Looking back at it now, many of the TCG designs look like a funhouse mirror reflection of what we were seeing on TV and handheld screens

The full battle tasks and rewards list for each Blastoise Drop event battle can be found below: Beginner Task 1: Knock Out your opponents Active Pokemon 1 time with an attack from a Lightning-type Pokemon Reward: 3x Event Hourglass Task 2: Put 3 Basic Pokmon into play Reward: 3x Event Hourglass Intermediate Task 1: Knock Out your opponents Active Pokemon 2 times with an attack from a Lightning-type Pokemon Reward: 3x Event Hourglass Task 2: Put a Stage 1 Pokmon into play Reward: 3x Event Hourglass Task 3: Win this battle by turn 14 Reward: 3x Event Hourglass Advanced Task 1: Win 5 or more battles Reward: 4x Wonder Hourglass Task 2: Win this battle using a deck where all the Pokemon cards are of 1, 2, and or 3 Diamond Rarity Reward: 4x Wonder Hourglass Task 3: Win this battle by turn 14 Reward: 4x Wonder Hourglass Task 4: Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Reward: 4x Wonder Hourglass Expert Task 1: Win this battle using a deck where all the Pokemon cards are of 1, 2, and or 3 Diamond Rarity Reward: 5x Wonder Hourglass Task 2: Win this battle by turn 12 Reward: 5x Wonder Hourglass Task 3: Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Reward: 5x Wonder Hourglass Task 4: Win 10 or more battles Reward: 5x Wonder Hourglass Task 5: Win 20 or more battles Reward: 5x Wonder Hourglass Blastoise Drop Event Promo cards Now that you know how to counter Blastoise ex and what Promo cards are on offer, be sure to check out our New Year Event guide and upcoming Pokemon TCG releases for 2025.

On the walker side, Sorin Ravenous Neonate packs a punch, too
For darks, typically one Don Zaloog, three Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer, and occasionally Skilled Dark Magician or Zombyra the Dark are played
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