The Shellfish Pokemon of Defending Blastoise is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.714 billion Blastoises are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 67.4%.

The powerhouse Blastoise economy, worth 849 trillion Pokedollars a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,431 Pokedollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, the nation's interest in space is at an all-time high while interest in saving the planet is at an all-time low, children seem to be getting better at lying these days, and the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Defending Blastoise's national animal is the Blastoise, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Defending Blastoise is ranked 210,634^th in the world and 1^st in Ebonvale for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2.9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.