Players were also required to set up their own remote play environments where they would play their games during the event by following the official Remote Pokmon TCG guidelines
They can try, but as long as Victreebel is in the Active Spot, you'll be able to drag them back out without effort
The other thing you can do is steal your opponents creatures with cards like Legerdemain, Cultural Exchange, or, if youre feeling fancy, Gilded Drake
Bandai also made these Johto figure collections too recently (I saw one up on Pokemon Center Japan) which are also kind of in this same sort of niche realm and I think theyre going to release more within the year as well
Cheap, mana-light cards like Terminate, Lightning Bolt, Oxidize, Vandalblast, and Path to Exile all come to mind
Why Introduce A "Weaker VMAX"