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How to Get All Promo-A Vol. 3 Cards in Pokemon Pocket (Blastoise Event)

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January 4, 2025

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Pokemon Pocket kicks off 2025 with a bang, launching its third Drop Event on the final day of 2024. The Blastoise Drop Event introduces new promotional cards for players to collect while engaging in Solo Battles against the AI. If you’re curious about how this Promo-A event works and want details on its missions and rewards, this guide has you covered. Read on to learn more and see how you can unlock all the event rewards using an accessible Pokemon Pocket deck.

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Blastoise Drop Event Details

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Start Date: December 31, 2024
End Date: January 14, 2025
Featured Reward: Blastoise full-art variant
Event Type: Solo Battles

The Blastoise Drop Event marks Pokemon Pocket’s third promotional card launch, following November’s Venusaur Drop Event. Players can take on Solo Battles against Blastoise-themed AI decks to win Promo-A Vol. 3 packs, along with secondary rewards like Pack Hourglasses, EXP, and Shinedust.

List of All the New Cards in the Blastoise Drop Event

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Promo-A 027: Snivy
Promo-A 028: Volcarona
Promo-A 029: Blastoise
Promo-A 030: Eevee
Promo-A 031: Cinccino

Pokemon Pocket’s Blastoise Drop Event introduces five new cards. Among them, Volcarona, Blastoise, and Snivy feature new art variants with unchanged effects and text, while Snivy and Eevee include refined effects and stats.

The new Eevee retains the same Energy requirements and HP as the Mythical Island variant but gains a new ability, Growl, which reduces damage from all enemy attacks by 20.

The updated Snivy features a new move, Tackle, which deals 20 DMG for one Energy. In contrast, the previous expansion’s Snivy dealt 40 DMG for two Energies. Additionally, the new Snivy’s HP has decreased to 60, down from 70.

New Card Drop Rates

Not all Promo-A cards in the Blastoise Drop Event share the same drop rates. Here’s a breakdown of the likelihood of each new card appearing in the rewards:

Blastoise = 12.66%
Volcarona = 15.82%
Snivy = 23.84%
Eevee = 23.84%
Cinccino = 23.84%

Blastoise Drop Event Missions List

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There are 14 missions in the Blastoise Event that reward players with additional resources such as Ticket Shop, Hourglasses, and EXP.

Difficulty	Task	Rewards
Beginner	Knock Out an enemy with a Lightning Pokemon. Put three Basic Pokemon into play.	3 Event Hourglasses for each task
Intermediate Advertisement	Knock Out two enemies with a Lightning Pokemon. Play one Stage One Pokemon. Win by turn 14.	3 Event Hourglasses for each task
Advanced	Win this battle five times or more. Win this battle with one-, two-, and three-diamond rarity cards. Win by turn 14. Win without losing any points.	4 Event Hourglasses for each task
Expert	Win this battle ten times. Win this battle twenty times or more. Win this battle with one-, two-, and three-diamond rarity cards. Win by turn 12. Win without losing any points.	5 Event Hourglasses for each task

You get the other rewards (EXP, Shinedust, Pack Hourglasses, and Shop Tickets) for beating each challenge for the first time.

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As with previous Promo-A events, the Blastoise Drop Event features Solo Battles across four difficulties: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert. Each difficulty offers a different drop rate for Promo-A Vol. 3 packs. To farm these packs efficiently, focus on defeating the Expert-level enemy, as this challenge guarantees a 100% pack drop rate.

Here are the Promo-A pack drop rates for all difficulties:

Beginner: 51%
Intermediate: 64%
Advanced: 80%
Expert: 100%

Event Stamina is only consumed when you win a match. If the RNG isn’t working in your favor, you can concede and try again without any penalties.

The Best Deck for the Blastoise Drop Event

All enemy decks in the Blastoise Drop Event are Water-type, making a Lightning-type setup with Pikachu ex the meta response. These lineups gain a critical advantage by dealing +20 damage to Blastoise-themed decks.

Here’s the complete decklist:

Card	Quantity
Pikachu ex	2 Advertisement
Zapdos ex	2
Blitzle	2
Zebstrika Advertisement	2
Potion	2
Poke Ball	2 Advertisement
Professor’s Research	2
Giovanni	2
Sabrina Advertisement	2
X-Speed	2

Tips and Things to Know About the Blastoise Event

To make the most of the event, keep these tips in mind:

Don’t use full-art variants. Advanced and Expert missions require wins with only diamond-rarity cards. Full-art variants count as star-rarity cards, so avoid them to ensure you don’t miss out on rewards.
Don’t waste Event Stamina on lower difficulties. Only the highest difficulty guarantees a Promo-A Vol. 3 pack reward. Focus on farming booster packs in Expert difficulty and skip other challenges once their missions are complete.
Use auto-battle for farming. The Blastoise Drop Event is a relatively easy Solo Battle challenge. If you have a strong Lightning-type deck, set the game to auto-battle and farm packs while AFK.
Save Event Hourglasses for the next Drop Event. Event Hourglasses carry over, so stop using them once you’ve collected all rewards from the Blastoise Drop Event. You’ll need them for the next one.