Pokémon Shuffle

Shuffle redirects here. For the random mixing of cards, see Glossary (TCG) → Shuffle.

Pokémon Shuffle ポケとる
Logo of Pokémon Shuffle
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo 3DS
Category:	Puzzle
Players:	1
Connectivity:	StreetPass, Nintendo Network
Developer:	Genius Sonority
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation VI side series
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E
ACB:	G
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	3
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	February 18, 2015
North America:	February 18, 2015
Australia:	February 18, 2015
Europe:	February 18, 2015
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Official site
English:	Official site
Japanese boxart Japanese logo

Pokémon Shuffle (Japanese: ポケとる PokéToru) is a puzzle game released for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released on the Japanese, Australian, European, and North American Nintendo 3DS eShop on February 18, 2015. It updates itself during communication with a server (called "check in").

Pokémon Shuffle operates on a free-to-play model—the game is free to download and play, although with a limited number of stages playable in quick succession. Players start with five Hearts and spend one Heart per stage played. Hearts will recharge for free as time passes at a rate of one Heart every 30 minutes, with no more regenerated if the player already has five Hearts. More Hearts can be purchased with Jewels, which can be bought with real money or occasionally received as prizes, to allow players to immediately resume their game. One Heart is also given for free when the player plays Stage 11 for the first time, even if the player has Hearts remaining.

Gameplay

Pokémon Shuffle is a puzzle game in which the player matches Pokémon icons to defeat wild Pokémon, in a similar style to Pokémon Battle Trozei. The player can capture Pokémon and use them as Support Pokémon. Each Pokémon has a Skill that can be activated when it is matched in a battle, with the criteria being that the move was not part of a combo and a special criteria based on the Skill in question (sometimes at random). Pokémon have a set capture rate that is added to depending on how many moves a player has left at the end of a battle. During normal game-play, Pokémon can be moved anywhere on the board, but cannot be moved if it does not cause a match at either end during a stage with a fixed number of moves (no-match moves are allowed in timed stages).

Mega Stones are given out throughout the game, awarded when the player defeats the corresponding Mega Pokémon used by a Trainer. The player can use them by putting the Pokémon that uses them at the front of their Support, and the Mega Evolution is activated by matching the Pokémon that Mega Evolves until the Mega Gauge to the left of the play area is full, at which point it Mega Evolves. While Mega Evolved, its Skill is replaced by a Mega Effect that activates whenever it is matched. The clock of a timed stage will stop while the Mega Evolution occurs.

The player is guided by Amelia during the tutorial portion of the game, which lasts until the player completes Stage 11 for the first time.

If at any time during a stage there are no moves the player can make that would result in a triplet, but there are turns or time remaining, the game will say "Let's shake things up!" and replace all Pokémon on the Puzzle Board (removing all disruptions and adding any disruptions present at the start of the match), from when the player can continue to play. The clock of a timed stage stops while play is prevented.

Disruptions

Disruptions are things added to the stage by the opposing Pokémon to make clearing the stage harder. They are added when a counter that decreases when a move is made next to the opposing Pokémon reaches zero. The counter does not change if the foe is paralyzed, asleep or frozen. Some Pokémon create disruptions after a certain amount of time or number of matches, but will not count any combos or matches performed while it is paralyzed, asleep or frozen. All disruptions can be erased by a Mega Effect. All disruptions can be cleared by Stabilise, Stabilise+ and Disrupt Buster. Swap can replace disruptions with a Support Pokémon.

Disruption	Effect
Barrier-type	Prevents the Pokémon icon or disruption under it from moving in any way, including falling. Can be cleared by making a match using the Pokémon icon under it, Barrier Bash and the icon it affects being erased by Quirky or Quirky+. If cleared by anything other than erasure the Pokémon icon under it is not destroyed. Can affect other disruptions.
Non-Support Pokémon icon	A Pokémon icon of a Pokémon that was not selected as a support Pokémon for the stage. Can be moved freely, perform matches with itself and activate its skill. Can be cleared in any way a normal Pokémon icon can (including by another one of them activating Quirky or Quirky+), plus by Eject, although they may not be affected by Stabilise, Stabilise+ or Disrupt Buster. They come in three sub-types: as an additional support Pokémon (but without immunity to Eject), in the level at the start but not added by falling in, and added by the opposing Pokémon. Of these, only the first will change species if it is the same as the player's support Pokémon.
Coin	An icon that gives the player bonus Coins if matched. Can be moved freely and performs matches with itself. Can be cleared in any way a normal Pokémon icon can (including by another one of them activating Quirky or Quirky+), plus by Eject, although they may not be affected by Stabilise, Stabilise+ or Disrupt Buster. +100 Coins for a match of three, +300 Coins for a match of four, and +500 for a match of five, regardless of any combos.
Unbreakable-block	A metal block that falls, but cannot be moved by the stylus. Can be cleared by making a certain number of moves after it appears on the field and by Block Bash.
Breakable-rock	A square rock that falls, but cannot be moved by the stylus. Can be cleared by making a match in any square next to it and Rock Break. Multiple matches required if it is under a barrier-type disruption.
Black-cloud	Prevents the player from seeing what is in the square it occupies. The Pokémon icon in this square can still be part of a match and can be moved. Can only be cleared by Cloud Clear and having whatever is under it erased (Mega Effects, Quirky or Quirky+ clearing it). Immune to Mega Effects if there is no Pokémon icon under it when the effect activates and targets the square it is in. Other disruptions can be present under it.

Check in

The player can use the "check in" function once per day (server days end at 6:00 AM UTC the morning after the day ends in UTC time), which connects the player's game to the internet and gives them a reward for doing so. This normally grants 500 Coins, but will grant 1000 Coins every 10 times the player checks in.

Checking in checks for any patches the player may not have installed. If there are any minor patches, the game asks the player if they wish to download extra data, and if they do, it automatically downloads and installs it; this is the only way to install minor patches for the game. If there are any major patches, it provides a link to a page on the Nintendo eShop to download it and requests that the player download it. If there is a patch and the player does not install it, the player cannot check in. If a patch is released partway through the day and the check-in function has already been used, the patch can be downloaded on that day by attempting to check-in, but will not succeed with the check-in.

Checking in also adds any special stages the player does not already have (daily stages, such as "The Daily Pokémon (#1)", only need to be downloaded once, and will be cycled through with the system's clock).

Version history

Version 1.0.x

Version	Release date	Changes
1.0.0	February 18, 2015	Initial release
1.0.1	February 18, 2015	Adds the special stage "Launch Special: Meet Mew" (original Mew stage).
1.0.2	February 20, 2015	Fixes a glitch that allowed a player to use any Pokémon in the game at any time.

Version 1.1.x

Version	Release date	Changes
1.1.0	March 6, 2015	Prevents exploitation of QR codes to manipulate the game. Removes access to special stages.
1.1.1	March 6, 2015	Restores access to special stages.
1.1.2	March 9, 2015	Adds the Great Challenge special stage "Kyogre Makes a Splash". Access to "Launch Special: Meet Mew" (under the new event name of "Mew Strikes Again") is restored for a new period of time.
1.1.3	March 15, 2015	Adds the Competitive Stage for Mega Lucario.
1.1.4	March 17, 2015	Fixes a glitch that caused a high score of 9,999,999, rendering contest score submission impossible.
1.1.5	March 23, 2015	Adds main stages 151-165 and the Great Challenge special stage "Keldeo Rears Its Head". Also adds "The Daily Pokémon (#2)" (a series of stages with varying Pokémon).
1.1.6	March 27, 2015	Corrected the issue where Lucarionite winners did not get their free Jewel for participation. The update grants those players one Jewel each. The Jewel given is shown as being received between the free Disruption Delay and the Lucarionite on the day they were received in the Past Updates, not as when the update was downloaded.
1.1.7	March 30, 2015	Adds the Great Challenge special stage "Rayquaza's Ascension". Resets all ranks on special stages, and allows the player to get 200 coins instead of 30 upon the first re-clear of each stage after the update.
1.1.8	April 6, 2015	Adds the Competitive Stage for Mega Blastoise.
1.1.9	April 13, 2015	Adds main stages 166-180 as well as the Great Challenge special stage "Groudon Lands at Last". Also gives rewards from the 1.1.8 Competitive Stage. Somewhere by this update, the ability to see uncaught silhouettes in the list search has been removed.

Passcodes

The game includes a passcode function, where the player can enter an 8-digit code that will grant a reward in-game. It is similar to the "Receive via code" option of the Mystery Gift feature found in the Generation VI core series Pokémon games.

Common codes

Passcode	Reward	Period
20150007	2 Mega Starts	March 8 to April 30, 2015

Unique codes

Source	Reward	Period
April 2nd and 9th issue of Famitsu magazine	1 Jewel	March 19 to May 1, 2015

Jewels

The game's microtransactions are focused around Jewels. Jewels can be obtained in-game by completing Trainer stages (first time only), via other special means, and via purchase on the Nintendo eShop. Players under the age of 18 cannot spend more than a fixed amount in-game per month (US$80, €100, £80, AU$150, NZ$150, or ¥10,000). Additionally, one Jewel was given to all players on February 21, 2015 to apologize for a software glitch that occurred around February 19, 2015; this bonus was for everyone, not just those affected by the glitch.

Each time the player plays a stage, a Heart is consumed; Hearts are replenished over time, or can be obtained in exchange for Jewels. Additionally, each time the player clears a stage they will be rewarded with a number of Coins based on their performance; Coins can be spent on items in-game.

If the player runs out of turns or time during a stage, they can spend 1 Jewel to gain 5 turns or 15 seconds. This bonus is not counted towards the time/turn bonus when catching the Pokémon.

Exchange

Jewels can be exchanged for either Hearts or Coins (but only one at a time) at the following rates:

Jewels	Hearts	Coins
1	5	3,000
3	18 (+20%)	10,000 (+11%)
6	38 (+27%)	22,000 (+22%)
12	80 (+33%)	48,000 (+33%)

StreetPass

If StreetPass is enabled for Pokémon Shuffle, whenever the player StreetPasses another player with StreetPass enabled for Pokémon Shuffle they will share data with each other. The player will be added to the StreetPass tag log, which will display their most recently used Pokémon, their total playtime, their number of stages cleared, their number of Pokémon caught, and their number of previous StreetPass tags, as well as the time they were last StreetPassed.

Additionally, the player will receive rewards based on the number of StreetPass tags they have had.

Number of Tags	Reward
First StreetPass tag	1 Jewel
5 StreetPass tags	1 Heart
Every 10 StreetPass tags*	1 Heart
Every 100 StreetPass tags	1 Jewel

Further rewards are earned if the same system is met via StreetPass multiple times in a row. These rewards are in addition to any earned for the total number of hits.

Tags	Reward
3-4	1 Heart
5	2 Hearts

Finally, if there are no StreetPass tags received in a long enough period, more rewards may be earned upon receiving a new tag. This is in addition to any rewards earned for the number of tags. It is currently unknown if this resets the counter of multiple tags from the same system in a row.

Days between tags	Reward
??	2 Hearts

Stages

Main stages

Stage	Area	Pokémon	Type	Moves	Base capture %	Move bonus
1	Puerto Blanco	Espurr	Psychic	8	75%	5%
2		Bulbasaur	Grass	7	75%	4%
3		Squirtle	Water	15	50%	4%
4		Charmander	Fire	15	30%	5%
5		Eevee	Normal	15	20%	3%
6		Pidgey	Flying	12	60%	4%
7		Togepi	Fairy	10	20%	8%
8		Pichu	Electric	7	7%	7%
9		Audino	Normal	15	60%	3%
10		Mega Audino	Normal	15	N/A	N/A
11	Sandy Bazaar	Happiny	Normal	15	70%	2%
12		Mareep	Electric	16	40%	4%
13		Purrloin	Dark	15	70%	2%
14		Torchic	Fire	5	5%	9%
15		Phanpy	Ground	13	30%	6%
16		Nidoran♀	Poison	3	70%	10%
17		Nidoran♂	Poison	15	20%	6%
18		Klefki	Steel	16	5%	6%
19		Kangaskhan	Normal	15	70%	2%
20		Mega Kangaskhan	Normal	20	N/A	N/A
21	Night Festival	Buneary	Normal	30	50%	2%
22		Treecko	Grass	15	5%	3%
23		Pikachu	Electric	7	30%	10%
24		Sableye	Dark	15	55%	3%
25		Litwick	Ghost	16	45%	4%
26		Chingling	Psychic	15	80%	2%
27		Swirlix	Fairy	16	70%	2%
28		Volbeat	Bug	15	30%	5%
29		Illumise	Bug	15	30%	5%
30		Mega Sableye	Dark	20	N/A	N/A
31	Isla Asul	Slowpoke	Psychic	19	20%	5%
32		Azurill	Fairy	16	60%	3%
33		Riolu	Fighting	15	3%	4%
34		Swablu	Flying	6	40%	10%
35		Surskit	Bug	15	60%	3%
36		Taillow	Flying	5	70%	6%
37		Meowth	Normal	8	15%	5%
38		Croagunk	Poison	15	60%	3%
39		Corsola	Water	16	70%	2%
40		Marill	Fairy	3	60%	14%
41		Mudkip	Water	15	10%	3%
42		Vulpix	Fire	5	30%	14%
43		Lapras	Water	15	10%	6%
44		Pidgeotto	Flying	15	60%	3%
45		Mega Slowbro	Psychic	23	N/A	N/A
46	Rainbow Park	Minccino	Normal	5	70%	6%
47		Vanillite	Ice	15	50%	4%
48		Chatot	Flying	16	35%	5%
49		Axew	Dragon	15	15%	6%
50		Zorua	Dark	15	10%	3%
51		Mawile	Steel	3	15%	29%
52		Lopunny	Normal	5	35%	13%
53		Flaaffy	Electric	15	70%	2%
54		Vaporeon	Water	15	5%	7%
55		Charmeleon	Fire	15	7%	3%
56		Buizel	Water	16	60%	3%
57		Wartortle	Water	15	7%	3%
58		Hawlucha	Fighting	9	30%	8%
59		Ivysaur	Grass	3	7%	15%
60		Mega Lopunny	Normal	20	N/A	N/A
61	Galerie Rouge	Bonsly	Rock	16	70%	2%
62		Gastly	Ghost	11	15%	8%
63		Marshtomp	Water	15	7%	3%
64		Dratini	Dragon	5	45%	11%
65		Amaura	Rock	15	60%	4%
66		Combusken	Fire	3	7%	15%
67		Meowstic (male)	Psychic	15	35%	5%
68		Togetic	Fairy	5	60%	8%
69		Slowbro	Psychic	7	8%	6%
70		Umbreon	Dark	15	5%	7%
71		Espeon	Psychic	15	5%	7%
72		Grovyle	Grass	4	7%	11%
73		Swellow	Flying	16	70%	2%
74		Cubone	Ground	15	15%	6%
75		Mega Altaria	Dragon	20	N/A	N/A
76	Bonbon Boulevard	Azumarill	Fairy	16	80%	2%
77		Mienfoo	Fighting	15	50%	4%
78		Snorunt	Ice	15	40%	4%
79		Sylveon	Fairy	15	5%	7%
80		Miltank	Normal	16	70%	2%
81		Meowstic (female)	Psychic	7	45%	8%
82		Masquerain	Bug	15	70%	2%
83		Cottonee	Grass	5	60%	8%
84		Petilil	Grass	15	50%	4%
85		Dedenne	Electric	15	7%	3%
86		Slurpuff	Fairy	16	25%	5%
87		Liepard	Dark	15	12%	3%
88		Chansey	Normal	3	10%	30%
89		Gulpin	Poison	16	55%	3%
90		Mega Mawile	Steel	20	N/A	N/A
91	Silbern Museum	Bronzor	Steel	16	70%	2%
92		Emolga	Electric	5	25%	15%
93		Sudowoodo	Rock	15	50%	4%
94		Scyther	Bug	15	40%	4%
95		Nidorina	Poison	16	15%	6%
96		Nidorino	Poison	15	45%	4%
97		Carbink	Rock	5	60%	8%
98		Throh	Fighting	15	20%	6%
99		Sawk	Fighting	15	20%	6%
100		Chimecho	Psychic	16	70%	2%
101		Donphan	Ground	5	20%	16%
102		Fraxure	Dragon	15	35%	5%
103		Raichu	Electric	13	3%	8%
104		Aerodactyl	Rock	15	15%	6%
105		Mega Ampharos	Electric	20	N/A	N/A
106	Mt. Vinter	Delibird	Ice	16	25%	5%
107		Misdreavus	Ghost	3	55%	15%
108		Glalie	Ice	15	15%	6%
109		Dragonair	Dragon	15	2%	7%
110		Mienshao	Fighting	15	25%	5%
111		Vanillish	Ice	7	65%	1%
112		Jolteon	Electric	15	5%	7%
113		Cinccino	Normal	15	40%	4%
114		Glaceon	Ice	15	5%	7%
115		Blissey	Normal	16	5%	6%
116		Aurorus	Rock	15	60%	3%
117		Ninetales	Fire	7	25%	11%
118		Altaria	Dragon	15	30%	5%
119		Vanilluxe	Ice	16	45%	4%
120		Mega Glalie	Ice	20	N/A	N/A
121	Castle Noapte	Haunter	Ghost	16	10%	6%
122		Lampent	Ghost	15	25%	5%
123		Flareon	Fire	7	5%	14%
124		Swalot	Poison	15	50%	4%
125		Gengar	Ghost	15	2%	4%
126		Persian	Normal	15	5%	7%
127		Lilligant	Grass	5	70%	6%
128		Froslass	Ice	3	50%	17%
129		Zoroark	Dark	15	5%	3%
130		Ampharos	Electric	50	2%	2%
131		Mismagius	Ghost	16	50%	4%
132		Slowking	Psychic	15	2%	7%
133		Bronzong	Steel	15	10%	6%
134		Chandelure	Ghost	7	50%	8%
135		Mega Gengar	Ghost	20	N/A	N/A
136	Jungle Verde	Stunfisk	Ground	16	25%	5%
137		Pidgeot	Flying	15	7%	7%
138		Whimsicott	Grass	16	50%	4%
139		Marowak	Ground	15	20%	6%
140		Nidoqueen	Poison	15	5%	7%
141		Nidoking	Poison	15	10%	6%
142		Leafeon	Grass	15	5%	7%
143		Scizor	Bug	15	5%	7%
144		Skarmory	Steel	15	35%	5%
145		Floatzel	Water	16	50%	4%
146		Toxicroak	Poison	15	25%	5%
147		Togekiss	Fairy	9	10%	10%
148		Heracross	Bug	15	5%	7%
149		Haxorus	Dragon	5	65%	7%
150		Mega Mewtwo Y	Psychic	23	N/A	N/A
151	Wacky Workshop	Munchlax	Normal	18	55%	3%
152		Chespin	Grass	16	5%	3%
153		Onix	Rock	18	25%	5%
154		Froakie	Water	10	5%	5%
155		Smeargle	Normal	5	65%	7%
156		Fennekin	Fire	12	5%	4%
157		Larvesta	Bug	15	40%	4%
158		Feebas	Water	20	70%	2%
159		Poochyena	Dark	10	67%	4%
160		Trubbish	Poison	5	44%	12%
161		Hippopotas	Ground	15	30%	5%
162		Bagon	Dragon	17	17%	5%
163		Pancham	Fighting	10	20%	3%
164		Yamask	Ghost	12	25%	7%
165		Milotic	Water	30	3%	4%
166		Solosis	Psychic	20	36%	4%
167		Honedge	Steel	15	22%	6%
168		Drilbur	Ground	16	45%	4%
169		Larvitar	Rock	18	24%	5%
170		Shuppet	Ghost	10	7%	7%
171		Rufflet	Flying	16	40%	4%
172		Bergmite	Ice	12	13%	8%
173		Mightyena	Dark	22	7%	3%
174		Snubbull	Fairy	16	31%	5%
175		Lickitung	Normal	23	12%	4%
176		Timburr	Fighting	35	21%	3%
177		Banette	Ghost	15	6%	5%
178		Tangela	Grass	3	52%	16%
179		Pupitar	Rock	14	33%	5%
180		Mega Aerodactyl	Rock	25	N/A	N/A

Expert stages

Expert stages are unlocked based on the number of main stages the player has achieved S-rank on. The player cannot access any expert stages until they complete Stage 12. All expert stages are timed stages rather than move-limited; times are expressed in minutes and seconds.

Stage	Pokémon	Type	S-ranks to unlock	Time limit	Base capture %	Bonus per 3 seconds
EX1	Absol	Dark	12	01:00	1%	5%
EX2	Rotom	Electric	12	01:00	1%	5%
EX3	Lucario	Fighting	12	02:00	1%	3%
EX4	Articuno	Ice	20	02:00	1%	3%
EX5	Zapdos	Electric	25	00:30	1%	10%
EX6	Moltres	Fire	30	01:00	1%	5%
EX7	Venusaur	Grass	35	01:00	1%	5%
EX8	Blastoise	Water	40	01:30	1%	4%
EX9	Charizard	Fire	45	01:00	1%	5%
EX10	Dragonite	Dragon	50	02:00	1%	3%
EX11	Sceptile	Grass	55	01:00	1%	5%
EX12	Blaziken	Fire	60	00:30	1%	10%
EX13	Swampert	Water	65	01:00	1%	5%
EX14	Entei	Fire	75	00:15	1%	20%
EX15	Suicune	Water	80	00:15	1%	20%
EX16	Raikou	Electric	85	00:15	1%	20%
EX17	Heatran	Fire	95	02:00	1%	3%
EX18	Xerneas	Fairy	100	01:00	1%	5%
EX19	Yveltal	Dark	110	01:00	1%	5%
EX20	Mewtwo	Psychic	150	02:00	1%	3%
?	Genesect	?		?	?	?

Special stages

Special stages are downloaded during the check in process, and can only be played during the event period. All special stages use "SP" as their stage number.

Launch Special: Meet Mew

At the game's release, the list of Pokémon included 158 Pokémon (both genders of Meowstic and all forms of Rotom share the same Pokédex number). Immediately upon launch, special stages were available for those who completed the first 11 stages of the game. This Mew stage was the first such stage, extending the list to 159 entries.

The original event ran from February 18 to March 8, 2015 and gave 1000 Coins upon defeat, once per day. The event was extended as "Mew Strikes Again and limited the 1,000 Coin bonus to the first completion only. The second release retained the original stage name.

Pokémon	Type	Move limit	Base capture %	Move bonus	Availability
Mew	Psychic	20	10%	4%	February 18 to March 22, 2015

Meowth's Coin Mania

The special stage "Meowth's Coin Mania" can only be played on Saturdays and Sundays during its availability, and only once per 24 hour period. This Meowth cannot be caught. While a ranking for the stage is displayed upon completion, it was not displayed again afterwards.

Large numbers of coins appear in the stage at the beginning, while others fall in during gameplay by falling into it. If the player clears a combination (several groups in one move), this triggers Meowth's "disruption" whereby more coins replace tiles currently in the stage. The stage disappears upon completion until it can be played again.

Pokémon	Type	Move limit	Availability
Meowth	Normal	10	February 21 to April 20, 2015

The Daily Pokémon

The Daily Pokémon is an event that takes place during the week (Monday to Friday). Each promotion offers a different set of Pokémon that can be caught every day during the length of the promotion. The stages are not available on Saturday and Sunday, during which another event is possibly run.

Thus far, there have been two Daily Pokémon events.

The Daily Pokémon (#1)

The Daily Pokémon (#1) was available for download from February 18 to March 20, 2015. This promotion featured all of the variants of Rotom, each with its own daily stage. All variations of Rotom in this event had the same initial catch rate and move bonus, and all stages gave a limit of 15 moves. On Saturday and Sunday, "Meowth's Coin Mania", a different promotional stage, could be played.

Pokémon	Type	Move limit	Base capture %	Move bonus	Availability
Rotom (Frost Rotom)	Ice	15	5%	6%	Playable on Monday only.
Rotom (Heat Rotom)	Fire	15	5%	6%	Playable on Tuesday only.
Rotom (Wash Rotom)	Water	15	5%	6%	Playable on Wednesday only.
Rotom (Mow Rotom)	Grass	15	5%	6%	Playable on Thursday only.
Rotom (Fan Rotom)	Flying	15	5%	6%	Playable on Friday only.

The Daily Pokémon (#2)

The Daily Pokémon (#2) is available for download from March 23 to April 17, 2015. The event consists of five stages with a different stage playable every day of the week from Monday to Friday. The catch rate and the stage varies with each Pokémon available. On Saturday and Sunday, "Meowth's Coin Mania", a different promotional stage, could be played.

The Tropius stage includes Coins in the layout of the stage. If matched, the player can acquire a Coin bonus.

Pokémon	Type	Move limit	Base capture %	Move bonus	Availability
Pachirisu	Electric	7	15%	12%	Playable on Monday only.
Sigilyph	Psychic	15	8%	4%	Playable on Tuesday only.
Tropius	Grass	20	7%	6%	Playable on Wednesday only.
Farfetch'd	Flying	10	3%	9%	Playable on Thursday only.
Druddigon	Dragon	20	9%	4%	Playable on Friday only.

Great Challenge

"Great Challenge" is the stage name of numerous event Pokémon stages. In all such stages, there are different rewards given for the initial stage completion regardless of capture, with varying catch rates and move limits. In all cases, the stage can be played as often as the player wishes provided the player has Hearts available in play. There is no additional bonus granted upon successive completions of the same stage.

Event	Pokémon	Type	Move limit	Base capture %	Move bonus	Initial Reward	Availability
Kyogre Makes a Splash	Kyogre	Water	30	5%	3%	1 Jewel	March 9 to March 22, 2015
Keldeo Rears Its Head	Keldeo	Water	20	15%	4%	5,000 Coins	March 23 to April 5, 2015
Rayquaza's Ascension	Rayquaza	Dragon	30	7%	2%	1 Jewel	March 30 to April 20, 2015
Groudon Lands at Last	Groudon	Ground	20	10%	4%	3,000 Coins	April 13 to April 27, 2015

Competitive Stage

Two competitive stages have so far been featured in the game. The player battles a Trainer who uses a Mega-Evolved Pokémon, and has one minute to obtain as high a score as they can (the Pokémon has no HP bar and so cannot faint). The player must connect to the Internet to play in this type of stage. No experience is awarded upon stage completion.

When time expires, the player's score is uploaded to a leaderboard. From the Ranking menu, players can view the information of the five players currently on top of the leaderboard in their region, as well as their own high score, placement, and current Pokémon. A letter ranking can be earned and displayed upon conclusion of the stage like in all other stages, but is not displayed afterwards.

When the challenge ends, prizes are given out to the top-ranking players in each region, with a fixed number of Mega Stone prizes given out for each region. All players who participated but did not receive the Mega Stone prize instead receive a Jewel at the conclusion of the event. While the Mega Lucario event advertised that all participants would get a Jewel, a bug meant that only players who did not receive the Lucarionite were able to receive it; a patch released shortly after gave players who had won the Lucarionite a Jewel.

Only two items—Complexity -1 and Disruption Delay—are available for purchase before playing this type of stage.

Pokémon	Type	Time limit	Prize	Winning threshold			Availability
				North America	PAL region	Japan
Mega Lucario	Fighting	1:00	Lucarionite	20,000	20,000	50,000	March 15 to 22, 2015
Mega Blastoise	Water	1:00	Blastoisinite	20,000	10,000	50,000	April 6 to 12, 2015

List of Skills

Name	Effect
Astonish	Can delay your opponent's disruptions for a turn.
Barrier Bash	Removes one barrier-type disruption without fail.
Block Bash	Clears one unbreakable-block disruption without fail.
Brute Force	Increases damage for attacks that are not very effective.
Burn	Leaves the foe burned.
Chill	Can delay your opponent's disruptions for a turn.
Cloud Clear	Clears away one black-cloud disruption without fail.
Counterattack	The more disruptions on the board, the greater the damage.
Crowd Control	The more <Pokémon> in the puzzle area, the more damage.
Damage Streak	Does more damage the more times in a row it is triggered.
Dancing Dragons	Increases damage done by any Dragon types in a combo.
Disrupt Buster	Occasionally erases all of the foe's disruptions.
Dragon Talon	Attacks sometimes deal greater damage than usual.
Eject	Removes one non-Support Pokémon icon without fail.
Fearless	Combos do more damage if the opponent is Ghost type.
Flap	Occasionally delays a Ground-type opponent's disruptions.
Freeze	Leaves the foe frozen.
Heavy Hitter	Attacks sometimes deal greater damage than usual.
Hitting Streak	Does more damage the more times in a row it is triggered.
Last-Ditch Effort	Attacks do more damage when things are looking desperate.
Mega Boost	Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
Mind Zap	Can delay your opponent's disruptions for a turn.
Opportunist	Attacks can occasionally deal greater damage than usual.
Paralyze	Leaves the foe paralyzed.
Pixie Power	Increases damage done by any Fairy types in a combo.
Power of 4	Attacks do more damage when you make a match of four.
Power of 5	Attacks do more damage when you make a match of five.
Prank	Occasionally changes when a foe will next disrupt your play.
Pummel	Increases damage done by any Fighting types in a combo.
Pyre	Increases damage done by any Fire types in a combo.
Quake	Sometimes increases damage and leaves opponent paralyzed.
Quirky	Occasionally erases one extra matching Pokémon elsewhere.
Quirky+	Occasionally erases two extra matching Pokémon elsewhere.
Risk-Taker	Damage may randomly be increased or decreased.
Rock Break	Destroys one breakable-rock disruption without fail.
Sinister Power	Increases damage done by any Dark types in a combo.
Sleep Charm	Leaves the foe asleep.
Spookify	Leaves the foe spooked.
Stabilize	Occasionally erases one of the foe's disruptions on the board.
Stabilize+	Occasionally erases two of the foe's disruptions on the board.
Steely Resolve	Attacks do more damage when things are looking desperate.
Swap	Can replace a disruption with one of your Pokémon.
Swarm	Attacks do more damage when things are looking desperate.
Swat	Does more damage against Flying, Bug, or Fairy types.
Vitality Drain	Does more damage when the opponent has more HP left.

Mega Evolutions

Disruptions can be erased if they are in a tile targeted by the effect. Each Pokémon or disruption erased boosts the amount of damage dealt to the opponent, but empty tiles do not count. The Pokémon that make the match that triggers the Mega Effect are also erased before they can combo, but do not boost the amount of damage done beyond a non-Mega match. A Mega-Match and its resulting effect can take priority over other matches; to prevent this, the non-Mega match must trigger first by moving the icon to complete that match so the Mega match does not disrupt it.

Pokémon	Type	Effect
Mega Audino	Normal	Erases all Pokémon within one space of the match.
Mega Kangaskhan	Normal	Erases all Pokémon in the five columns to the left and right.
Mega Sableye	Dark	Erases all Pokémon in an O-shaped pattern.
Mega Slowbro	Psychic	Adds one more Mega Slowbro above the match.
Mega Lopunny	Normal	Erases all Pokemon five rows above and five rows below.
Mega Altaria	Dragon	Erases all Pokemon within two spaces of the match.
Mega Mawile	Steel	Erases diagonal Pokemon from upper-right to lower-left corner.
Mega Ampharos	Electric	A random lightning strike erases a jagged line of Pokémon.
Mega Glalie	Ice	Erases all Pokémon in a V-shaped pattern.
Mega Gengar	Ghost	Erases all Mega Gengar in the puzzle area.
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psychic	Clears a Pokémon with the same type as Mega Mewtwo Y (max 10).
Mega Aerodactyl	Rock	Erases rocks and blocks (max 10), and also does damage to the foe.
Mega Lucario	Fighting	Erases all Pokemon five rows above and five rows below.
Mega Blastoise	Water	Erases all Pokemon within two spaces of the match.

Items

Item	Cost	Description	Availability
Moves +5	800 Coins	Increases the moves left by 5 moves, but does not affect ability to catch Pokémon.	Only available in stages with a move limit.
Time +10	800 Coins	Increases the time left by 10 seconds, but does not affect ability to catch Pokémon.	Only available in stages with a time limit. Not available in "Competitive Stage".
Exp. Points x1.5	300 Coins	Increases the Exp. Points earned at the end of a stage by 50%.	Unavailable in special stages that do not award experence.
Mega Start	2000 Coins	Your Pokémon in the first slot Mega Evolves as a stage begins.	Only available if the player brings a Pokémon with its Mega Stone in the first slot. Not available in "Competitive Stage".
Complexity -1	9000 Coins	One less kind of Pokémon will appear in the Puzzle Area.	Not available in some circumstances.
Disruption Delay	1500 Coins	Delays your opponent's disruptions.	Only available if the opponent can cause disruptions.
Attack Power ↑	3000 Coins	Attack power gets doubled.	Exclusively available in some special stages

See also

• List of Pokémon by Pokémon Shuffle list number

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