MatthewB92
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Saw sharpedo.... 20 moves didn't caught 
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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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markofhavoc
Member
I thought it was impossible till I just got a 136, I just love that sound.
Yeah, I remember I got a 139 combo on the Mareep stage (way back at the start), and was so surprised. I didn't have time to take a photo or anything before it disappeared
MatthewB92
Member
Got them all... After 80 lives....
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
This Safari is just obnoxious. I just got five Spinda in a row and I've still never even seen a Sharpedo. Things you've already caught should have a lowered chance of appearing until you catch all five or something.
pete_clarf
Member
Oooh, I just saw Cherrim. 10 moves. Base Catchability of 5%.
EDIT: I see that's not that big of a deal. I didn't look back far enough.
EDIT: I see that's not that big of a deal. I didn't look back far enough.
abstract alien
Member
So how often does this happen? I had five tries, and the moment the bout started, a combination chain starts going off(again, I have not made a single move yet), and it ends with the damn pokemon defeating itself in a 38 hit combo. Is this known to happen?
The catch rate percentage was at MAX.
The catch rate percentage was at MAX.
Exterminieren
Banned
I just fought, beat and caught a Carvanha straight away, at 16%.
Judging by the reactions here, it was meant to be harder than that.
Judging by the reactions here, it was meant to be harder than that.
The more I play the safari, the more I'm not a fan of it. I feel like I can't really prepare for it because I don't want to take the risk of losing my coins for a Mega Start & then it's a Pokemon I already have.
Carvanha is a pain to catch (when he actually appears), & I haven't even seen Sharpedo.
Carvanha is a pain to catch (when he actually appears), & I haven't even seen Sharpedo.
MatthewB92
Member
I had that happen in that exact Pokemon to lolSo how often does this happen? I had five tries, and the moment the bout started, a combination chain starts going off(again, I have not made a single move yet), and it ends with the damn pokemon defeating itself in a 38 hit combo. Is this known to happen?
The catch rate percentage was at MAX.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
Well, the only types in there are Grass, Dark, and Normal. Grass and Dark share a Bug weakness, and Normal and Dark share a Fighting weakness. So you don't have to be totally random.
Pokemaniac
Member
4 out of the 5 Pokemon are weak to bug. The 5th is a Normal type.
SenorArdilla
Member
Just caught Carvanha. I'm going to go grind for more coins because Great Balls.
Well that makes things easier then.
Pokemaniac
Member
I'm using the same team, just with Heracross instead of Scyther.
Pokemaniac
Member
Plus Heracross will get a Mega Stone Eventually. It would be good to get it some experience to prepare for that. For the last couple Mega Stones I got, the Pokemon were still at Level 1, so I needed to level them up a bit to be useful.
abstract alien
Member
Lmao, this Pokemon is an under achiever.
Pokemaniac
Member
So I finally caught Carvanha, but I still have yet to actually see a Sharpedo.
Joeshabadoo
Member
Only seen Cherrim and Sharpedo once each after around 35 hearts used. sigh
shouldnt be mad though, this is the world of f2p
shouldnt be mad though, this is the world of f2p
toythatkills
Member
You're so wrong on every level, here. Shuffle is a great F2P game.
The game is hard in places but the game gives you more than enough coins to overcome the few difficulty spikes. The timer is no problem at all. "The usual hooks" aren't restrictive like in most F2P games. There's nothing at all in Shuffle that feels like you can only achieve it by paying actual dollars for it. Everything so far has genuinely been doable for free. It's Pokémon through and through, with type advantages playing a massive role in a way that isn't present in stuff like Candy Crush. There are also loads of different skills, sure some are repeated but it makes every team selection a strategic choice before every battle.
Sounds to me like you didn't want to like it so you played it for an hour and tried to find as many things as you could to not like.
D
Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
Got Sharpedo first try (after it didn't show up for like 40 rounds lol). Mega Lucario and a good bug team (a good constellation for all safari stages actually), and I got 14 moves left, netting me a 34% catching rate.
If the next competition's Mega follows the trend of being a new type, then it must be Flying, Poison, Ground, Bug, Fire, Grass or Fairy. In that case, these are 7 candidates available:
- Venusaur
- Charizard
- Pidgeot
- Heracross
- Scizor
- Sceptile
- Blaziken
Cute Dragon Here
Member
For some reason I keep rolling Spinda when I already have it. Groan...
Okay any tips for stage 90 Mega Mawile? been stuck there for days now and I'm using Groundon plus Phampy and Combusken. The only mega I can use is Sableye since the rest are normal type but honestly his mega doesn't even help that much since Mawile freezes everything :/ I've already wasted a mega start and don't wanna use my jewel so..yeah.
Is there any Pokemon that could stop his freezing or something? I think that's the biggest problem since it doesn't allow me to get more chains going once he starts doing it
Is there any Pokemon that could stop his freezing or something? I think that's the biggest problem since it doesn't allow me to get more chains going once he starts doing it
toythatkills
Member
Okay any tips for stage 90 Mega Mawile? been stuck there for days now and I'm using Groundon plus Phampy and Combusken. The only mega I can use is Sableye since the rest are normal type but honestly his mega doesn't even help that much since Mawile freezes everything :/ I've already wasted a mega start and don't wanna use my jewel so..yeah.
Is there any Pokemon that could stop his freezing or something? I think that's the biggest problem since it doesn't allow me to get more chains going once he starts doing it
If I recall, the key to that fight is just to use a Mega which is better at clearing disruptions. I'm sure I used the pink one whatever it's called. It won't be super-effective so you'll lose some raw attack power, but you'll more than make up for it by the disruptions being out of the way quicker allowing for better combos.
Huh? Since when is this a nintendo game?
Triple Da G.O.D!
Member
20 Hearts and not one sign of Sharpedo. This is nuts. At least there's 11 days left though.
Pokemon are always distributed in the same way for Carvanha. Puzzle maybe?
I thought so too but I'm not sure if the falling pokés have the same pattern everytime.
If you have mega aerodactyl his mega will get rid of the blocks while doing big damage.
Pokemon are always distributed in the same way for Carvanha. Puzzle maybe?
It's not every time, but I think swapping the O icons in this pattern results in a big chain:
X-X-X-X
X-X-X-X
O-X-O-X
X-X-X-X
X-X-X-X
X-X-X-X
The Scizor group makes a vertical 3, which leads to two horizontal Scyther and two horizontal Gengar matches.
It's possible to evolve Aerodactyl in 4 turns?
EDIT:
I think you've got it.
Finally got all 5!
My guess would be about 50 hearts used. I only saw Sharpedo twice but it's not too bad if you get a good start before it uses it's disruptions. I used a great ball to catch a Cherrim in the end because I was getting so frustrated.
Carvahna was my last with a 16% catch rate.
So glad to get that out of the way. Let's hope they don't do another for a while.
My guess would be about 50 hearts used. I only saw Sharpedo twice but it's not too bad if you get a good start before it uses it's disruptions. I used a great ball to catch a Cherrim in the end because I was getting so frustrated.
Carvahna was my last with a 16% catch rate.
So glad to get that out of the way. Let's hope they don't do another for a while.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Spinda and Cherubi.
Three more to go, 11 more days...
Why do I have a feeling that I'm going to miss out on at least one? Hey, at least it does capture the feel of old-style Safari Zones...low catch rates, random availability, and they'd just bolt most of the time...
Three more to go, 11 more days...
Why do I have a feeling that I'm going to miss out on at least one? Hey, at least it does capture the feel of old-style Safari Zones...low catch rates, random availability, and they'd just bolt most of the time...
Be grateful there are no shinies.
Good catch. I just tried Carvanha twice using this technique. Had to use two moves, but 27% catch rate was enough for me to bag it e second time.
Just Sharpedo to go. Saw him earlier, but failed to catch it at 30-something%
I still haven't seen him yet, and I must have used a good 40-50 hearts by now..
This is bullshit, I wouldn't even be mad if they had an option to run into a pokemon of your choice 100% chance for a jewel or like 20k coins.
Caddywompus
Member
First twelve hearts or so I saw nothing but Spinda and Carvanah. I figured there were only two in the Safari each day. So when I first saw Cherium I head over here to report my discovery only to find there are two more pokes I haven't seen.
So my theory is the encounter rate varies depending on the time of day. I would say 15-20 heart range yesterday I saw only one Sharkpedo. This morning a little before 8 am EST(12 pm GMT) THREE times in a row I face Sharkpedo. First match beat him in 4 moves 39% capture rate fail(almost wasted a Great Ball), Second match beat him in 1 move 45% capture rate and catch him. My team is Mega Gengar/Xerneas/Heracross
So my theory is the encounter rate varies depending on the time of day. I would say 15-20 heart range yesterday I saw only one Sharkpedo. This morning a little before 8 am EST(12 pm GMT) THREE times in a row I face Sharkpedo. First match beat him in 4 moves 39% capture rate fail(almost wasted a Great Ball), Second match beat him in 1 move 45% capture rate and catch him. My team is Mega Gengar/Xerneas/Heracross
Pokemaniac
Member
Despite having now caught all of the other Pokemon in the Safari, I still haven't even seen a Sharpedo. At this point, when I do see one I'm probably going to use a Great Ball if I don't catch it first try. I don't want to have to wait for a second one to appear.
Inquisitive_Ghost
Member
This is what I did. I threw Great Balls at it until it stayed in there.
Cloudius12
Member
Cherrim seems much rarer than the other Pokemons in the Safari Zone. It's so annoying.