Survival Mode
Survival Mode (Japanese: ポケロード Poké Road) is a Pokémon Shuffle area that challenges players to make progress into a series of 50 stages without being able to alter their initial selection of Support Pokémon. It was added in version 1.3 (3DS)/1.6 (Mobile).
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Survival Mode is unlocked only after players defeat the first 150 Main Stages. These Main Stages do not need to be defeated at any specific Rank, unlike unlocking Expert Stages. Players may only adjust the initial Support Pokémon they selected before Stage 1 by restarting the Survival Mode challenge. This is the unique "challenge" of Survival Mode, since players will not always know which opposing Pokémon they will face or how many moves they will have to face them. Selecting Pokémon with the strongest Attack power, useful Skills, and a diversified selection of Pokémon Types can be helpful strategies.
Stages in Survival Mode reuse the first 300 Main Stages. In Survival Mode's 60 stages, players are presented with a repeating sequence that includes a short series of randomly selected Pokémon from a Main Stage area or set of areas and then a fixed battle against a particularly challenging Pokémon, often a Mega Evolved Pokémon. The further players progress into the Survival Mode challenge, the more likely they will face Pokémon from further along the Main Stage sequence, following a stage progression that loosely reflects the Main Stage sequence. Starting at Stage 11, a third step in the Survival Mode sequence is added immediately following the challenging fixed battle with a weaker, less challenging Pokémon fix battle for early in the Main Stage sequence. This provides a brief break from what otherwise are increasingly more difficult Pokémon challenges.
- Players pay three Hearts to start a Survival Mode challenge. Individual stages within a challenge have no cost.
- Players start with 5 moves in Stage 1. All subsequent stages begin by adding 5 additional moves, called "Victor's bonus moves +5", to the number of remaining moves left after defeating the previous stage. The minimum number of moves is always 5. Player cumulative performance determines the maximum number of moves.
| Level | 1st time reward | Afterward |
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| 10 | 1x Exp. Booster M | 1x Exp. Booster S |
| 20 | 1x Raise Max Level* | 2x Exp. Booster S |
| 25 | 1x Exp. Booster M* | 3x Exp. Booster S* |
| 30 | 1x Raise Max Level | 1x Exp. Booster M* |
| 35 | 1x Exp. Booster L* | 2x Exp. Booster M* |
| 40 | 2x Raise Max Level* | 2x Exp. Booster M |
| 45 | 1x Exp. Booster L* | 3x Exp. Booster M |
| 50 | 5x Raise Max Level* | 1x Exp. Booster L |
| 55 | 1x Skill Booster L* | 1x Exp. Booster L* |
| 60 | 10x Raise Max Level* | 1x Skill Booster S* |
- Only the "Exp. Points x1.5", "Mega Start", and occasionally "Disruption Delay" Items are available for purchase before individual Survival Mode stages.
- Stage 1 does not start with any Disruptions or randomly select Pokémon that causes Disruptions. After Stage 1, randomly selected Survival Mode stages may or may not include starting Disruptions, Pokémon causing Disruptions, and 3-Pokémon Stages.
- Special rewards are awarded after completing a fixed number of stages during a single challenge (see the Rewards table to the right). An initial set of rewards are provided the first time players defeat a fixed number of Survival Mode stages. Players receive a slightly less attractive set of rewards when they repeated the challenge. It is not necessary to achieve the initial set of rewards during the same challenge, as they are awarded the first time players progress far enough into any Survival Mode challenge to earn a reward.
- Defeating opposing Pokémon rewards 20 Coins per stage, since players will have already defeated these same 150 Pokémon in the first 150 Main Stages in order to unlock Survival Mode.
- Players always receive a fixed distribution of XP per stage. Defeating an opposing Pokémon rewards one Pokémon with 4 XP and the other three Pokémon 2 XP. If players are defeated, 1 XP per Pokémon is awarded.
- Survival modes also offers the ability for players to "Take a Break" between each stage. Selecting this option pauses the current Survival Mode challenge and creates a "temporary save point". Players may have only one temporary save point at a time and cannot use other Pokémon Shuffle play modes while a temporary save point exists. Players are forced to return to their Survival Mode save point once they restart Pokémon Shuffle or their temporary save point will be erased.
Survival Mode was introduced with Version 1.3.0 on March 23, 2016 for the 3DS and Version 1.6.0 on April 26, 2016 for Mobile. In its original implementation, it was composed of 50 stages selected from the first 150 Main Stages. Survival Mode was redesigned on July 25, 2017 to increase its difficulty level by adjusting stage selection choices, expanding stage selection to the first 300 Main Stages, adding 10 additional stages to the challenge for a total of 60 stages, and improving the rewards.
Stages
The sequence of stages is not completely random for Survival Mode. Some stages are set, while the others are random within a specified set of stages.
Current version
| Survival Mode Stage |
Equivalent Main Stage | Pokémon | Reward | Disruption | Notes |
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| SM1 | Stage 5 | Eevee from Puerto Blanco
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none | ||
| SM2 | Stage 10 | Mega Audino  from Puerto Blanco
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yes | Breakable-rock Disruption x1 tile (Counter 0, 2) | |
| SM3 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM4 | Stage 45 | Mega Slowbro  from Isla Asul
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yes | non-Support Pokémon Disruption x3 tiles with Slowpoke (Counter 0, 3) | |
| SM5 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM6 | Stage 105 | Mega Ampharos  from Silbern Museum
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yes | Barrier Disruption on bottom 4 rows (Start) then non-Support Pokémon Disruption x5 tiles with Flaaffy (Counter 4) then Barrier Disruption x5 tiles (Counter 3) | |
| SM7 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM8 | Stage 135 | Mega Gengar  from Castle Noapte
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yes | non-Support Pokémon Disruption with Eevee that also falls in from the top (Start) then Barrier Disruption encompassing center two columns (Counter 3) then non-Support Pokémon Disruptions x1 tile with Haunter three times (Counter 1) then repeat the Barrier and non-Support Pokémon Disruptions sequence | |
| SM9 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM10 | Stage 150 | Mega Mewtwo Y  from Jungle Verde
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yes | yes | non-Support Pokémon Disruption with Espeon that also falls in from the top (Start) then Unbreakable-block Disruption x2-6 tiles then Barrier Disruption x2 then repeating and mixing at random (Counter 2) |
| SM11 | Stage 37 | Meowth from Isla Asul
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yes | Coin Disruptions x3 tiles, Coin x1, x2, x3 or Breakable-rock x1 Disruptions (Counter 0, 3) | |
| SM12 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM13-14 | Stage 151-209 | Randomly selected from Wacky Workshop and Pedra Valley | possible | ||
| SM15 | Stage 104 | Aerodactyl from Silbern Museum
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yes | Non-support Pokémon Aerodactyle Disruption x3 tiles, Breakable-rock Disruption x1 (Counter 3, 1) | |
| SM16 | Stage 18 | Klefki from Sandy Bazaar | yes | ||
| SM17 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM18-19 | Stage 151-209 | Randomly selected from Wacky Workshop and Pedra Valley | possible | ||
| SM20 | Stage 180 | Mega Aerodactyl from Wacky Workshop
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yes | yes | |
| SM21 | Stage 44 | Pidgeotto from Isla Asul | yes | ||
| SM22 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM23-24 | Stage 151-209 | Randomly selected from Wacky Workshop and Pedra Valley | possible | ||
| SM25 | Stages 148 | Heracross from Jungle Verde | yes | yes | |
| SM26 | Stage 26 | Chingling from Night Festival | yes | ||
| SM27 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM28-29 | Stage 151-209 | Randomly selected from Wacky Workshop and Pedra Valley | possible | ||
| SM30 | Stage 210 | Mega Heracross from Pedra_Valley | yes | yes | |
| SM31 | Stage 64 | Dratini from Galerie Rouge | yes | ||
| SM32 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM33-34 | Stage 211-238 | Randomly selected from Albens Town | yes | ||
| SM35 | Stage 230 | Medicham from Albens Town | yes | yes | |
| SM36 | Stage 111 | Vanillish from Mt. Vinter | yes | ||
| SM37 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM38-39 | Stage 211-238 | Randomly selected from Albens Town | possible | ||
| SM40 | Stage 240 | Mega Medicham from Albens Town | yes | yes | |
| SM41 | Stage 178 | Tangela from Wacky Workshop | yes | ||
| SM42-44 | Stage 11-147 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte, and Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM45 | Stage 241-259 | Randomly selected from the first half of Roseus Center | yes | possible | |
| SM46-49 | Stage 241-259 | Randomly selected from the first half of Roseus Center | possible | ||
| SM50 | Stage 260 | Deoxys (Normal Forme) from Roseus Center | yes | yes | |
| SM51 | Stage 54 | Vaporeon from Rainbow Park | yes | ||
| SM52 | Stage 151-209 | Randomly selected from Wacky Workshop and Pedra Valley | possible | ||
| SM53-54 | Stage 261-299 | Randomly selected from the second half of Roseus Center | possible | ||
| SM55 | Stage 290 | Rayquaza from Roseus Center | yes | yes | |
| SM56-57 | Stage 261-299 | Randomly selected from the second half of Roseus Center | possible | ||
| SM58-59 | Stage 183-185 | Randomly selected Snorlax, Granbull, or Frogadier from Pedra Valley | yes | ||
| SM60 | Stage 300 | Mega Rayquaza from Roseus Center | yes | yes | |
Original version
This original sequence of stages was replaced with the July 25, 2017 update and is no longer available.
| Survival Mode Stage |
Equivalent Main Stage | Pokémon | Reward | Disruption | Notes |
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| SM1 | Stage 1-5 | Randomly selected from Puerto Blanco | none | includes Bulbasaur, Charmander, Eevee, Espurr, and Squirtle | |
| SM2 | Stage 6-9 | Randomly selected from Puerto Blanco | possible | includes Audino, Pichu, Pidgey, and Togepi | |
| SM3 | Stage 10 | Mega Audino from Puerto Blanco
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yes | Breakable-rock Disruption x1 tile (Counter 0, 2) | |
| SM4-5 | Stage 11-19 | Randomly selected from Sandy Bazaar | possible | ||
| SM6 | Stage 20 | Mega Kangaskhan  from Sandy Bazaar
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yes | Breakable-rock Disruption x4 tiles (Counter 3) | |
| SM7-9 | Stage 22-44 | Randomly selected from Night Festival & Isla Asul | possible | ||
| SM10 | Stage 30 | Mega Sableye  from Night Festival
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yes | yes | Barrier Disruption x4 tiles (Counter 0, 4) |
| SM11 | Stage 45 | Mega Slowbro from Isla Asul
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yes | non-Support Pokémon Disruption x3 tiles with Slowpoke (Counter 0, 3) | |
| SM12-14 | Stage 31-74 | Randomly selected from Isla Asul, Rainbow Park & Galerie Rouge | possible | ||
| SM15 | Stage 103 | Raichu  from Silbern Museum
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yes | Barrier Disruption encompassing every other column (Start) then x2 tiles (Counter 3) | |
| SM16 | Stage 31-74 | Randomly selected from Isla Asul, Rainbow Park & Galerie Rouge | yes | ||
| SM17 | Stage 90 | Mega Mawile  from Sweet Strasse
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yes | Unbreakable-block Disruption x4 tiles twice then Barrier Disruption on a random row (Counter 2) | |
| SM18-19 | Stage 76-89 | Randomly selected from Sweet Strasse | possible | ||
| SM20 | Stage 75 | Mega Altaria  from Galerie Rouge
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yes | yes | Breakable-rock Disruption x5 tiles (Counter 0, 3) |
| SM21-22 | Stage 1-74 | Randomly selected from Puerto Blanco, Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge | possible | ||
| SM23-26 | Stage 46-74 | Randomly selected from Rainbow Park & Galerie Rouge | possible | ||
| SM27 | Stage 60 | Mega Lopunny  from Rainbow Park
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yes | Breakable-rock Disruption x5 tiles (Counter 3) | |
| SM28-29 | Stage 90-119 | Randomly selected from Silbern Museum & Mt. Vinter | possible | ||
| SM30 | Stage 120 | Mega Glalie  from Mt. Vinter
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yes | yes | non-Support Pokémon Disruption x4 tiles twice with Snorunt then Barrier Disruption encompassing one or two random columns (Counter 2) |
| SM31 | Stage 1-104 | Randomly selected from Puerto Blanco, Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse & Silbern Museum | possible | ||
| SM32-33 | Stage 76-104 | Randomly selected from Sweet Strasse & Silbern Museum | possible | ||
| SM34-36 | Stage 129-131 | Randomly selected  ,  ,  from Castle Noapte without repeating the same opponent
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possible | Zoroark: Unbreakable-block Disruption in the two center columns (Counter 0) then non-Support Pokémon Disruptions x3 tiles with Zorua (Counter 1) Ampharos: every other tile is a Barrier Disruption (Start) then non-Support Pokémon Disruption x4 tiles with Flaaffy (Counter 15, 4) Mismagius: on-Support Pokémon Disruption x5 tiles with Misdreavus (Counter 0, single time only) | |
| SM37 | Stage 1-119 | Randomly selected from Puerto Blanco, Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum & Mt. Vinter | possible | ||
| SM38-39 | Stage 76-119 | Randomly selected from Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum & Mt. Vinter | possible | ||
| SM40 | Stage 105 | Mega Ampharos from Silbern Museum
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yes | yes | Barrier Disruption on bottom 4 rows (Start) then non-Support Pokémon Disruption x5 tiles with Flaaffy (Counter 4) then Barrier Disruption x5 tiles (Counter 3) |
| SM41 | Stage 1-134 | Randomly selected from Puerto Blanco, Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter & Castle Noapte | possible | ||
| SM42-44 | Stage 121-134 | Randomly selected from Castle Noapte | possible | ||
| SM45 | Stage 135 | Mega Gengar from Castle Noapte
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yes | yes | non-Support Pokémon Disruption with Eevee that also falls in from the top (Start) then Barrier Disruption encompassing center two columns (Counter 3) then non-Support Pokémon Disruptions x1 tile with Haunter three times (Counter 1) then repeat the Barrier and non-Support Pokémon Disruptions sequence |
| SM46 | Stage 1-148 | Randomly selected from Puerto Blanco, Sandy Bazaar, Night Festival, Isla Asul, Rainbow Park, Galerie Rouge, Sweet Strasse, Silbern Museum, Mt. Vinter, Castle Noapte & Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM47-49 | Stage 136-148 | Randomly selected from Jungle Verde | possible | ||
| SM50 | Stage 150 | Mega Mewtwo Y from Jungle Verde
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yes | yes | non-Support Pokémon Disruption with Espeon that also falls in from the top (Start) then Unbreakable-block Disruption x2-6 tiles then Barrier Disruption x2 then repeating and mixing at random (Counter 2) |
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