Gosh, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket new additions just keep coming thick and fast, don't they? Today, the game's first 'Drop Event' has got underway, giving you a chance to pick up some tasty promo cards by taking part in special promo battles.
The Venusaur Drop Event runs from today until 13th December at 05:59am / 09:59pm PST (12th Dec). Completing each of the four battles found in the event section on the app's 'Solo' page gives you a chance to pick up a special 'Promo Pack' which includes one of the following Promo Cards: Haunter, Jigglypuff, Onix, Greninja or Venusaur.
The Promo Packs are chance rewards with the odds of getting one based on a predetermined probability rate. That said, you should be able to pick up a good few by performing well in the event over the next two weeks — assuming you have the Event Energy to keep battling.
You can get a close-up look at each of the individual promo cards in the following image from The Pokémon Company:
As the name suggests, the Drop Event focuses on the Venusaur evolution line, so you'll be facing off against a whole lot of Grass Types — something to bear in mind as you choose which deck to bring into play.
In related TCG Pocket news, the app recently noted that it is setting its sights on "inappropriate player names" after it officially crossed the $120 million mark since launch.
Will you be taking on Venusair and co in this new Drop Event? Let us know which Promo Cards you picked up in the comments.
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i play a venusaur deck, i NEED that promo art
Unfortunately didn't find the Lapras promo last time, fingers crossed I'll be able to get this Venusaur one and even more so considering it's full art!
This game isn't available in my region but I've been playing it through other means and been having a blast. Though it's probably a good thing I'm prevented from spending money on it.
Already got Venusaur and stuck it right in my "favorite art" binder. Shame it's not an Ex card, because my Venusaur Ex/Butterfree deck has been my go-to for the last week. I either lose immediately or become near unkillable.
Won't be feeling bad about potentially missing this one like the Lapras EX, as it's just a Full Art rather than a new card a Deck can use.
I like these promo events but I do wish there was some guarantee you’d get the cards eventually. I was lucky enough to get Lapras in the last event, but I know some weren’t able to. Too much RNG for a limited time event.
@shoeses Better be sure to grab Jigglypuff then. That and the promo Mankey from the last event might be more useful than the headliner cards.
I know what I'll be doing this weekend!
I managed to get 4 copies of the Lapras EX card from the last event, so hopefully I'll be just as lucky this time.
@Anachronism I knew about Mankey making Primeape viable and thankfully got a Playset, but do tell about Jigglypuff!
I’ve pulled 5 haunter’s so far lol
@shoeses It inflicts sleep for one energy. A bit too inconsistent for my taste, but it's a menace when it works.
@Anachronism Ah okay, so it makes a pre-existing Deck a bit better than making a new viable one. Maybe I'll keep Pulling from the Pikachu Pack since I'll have something other than Zapdos EX that I'd want. Thanks.
I DO need to put my new "Burn Things" fire type deck through its paces....
@shoeses Consider doing it anyways, the real treasure is two completely different cards in the promo pack. One is a Jigglypuff that does a guaranteed Sleep on one colorless energy (meaning Wigglytuff stall just got way more viable and evil) and the other is a new Haunter that trades out the old one-energy-30-damage for a one-energy-coin-flip-for-50-damage (which makes a big change to the middle ground of getting a Gengar or Gengar EX out). Much like how Mankey became the sleeper meta-adjuster in the Lapras event due to making 100-damage-Primeape viable, these two cards (especially that Jigglypuff!) are also set to matter way more competitively than the Venusaur ever will.
Greninja is a great card to have if you don't already have one or two, but this event isn't exciting like the Lapras EX one, because that was an EX card and a brand new card with that. This one is not new aside from the card's design.
Also, I can't wait for the day when we start getting EX's that aren't Gen I.
@Nanoline52 Ohhh, someone here told me about Jigglypuff, but Haunter is news to me. I'll have to look up a Gengar/EX Deck since I'm switching back to the Mewtwo Pack since I've had no luck with Pulling any Zapdos EX. Thanks.
@RR529 Same here my friend, I've been loving all the events they've done in the first month already! Send your friend code and I can add you!
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