo Battle event, has just begun in Pokemon TCG Pocket. This timed event tasks players with battling against Venusaur-themed decks to earn a wide variety of rewards, with the most notable being a set of exclusive new promo cards which includes a beautiful new Illustration Rare Venusaur and a powerful new Jigglypuff for Sleep decks. Of course, those aren’t the only rewards on offer, though.
If Trainers can complete special Battle Tasks in each of the event stages, they can walk away with tons of additional rewards, including a bunch of Event Hourglasses and Wonder Hourglasses used for Wonder Picking. Some of these challenges are much harder than others, though, especially if you want to tackle the more lucrative Battle Tasks in the Expert Venusaur Stage.
Here’s how to complete all of the Battle Tasks and obtain all of the available rewards in the new Venusaur Drop Event in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
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A-Series Volume 2 Packs
Venusaur Drop Event Overview
The Venusar Drop Event is the second major Drop Event in Pokemon TCG Pocket. Drop Events are a type of limited Solo Battle event where players duel against themed decks to obtain various rewards including several different types of Hourglasses, Shop Tickets, and limited edition promo cards.
The Drop Event is split up into four stages of varying difficulties where players will face off against powerful Grass-types decks centred on Venusaur and its evolutions. The first time you beat each stage, you’ll be awarded two to eight Pack Hourglasses, a batch of Shop Tickets, and a bunch of Shinedust.
Furthermore, each of the Venusaur Drop Event stages has a list of associated Battle Tasks which award additional rewards if you’re able to complete them. The Beginner and Intermediate Battle Tasks award a total of 15 Event Hourglasses (which can converted into Event Stamina for additional battle attempts) whereas the Advanced and Expert Battle Tasks award a total of 41 Wonder Hourglasses.
Venusaur Drop Event Stages
Additionally, any of the Venusaur Drop Event stages has a random chance of awarding you an A-Series Volume 2 Promo Pack, which contains one of five random promo cards. The featured card of this Drop Event is none other than a special Illustration Rare variant of the Genetic Apex Venusaur. Other promo cards from this drop include new variants of the Genetic Apex Greninja and Onix as well as completely new versions of Haunter and Jigglypuff.
The lower the difficulty of the stage, the lower the Promo Pack drop chance, with the Expert stage guaranteeing a Promo Pack on every successful clear. Unless you’re willing to spend Gold, players will have limited Event Stamina, which means a limited amount of packs and opportunities to obtain all of the available Promo Cards.
So, what’s the best way of completing all of the available Battle Tasks for the Venusaur Drop Event without wasting too much Event Stamina?
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- Promo Venusaur Illustration Rare
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- Volume 2 Promo Cards
Best Deck for the Venusaur Drop Event
With the exception of Tauros and Kangaskhan, all of the opposing Pokemon you’ll face in the Venusaur Drop Event, including the extremely bulky Venusaur ex, are weak to Fire. Fire types in PTCGP are arguably the most offensive type in the whole game, with very high damage output at the cost of having quite frail defences. As of the Drop Event’s release, there are three main Fire decks available in Pokemon TCG Pocket:
- Charizard ex + Moltres ex Deck: Highest guaranteed damage in the game with Moltres speeding up Charizard’s Energy gains
- Arcanine ex + Moltres ex: Weaker but far faster than the Charizard
- Blaine Deck: No ex-Pokemon but capable of dealing very high damage at low Energy costs with the aid of the Blaine Supporter
The Charizard Deck is easily the strongest if you have the cards to make it. While expensive, Charizard’s 200-damage Crimson Storm is capable of one-shotting Venusaur ex, guaranteeing you two points no matter what. Meanwhile, Moltres ex is there to ease the burden of attaching Energy to Charizard. The primary weakness of this deck is simply getting the cards you need: if you don’t get lucky enough to pull the full Charmander evolution line, your type advantage won’t matter when Venusaur ex is sweeping your entire team.
The Arcanine Deck is very similar to the Charizard Deck as both rely on Moltres ex’s Energy generation to get a leg-up early on. Arcanine ex only requires three Energy compared to Charizard’s four Energy requirement and it doesn’t discard any Energy after attacking, making Arcanine ex a much faster option, especially against a Grass deck. However, Arcanine does deal damage to itself and that can put you in a tricky spot against the bulk and heals of Venusaur ex. The advantages of Arcanine don’t really outweigh the advantages of just running Charizard.
Fire Deck Options
However, if you want to get through the Venusaur Drop Event while picking up as many Battle Tasks as possible, we recommend starting with the Blaine Deck. Not only are the vital cards in this deck far easier to access thanks to last week’s Fire Pokemon Outbreak Event, but it’s also a much safer deck to play as, without any two-pointers, your opponent will need to KO at least three Pokemon to win, whereas you only need to get rid of the Venusaur ex and one other Grass type.
The main strategy of the Blaine Deck is to play Ninetales and Rapdiash as your main attackers. Ninetales is your heavy hitter capable of dealing 90 damage (110 against Grass types) whereas Rapidash is your fast attacker, only requiring a single Energy for a 40 damage attack (60 against Grass types). The real magic comes when you introduce Blaine who, for the turn he’s played, will increase the damage of Ninetales and Rapidash by 30, allowing them to tear through all of the Event Stages with ease. Even a Venusaur ex will go down in two hits against a boosted Ninetales.
The full recommended Blaine deck list can be found below:
- Vulpix x2 (Genetic Apex 037)
- Ninetales x2 (Genetic Apex 038)
- Ponyta x2 (Genetic Apex 042)
- Rapidash x2 (Genetic Apex 043)
- X-Speed x2 (Promo-A 002)
- Poke Ball x2 (Promo-A 005)
- Red Card x1 (Promo-A 006)
- Professor’s Research x2 (Promo-A 007)
- Blaine x2 (Genetic Apex 221)
- Giovanni x1 (Genetic Apex 223)
- Sabrina x2 (Genetic Apex 225)
Blaine Deck
How to Complete All Venusaur Battle Tasks in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Beginner Stage
The Beginner Stage of the Venusaur Drop Event is the introductory stage and, as such, isn’t that hard to wrap your head around. You won’t even be fighting a Venusaur Deck in this stage: instead, you’ll be facing off against Ivysaur, decreasing the risk of this fight dramatically.
There are only two Beginner Stage Battle Tasks available in the Venusaur Drop Event, with both of them awarding Event Hourglasses which can be converted into Event Stamina:
- Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokemon 1 time with an attack from a Fire-type Pokemon (3 Event Hourglasses)
- Put 3 Basic Pokemon into play (3 Event Hourglasses)
Both of these Battle Tasks can be knocked out in a single match, so long as you come in with a competent Fire deck with a lot of Basic Pokemon. If you’re nearing victory and haven’t completed both challenges (such as if you only have two Pokemon on the field instead of three), we recommend conceding instead of securing the win. With limited Event Stamina available, you don’t want to be spending Stamina on multiple runs of the stages with the lowest pack drop chance, so just take the hit and go in again.
Beginner Stage
Intermediate Stage
The Intermediate Stage of the Venusaur Drop Event is mostly the same as the Beginner Stage. The main new addition to the deck in this round is the introduction of Venusaur, the same Venusaur you can obtain as an event promo. Despite having very high HP for a non-ex Pokemon and the ability to heal itself, regular Venusaur won’t stand much of a chance against any competent Fire deck, with the Blaine Deck performing particularly well due to its low attack costs and quick ramp-up.
There are a total of three Battle Tasks for the Intermediate Stage of the Venusaur Drop Event:
- Knock Out your opponent’s Active Pokemon 2 times with an attack from a Fire-type Pokemon (3 Event Hourglasses)
- Make your opponent’s Pokemon fall Asleep 1 time (3 Event Hourglasses)
- Win the battle by turn 14 (3 Event Hourglasses)
The only difficult Battle Task for the Intermediate Stage of the Venusaur Drop Event in Pokemon TCG Pocket is the one where you need to make the opponent fall Asleep. Only a small handful of Pokemon – namely Vileplume, Hypno, Frosmoth, and Wigglytuff ex – are capable of inducing Sleep and all of those Pokemon are either Stage 1 or Stage 2s. Fortunately, one of the promo cards available from this event is a new version of Jigglypuff whose one Energy cost attack Sing instantly puts the opponent to Sleep so, if you get lucky enough to grab that early, you’ll have a much easier time.
To avoid wasting Event Stamina on the Intermediate Stage (which has a much lower chance of awarding a promo pack than the Advanced or Expert stages), enter the battle with your Sleep deck and continue playing the match until your opponent has been lulled to sleep. Then, simply concede. Conceding in Drop Event battles doesn’t consume your Event Stamina but it does allow you to still claim any challenges or tasks completed during the battle. This way, you can get the Event Hourglasses for the Sleep Task without needing to waste the Stamina.
Intermediate Stage
Advanced Stage
The Advanced Stage is where things get kicked up a notch as the opposing Grass-type deck will begin using ex-Pokemon. For the Venusaur Drop Event, the main adversary here is Venusaur ex, the highest health ex Pokemon in the game. With 190 HP, Venusaur ex has two attacks at its disposal, with its most powerful ability, Giant Bloom, dealing 100 damage while also healing 30 damage off of Venusaur ex. Venusaur ex is an incredible tank, even against Fire decks, so you’ll want to shut it down quickly or have Charizard ex in the backline to snipe it.
There are four Battle Tasks available for the Advanced Stage of the Venusaur Drop Event:
- Win this battle using a deck where all the Pokemon cards are of one, two, and/or three diamond rarity (4 Wonder Hourglasses)
- Win this battle by turn 14 (4 Wonder Hourglasses)
- Win this battle without your opponent getting any points (4 Wonder Hourglasses)
- Win 5 or more battles (4 Wonder Hourglasses)
To complete the rarity-limit Battle Task associated with this battle, simply run the Blaine Deck we recommended earlier. Ninetales and Rapidash are two-diamond Pokemon who, thanks to Blaine, are more than capable of taking on Venusaur ex and its ilk. However, before going into battle, be sure to remove any Illustration Rare Rapidash cards you may have in the deck: despite being the same card as regular Rapidash, these, unfortunately, count as star cards and will prevent you from completing the challenge.
Playing the Blaine Deck optimally should also allow you to easily complete the battle within 14 turns. With their low Energy costs, Rapidash and Ninetales can get set up incredibly quickly, allowing them to begin sweeping the opponent’s field at a much faster pace compared to the Charizard or Arcanine decks. If victory seems to slipping through your fingers as you approach turn 14, you can simply concede to start again and save your Event Stamina, although you will have to beat this stage five times anyway.
Advanced Stage
Expert Stage
The final stage of the Venusaur Drop Event in Pokemon TCG Pocket is obviously the most difficult, with the opponent having built up a very scary stall deck to oppose you. Alongside Venusaur ex, the opponent will now be running Lilligant, whose 50-damage attacker will also funnel an extra Grass Energy to the opponent each turn. Venusaur ex’s biggest downside is its high Energy cost, something Lilligant can sidestep if you don’t take it out fast enough.
The Expert Stage of the Venusaur Drop Event in Pokemon TCG Pocket has a total of five Battle Tasks to complete, all of which award five Wonder Hourglasses upon completion:
- Win this battle using a deck where all the Pokemon cards are of one, two, and/or three diamond rarity (5 Wonder Hourglasses)
- Win this battle by turn 12 (5 Wonder Hourglasses)
- Win without your opponent getting any points (5 Wonder Hourglasses)
- Win 10 or more battles (5 Wonder Hourglasses)
- Win 20 or more battles (5 Wonder Hourglasses)
Like with the Advanced Stage, run the Blaine Deck to easily knock out the rarity-limit Battle Task. The Expert Stage is essentially just an amped-up version of the Advanced Stage so a lot of the same strategies and tips apply here, too: concede the match to save Event Stamina if you go over 12 turns or let your opponent get a KO, take out the weaker Pokemon to prevent them from evolving into big threats, and acknowledge that you’ll just get unlucky sometimes.
This stage is where you’ll want to be spending the majority of your Event Stamina. Not only do you need to beat the stage 20 times to get the last Battle Task done, but this is the only Drop Event stage which guarantees an A Series Volume 2 Promo Pack every completion. Except for the Advanced Stage (which you’ll need to play at least five times), you’ll want to ensure that you spend as little Stamina as possible on the earlier stages to maximise how many packs you earn.
Expert Stage
That was how to complete all of the Battle Tasks and obtain all of the rewards in the Venusaur Drop Event in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
