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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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Lone_Prodigy
Member
Did Manectric 4 times before getting a high enough score for a Speedup. Gengar was good for combos but not enough power.
Lucky me, Latios caught at 4%.
Timed is different... once forgot I started the stage and didn't start until 30 seconds in haha. Also making matches in the first few stages without disruptions everywhere was a pleasant surprise.
Lucky me, Latios caught at 4%.
Timed is different... once forgot I started the stage and didn't start until 30 seconds in haha. Also making matches in the first few stages without disruptions everywhere was a pleasant surprise.
Excellent finally another Steel Mega!
Same here @ 4%, Latios BP 80 + Counterattack
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Yo wtf, I got Latias at 4% ...
After spending ~25 hearts to catch Quilladin, I'm not sure I agree with the latter part...
Don't think I'll be getting the 150/200 speedup this time, I'm not great at timed battles and part of the reason I went so far in the previous ones is that they were easy so I didn't have to try or anything a win just kinda happened. I'm guessing that won't be the case here if I'm constantly being timed alongside disruptions etc.
Joeshabadoo
Member
I'm going to let the intrepid adventurers who contribute to the shuffle guide google doc and use plenty of bonus hearts let me know just how scary Latios gets post 50 and post 100, but yea this one could be rough going. The key will obviously be to get Dancing Dragons activated and keep it going (although if things get really nuts then counterattack might be nice to activate and start a combo?), concentrating on killing barrier disruptions toward the top. If this simply means lots of purchasing time +10 then I might be in, but as you said, timed 1 min battles are just inherently more stressful
still nice to catch it at 6% and now get to level it with the rest of my dragon team. having 4 100 attack dragons is nice. Latios mega ability is essentially the horizontal version of Manectric (and thus also similar to Latias). Ill see if it ends up being the better option once I pass 50, or stick with Latias, or perhaps swap in Gengar for easier combos but still focus on dancing dragons.
still nice to catch it at 6% and now get to level it with the rest of my dragon team. having 4 100 attack dragons is nice. Latios mega ability is essentially the horizontal version of Manectric (and thus also similar to Latias). Ill see if it ends up being the better option once I pass 50, or stick with Latias, or perhaps swap in Gengar for easier combos but still focus on dancing dragons.
toythatkills
Member
Doesn't matter, you have to go to level 50 anyway
Joeshabadoo
Member
Ugh black clouds starting at 15... this is going to suck
Use Gardevoir. Its mega effect removes clouds and ice. Very useful so far.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Yeah I should've used a Great Ball on Machamp at 86%. RNG ruined me on my next few attempts.
Not really needed lol just focus on in the middle and you should still beat it relatively quick.
Joeshabadoo
Member
Yea, might bring gardevoir on board eventually but with middle focus and incidental clears of clouded areas 1 min is still a ton of time
SaintRidley
Neo Member
Pastebin for Mega Steelix says it's a Mega Aero clone. But unable to touch rocks. So, worse than Aero and with all the same problems.
Just what I always wanted for my favorite Pokemon - to be the worst mega in the game.
Just what I always wanted for my favorite Pokemon - to be the worst mega in the game.
Mega Effect could always change when they send out the stone. That's what they did with Gardevoir
SaintRidley
Neo Member
We can only hope.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Ever since maxing out Speedups on Lucario I've barely used him. I think Blaziken will be my next Speedup recipient.
YourMaster
Member
Last few times I was really unlucky, this time I was really lucky with 3%, but 12% is actually a lot later than average:
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12= 78%
I finally got it at 25%
toythatkills
Member
You math is a bit flawed there, by level 14 you'd have a 105% chance of having caught it. Not how it works!
YourMaster
Member
That's just because you can't catch it more than once. If you could you would have on average 1.05 of this pokemon by then.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Would looking at the chance of not being caught it be more sensible here? Less liable to fall into fallacies (which simply summing the chance each time does as it is like if it is 50% each time then doing it twice will always work).
I might be slightly out here due to not using a spreadsheet or anything but you see by stage 12 you have around a 56% chance of having caught an escalation Pokemon, not 78%.
Code:
1 99
2 97.02
3 94.1
4 90.3
5 85.82
6 80.67
7 75.03
...
12 44.27Yeah, same dealio and I'm on Lv.25 atm. I got a dragon team (Latias 9, Dragonite 6, Rayquaza 6, and Latios 3) that seems to be working pretty good.
when you start a timed level, then look away and forget that you started it
Sometimes I start a timed stage...and forget its a timed stage and go slowly to not do too many moves lol.
My team has been Gardevoir (7, almost 8), Dragonite (MAX), Xerneas (MAX), & Latias (8).
It's a bit annoying when I want to level a Pokemon up via using them when grinding for coins but they have an ability that removes said coins on the grid. Even more so when it feels random as to when it activates. Really only get the chance to level them up on Weekend Victini.
It's a bit annoying when I want to level a Pokemon up via using them when grinding for coins but they have an ability that removes said coins on the grid. Even more so when it feels random as to when it activates. Really only get the chance to level them up on Weekend Victini.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
That's not how probabilities work. The chance to have caught something by X% is the inverse of the chance to have missed every time up to that percentage, so 1 - (0.99*0.98*0.97...). At 12%, you will have only had a 56% chance to have caught it already.
Whoops, beaten.
Joeshabadoo
Member
anyone played through Latios 50 yet? Do I need to go in with items?
I'm only on 44 but let me know if you do need items.
I'm guessing at best you'll need +10 seconds though as it's still quite easy for me.
Edit: Stage 50 sucks badly. Probably gonna have to take AP. You also start with 10 less seconds.
Did it on mobile. Tried once without items, went HA to my loss, used a Disruption Delay. Beat it easily (Galile, Diancie, Rayquaza, Haxorous, none maxed).
That's normal. Stages with mega stones and mega speedups are way harder than the ''filler'' stages in-between. If you want the unlisted rewards (lv 70+) you will sooner or later reach a point where there are practically no more filler stages and disruptions galore. IIRC, it happened at lv. 160+ during the Crescelia escalation battle.
After lv. 60, Latias will use disruptions (ice, wood) unless you make a combo of at least 4.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I can't imagine playing timed stages on mobile. Maybe if I had smaller fingers and a bigger screen...
Starwolf_UK
Member
Try playing them on PC (via emulated android). At least that is my excuse as to why I can't catch Xerneas or beat Blaziken and Mewtwo (not unlocked Genesect).
Joeshabadoo
Member
Yea I went in with DD and time +10, took it down but close. Was a mega latias dragon team, no gardevoir. Been rocking mega latias from 51-71 itemless without much issue
I only got around 20% on Latios Lv.50...
Then I said fuck dat noise and used stock MS, DD and bought a AP and destroyed his ass in seconds. lol
Beat 51-54 itemless again though. Actually going to try for at least two of the Speed Up Candies this competition.
I have one in stock but not sure who I should give them too yet... I only have M Gengar maxed with one candy. lol
Then I said fuck dat noise and used stock MS, DD and bought a AP and destroyed his ass in seconds. lol
Beat 51-54 itemless again though. Actually going to try for at least two of the Speed Up Candies this competition.
I have one in stock but not sure who I should give them too yet... I only have M Gengar maxed with one candy. lol