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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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But he's winking at you.
SenorArdilla
Member
Maybe I can get that 120-combo mission done.
Caddywompus
Member
Is anyone trying to farm Azelf? You only need 9 PSB to reach Lvl 3 but I'm only consistently getting past 1/4 health left but not enough for a victory.
Glass Rebel
Member
Reached Lv. 150 on Giratina, think that's enough. Rest of the rewards doesn't seem to be worth it tbh. 5 Mega Speedups until MRay is maxed out.
Still missing Raichu in the Safari. Spent like 21 hearts already, haven't encountered it once.
Hoopa was an easy catch and it seems reasonably useful?
The repeats in the coming weeks leave me a bit cold. Aside from Rhyperior of course (watch it have some kinda power of 5 ability).
As soon as I get Winking Raichu and there's a reliable strategy. Paralyze can be pretty useful but its activation rate is atrocious.
Still missing Raichu in the Safari. Spent like 21 hearts already, haven't encountered it once.
Hoopa was an easy catch and it seems reasonably useful?
The repeats in the coming weeks leave me a bit cold. Aside from Rhyperior of course (watch it have some kinda power of 5 ability).
As soon as I get Winking Raichu and there's a reliable strategy. Paralyze can be pretty useful but its activation rate is atrocious.
SenorArdilla
Member
The winking Raichu stage is evil. Back to Giratina.
toythatkills
Member
Yeah I found Raichu and fucked it up, haha.
Caddywompus
Member
I don't know if I'll even get on present from Azelf let alone 9. It's probably not worth spending 800 coins for +10 seconds with Palkia and Bellosom coming next week.
Knowing WRaichu's ability is Rock Break+ ahead of time makes the stage obvious. You just trigger its ability with the only match 4's available.
Don't worry there's a Pikachu for that, surely Nonsense Pikachu is coming soon.
I like the idea of overwriting worthless released Pokemon with variants but at least make Surfing Pikachu or Luchador Pikachu.
Knowing WRaichu's ability is Rock Break+ ahead of time makes the stage obvious. You just trigger its ability with the only match 4's available.
Don't worry there's a Pikachu for that, surely Nonsense Pikachu is coming soon.
I like the idea of overwriting worthless released Pokemon with variants but at least make Surfing Pikachu or Luchador Pikachu.
Can't post scans, but if the picture I saw on Shuffle's Discord channel is accurate, soon we'll have (maybe on the next patch, July 26?)
- Zygarde 10% (July 26 - August 9), Mew (starts August 9) and Ash-Greninja (August 2 - August 16) repeats
- Hoopa Unbound (needs clarification)
- 50 new stages with Mega Tyranitar as a boss
- Zygarde 10% (July 26 - August 9), Mew (starts August 9) and Ash-Greninja (August 2 - August 16) repeats
- Hoopa Unbound (needs clarification)
- 50 new stages with Mega Tyranitar as a boss
Glass Rebel
Member
yessssss
It's accurate. It's from Pokémon Fan magazine
Oh, thanks for confirming Joe. I just didn't understand Hoopa Unbound on the same panel/square as Mega T-Tar (although Confined is right after...), maybe it will appear on the main stages?
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Deleted member 57681
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That's cool if Hoopa isn't an escalation battle. I want to dive into the main stages right away for once.
SenorArdilla
Member
Boss stages are painful. But only 80 more stages to get to 300.
SenorArdilla
Member
Maybe I'll get Landorus-T to LVL 5 this time around.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Yeah I was thinking that too, but Bellossom looks promising. Uses no coins either.
Palkia doesn't seem worth it.
But I still need to find Winking Raichu...
Caddywompus
Member
Too bad Bellosom has such a terrible drop rate. And with only 6 days left to farm it, LVL 4 might be tough.
Has anyone tried using a Grass team against Bellosom? Maybe it's a placebo effect, but MSceptile, Oddish, Gloom, Lugia seem to drop more presents for me but it's such a weak team there's never a guaranteed win.
I just went back to MScizor and Volcarona so not to waste experience.
Palkia at least has a decent drop rate and as long as you planned to stock pile coins you should be able to reach whatever LVL you can afford. Facing Palkia so much makes me regret not getting Raikou's Barrier Bash to LVL 4.
Has anyone tried using a Grass team against Bellosom? Maybe it's a placebo effect, but MSceptile, Oddish, Gloom, Lugia seem to drop more presents for me but it's such a weak team there's never a guaranteed win.
I just went back to MScizor and Volcarona so not to waste experience.
Palkia at least has a decent drop rate and as long as you planned to stock pile coins you should be able to reach whatever LVL you can afford. Facing Palkia so much makes me regret not getting Raikou's Barrier Bash to LVL 4.
Machine
Member
Do drop rates change with level? Because I got Bellossom to LVL 2 rather easily and then the boosters just completely stopped dropping. I finally said screw it after wasting 10+ hearts without seeing a single one.
No one knows/can confirm yet, since drop rates weren't datamined so far... Maybe it's up to RNGesus, who knows.
Caddywompus
Member
I haven't noticed this with Bellosom yet but Uxie definitely had a noticeable drop off after LVL 3 or 4. They probably just crank up the ease early on so newer players don't feel left out with weaker teams.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Got really lucky last night/this morning. 3 drops from Eevee (including a M booster), 2000 coin bonus from Tropius (plus the 200 for beating it), and got Winking Raichu with my last heart without using a Great Ball. Even caught Rhyperior without a GB, though I needed to play the stage 4 times.
SapphiCine
Member
Started playing this after seeing my SO doing so. Really don't like the stamina system. Wish you could pay a fair amount to remove it.
Caddywompus
Member
Squirtle just dropped a PSB present on Stage 402. Farmable PSB on all stages going forward now?
EDIT: Phanpy just did the same...
EDIT: Phanpy just did the same...
Caddywompus
Member
With so many common Pokemon capable of swapping skills you had to figure they would drop PSB at some point. Yeah it's an odd way to integrate them into the game but I can't wait for a Ground Forces Donphan and Mewtwo's merry trio of Mega Boosters to farm.
Exterminieren
Banned
So now we have piles of repeats and filler to pick our way through to progress.
Marvellous.
Marvellous.
toythatkills
Member
So wait, the new main stages are just old main stages? Couldn't they have just, you know, updated the old ones? Are they at least as easy to beat as the early-game stages or have they turned them into cunts like everything past stage 250 or so?
Things you might miss this week are a buy 6 jewels get 6 free promo, and also a few Pokémon have had their SpeedUps altered. Banette can now take 12 instead of 8, and a few others.
Things you might miss this week are a buy 6 jewels get 6 free promo, and also a few Pokémon have had their SpeedUps altered. Banette can now take 12 instead of 8, and a few others.
wtf, two repeats within the first 5 stage & this stage 405 crap that I can't figure out.
I guess on the one hand, repeat pokemon = only need to focus on S-rank & not deal with also trying to catch them, but don't give me skill drops for freakin' Squirtle when I'm not using him at freakin' stage FOUR HUNDRED. Edit: Okay, I kind of take it back, there's freakin'
stages that're repeats, that's annoyingly high....but again, I guess that means more stages where I don't need to deal with actually catching them & possibly wasting coins on great balls.
Edit: Looks like some mega pokemon can take even more Mega Speedups now. Banette can now take an additional 4 speedups. Otherwise, I don't know the original number, but these are the ones who can take even more:
- Slowbro
- Banette (8 to 12)
- Ampharos
- Heracross (3(?) to 8)
- Sableye
- Mawile
- Diance
I guess on the one hand, repeat pokemon = only need to focus on S-rank & not deal with also trying to catch them, but don't give me skill drops for freakin' Squirtle when I'm not using him at freakin' stage FOUR HUNDRED. Edit: Okay, I kind of take it back, there's freakin'
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Edit: Looks like some mega pokemon can take even more Mega Speedups now. Banette can now take an additional 4 speedups. Otherwise, I don't know the original number, but these are the ones who can take even more:
- Slowbro
- Banette (8 to 12)
- Ampharos
- Heracross (3(?) to 8)
- Sableye
- Mawile
- Diance
Repeating main stage now? Lol...
4 more speedups to Banette is cool though.
Speaking of, not sure who to use my speedups on.. Currently I have Lucario 4/4, Gengar 1/1, Rayquaza 20/20, Banette 8/12 with 19 speedups, 15 after I max out Banette again.
Thinking of Shiny Gyarados, but not sure how much use he'll get.. Rayquaza is basically all I use now.
4 more speedups to Banette is cool though.
Speaking of, not sure who to use my speedups on.. Currently I have Lucario 4/4, Gengar 1/1, Rayquaza 20/20, Banette 8/12 with 19 speedups, 15 after I max out Banette again.
Thinking of Shiny Gyarados, but not sure how much use he'll get.. Rayquaza is basically all I use now.
Hearing the mega skill is actually kind of good, it's
basically Mega Altaria or Blastoise but THREE spaces around him instead of two
@Chris1: Sounds like you should put it towards Shiny Gyarados if you consider the fact he's basically the water equivalent of Gengar, even more so if you max out the number of speedups he can since the match requirement is almost the same. Otherwise, perhaps Garchomp?
Garchomp would be a waste I think, don't remember the last time I even used him. Rayquaza is far better. I was originally planning on maxing him out but I don't see when I'd ever use him now with Rayquaza in the picture.
Maxing Shiny Gyarados would bring it down to 9 matches to evolve, 1 quicker than Gengar & 4 quicker than Rayquaza, seems to be the only real option once you've got Rayquaza maxed. As powerful as Gengar was, Garchomp etc still had their place, now I'm not so sure. Doesn't help they've been adding Rock Break+ and such too.
Maxing Shiny Gyarados would bring it down to 9 matches to evolve, 1 quicker than Gengar & 4 quicker than Rayquaza, seems to be the only real option once you've got Rayquaza maxed. As powerful as Gengar was, Garchomp etc still had their place, now I'm not so sure. Doesn't help they've been adding Rock Break+ and such too.
Looks like certain previous stages received "adjustments", too (if the GameFAQs post is accurate) - http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/poketoru/news/post.php/325/ . Perhaps they're easier now?
#120: Mega Glalie
#135: Mega Gengar
#150: Mega Mewtwo Y
#195: Doublade
#210: Mega Heracross
#216: Gothorita
#220: Vivillon
#228: Gothitelle
#229: Sliggoo
#238: Gardevoir
#240: Mega Medicham
#249: Aromatisse
#250: Roserade
#259: Exploud
#120: Mega Glalie
#135: Mega Gengar
#150: Mega Mewtwo Y
#195: Doublade
#210: Mega Heracross
#216: Gothorita
#220: Vivillon
#228: Gothitelle
#229: Sliggoo
#238: Gardevoir
#240: Mega Medicham
#249: Aromatisse
#250: Roserade
#259: Exploud
MTyranitar: Clears area around three selectable spots (YAY!), but takes 30 icons and can absorb all 15 of those Speedups Chris1 is packing (BOO!).
Given how rare Speedups are now (Cressy gives one, maybe RNGesus blesses you in the Landorus stage), adding another 15 onto my backlog (need 11 to max Ray, then 10 for Gyarados, and now Tyranitar on top of that) is irritating as hell.
Given how rare Speedups are now (Cressy gives one, maybe RNGesus blesses you in the Landorus stage), adding another 15 onto my backlog (need 11 to max Ray, then 10 for Gyarados, and now Tyranitar on top of that) is irritating as hell.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Huh, new stages. I'm at 350 right now (saving up coins for MMX) so I won't be tackling them for awhile.
The "spend 2 jewels for one hour of unlimited hearts" is back if you want to run through the Cresselia escalation.
I couldn't beat Landorus itemless. Thankfully it didn't drop a MSU so I wasn't tempted to use a jewel.
The "spend 2 jewels for one hour of unlimited hearts" is back if you want to run through the Cresselia escalation.
I couldn't beat Landorus itemless. Thankfully it didn't drop a MSU so I wasn't tempted to use a jewel.
So yeah like right now I'm about to catch Pidgeotto, does that mean there's like no point in leveling up Pidgey anymore?
If they can't evolve that's a bummer. Favorite part of Pokemon is raising them.
Also why when I match a T of Mega Khangasghan only one row matches?
Pretty much. Once you catch a stronger version, no point in leveling up the weaker pokemon. I've reached the point where there's no reason for me to level up a pokemon whose base attack power is 60 (maybe 70 as well, depending on skill) or lower.