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[[File:Shuffle Special Challenge.png|thumb|right|A Special Challenge stage for Genesect.]]
A '''Special Challenge''' (Japanese: '''スペシャルチャレンジ''' ''Special Challenge'') is a type of [[special stage]] in [[Pokémon Shuffle]] that usually features Pokémon which are also available in {{DL|Stage (Shuffle)|main stage}}s or [[Expert Stages]]. These stages can be move- or time-limited, and tend to have different stage data from their main or expert counterparts. These stages cost [[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300 to play.

If the Pokémon in a Special Challenge has already been caught, it may drop a [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] Personalized Skill Booster or (rarely) a [[File:Raise Max Level.png|20px|link=]] {{DL|List of items in Pokémon Shuffle|Enhancements|Raise Max Level}}.

For the game's end-of-service period, Special Challenges began running on a consistent [[Pokémon Shuffle event cycle|24-week cycle]], with a Special Challenge running on each even-numbered week, and lasting for one week.

[[Special Challenge/Live service period|During the game's live service period]], 27 different Special Challenges were held. However, few of these were kept in the end-of-service events. Stage costs were unified to [[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300, rather than previous events' varied amounts of Coins or [[File:Heart Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Hearts. The Mewtwo and Tyranitar stages were adapted into Shiny versions of the two (though keeping parameters such as HP and move count), making those versions of the Pokémon available for the first time in any format. A stage for Rayquaza was also added, based on one of its previous [[Great Challenge]] releases.

==Drops==
{{main|Drop (Shuffle)}}
If these Pokémon have already been caught, they have a chance to drop items:
* 25% chance to drop [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] Personalized Skill Booster ×1
* 25% chance to drop [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] Personalized Skill Booster ×1
* 1.5625% chance to drop [[File:Raise Max Level.png|20px|link=]] Raise Max Level ×1

Drop rates can be increased if the [[File:Drop Rate Increase.png|20px|link=]] Drop Rate Increase (DRI) effect is purchased from the {{DL|List of items in Pokémon Shuffle|Special Shop}}.

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{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
|+ '''Default rates'''
! colspan=3 style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Drop rates
! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Average<br>drops/run
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" | [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] PSB ×1
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" | [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] PSB ×1
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" | [[File:Raise Max Level.png|20px|link=]] RML ×1
|- style="background:#fff"
| 25% || 25% || {{tt|1.563|1.5625}}%
| 
* 0.5 [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] PSB
* {{tt|0.016|0.015625}} [[File:Raise Max Level.png|20px|link=]] RML
|}

{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
|+ '''[[File:Drop Rate Increase.png|20px|link=]] DRI rates'''
! colspan=3 style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Drop rates
! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Average<br>drops/run
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" | [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] PSB ×1
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" | [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] PSB ×1
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" | [[File:Raise Max Level.png|20px|link=]] RML ×1
|- style="background:#fff"
| 43.75% || 43.75% || {{tt|3.10|3.1005859375}}%
| 
* 0.875 [[File:Skill Booster personalized.png|20px|link=]] PSB
* {{tt|0.310|0.31005859375}} [[File:Raise Max Level.png|20px|link=]] RML
|}
{{Flexfooter}}

==Rotating stages==
===Week 2===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Moves
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per move remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||716|Xerneas|Fairy|11,555|16|13%|2%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 4===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Moves
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per move remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||717|Yveltal|Dark|8,606|16|7%|3%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 6===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Time
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per 3 seconds remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||649|Genesect|Bug|7,280|01:00|10%|2%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 8===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Moves
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per move remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||150S|Mewtwo|Psychic|8,528|16|7%|3%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|alt={{Shiny}}{{shinystar}}|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 10===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Moves
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per move remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||248S|Tyranitar|Dark|8,060|18|11%|3%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|alt={{Shiny}}{{shinystar}}|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 12===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Moves
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per move remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||373|Salamence|Flying|12,000|18|11%|3%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 14===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Moves
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per move remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||384|Rayquaza|Dragon|10,627|20|9%|3%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 16===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Time
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per 3 seconds remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||405|Luxray|Electric|5,500|00:40|7%|4%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 18===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Time
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per 3 seconds remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||635|Hydreigon|Dark|10,170|00:50|10%|3%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 20===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Time
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per 3 seconds remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||474|Porygon-Z|Normal|9,501|00:40|2%|4%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 22===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Time
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per 3 seconds remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||706|Goodra|Dragon|7,804|00:40|11%|2%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

===Week 24===
{| class="roundtable" style="background:#{{cute color}}; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{cute color light}}"
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Pokémon
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Type
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | HP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Moves
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" colspan="2" | Catchability
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | EXP
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}" rowspan="2" | Cost
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" rowspan="2" | Notes
|- style="background:#{{beauty color light}}"
! Base
! {{tt|Bonus|per move remaining}}
{{ShufflePoké||720U|Hoopa|Dark|10,800|20|3%|3%|5|[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins ×300|alt=Hoopa Unbound|N/A|cols=7}}
|-
! style="background:#{{beauty color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="10" |
|}

==Live-service stages==
{{main|Special Challenge/Live service period}}

==Trivia==
* Hoopa's stage has {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}}, {{p|Reshiram}}, and {{p|Zekrom}} as its default supports, with {{p|Regigigas}} as a 5th support. All of these Pokémon appeared in ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]''.

==In other languages==
{{langtable|color={{beauty color}}|bordercolor={{cute color light}}
|ja=スペシャルチャレンジ
|fr=Défi spécial
|de=
|it=Livello Speciale
|ko=
|es=Fase Especial
}}

{{Shuffle locations}}
{{Project Sidegames notice}}

[[Category:Special stages]]