Lone_Prodigy
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Went Mega Start and +5 Moves on Conkeldurr and beat him with 1 move left. Geez. Part of it was bad luck (Mega Aeros wouldn't line up, Xerneas wouldn't proc Quirky+) but still.
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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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toythatkills
Member
For Manaphy, take a team of Pokémon that can delay its disruptions. It's not too much trouble when it's not creating barriers.
Shaymin worked for me. It gave me enough time to megaevolve Ampharos and start making combos.
ratcliffja
Member
I'm trying to finally beat Mewtwo in Expert mode, but I just can't seem to beat him without using items. I'm afraid to use items, though, because if I win, I'm not sure I'll catch him. I've tried taking him on with max Gengar, Giratina, and Yveltal along with Level 7 Heracross, but the closest I can come is about 10% health. I'm willing to use all items if it means a guaranteed catch with a great ball (which I think would require beating him in about a minute), but I really don't think that's feasible. If I do go that route, though, I'm not sure if I should use Heracross or Yveltal as my third. I was initially leaning toward Heracross because complexity -1 means his crowd control will do a ton of damage, but when I tested him just now, I never saw crowd control proc. As far as I can tell, abilities can only proc if you're not currently in a combo and even then it's not 100%. As such, it might be better to take the guaranteed extra damage rather than hope for the crowd control proc. Does anybody have any good strategies for the Mewtwo level for those of us with slower reflexes?
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Only advice I can give for Mewtwo is to not use Yveltal and Zoroark because they look similar.
Just go for damage. You should be combo matching constantly which means you won't be triggering abilities.
And yes, Espeon really ruins any attempts unless you use Complexity-1.
Just go for damage. You should be combo matching constantly which means you won't be triggering abilities.
And yes, Espeon really ruins any attempts unless you use Complexity-1.
Space Medafighter X
Member
Holy crap! How do you accumulate that much? The most I've ever had was about 11k.
Also, how many hours does everyone have on this game? I have 67, completely surprised me lol.
ratcliffja
Member
I ended up beating it without items after all. I caught him with about 67% with the enhanced great ball. I actually missed three opportunities in a row with 50% but luckily I got to keep my money when I reset. I'm not sure why it got a lot easier for me but maybe I just kept making matches and didn't care if they were espeon or not.
MANY, MAANNYYY times playing stage 37 (Meowth) over & over again. Seriously, if that stage didn't exist, I think I (among others here) would've given up so much earlier because this is the only real way to grind for coins outside of Sunday Meowth events.
As for hours, I'm at 136.5 hours of playtime.
ratcliffja
Member
I tried grinding it but I win way too quickly to get any coins. How do you effectively grind it?
I am using two Ghost, one Fighting and one other mon. Works pretty well.
toythatkills
Member
Use weaker Pokemon so you don't win so quick.
Joeshabadoo
Member
So I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I'll be playing this game until I die. This is how it ends
(not even mad)
the stage 37 version of meowth is also pretty brilliant:
-encourages leveling lots of weaker pokemon from base to mid tier
-interesting risk/reward balancing
-requires quite a lot of strategic thinking and foresight (+ luck) to get that 530 coins
(not even mad)
the stage 37 version of meowth is also pretty brilliant:
-encourages leveling lots of weaker pokemon from base to mid tier
-interesting risk/reward balancing
-requires quite a lot of strategic thinking and foresight (+ luck) to get that 530 coins
Try to change the Mega Pokemon you're using. When you put there Lucario you'll see a lot of Mantler (or whatever is called) in the Safari. If you pick Gengar you'll see the fire types more.
So try changing the Mega Pokemon to see if Manectric appears more.
;_;
You're my lord and saviour, after reading your post I put Lucario as a Mega and Manectric was the first pokémon to appear. Caught him with a great ball.
Thank you.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I have just enough coins for a Complexity-1 and DD for Mewtwo. I should probably grind enough for a Great Ball though just to be safe.
CoolBatteryCharge
Member
Now that I've beaten every main stage, I'm just gonna grind #37 Meowth, weekend Meowth, and check in coins for a long time and not care at all about side stuff unless there's a special event that's interesting enough.
Still haven't caught Victini... This is annoying me now 
Safari is much easier this time, no worries lol
There is a new safari and special pokemon but both are still available, there was another blastoise event but that was running for like 2 weeks I think and ended on Monday
Safari is much easier this time, no worries lol
Mega Start Aerodactyl and Attack Power Up did it for me with 12 turns to spare.
ratcliffja
Member
I really wish I had mega Lucario. I hope they offer him again sometime. I never seem to score highly enough though.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Finally got Mewtwo. Complexity and Disruption Delay got me a 58% catch rate which failed. Needed a Great Ball.
The previous item less attempt got me to a sliver of his health but he had already covered most of the board with black clouds.
The previous item less attempt got me to a sliver of his health but he had already covered most of the board with black clouds.
Aveyn Knight
Member
Huh... what gives. Victini isn't in my game today.
I checked in earlier today and it wasn't there, so I thought they stopped the event. But then I read it's still available, but I checked in again and nope o__o
I want my easy exp >___<
I checked in earlier today and it wasn't there, so I thought they stopped the event. But then I read it's still available, but I checked in again and nope o__o
I want my easy exp >___<
Didn't notice anything. What makes you think that? Forgot to buy exp 1.5?
I guess I forgot... shit.
UUUGGGHHHH, I tapped the button to start the Meowth event only to realize I forgot to use the +5 Moves. Only got 2,000 coins. CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAP, and this is coming from last week when I made about 8,000.....
Now I only have 67k+ coins prepared for whatever Monday will bring!
Now I only have 67k+ coins prepared for whatever Monday will bring!
toythatkills
Member
My coins have nearly run out. I've got a bit bored with it so I've been using way more coins than I would usually just to get levels out of the way and I haven't been grinding Meowth at all.
Only got 30,000 left but still need to beat a couple of Expert stages!
Only got 30,000 left but still need to beat a couple of Expert stages!
toythatkills
Member
Either MGengar and anyone else who doesn't remove disruptions, or MBanette and as many Pokémon as you've got that can make it evolve quicker.
If using Mega Gengar, bringing Banette / Lampent / Chandelure can help shave 1 turn off for megaevolution as well, so it won't do much but it's always welcome.
It certainly won't hurt in any case.
Mega Manectric is up! Available items include disruption delay, complexity -1, and attack boost. Mareep are summoned, along with wood and steel blocks.
I got all the items to get the event over with and ended up with over 38000 as my score. Placed 16th in NA, which will last all of 2 minutes.
I got all the items to get the event over with and ended up with over 38000 as my score. Placed 16th in NA, which will last all of 2 minutes.
SenorArdilla
Member
Top 40000 get a Mega Stone. But the real prize is that Mega Speedup.
ratcliffja
Member
I haven't even used my two mega speed ups. I just hope I get the stone for once. So far my highest is about 8000.