They already released its Mega a while ago. 2015 I think
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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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EuricaeriS
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Any idea when we're due rewards for the Maga Banette event?
The reason I missed out on the Blastoisite was because I was holidaying on a remote island in Scotland. I only managed to enter because I'd taken a ferry to get some shopping
The reason I missed out on the Blastoisite was because I was holidaying on a remote island in Scotland. I only managed to enter because I'd taken a ferry to get some shopping
Machine
Member
Finally got to Giratina 250 and it looks like it will take a full item run to beat it. I don't have enough coins at the moment so its back to Meowth. Somehow I don't think I will get to 300 before the event runs out since I know that 300 will require more coins and another full item run. When will I find time for all these new stages??? Argh!
Whoops, forgot it doesn't show you a Pokemon's mega effects unless you already have the stone.
Tomorrow.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I've been on vacation a few times since the game came out and I don't bring my 3DS with me. I've been lucky to not miss out on a special event yet. I think that if I do miss one I'll probably stop playing this game.
From Reddit:
Interesting note for 250: if you only bring 3 Pokemon and use Complexity-1, the C-1 will remove the extra 4th Pokemon (Buneary) instead of the 5th support (rocks). So therefore you can play the stage with 3 Pokemon and rocks. Good fodder for Mega Alakazam.
From Reddit:
Interesting note for 250: if you only bring 3 Pokemon and use Complexity-1, the C-1 will remove the extra 4th Pokemon (Buneary) instead of the 5th support (rocks). So therefore you can play the stage with 3 Pokemon and rocks. Good fodder for Mega Alakazam.
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Deleted member 57681
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Speaking of M-Tyranitar, I've got Ray, Mewtwo, Banette and Gengar (and Blaziken I believe) fully candied, and am currently standing at 20 candies. Seeing how Tyranitar gets more and more important in Ranking Events and Escalations, y'all think it's a good one to level next, or should I go with Garchomp or Shiny Gyarados?
I still don't know how to use M-Tar effectively. I always select 3 random spots and see what happens.
The new stages are a pain in the ass... currently on 485 and I don't know how many are left :|
btw Is there any comprehensive list with all the pokemon that can have raise level ítem and how much? (or whats the final attack power fully raised).
And don't forget sleepy-kachu today!
The new stages are a pain in the ass... currently on 485 and I don't know how many are left :|
btw Is there any comprehensive list with all the pokemon that can have raise level ítem and how much? (or whats the final attack power fully raised).
And don't forget sleepy-kachu today!
Machine
Member
The Pokemon Shuffle Reddit page has the information you seek: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonShu...se_max_level_usage_recommendations_version_4/
EuricaeriS
Member
I bought six gems at the beginning of the month and still haven't received the 6 bonus gems :| Starting to think I might have goofed somehow.
I did the same, it's a bit confusingly worded but I think since you bought the gems after the Nov. 1st eligibility determination, it will instead check on the 8th and you'll get the bonus gems on the 9th.
toythatkills
Member
That is how it works.
Quick question, but is there some clue as to the stages you can take three Pokémon into? Obviously there are three-mon stages, but there are other stages you can just leave a slot empty and get away with it, but do you literally just have to trial and error or is there some hint in-game? Or even a list out of game would do.
Wow, that's even better!!! Thanks Machine
Edit: :| That's the face I put when seeing that raising Kyogre is a waste of time (I got it full raised as Groudon)... my god how many raise level wasted!!!!
Aveyn Knight
Member
I got good mileage from my Kyogre, so no regrets. Sometimes raw power is good when there are no disruptions.
Otherwise, pray Kyogre gets a good alternative skill later on.
Which reminds me, I'm still surprised the primal versions haven't been sighted yet.
Otherwise, pray Kyogre gets a good alternative skill later on.
Which reminds me, I'm still surprised the primal versions haven't been sighted yet.
Machine
Member
Wow, that's even better!!! Thanks Machine
Edit: :| That's the face I put when seeing that raising Kyogre is a waste of time (I got it full raised as Groudon)... my god how many raise level waisted!!!!
The Reddit page also has a ranked list of which Pokemon to use speed-up candies on. I have no regrets about Shiny Gyrados but I wish I hadn't wasted all those candies on Banette. They need to have a one-time item that allows you to un-candy something.
toythatkills
Member
You'd think after eating all those candies it could quite easily uncandy itself.
No in-game hint as far as I know. You'd have to go through Ritchie's Pastebins to determine it. Regirock was a famous example: http://pastebin.com/LpKhEFy7
Regirock is first on the list of default Pokemon, so if you remove one from your team then Regirock will replace it. Keldeo-R was another that I remember. But quickly looking through the Pastebins I don't see many other examples. Almost every main stage has the default list of Pidgey, Happiny, Azurill, and Pichu.
What the... I have Banette fully candied!!! And Shiny Gyarados is the one I'm giving candies right now
Banette is my mega for Weekend Meowth so no regrets. I also have fully candied Rayquaza, Gengar, Lucario, Mewtwo, Blaziken and I think Blastoise too.
I didn't know Mawile was that useful for everything (huge AP upgrade and fully candied). My shuffle world has been shattered Ö
Lone_Prodigy
Member
7 hearts to catch Sleepy Pikachu. Come on.
Also reconsidering PSB grinding on Machamp. The stage is quite tough to beat itemless. I suppose a MAX team would do the trick but all that wasted XP. I'm using Unown to boost Alakazam so sacrificing a bit of power there.
I have fully candied Mewtwo, Lucario, Rayquaza, and Gengar. I may go for Tyranitar or Beedrill next.
Also reconsidering PSB grinding on Machamp. The stage is quite tough to beat itemless. I suppose a MAX team would do the trick but all that wasted XP. I'm using Unown to boost Alakazam so sacrificing a bit of power there.
I have fully candied Mewtwo, Lucario, Rayquaza, and Gengar. I may go for Tyranitar or Beedrill next.
LSauchelli
Member
There are not enough rocks for Alakazam to do enough damage. A Mewtwo team is much more likely to beat him. When he does his thing with the rocks, just focus on making matches that will break them and then follow up with a Mewtwo combo.
Once I gave up on Alakazam and focused solely on Mewtwo, it stopped losing every now and then. I raised the skill to level 5 using the following team:
Mewtwo, Unown(!), Victini, Deoxys.
Alakazam could take Victini's place. Tried it a couple of times and was more or less the same.
Caddywompus
Member
I'm at lvl 4 with MMewtwo/Victini/Uxie/Fearrow
With a brand new EB tomorrow I don't know if I'll get it to lvl 5 this time. Machamp's stage just takes to long for quick PSB grinding.
Reminder that because of the time change, you can now check in at 1 a.m. Eastern.
Close to finishing the new main stages, at stage 490. 489 is a pain because you want to take in the pokemon that the stage is based on based on the disruptions, but it's so weak, it makes it harder to clear item less & I'm just gonna give in & get +5 moves for the S-Rank.
Close to finishing the new main stages, at stage 490. 489 is a pain because you want to take in the pokemon that the stage is based on based on the disruptions, but it's so weak, it makes it harder to clear item less & I'm just gonna give in & get +5 moves for the S-Rank.
LSauchelli
Member
Depending on how far along you are, it might be better to just tackle the escalation battle. It takes 40 PSB to get from 4 to 5, but only 30 to get from 1 to 4.
LSauchelli
Member
Mega Boost++ has crap activation rates though.
10/20/60. Mega Boost+ is better, I think.toythatkills
Member
What are the activation rates when fully boosted?
LSauchelli
Member
30/40/80
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
But there's no skill boosters on escalation battles, right?
I know where my Pikachu cookies are going :>
I know where my Pikachu cookies are going :>
Mega Boost++ has crap activation rates though.
MB+ is 50/100/100 at skill level 1 and adds 6 to the gauge, while MB++ adds 9. The idea of getting MMY online in two turns is really tempting for Weekend Meowth, though, and I'm still 100 stages before I get to Unown ! on mobile, with at least 20 coins sinks along the way. 120 skill points for SL5, though...
And some people on Reddit have said MB++ is 30/40/80 on SL5, but apparently it's been changed a few times and the guy who does the pastebins is working on getting it updated.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Thanks for the tip about using MMewtwoY for Machamp. Haven't failed a level since, but getting terrible drop rates. May just stop at skill level 3.
Also the top 5 for the competition uses RML-capable Pokemon (Medicham, Lucario, Xerneas, Machamp, Genesect), in case you want to use them all up.
I think MB+ is better than MB++. A 50% gauge increase (9 vs. 6) with a much lower activation rate isn't worth it. On an initial board you're most likely making a 3-match and occasionally 4, so even at SL5 you aren't guaranteed an early activation.
Also the top 5 for the competition uses RML-capable Pokemon (Medicham, Lucario, Xerneas, Machamp, Genesect), in case you want to use them all up.
I think MB+ is better than MB++. A 50% gauge increase (9 vs. 6) with a much lower activation rate isn't worth it. On an initial board you're most likely making a 3-match and occasionally 4, so even at SL5 you aren't guaranteed an early activation.
LSauchelli
Member
Yeah, it's currently 30/40/80 on skill level 5, but to get there you need 120 skill points, which is a lot of investment for 80% on a 5 match, and you never really get 5 matches on weekend meowth anyway.
I think even MB is better than MB++.
She might get a skill swap or the skill might get another buff in the future, but as it stands, I think Meloetta's niche is just stages where you don't really need Deoxys' or Cresselia's abilities but still want that 80BP Pokémon.
Awesome! Yeah, sometimes I got 5 straight matches without a gift. Level 5 is really worth it, but getting to 3 should be easy.
i've wasted so many coins and hearts trying to catch this solrock it's not even funny
even when i finally decided "alright i'm not using great balls unless there's a super catch chance" it still screwed me over at 73%
edit: I think the game felt bad because it gave me a 2000 coin drop in the round right after I caught it.
even when i finally decided "alright i'm not using great balls unless there's a super catch chance" it still screwed me over at 73%
edit: I think the game felt bad because it gave me a 2000 coin drop in the round right after I caught it.
toythatkills
Member
Not for the first time, a thoroughly frustrating contest.
I did an itemless run to see what was up, and got 30,000 points. I then paid for the attack doubler, and managed about 18,000 doubled to 36,000.
Fucking hell.
I did an itemless run to see what was up, and got 30,000 points. I then paid for the attack doubler, and managed about 18,000 doubled to 36,000.
Fucking hell.
On 497 now, thankfully had 2 spare hearts via streetpass. I recall this week was a bunch of repeats, so might just try to quick beat 500, then go back to grinding for coins for S-ranks since I only need 4 more & just 1 more Pokemon to catch.
Edit: I got the RML, but not the jewel......But at the very least, Mega Metagross seems.......a BIT better as a Mega Steel type compared to Steelix?
Oh well, least I only need 3 more S-ranks (I should've done a Moves +5 with the C-1 on Mega Metagross.....) & then do the EX stage, then I'll be caught up.
Edit: I got the RML, but not the jewel......But at the very least, Mega Metagross seems.......a BIT better as a Mega Steel type compared to Steelix?
Oh well, least I only need 3 more S-ranks (I should've done a Moves +5 with the C-1 on Mega Metagross.....) & then do the EX stage, then I'll be caught up.
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Deleted member 57681
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Well that's cool, because I wasted a fuckton of coins on this stage >:|
Edit: oh, we should have gotten it immediately? I only got the RML.
Yeah, the wording is going to be updated tomorrow. We were supposed to get the RML, but they had the old wording of "get a jewel" (or "get 5 hearts") instead. Anyone who beats MMetagross before the wording change gets the extra reward.
(Just got it, Garchomp/fully boosted Risk Taker Landorus/Gallade beat it in six moves with a full item run.)
(Just got it, Garchomp/fully boosted Risk Taker Landorus/Gallade beat it in six moves with a full item run.)
toythatkills
Member
So am I reading that right? Beating mega stages in the Main mode doesn't give you jewels beyond that point any more?
The Sharpedo stage crashes on me! Happens when the stage starts. And I have no good score yet. I can only think about the team constellation as the culprit. Currently I'm trying Heracross, Medicham, Genesect and Machamp. Anybody with the same problem?
Edit: I have the mega stone already. Tried another combination, same result.
Happens when the stage starts. And I have no good score yet. I can only think about the team constellation as the culprit. Currently I'm trying Heracross, Medicham, Genesect and Machamp. Anybody with the same problem?Edit: I have the mega stone already. Tried another combination, same result.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Yeah no way I'm getting to 500 before tomorrow.
For weekend Meowth, a post on Reddit suggested trying M-Rayquaza, Zygard10, Sunkern/Manaphy, and leaving the fourth slot empty. Coins become the 4th team member and Pidgey is the extra 5th support, which you can eject.
Pros over MMY+Mega Boost team:
-evolves faster
-can still use Eject++ after evolution
Cons:
-can get clogged with Zygard10 since Ray doesn't remove it
In my small sample size I scored (net) 5700, 5100, 5000, and 6800 coins. It's a bit higher than what I usually get with MMY but is still highly RNG dependent.
For weekend Meowth, a post on Reddit suggested trying M-Rayquaza, Zygard10, Sunkern/Manaphy, and leaving the fourth slot empty. Coins become the 4th team member and Pidgey is the extra 5th support, which you can eject.
Pros over MMY+Mega Boost team:
-evolves faster
-can still use Eject++ after evolution
Cons:
-can get clogged with Zygard10 since Ray doesn't remove it
In my small sample size I scored (net) 5700, 5100, 5000, and 6800 coins. It's a bit higher than what I usually get with MMY but is still highly RNG dependent.
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Just beat M-Metagross then...
Just beat M-Metagross then...
I've been using M-Rayquaza and Zygarde 10 for a while and have to agree it's been rather effective (had overall better results than with Gengar). The other two I use both have Quirky+ instead though (Xerneas and Cherim)