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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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Joeshabadoo
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Giratina lvl 50 was a nuisance itemless, but I managed it with a bit of rng help. Post lvl 50 Giratina is modified and not quite a June repeat. Shaymin doesn't f things up with tons of complexity again until lvl 100. Most all stages in between can be done itemless. Getting a bunch of mind zaps from absol is so satisfying, but if the disruptions start to cascade too badly its in your interest to get your board so that you have no moves left
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Wow, I just spent like two days to get Bisharp without items. Gallade took 3 hearts.
Well I finished the tutorial a while ago and haven't played after that, I wanna pick it back up and play, anyone have any tips for me? How to spend the premium money. Pokemon to get? etc? All help is valuable
Here's how I've approached the game:
The optimize button is really helpful for most of the stages. Its only when you get MUCH further in the game that its choices are only so-so.
Try not to spend jewels for anything. I have only used them like 2 times I think. And one of those times was when I accidentally pressed 'spend jewel' to get 5 more moves on a stage after failing it lol.
Coins are important...kind of. There is a stage where you can grind for them (stage 37 I think, the one with meowth).
The reason I say only kind of important is that you really don't need to use them except for a few reasons. The first reason is for a timed competition in the special stages. Coins will help you get items that will really help boost your score and help you get that mega stone reward since you are being ranked against other players' scores.
Another reason to spend coins is for getting S-rank on stages. Like for the special stages I previously mentioned, you'll use those coins to spend on items. Getting S-ranks unlocks expert stages with powerful pokemon.
Another reason to use coins is to use it to buy great balls for such things as safari stages where there are certain pokemon that have such stupidly low appearance rates it'll be a hassle to not catch them when you actually manage to encounter them.
That's really all I've used coins for.
Best pokemon to get so far? Gengar and its mega stone. Its an early-ish game pokemon though its stage is pretty tough.
Try to check in game every day for free 500 coins and then 1000 coins after 10 days I think.
Oh thanks! So what should you spend your stones on if I would need to?
If there is ever a special stage that is about to expire and 1) you're running low on coins for items or 2) have no hearts and waiting for them to recharge would take too long, I would think that's a good time to spend those gems.
At least that's what I'm stocking those gems for in the meantime.
Not sure what everyone else is using them for lol
YourMaster
Member
Coins are always useful. Every level becomes easier with coins, although every level can be finished without the use of coins(most of them easily). On difficult boss stages they are very nice to use. When you get enough S ranks you get access to special levels with really useful pokemon to catch. When you cleared all the main levels, go back to S-rank the early levels, some of them need coins to S-rank.
In order to rank high on online competitions you need coins because you face other people use coins as well(and the difference in score is massive).
You get 200 coins for clearing the main stages the first time, 500 coins per checkin, once every week a chance to collect about 3000-7000 coins on a special stage. Like mentioned, you can grind level 37 coins, this takes time and is (for most people) not very fun, but the only way to increase your flow of coins.
Why am I talking coins when you ask jewels? Because you can sell jewels for coins, wait until you've got 12 and you get (I believe)40.000 coins. Those coins are more useful than anything else you can do with your jewels.
For example, when you lose a stage you can spend a jewel on getting 5 more moves. However, getting +5 moves before a level costs just 800 coins. (while you just sold jewels for over 3000 coins a piece).
Yikes, getting stuck on Cresselia 50. Been VERY close a number of times, RNG just isn't working for me I think. Wasted 5 tries just now. Time to give it a break I think.
What's the recommended Mobile team for Onix? I've been trying M-Lucario, Sceptile, Kyogre, Donphan, but no luck (they're very underleveled except for Lucario)
What's the recommended Mobile team for Onix? I've been trying M-Lucario, Sceptile, Kyogre, Donphan, but no luck (they're very underleveled except for Lucario)
Joeshabadoo
Member
I beat Giratina mk II lvl 100 earlier today. I only ever used items on lvl 100 (Moves, DD, Attack Up). Used same all MAX team the whole time (Gengar, Giratina, Yveltal, Absol)
most inexpensive double speedup not counting that passcode, plus if you factor in that you get something like 8K coins over the course of the 100 levels, it pays for itself if you have the right team. Doesnt even need to be all MAX, but close, and give that gengar a speedup
most inexpensive double speedup not counting that passcode, plus if you factor in that you get something like 8K coins over the course of the 100 levels, it pays for itself if you have the right team. Doesnt even need to be all MAX, but close, and give that gengar a speedup
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Still on the early Giratina levels so I'm using an un-optimized team for the paltry XP. When I hit 50 I'll bring out the big guns.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I can't beat Cresselia 100. :/
I caught two.
Lies!
toythatkills
Member
Back up to date on main stages but basically out of coins so those three expert stages will just taunt me for a while
At least 28 and 29 are doable without coins. Haven't tries 30 yet.
toythatkills
Member
Yeah I haven't even given them a go yet. I figured that the catch rates on beating them would be awful but anything over 10% I reckon I'll just keep trying if I can beat 'em itemless.
We just got a new fighting mega.
Glass Rebel
Member
But we just got a new Fighting Mega and an 70 base attack Fighting type!
in the Ex stages
medicham is useless, though
you know, i knew i was going to look a bit silly if the ex29 pokemon turned out to be a fighting type
finally an ex pokemon to shoot for, though!
toythatkills
Member
Ugh, this is so annoying. When are we going to get some Pokémon that aren't fighting types?!?! I feel like I'm drowning in them!
toythatkills
Member
To be honest I don't even know what type anyone is. I just hit optimise and then switch Gengar in, in nearly 100% of levels!
Either I suck at EX stages more than I thought or Xerneas is freaking HARD. I swear I wasted over 40 hearts on him and I only beaten him like 5 times. I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong. My team is Mawile 6, Nidoking 6, Nidoqueen 6, and Dialga 5. Yveltal wasn't this bad D:
I just want to catch that majestic deer so bad because it's one of my favorite Pokemon but I'm close to giving up for good.
I just want to catch that majestic deer so bad because it's one of my favorite Pokemon but I'm close to giving up for good.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Don't worry, it actually is hard; keep at it.
toythatkills
Member
I still don't get Banette, by the time it's evolved you've basically got no turns left to make use of it, in my experience. I generally get between 5,000 and 7,000 with Gengar anyway and that seems okay enough.
Xerneas is amazing, though, I swear it got me through like half the game. If you used those 40 hearts grinding coins on Meowth, you'd probably get enough to go all-items on Xerneas.
Final note: I had a dream (nightmare) last night that I missed a mega-stone because Nintendo hid it in the Safari so it didn't appear on Reddit's list of available Pokémon. FML.
Xerneas is amazing, though, I swear it got me through like half the game. If you used those 40 hearts grinding coins on Meowth, you'd probably get enough to go all-items on Xerneas.
Final note: I had a dream (nightmare) last night that I missed a mega-stone because Nintendo hid it in the Safari so it didn't appear on Reddit's list of available Pokémon. FML.
I used Mega Start and moves +5 with Mega Aerodactyl, Sceptile, Palkia and Dialga. All were max and it took me 2 tries, well 3 if you count my attempt while Aerodactyl was only Lv. 7.
toythatkills
Member
If you're gonna use C-1 and Moves+5, it's better just to buy everything and put the result beyond a doubt. It's not really much more expensive to get DD and Mega-Start as well when you've spent 9,500 coins already anyway.
Obviously that depends a bit on whether you're using Gengar who evolves in a couple of turns anyway, and how bad the disruptions are, but generally speaking it's better to be safe than sorry - especially in a trainer battle.
Obviously that depends a bit on whether you're using Gengar who evolves in a couple of turns anyway, and how bad the disruptions are, but generally speaking it's better to be safe than sorry - especially in a trainer battle.
Machine
Member
Use Banette together with Lampent and Chadelure. Since they both have mega boost, it evolves pretty quickly. Buy +5 moves and you are pretty much guaranteed good results.
Ugh. Wanted to go get Goomy for the Sliggoo stage (yeah, I know, I'm behind...) and did a MS+DD run to try and get a good catch rate. S ranked it, it kicked out of a 20% shot, then a 84% twice so I had to reset and lost the S-Rank.
It's the first time in a while the F2P BS has annoyed me that much.
It's the first time in a while the F2P BS has annoyed me that much.
Just beat stage Lv. 150 Crescelia and got a Mega Speedup. I'm thinking Genius Sonority messed up again as on 3DS you didn't get a mega speedup for clearing Lv. 150 and the battle itself didn't have the increased difficulty that stages that award you items have; no increased HP, no nasty disruption pattern, no extra Pokemon icons... It was basically the same as stages 101-149.
i think i just got really unlucky with the matches/combos, c-1 and moves +5 should totally be enough for that stage
toythatkills
Member
Oh yeah for sure it should, but in case it isn't it's better to be safe than sorry. Instead of wasting the 3,500 coins, you're going to have to waste another 9,800 now (at least!)
yeah, should have been more cautious, for sure
gonna wait what monday brings first before i blow all my coins again, though
Coins, keep playing the Meowth stage (level 37) as you can earn 130, 330, or even 530 if you're lucky enough.
EXP, I guess Ampharos (level 130) since it's a stage with 50 moves, meaning more EXP to earn. Though maybe try to ear EXP while grinding for coin. It won't be as fast, but you'll earn both at the same time.
There's also the weekend, with Saturday being Victini for EXP (ALWAYS USE EXP 1.5) & Sunday for Meowth (use Moves +5 to hopefully make a bigger profit).
EXP, I guess Ampharos (level 130) since it's a stage with 50 moves, meaning more EXP to earn. Though maybe try to ear EXP while grinding for coin. It won't be as fast, but you'll earn both at the same time.
There's also the weekend, with Saturday being Victini for EXP (ALWAYS USE EXP 1.5) & Sunday for Meowth (use Moves +5 to hopefully make a bigger profit).
Awesome. I just thought you got some unspecified amount of exp for winning a level every time. Didn't realize it was related to how much you make matches.
Its important to know that its always 50 EXP. Its only related to the possible moves, not to the moves you actually did.
Finishing Ampharos within 25 or 49 moves, you always get 50 EXP.