Pokémon Shuffle

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Pokémon Shuffle ポケとる
Logo of Pokémon Shuffle
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo 3DS
Category:	Puzzle
Players:	1
Connectivity:	StreetPass
Developer:	Genius Sonority
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation VI side series
Ratings
CERO:
ESRB:	E
ACB:
OFLC:
PEGI:
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

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"), which also grants 500 coins as a check-in bonus and access to various special stages. Check-in can only be performed once a server day, with server days ending at 6:00 AM UTC the morning after the day ends in UTC time.

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 gained if the player already has five Hearts), although they can be purchased with Jewels that can be bought with real money to allow players to immediately resume their game, and one is given for free if the player attempts to play stage 11 for the first time while they have no hearts.

Gameplay

Pokémon Shuffle is a puzzle game in which the player matches Pokémon sprites to defeat wild Pokémon, in a similar style to Pokémon Battle Trozei. The player is guided by Amelia. The player can capture Pokémon and use them for Support. Each Pokémon has an ability (called "Skill" in-game) 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 ability 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, Pokemon 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 s full, at which point it Mega Evolves. While Mega Evolved, its Skill is replaced by a Mega Effect that activates whenever it is matched.

Jewels

The game's microtransactions are focused around Jewels. Jewels can be obtained in-game (by completing stage five, completing Trainer stages for the first time and getting sufficient StreetPass hits) or purchased on the Nintendo eShop. Players under the age of 18 cannot spend more than a fixed amount in-game per month (€100, £80, AU$150, NZ$150, or ¥10,000). Additionally, one Jewel was given to all players (including those unaffected by the glitch) on the 21st of February 2015 to apologize for a software glitch that occurred around the 19th of that month.

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 awarded with a number of Coins based on their performance; Coins can be spent on items in-game.

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	10,000
6	38	22,000
12	80	48,000

Stages

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

Note: Capture rate is measured as a base rate plus a bonus per move remaining (Example: 50% plus 5% per move remaining.) Timed levels have a per-five-second-second-group bonus that is added for each time five seconds can be subtracted from the time remaining before it becomes zero or negative. If capture fails and the player has at least 2500 coins, they are offered the choice of buying a Great Ball that has twice the probability of capture of the Poké Ball used for free.

Stage	Area	Pokémon	Moves	Capture %	Attack Power	Skill
1	Puerto Blanco	Espurr	8	75%+5%	40	Opportunist
2		Bulbasaur	7	75%+4%	40	Power of 4
3		Squirtle	15	50%+4%	40	Power of 4
4		Charmander	15	30%+5%	40	Power of 4
5		Eevee	15	20%+3%	40	Mega Boost
6		Pidgey	12	60%+4%	30	Opportunist
7		Togepi	10	20% + 8%	30	Opportunist
8		Pichu	7	7% + 7%	30	Opportunist
9		Audino	15	60% + 3%	50	Opportunist
10		Mega Audino	15	N/A	50
11	Sandy Bazaar	Happiny	15	70% + 2%	30	Opportunist
12		Mareep	16	40% + 4%	40	Opportunist
13		Purrloin	15	70% + 2%	40	Opportunist
14		Torchic	5	5% + 11%		Pyre
15		Phanpy	13	30% + 6%		Opportunist
16		Nidoran♀	3	70% + ?%	40	Opportunist
17		Nidoran♂	15	20% + 6%	40	Opportunist
18		Klefki	16	5% + 6%		Block Bash
19		Kangaskhan	15			Power of 4
20		Mega Kangaskhan	20	N/A
21	Night Festival	Buneary	30		40	Opportunist
22		Treecko	15		50	Sleep Charm
23		Pikachu	7			Paralyze
24		Sableye	15			Risk-Taker
25		Litwick	16		40	Opportunist
26		Chingling	15		40	Opportunist
27		Swirlix	16		50	Opportunist
28		Volbeat	15		50	Crowd Control
29		Illumise	15		50	Swap
30		Mega Sableye	20	N/A
31	Isla Asul	Slowpoke	19		50	Stabilize
32		Azurill	16		30	Opportunist
33		Riolu	15	3% + 4%	40	Heavy Hitter
34		Swablu	6	40% + 10%	50	Opportunist
25		Surskit	15		40	Opportunist
36		Taillow	5		40	Rock Break
37		Meowth	8	15% + 5%	40	Mega Boost
38		Croagunk	15		50	Prank
39		Corsola	16		50	Eject
40		Marill	3		40	Opportunist
41		Mudkip	15	10% + 3%		Stabilize
42		Vulpix	5		40	Opportunist
43		Lapras	15	10% + 6%	50	Power of 4
44		Pidgeotto	15	60% + 3%	50	Flap
45		Mega Slowbro	23	N/A
46	Rainbow Park	Minccino	5	70% + 6%	50	Opportunist
47		Vanillite	15	50% + 4%	40	Opportunist
48		Chatot	16	35% + 5%	60	Flap
49		Axew	15		50	Dragon Talon
50		Zorua	15			Sinister Power
51		Mawile	3		50	Steely Resolve
52		Lopunny	5		50	Opportunist
53		Flaaffy	15			Opportunist
54		Vaporeon	15		50	Mega Boost
55		Charmeleon	15		50	Burn
56		Buizel	16		50	Barrier Bash
57		Wartortle	15		50	Stabilize
58		Hawlucha	9		50	Rock Break
59		Ivysaur	3		50	Vitality Drain
60		Mega Lopunny	20	N/A	50
61	Galerie Rouge	Bonsly	16	70% + 2%	40	Opportunist
62		Gastly	11	15%	50	Spookify
63		Marshtomp	15	7% + 3%	60	Eject
64		Dratini	5	45% + 11%	50	Opportunist
65		Amaura	15		50	Risk-Taker
66		Combusken	3		60	Pyre
67		Meowstic ♂	15		50	Mega Boost
68		Togetic	5		50	Pixie Power
69		Slowbro	7		60	Barrier Bash
70		Umbreon	15		50	Mega Boost
71		Espeon	15		50	Mega Boost
72		Grovyle	4	7% +?%	60	Sleep Charm
73		Swellow	16	70%+2%	60	Cloud Clear
74		Cubone	15	15%+6%	50	Rock Break
75		Mega Altaria	20	N/A
76	Bonbon Boulevard	Azumarill	16	80%+2%	60	Opportunist
77		Mienfoo	15		50	Hitting Streak
78		Snorunt	15	40%+4%	40	Freeze
79		Sylveon	15	5%+7%	50	Mega Boost
80		Miltank	16	70%+2%	60	Opportunist
81		Meowstic ♀	7	45% + 8%	50	Mega Boost
82		Masquerain	15	70% + 2%	60	Opportunist
83		Cottonee	5	60% + 8%	40	Swap
84		Petilil	15	50% + 4%
85		Dedenne	15
86		Slurpuff	16	25% + 5%
87		Liepard	15	12% + 5%
88		Chansey	3	10% + 30%	60	Mega Boost
89		Gulpin	16	55% + 3%
90		Mega Mawile	20	N/A	50
91	Silbern Museum	Bronzor	16
92		Emolga	5
93		Sudowoodo	15
94		Scyther	15
95		Nidorina	16
96		Nidorino	15
97		Carbink	5
98		Throh	15
99		Sawk	15
100		Chimecho	16
101		Donphan	5
102		Fraxure	15
103		Raichu	13
104		Aerodactyl	15
105		Mega Ampharos	20	N/A
106	Mt. Vinter	Delibird	16
107		Misdreavus	3
108		Glalie	15
109		Dragonair	15
110		Mienshao	15
111		Vanillish	7
112		Jolteon	15
113		Cinccino	15
114		Glaceon	15
115		Blissey	16
116		Aurorus	15
117		Ninetales	7
118		Altaria	15
119		Vanilluxe	16
120		Mega Glalie	20	N/A
121	Castle Noapte	Haunter	16
122		Lampent	15
123		Flareon	7
124		Swalot	15
125		Gengar	15
126		Persian	15
127		Lilligant	5
128		Froslass	3
129		Zoroark	15
130		Ampharos	50
131		Mismagius	16
132		Slowking	15
133		Bronzong	15
134		Chandelure	7
135		Mega Gengar	20	N/A
136	Jungle Verde	Stunfisk	16
137		Pidgeot	15
138		Whimsicott	16
139		Marowak	15
140		Nidoqueen	15
141		Nidoking	15
142		Leafeon	15
143		Scizor	15
144		Skarmory	15
145		Floatzel	16
146		Toxicroak	15
147		Togekiss	9
148		Heracross	15
149		Haxorus	5
150		Mega Mewtwo Y	23	N/A

Expert Stages

Expert Stages are unlocked when the player has achieved a high enough ranking on enough stages.

Stage	Area	Pokémon	Time Limit	Catch %	Attack Power	Skill
EX1	Expert Stages	Absol	01:00	1% + ?%	60	Mind Zap
EX2		Rotom	01:00		50	Mega Boost
EX3		Lucario	02:00
EX4		Articuno	02:00
EX5		Zapdos	00:30
EX6		Moltres	01:00
EX7		Venusaur	01:00
EX8		Blastoise	01:30
EX9		Charizard	01:00
EX10		Dragonite	02:00
EX11		Sceptile	01:00
EX12		Blaziken	00:30
EX13		Swampert	01:00
EX14		Entei	00:15
EX15		Suicune	00:15
EX16		Raikou	00:15
EX17		Heatran	02:00
EX18		Xerneas	01:00

Special Stages

Special Stages are downloaded during the daily check-in process and expire once the correct amount of system time has passed for the event that granted the stage to end, give or take a few seconds. Some can only be played once a day.

Stage	Area	Pokémon	Limit	Catch %	Attack Power	Skill	Availability
Launch Special: Meet Mew	Special Stages	Mew	20 moves	10%	50	Power of 5	Downloadable from February 18, 2015-March 9, 2015
Meowth's Coin Mania		Meowth*	10 moves	N/A	N/A	N/A	Downloadable from February 21, 2015-March 16, 2015 (Saturday and Sunday only)
The Daily Pokémon (#1)		Frost Rotom	15 moves	5% + 6%	50	Mega Boost	Downloadable from February 23, 2015-February 24, 2015
The Daily Pokémon (#1)		Heat Rotom	15 moves	5% + 6%	50	Mega Boost	Downloadable from February 24, 2015-February 25, 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 Crowd Control The more Volbeat 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 Dragon Talon Attacks sometimes deal greater damage than usual. Eject Removes one non-Support Pokémon icon without fail. Fearless 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 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 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+ Risk-Taker Damage may randomly be increased or decreased. Rock Break Destroys one breakable-rock disruption without fail. Sinister Power Increases damage doe 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+ 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 Vitality Drain Does more damage when the opponent has more HP left.

Mega Effects

Pokémon Effect Mega Audino Erases all Pokémon within one space of the match. Mega Kangaskhan Erases all Pokémon in the five columns to the left and right. Mega Sableye Erases all Pokémon in an O-shaped pattern. Mega Slowbro Mega Lopunny Mega Altaria Mega Mawile Mega Ampharos Mega Glalie Mega Gengar Mega Mewtwo Y

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