Pokémon TCG Pocket Its “events” have a very strange pattern – the game seems to sit idle for a few weeks with nothing extra to do, and then three special challenges occur simultaneously. Today, it’s happening again with the launch of Genetic Apex SP Badge Event 1, joining the ongoing Bulbasaur drop event and the fantastic selection of Bulbasaur-themed events. While this is weird, this is a great time to start playing the game.
In my opinion, the Badge Event is the best of the rotation of special challenges that the Action Card Game currently offers. They focus on fighting other players in the real world rather than the game’s mediocre artificial intelligence, and their rewards are far better than standard hellish battles that only net you a small amount of experience value. The current Venus Drop event for the CPU does give you something to do, but go into it with a semi-competent fire deck and you’ll be earning all the good loot in half an hour. Badge events, named after badge-like prizes you can display on your profile, offer tastier challenges against real people, as well as decks you didn’t know about beforehand.
and pocketIn a signature ambiguity, the new event is titled “Genetic Apex SP Emblem Event 1.” If you’re thinking, “Wait a minute, I’m pretty sure this already happened,” then no, fool, you’re thinking of the “Genetic Apex Emblem Event 1” that happened in November. Don’t look stupid.
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SP stands for…um…”winning streak”? Yeah, no, that doesn’t make any sense. But that’s the goal here: win multiple games in a row that’s a lot more fun than any game before. Last month’s edition was just about accumulating wins overall, but that’s a lot harder. and Its first prizes are also incredibly generous, awarded just for participation!
Play once and win or lose and you’ll get three of the coveted Hourglasses, then fight three more and you’ll get another three Hourglasses, and once you’ve played five matches you’ll get another six! For a brand new pack, that’s more than enough to play through just five times. Then there are another 12 battles ten times over! Two packs, just to hang out at the event, is better than the challenge rewards you get from paying $10 a month for the horrendous Premium Pass – both enjoyable and excruciating. (Winning three battles leaves you with 150 Shinedust, but that’s Rubbish.)
The schadenfreude-worthy prizes are badges, of which there are four, each more grandiose than the previous one, and are awarded for winning two to five battles in a row. So having that crowned photo on your profile means earning some bragging rights.
This is a short-lived event that only lasts 7 days, so hurry up. And don’t forget to collect Bulbasaur and Magnetite cards in the current Miracle Picks event, as well as all promotional cards dropped in the ongoing Bulbasaur drop event. Wow! This is pocket I think, in the best case scenario, there could be calm again on all fronts within a week.
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