High-Speed Challenge

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A High-Speed Challenge stage for Drifblim.

A High-Speed Challenge (Japanese: ハイスピードチャレンジ High-Speed Challenge) is a type of special stage in Pokémon Shuffle that has a time-limited format, and features powerful Pokémon. It may be considered a complement to Great Challenges. These stages cost Coins or Hearts to play.

For the game's end-of-service period, High-Speed Challenge stages began running on a consistent 24-week schedule, with each lasting one week. 12 of the 24 weeks have at least one High-Speed Challenge available, with week 24 having the most available in a single week, at three. The amount of Great Challenges and High-Speed Challenges available in a single week always has a shared total of 5.

During the game's live service period, there were 16 different High-Speed Challenges, with play costs varying between stages, and even between reruns of the same stage. The end-of-service events keep most of these stages, but omit the Pikachu in a Cap stages, as those have been moved to Pokémon Safari instead. Carnivine and Passimian, which were previously Try 'Em Items Stages, have been adapted into High-Speed Challenges due to their old stage format being retired. Shiny Charizard is also added, which was not previously available in any format.

Drops

If these Pokémon have already been caught, they have a chance to drop Personalized Skill Boosters. The drop rates vary depending on the stage, but all drops are Personalized Skill Booster ×1.

Rotating stages

Week 3

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Lugia Lugia Flying 12,000 00:40 8% 5% 5 Coins ×300 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%

Week 5

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Drifblim Drifblim Ghost 15,582 00:50 5% 6% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%

Week 7

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Salazzle Salazzle Poison 10,754 00:40 14% 2% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 25% / 12.5%

Week 9

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Noivern Noivern Flying 16,673 01:00 5% 6% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%
Passimian Passimian Fighting 7,583 1:00 7% 2% 5 Coins ×300 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%

Week 10

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Shaymin Shaymin
Sky Forme
Flying 8,930 00:40 20% 2% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%
Raichu Raichu
Alola Form
Psychic 3,776 00:20 4% 6% 5 Hearts ×2 Drop rates: 50% / 25% / 12.5%

Week 11

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Talonflame Talonflame Fire 11,200 00:35 16% 8% 5 Hearts ×2 Drop rates: 50% / 25% / 12.5%

Week 13

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Charizard Charizard
ShinyShiny
Flying 12,820 01:00 1% 5% 5 Hearts ×2 Drop rates: 50% / 25% / 12.5%

Week 14

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Kabutops Kabutops Rock 25,920 02:00 1% 4% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 25% / 12.5%

Week 17

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Beedrill Beedrill Poison 17,160 00:40 6% 5% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%

Week 19

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Tornadus Tornadus
Therian Forme
Flying 16,800 00:50 10% 3% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%

Week 20

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Thundurus Thundurus
Therian Forme
Electric 16,536 00:50 10% 4% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%
Greninja Greninja
Ash-Greninja
Water 19,565 01:00 18% 2% 5 Hearts ×2 Drop rates: 50% / 25% / 12.5%

Week 24

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Archeops Archeops Rock 9,600 00:40 12% 4% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 25% / 12.5%
Carnivine Carnivine Grass 7,350 00:50 5% 3% 5 Heart ×1 Drop rates: 25% / 12.5% / 6.25%
Azelf Azelf Psychic 17,488 01:00 20% 2% 5 Hearts ×2 Drop rates: 50% / 25% / 12.5%

Live-service stages

Main article: High-Speed Challenge/Live service period

In other languages

Language Title
Japanese ハイスピードチャレンジ
French À toute vitesse
Italian Una sfida ad alta velocità!
Spanish Desafío de alta velocidad
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