Pokémon Shuffle: Difference between revisions

* Prices for {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Stage-use items|items}} and {{DL|Currency (Shuffle)|Jewels}} differ, as noted in their respective sections of this article.

Whenever an uncaught Pokémon is defeated, the player gets a chance to catch that Pokémon. The chance to catch a Pokémon varies and is split into two primary components — a base catch rate that does not change and a bonus, which increases the catch rate slightly for each extra move (or time, in increments of three seconds) left unused at the end of the stage. If the player purchased a "Moves+5" or "Time+10" {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Stage-use items|item}} before beginning the stage, the additional Moves or Time will not be factored into the bonus. However, the bonus will factor in Moves or Time gained if the player ran out of moves or time on the stage and used a Jewel to gain more. If the initial {{i|Poké Ball}} fails, a {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Great Ball}}, which doubles the current catch rate, may be purchased for 2500 (3DS) or 3500 (Mobile) Coins. If the Great Ball fails, additional Great Balls may be purchased, though the catch rate is not increased further. Additionally, after the first Great Ball, there is a chance that the Pokémon may run away automatically. If a Pokémon has been caught, a small {{i|Poké Ball}} icon will appear next to its icon on the stage selection screen.

A Pokémon's Attack Power is the primary variable that determines how much {{DL||damage}} a match of its icons will do to opposing Pokémon, represented by a number between 30 and 120. A Pokémon's Attack Power increases as its level {{DL|List of Pokémon by Pokémon Shuffle list number|Attack Power table|increases}}. All Pokémon initially have a maximum level of 10, though some Pokémon may have their maximum level increased by using Raise Max Level {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Enhancements}}. A Pokémon's level is increased by earning Experience Points, which can be obtained by battling almost any Pokémon or through Exp. Booster or Level Up Enhancements. For details on individual Pokémon Attack Powers, see [[List of Pokémon by Pokémon Shuffle list number]].

* The '''[[File:Attack Power Up.png|20px]] {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Stage-use items|Attack Power ↑ item}}''':  

** Otherwise, each icon erased adds (attack power of the Mega Pokémon) × 0.2 damage. This is additionally affected by the [[File:Attack Power Up.png|20px]] {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Stage-use items|Attack Power ↑ item}}.

If at any time during a stage there are no valid moves available to players (that at least result in a match of three Pokémon icons), the game will say "Let's shake things up!" and restore the Puzzle Area to its initial state. Any pre-set icons and [[disruption]]s will be replaced as they were, but other icons will be placed randomly again. The opposing Pokémon's disruption counter is not reset, however. Play then resumes as normal. The clock during time-limited Stages will stop while the initial state is restored. If this happens when moves or time have run out, no matches will occur on the reset Puzzle Area, should they be present, unless a {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Jewels|Jewel}} is spent.

* While a "Moves +5" or "Time +10" {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Stage-use items|item}} does not affect {{DL||Catching Pokémon|catch}} rate percentages, it ''does'' affect Rank.

Skills are special abilities that Pokémon activate when they are combined in a match. There are a wide variety of skills available in Pokémon Shuffle. Typically, the specific skill associated with a [[List of Pokémon by Pokémon Shuffle list number|specific Pokémon]] never changes in Pokémon Shuffle. Players may adjust a limited number of Pokémon skills by using "Skill Swapper" {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Enhancements}}. The list of skills that may be swapped are unique to each Pokémon.

Each stage has four default icons that are used in place of Support Pokémon if the player owns fewer than four Pokémon, or chooses to bring three or fewer Support Pokémon into a stage. Some stages have additional forced Support icons found within the stage. If one of the chosen Support Pokémon is the same as a forced Support Pokémon, the first Pokémon from the stage's default Pokémon list that isn't one of the chosen Support Pokémon is used instead. If a "Complexity -1" {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Stage-use items|item}} is used, the Pokémon that is in the right-most Support Slot (or would fill in the case of defaults), or the last forced Support Slot, is completely removed from the Puzzle Area (excluding those placed as disruptions).

Pokémon Shuffle [[Stage (Shuffle)|Stage]]s that allow players to only select three {{DL||Support Pokémon}} are known as 3-Pokémon Stages. The [[File:Complexity -1.png|20px|link=]] Complexity -1 {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Stage-use items|item}} is not available in 3-Pokémon Stages. Due to there usually being fewer types of icons in the Puzzle Area, large {{DL||Damage|combos}} are much more frequent.

During the first stage, Amelia directs the player's moves, guaranteeing that Espurr is {{DL||Catching Pokémon|caught}}. In stage 2, she introduces Coins, items, and type {{DL||effectiveness}}. In stage 4, Amelia explains {{OBP|Skill|Shuffle}}s. Stage 5 is rigged to fail so that Amelia can introduce {{DL|List of items (Shuffle)|Great Ball}}s, as well as Jewels and the shop. Stage 6 introduces [[disruption]]s. Stage 8 explains {{DL||3-Pokémon Stage}}s. In Stage 10, the player faces a Trainer with a {{me|Audino}} {{ShImg|531M|Audino}} and is introduced to Mega Evolution. After stage 11, Amelia gives the player a free Heart (5 regenerating Hearts in {{DL||Pokémon Shuffle Mobile|Shuffle Mobile}}) and explains the purpose of the {{DL||check in}} button that has now appeared (3DS Shuffle only).

[[File:Coin Shuffle.png|20px|link=]] Coins are rewarded for completing stages (much less on repeat clears). Coins can be spent on in-game [[List of items (Shuffle)|items]] and are required to access certain special stages (instead of Hearts). The maximum number of stored Coins is 99,999.

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