Gameboy415
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After 4 failed attempts I used a Mega Start & +5 Moves on Regirock and managed to catch it at 6% catch rate with a Great Ball, yay.
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Caddywompus
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I just used Mega Lucario/Pancham to evolve quick as possible and blow a hole in the middle. I think my third was Groudon but I might try Keldeo (Or Milotic) Good to know Keldeo isn't completely worthless.
toythatkills
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You don't have to be that lucky, you can normally set up at least a three or four chain.
It does give EXP, it's just the contests that don't. I'm not convinced it gives as much as it should though.
Ah, my bad then. I didn't know they made a distinction for anything under special.
I finally beat Frogadier
Turns out I needed the most tries on that stage from the new ones added.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
One more time for everyone who seems to think so:
The extra five moves do not count toward increasing your capture percentage.
Also, you are insane for using a Great Ball at 6%.
toythatkills
Member
Maybe they'll make Mewtwo work
My strategy for Regirock was buying Mega Start + Attack+ (5000 coins) on Mega Aerodactyl.
Since the 2nd and 5th columns have a limited number of disruptions, Aerodactyl is able to clean them up very fast and the rest is pretty straightforward. The only problem after that is that Aerodactyl is pretty useless when there's no more disruption.
In any case, I ended up with +10 turns left and IIRC 29% catchability (58% with great balls)
I had bad luck and had to use 3 great balls though.
All in all, I still managed to save roughly ~7000 coins compared to people who would have used Complexity -1 + Disruption Delay and only 1 great ball.
Since the 2nd and 5th columns have a limited number of disruptions, Aerodactyl is able to clean them up very fast and the rest is pretty straightforward. The only problem after that is that Aerodactyl is pretty useless when there's no more disruption.
In any case, I ended up with +10 turns left and IIRC 29% catchability (58% with great balls)
I had bad luck and had to use 3 great balls though.
All in all, I still managed to save roughly ~7000 coins compared to people who would have used Complexity -1 + Disruption Delay and only 1 great ball.
Not when the great ball glitch exist.
I know you do lose some exp and some coins though
toythatkills
Member
I did, by the way
I thought it was quite interesting that there was only Moves+5 available on that stage though. No Mega Start or anything. It's almost like they've increased the difficulty by stopping people from spending coins.
MegaKungFuRadio
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S-ranked all ten new stages, no new EX stage, unsurprisingly.
I used +5 Moves, Mega Start, and Disruption Delay on Steelix and Snorlax.
I used +5 Moves on Frogadier and Quilladin (with luck, these can probably done without items, but you're better off spending the 800 coins and farming Meowth with the hearts you don't waste).
The rest I got without using items.
You can buy Mega Start. You probably don't have a mega in your first slot.
I used +5 Moves, Mega Start, and Disruption Delay on Steelix and Snorlax.
I used +5 Moves on Frogadier and Quilladin (with luck, these can probably done without items, but you're better off spending the 800 coins and farming Meowth with the hearts you don't waste).
The rest I got without using items.
I did, by the way
I thought it was quite interesting that there was only Moves+5 available on that stage though. No Mega Start or anything. It's almost like they've increased the difficulty by stopping people from spending coins.
You can buy Mega Start. You probably don't have a mega in your first slot.
toythatkills
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Managed to S-rank Frogadier twice without items, so I feel that it requires a lot less luck than Braixen to S-rank since the latter requires you to break the right block at the top and then keep your combo going.
MegaKungFuRadio
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Perhaps. I S-ranked and caught Braixen on my first attempt, so I had no reason to play it again. I gave Frogadier and Quilladin a handful of tries each without success, and +5 moves is cheap and a guaranteed S-rank for both, so I just did that rather than waste more hearts.
toythatkills
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Black block disruptions always disappear after around five or so turns.
Daria Morgendorffer
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So, ehm, how are you supposed to beat Braixen exactly? Is it just pure luck or is there some strategy involved?
Edit: And somehow I set of some crazy combo that removed the blocks which let me beat the stage in 2 turns.
Edit: And somehow I set of some crazy combo that removed the blocks which let me beat the stage in 2 turns.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Hmm, there doesn't seem to be an actual challenge in the new stages...
I'm beginning to feel that Regirock is the outlier.
I'm beginning to feel that Regirock is the outlier.
PsihoPerihelion
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What is this thing about farming Meowth?
toythatkills
Member
If you match the coin tokens in stage 37, when you beat the stage you'll earn:
100 coins if you match 3
300 coins if you match 4
500 coins if you match 5
plus the 30 coins you get for completing the stage. So you can make a fair bit of money if you've nothing else to do.
It's more annoying when it feels random as to if I beat the stage or not. Had times I could beat it with 2 or 3 moves left, other times I'd still have about a 1/3rd of his health left other, or I'd beat him with no moves remaining.
younglink7
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But, if you can clear it, you can automatically S-rank it. Buy +5 moves and if you clear it in the same 7 moves you cleared in before you'll still have 5 moves left to claim that S-rank.
Note that I don't suggest trying for the S-rank until you capture it. Otherwise you'll have to play the stage again and along the way you might just S-rank by pure luck anyway.
SenorArdilla
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Going to grind for more coins. Regirock took all my coins.
Oh god. So I saw that when I got Ampharos to reach Mega on Steelix I was clearing the field pretty quickly, mega effect was clearing the field at a decent pace and leading to some pretty sweet combos. I almost cleared it when Ampharos mega-evolved around halfway through.
Oh well, I have two mega starts from passcode a while back so I can just use one, have it cleared and maybe with how fast it worked before I may S-rank it if I'm lucky. Right?
Wrong, of course. Barely any Ampharoses appeared, when they did they were almost instantly gobbled up by disruptions and on an off-chance I did match three they led to no combos. None. I actually did ended up further from completing the stage than in any prior attempts. Just...
Oh well, I have two mega starts from passcode a while back so I can just use one, have it cleared and maybe with how fast it worked before I may S-rank it if I'm lucky. Right?
Wrong, of course. Barely any Ampharoses appeared, when they did they were almost instantly gobbled up by disruptions and on an off-chance I did match three they led to no combos. None. I actually did ended up further from completing the stage than in any prior attempts. Just...
Lone_Prodigy
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I wonder if using a Block Bash team (Klefki and Bronzong) against Regirock would work better.
Entryhazard
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can anyone suggest an effective setup for farming coins on Normal Meowth?
toythatkills
Member
Your team doesn't matter as long as they're strong enough to beat Meowth, and they don't have skills which remove disruptions.
It's best to bring mons that aren't super effective imo.
toythatkills
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I suppose I should have added that caveat. You don't necessarily have to avoid super-effective Pokémon, you just need to make sure you're taking the battle into the 7th and 8th turn consistently. So not too strong, not too weak.
Lone_Prodigy
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Milotic please. If it keeps "shaking things up" with absolutely no clears, how can I hope to beat the stage. Yes I used Feebas and still needed a lot of luck.
And then I get a 38 combo on Solosis to beat it with 13/20 moves left and fail to catch at 88%.
And then I get a 38 combo on Solosis to beat it with 13/20 moves left and fail to catch at 88%.
toythatkills
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Snorlax high score :lol
How did you do it?Snorlax high score :lol
Cute Dragon Here
Member
*is kind of stuck at Quilladin*
I think I probably need something that can stop disruptions ASAP...
I think I probably need something that can stop disruptions ASAP...
toythatkills
Member
Items, naturally!
Got a bit bored trying to S-rank it because it takes bloody ages so I just went all out. Bought all the items and beat it with 52 turns left, haha
Grinding coins, Meowth (37). Grinding experience, Ampharos.
You're probably better off grinding coins and spending them on items than you are grinding experience.
Got all the S-ranks, now all that's left is capturing Steelix.
Any other tips? My team is Lv. Max Lucario, Lv. 6 Heatran & Groudon, and Lv. 5 Ninetales. Distortion Delay seems to be the biggest help here, though with this team, I tend to beat it with a few or no moves left.
Any other tips? My team is Lv. Max Lucario, Lv. 6 Heatran & Groudon, and Lv. 5 Ninetales. Distortion Delay seems to be the biggest help here, though with this team, I tend to beat it with a few or no moves left.
younglink7
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Meh, I just wanted to get it over with, so I spent coins on +5 moves, disruption delay, and mega start to get S-rank and hope for a good capture rate. Finished with 16 moves left for a capture rate of 55%. It popped out so I caught with a MAX great ball. Had the same team as you but weaker.
So just delay and mega start, plus be willing to pony up for great ball I'd you wanna get it over with. If you have hearts to kill, just keep beating it like you are with 0-2 moves left. With a base capture of 22% you'll catch him eventually.
toythatkills
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Mega start would be the best thing to buy if you're going to buy anything. With Lucario you could clear the bottom four rows in two moves instead of 5/6 which will save you loads of time. It can clear the disruptions as they appear pretty effectively as well and it'll be evolved right away rather than after ten moves or something, so again another pretty huge time saving.
I'm not sure disruption delay will help you clear it a great deal faster, you're still going to have all the crap to deal with at the start and by the time that's gone it won't be long before disruption delay wears off.
For the record my team was Lucario, Heatran, Entei and Moltres though neither of the latter two have useful skills so I can't imagine it makes a difference. Between level 5-7.