I think S-rank is half the number of stages rounded down. So a three stage Pokemon would give you S rank at 2 or 1 remaining.
I hate that this is one of my most played 3DS games.
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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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I think S-rank is half the number of stages rounded down. So a three stage Pokemon would give you S rank at 2 or 1 remaining.
I hate that this is one of my most played 3DS games.
So actually, it seems the whole middle columns are set at the beginning (until a certain point).
Used a Mega-Start at the beginning of the Timburr fight and I still got non mega evolved mons popping around in those 2 columns.
Even with +5 moves, I still managed to get a B-rank lol
Used a Mega-Start at the beginning of the Timburr fight and I still got non mega evolved mons popping around in those 2 columns.
Even with +5 moves, I still managed to get a B-rank lol
toythatkills
Member
Do I seriously have to beat Mega Mewtwo again to get the mega-stone back for it? I thought they'd have fixed that by now.
Is it a one-time thing or am I going to have to do it over and over again?
Is it a one-time thing or am I going to have to do it over and over again?
You don't have to beat the stage again at all. You just need to manually select him from the pokemon list rather than use optimise.
toythatkills
Member
I did that (it wouldn't optimise into the first slot anyway) but where its stone should be is empty and it doesn't evolve!
Oh, dammit. It works for me.
Timburr's stage is silly, but not Onix infuriating, which makes it worse that I'm going to waste all the items on that stage.
Just to check, by manually select you mean scrolled all the way to where Mewtwo is in the Pokemon list and picked him from there, rather than just swapping Slowbro and Mewtwo around in your team of four, right?
Just to check, by manually select you mean scrolled all the way to where Mewtwo is in the Pokemon list and picked him from there, rather than just swapping Slowbro and Mewtwo around in your team of four, right?
The glitch makes it more infuriating to me.
Mega Aerodactyl is kind of odd to me
It's super easy to beat, but the fact blocks keep falling (and I'm pretty sure those aren't considered disruptions), makes it quite difficult to find a strategy to S-rank other than "Get Lucky" or "Use Complexity -1". Maybe I'm wrong and someone has some tips for it though?
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Moves+5 and Disruption Delay aren't working against Mega Gengar. To a degree his Haunter disruption actually helps. It's just the Eevees wrecking any attempted combos.
Going to have to use a Complexity-1.
Any tips? I'm using Mega Sableye, Gengar, Haunter, and Misdreavus/Chandelure.
Going to have to use a Complexity-1.
Any tips? I'm using Mega Sableye, Gengar, Haunter, and Misdreavus/Chandelure.
toythatkills
Member
BRB, haha.
Shuffle is a marathon not a sprint so with the hearts you'll just have to wait for them (which honestly isn't too bad if you play in spurts) and the diamonds come over time, with you mostly getting them after you beat a Mega battle.
Oh, well. It isn't too bad since I just start it before I have a game session.
I'll be honest, I'd pay for both shuffle, and rumble if I could.
toythatkills
Member
Oh, well. It isn't too bad since I just start it before I have a game session.
I'll be honest, I'd pay for both shuffle, and rumble if I could.
That's lucky, because that's the fast way to get hearts and jewels!
:3 I meant paying $14.99 and have no heart limits, or maybe allow me to unlock more hearts, and diamonds by playing mini games similar to the ones in pokemon stadium. Would be fun for me.
toythatkills
Member
I think the timers are spot on really. It depends on the levels you're playing, obviously, but I find I can get about 15-20 minutes play on average before I'm wiped out and have to put it aside, and I think that's enough. Much more than that and I'd just get sick of it.
It's actually quite clever. For years Nintendo have been trying to work out how to make people take breaks for every 30 minutes of play time, and now they've cracked it!
It's actually quite clever. For years Nintendo have been trying to work out how to make people take breaks for every 30 minutes of play time, and now they've cracked it!
Haha could be the case. It reminds me of puzzlequest, which was awesome.
Caddywompus
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It's definitely a niche Mega ability but so is his regular ability. I imagine he'll be invaluable on ridge levels that are split in half like Onix or Zoroak.
Ha, I never thought about it like that but it's genius.
:3 I meant paying $14.99 and have no heart limits, or maybe allow me to unlock more hearts, and diamonds by playing mini games similar to the ones in pokemon stadium. Would be fun for me.
You know what would be cruel is to start releasing $5 dlc packs that give you an extra heart container, a few chances to win some gems and an EXCLUSIVE Mega Stone.
And don't sweat over Mew, he's pretty much useless now. Low base power and poor ability. If you're just starting out I would have preferred someone to level up like Rayquaza early on who will pay off more than Mew once his Mega Stone is released.
Who knows, they may start the event cycle over and re-release all these legendaries again.
Conrad Link
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What the heck kind of stage is Milotic?!
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This makes no sense.
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This makes no sense.
What the heck kind of stage is Milotic?!
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This makes no sense.
Just got up to this stage. You guys are worrying me. How hard can it be?
EDIT: Well then. I'll just go and catch Feebas first.
It's really not that bad.Just got up to this stage. You guys are worrying me. How hard can it be?
EDIT: Well then. I'll just go and catch Feebas first.
Some people just like to blame the game even though it offers them the necessary tools to deal with it (Feebas / Dedenne+Ampharos) but didn't figure that out in the first place. : P
I mean, it's a puzzle game. It wouldn't be fun at all if the stages were all easily clearable without putting any thought into it.
Timburr is the real bullshit though
That would be shitty. I need to get racquets, and groudon before they're gone, but my pokemon are low leveled.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Not looking forward to spending 1/3 of my coin total for a Complexity -1 for Mega Gengar.
Barrylocke
Member
I don't think I've ever really used any of the weekly pokemon unfortunately. I could see some being useful for newer players that manage to grab them for the earlier stages, but by this point (past stage 150) it's not so hot. At least the special legendaries have been useful (except Mew imo), and of course you can count of most of the expert pokemon.
Does anyone else find themselves messing with the weaker pokemon that have Mega slots, in case their power turns out ot be useful? I was doing that with Venesaur recently even when Sceptile would have been the better choice. Figured it'd be nice to give them a few levels so I'm more willing to try them out once they get the ability to Mega.
Does anyone else find themselves messing with the weaker pokemon that have Mega slots, in case their power turns out ot be useful? I was doing that with Venesaur recently even when Sceptile would have been the better choice. Figured it'd be nice to give them a few levels so I'm more willing to try them out once they get the ability to Mega.
SenorArdilla
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Sitting pretty on 18700 coins after playing nothing but Meowth for the past 3 days. Avoid using Pokemon with disruption removal abilities when grinding for coins.
I should start doing this.
goldenpp72
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Curious about the 'end game' a lot of people mention needing items for, is that really true, and if so how is there an end game if they keep adding more levels? Makes knowing how I need to ration difficult.
Wow that's a lot maybe I should too. >o>
Caddywompus
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You'll eventually run into Mega levels that you have to pay to win in order to S-rank.(or even progress depending how far you are into the game)
Don't spend money. Just hoard it for those times when your team is ready to beat (no crush) a Mega. Spend money on every item you can so that you S-rank and never have to play that level again.
Play the Meowth levels when you don't have time for anything else. Aim for 4 coin matches and get 530 coins a match.
Prepare for the unknown levels and don't waste coins.
Which level is that? How much would it take to get there?
:O
Stage 30 something I think. And there is also the weekly weekend special Meowth stages.
Feebas my friend. Feebas are very helpful. That and Dedenne to get the Mega Evolve sooner.
Also, I came really close to screwing myself over on going for the S rank on Milotic earlier actually. Used like every item but the EXP multiplier to finish it off, and I was operating under the assumption the complexity-1 would deal with the Feebas. It didn't. Fortunately I still got it and didn't end up wasting a mound of coins, but that definitely ended up closer than I would've liked...
SenorArdilla
Member
Stage 37.
Your goal is to move all the coins to one side of the board in as few moves as possible without knocking out Meowth. Meowth will add 1 coin at 5 moves left and 2 moves left.
0 coins for losing (You didn't KO Meowth.)
30 coins for no matches (Getting extremely unlucky with chains.)
130 coins for a match (Getting unlucky and cutting losses.)
330 coins for a 4-match (What you'll be getting most often.)
530 coins for a 5-match (Getting lucky. Only go for it if you know you can KO Meowth on your final move.)
Start noticing when you can move the coins with matches. Make matches to move the coins to one side so you can get something like this:
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X C
X X X X X X
X X X X X C
X X X X X C
The shape will vary a bit each time but just make sure that you can get that 4-match. That way you can just move the fourth coin, make match, focus on beating the stage. Sometimes you'll need to stall and actual do damage to Meowth.
X X X X X X
X X X X X C
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X C
X X X X X C
Sometimes you might need to make matches like this to move the coins. Avoid making chains while doing this unless you need the damage because it can cascade and end up KO'ing Meowth.