SenorArdilla
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Yeah. I'm going to stop at 50.
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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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MegaKungFuRadio
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There is a pretty big difficulty spike at level 40 that had me slightly worried. Still finished with 9 moves left (though I've been averaging 4-5 moves up to this point, so I guess it's twice as hard).
Lone_Prodigy
Member
195 is jokes. Bring Klefki, disrupts with Bronzor.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Just got to level 50 Giratina, probably not going to go for 100 unless it's still around after I complete all the new stuff.
Got extremely close to beating him without items, if my last mega ability wasn't so bad and only removed two pokemon I probably would have beating him. Second try I came very close again, but half my screen was covered in blocks and couldn't get any good combos going to clear them for the last 5 turns.
My team: Mega Mewtwo, Xerneas, Slowbro, Sigilyph. My Sigilyph is only level 1 too which only hurts me, but that's the best combo I've been able to find. This team has worked the best for me by far, I think I'll be able to beat him without items once I get a good stage/level up Sigilyph.
Edit: Third try I managed to beat him with my very last turn, no items used.
YourMaster
Member
I must have done something to upset the gods of RNG. I've done 29 levels of Giratina without catching it.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Well, if you manage to get to level 100, RNG is kind of moot, no?
I'm sure you'll get it soon, though. I had mine by 15, and am at 40 now. Will be doing 41 and later once I get my hearts back.
Daria Morgendorffer
Member
Finally got Giratina at level 29, glad I finally got my favourite Pokémon but it really took a bit too long for my taste. I really like the idea behind escalation battles though.
YourMaster
Member
I got it at level 34.
I'm struggling with it too. I've got mega Lucario, groudon, ninetails, heatran.
Tried using klefki, but it starts using bronzor, then bronzong, then the single sword thing.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
I'm at 50 hours with this game, which makes it my third-most-played 3DS game (behind Bravely Default and Pokemon X). The fact that I still have levels to S Rank and Expert Pokemon to capture has made this F2P game pretty good value.
younglink7
Member
Yeah... I'm going to put this level on the back burner after 50. All those Shaymin......
toythatkills
Member
Surely at some point Mega Speedups will be offered in exchange for jewels? I want to give them money but I have nothing to spend it on at all, that would give me the chance to.
WOW, so Tangrowth suddenly became a lot easier once it decided to do its distortion of putting more of itself on the board to clear the frozen ones out. Didn't even need any items to S-rank it.
Now it's a matter of S-ranking & capturing Conkeldurr & Tyranitar (back to grinding for coins again....). Also on Stage Level 40 for Giratina. Need to figure out which Pokemon I should use the next two Mega Speedups on once I get them.
Now it's a matter of S-ranking & capturing Conkeldurr & Tyranitar (back to grinding for coins again....). Also on Stage Level 40 for Giratina. Need to figure out which Pokemon I should use the next two Mega Speedups on once I get them.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Pokemon that are essentially a fifth Pokemon can't be gamed around like that. Just stuff that's added on countdown or are part of the the initial stage setup (but more don't drop down as you clear).
Caddywompus
Member
What teams are people using to get past lvl 51? I've hit a wall and can't get past it. It's never the same, there's no pattern.
I can tell you that a team of three or adding Shaymin to your Dark/Ghost types don't work so don't waste your hearts.
I can tell you that a team of three or adding Shaymin to your Dark/Ghost types don't work so don't waste your hearts.
Deathdealer108
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This is my first post to NeoGAF ever (just got my account activated after much patient waiting). This thread actually got me to want to join the community.
I just wanted to say thanks for all the tips since February. This is easily the best discussion of Pokemon Shuffle I could find anywhere. As I have been a forced lurker for so long I wanted to thank a few people.
JoeM86 for all the early updates on new stages/competitions.
Loptous for just a ton of great strategies.
toysthatkills, Zonic, Lone_Prodigy, and many others for just reading through your guys trials and tribulations through many tough sections so I knew I wasn't the only one stuck.
Anyone find any stage Mega Venusaur is useful on yet? I'm happy I got the stone, but having a horizontal Lucario equivalent doesn't seem to be that great for many of the new stages. It was useless against Tyranitar.
I just wanted to say thanks for all the tips since February. This is easily the best discussion of Pokemon Shuffle I could find anywhere. As I have been a forced lurker for so long I wanted to thank a few people.
JoeM86 for all the early updates on new stages/competitions.
Loptous for just a ton of great strategies.
toysthatkills, Zonic, Lone_Prodigy, and many others for just reading through your guys trials and tribulations through many tough sections so I knew I wasn't the only one stuck.
Anyone find any stage Mega Venusaur is useful on yet? I'm happy I got the stone, but having a horizontal Lucario equivalent doesn't seem to be that great for many of the new stages. It was useless against Tyranitar.
Pokemaniac
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So I'm finally starting to have trouble with Giratina at level 50. It starts adding Shaymin to the board and is doing that multiple disruptions at once thing now.
The only stage that Mega Venusaur was suggested when I do Optimize is on 200, which MIGHT work since it's the same Mega Effect as Mega Kangaskhan (clears columns left & right of it), but I think Lucario might work better because of the unbreakable blocks above & below you.
I will say for 200, BRING BRONZONG. Block Smash is seriously useful.
Edit: DO NOT USE MEGA VENUSAUR ON 200. Because of the blocks, you almost never have the chance to match vertically.
I will say for 200, BRING BRONZONG. Block Smash is seriously useful.
Edit: DO NOT USE MEGA VENUSAUR ON 200. Because of the blocks, you almost never have the chance to match vertically.
CoolBatteryCharge
Member
Just caught Giratina at 3% lol. I'm convinced catch percentage means nothing in this game unless it's 100%.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
I think I'm done with Giratina after beating it for the fiftieth time.
Back to normal stages!
Back to normal stages!
It changes to more of a puzzle at 40. The left hand column drops unbreakable blocks, so you avoid that and focus on the right hand side.
Robin64
Member
Another Mega Speedup at 100.
OK thanks!
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Difficulty spike at 50! So you might want to stop there for your sanity.
toythatkills
Member
What if after level 100 you get get a Speedup every time you beat it, though?!
Cute Dragon Here
Member
I shudder to think about the amount of effort to get to level 100.
Holy crap, yeah, tried Level 50 & a huge difficulty spike occured. Couldn't even beat it with a Distortion Delay. Not sure if I want to use my Mega Boost since I was saving it for stages 198 or 200.
REALLY don't feel like coin grinding again when there's an event going on, but I might have to considering I've used my 40k coins.
REALLY don't feel like coin grinding again when there's an event going on, but I might have to considering I've used my 40k coins.
Ahah, you're welcome. ^^
Grass types aren't very great in this game. If we tiered them, they'd probably be really low with Dragon types. The worst being Normal.
I think it could have some use against Milotic for the old stages (though bringing Feebas is an already good strategy in itself).
I'm stuck too. I've tried to think of some strategies involving a team consisting of Mega Banette + ghosts and Absol, but the mons I need are too low-leveled for this (two level 1 mons). I'll just go train them for now, and maybe report later.
Yep I've tried a bunch of combos with MGengar, MBanette, MSableye and even some with MAmpharos hoping I could clear the ice fast enough to no luck, I always end up locked in a corner unable to do much of anything.
I think I'll just use my free mega start/disruption delay on it and be done after my Mega Speedup, I don't think it's possible without using items or getting a shit ton of luck on your side. I would rather not but I don't think it's really possible without, can't really complain though, afterall we did get the items for free and 1-49 were ridiculously easy.
Edit: Yep, did moves +5, Mega Start & Disruption delay, beat the stage with 8 moves left. Team was MBanette, Yveltal, Gengar & Giratina
Oh wow, you were not kidding. Have beaten 1-49 with pocketfulls of moves left. Can't even get him down to half health at 50.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Finally caught Giratina at level 21. At least I can use him now in subsequent levels.
I can't even get past 40...
Just finished catching all the new pokemon and s-ranked them all except Chesnaught. There's no option for complexity -1 so I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it. I used Mega Glalie but maybe someone like Mega Aerodactyl would work better. It's a shame because it's the only s-rank I'm missing.
Going back to grinding coins now I think. I'm quitting Giratina at level 50 I don't think I could hit 100 even with items. There just isn't enough time/coins to do it. Maybe someone will discover a trick to it.
Going back to grinding coins now I think. I'm quitting Giratina at level 50 I don't think I could hit 100 even with items. There just isn't enough time/coins to do it. Maybe someone will discover a trick to it.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Tip for Greninja: Bring Frogadier unless you want to spend a minute feeling upset about how you can't actually do anything.
Pokemaniac
Member
I beat level 50 without items, mostly through sheer luck. I think I may stop here, though. Someone tell me if it gets easier again later on.
SenorArdilla
Member
I was so mad when I went in blind and bought a Mega Start for M-Venusaur. What the hell!
Giratina goes from piece of cake on levels 1-49 to almost impossible without items at level 50. It's doable, and I got quite close once. But, nope. Got the prize at level 50, not touching it again.
I can't imagine anybody doing it to level 100 just to get another Mega Speedup, unless they're cheating or something.
I can't imagine anybody doing it to level 100 just to get another Mega Speedup, unless they're cheating or something.
Waste of money. You're better off using Attack Up and then Attack Up and Disruption Delay if the HP gets ramped too high.