High-Speed Challenge

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.

A High-Speed Challenge stage for Drifblim.

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, with three of those costing Heart ×1 to play, one costing Hearts ×2, and one costing Coins ×300.

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

Main article: Drop (Shuffle)

If these Pokémon have already been caught, they have a chance to drop Personalized Skill Boosters.

The drop rates differ by stage, and fall into one of 3 possible groups, which we will label as Great A-C.

Drop rates can be increased if the Drop Rate Increase (DRI) effect is purchased from the Special Shop.

Default rates

Drop group	Drop rates			Average drops/run
	PSB ×1	PSB ×1	PSB ×1
Great A	50%	25%	12.5%	0.875 PSB
Great B	25%	25%	12.5%	0.625 PSB
Great C	25%	12.5%	6.25%	0.438 PSB

DRI rates

Drop group	Drop rates			Average drops/run
	PSB ×1	PSB ×1	PSB ×1
Great A	75%	43.75%	23.44%	1.422 PSB
Great B	43.75%	43.75%	23.44%	1.109 PSB
Great C	43.75%	23.44%	12.11%	0.793 PSB

Rotating stages

Week 3

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Lugia	Flying	12,000	00:40	8%	5%	5	Coins ×300	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)

Week 5

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Drifblim	Ghost	15,582	00:50	5%	6%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)

Week 7

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Salazzle	Poison	10,754	00:40	14%	2%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great B (0.625)

Week 9

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Noivern	Flying	16,673	01:00	5%	6%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)
	Passimian	Fighting	7,583	1:00	7%	2%	5	Coins ×300	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)

Week 10

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Shaymin Sky Forme	Flying	8,930	00:40	20%	2%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)
	Raichu Alola Form	Psychic	3,776	00:20	4%	6%	5	Hearts ×2	PSB drop group: Great A (0.875)

Week 11

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Talonflame	Fire	11,200	00:35	16%	8%	5	Hearts ×2	PSB drop group: Great A (0.875)

Week 13

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Charizard Shiny	Flying	12,820	01:00	1%	5%	5	Hearts ×2	PSB drop group: Great A (0.875)

Week 14

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Kabutops	Rock	25,920	02:00	1%	4%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great B (0.625)

Week 17

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Beedrill	Poison	17,160	00:40	6%	5%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)

Week 19

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Tornadus Therian Forme	Flying	16,800	00:50	10%	3%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)

Week 20

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Thundurus Therian Forme	Electric	16,536	00:50	10%	4%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)
	Greninja Ash-Greninja	Water	19,565	01:00	18%	2%	5	Hearts ×2	PSB drop group: Great A (0.875)

Week 24

Pokémon		Type	HP	Time	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Notes
					Base	Bonus
	Archeops	Rock	9,600	00:40	12%	4%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great B (0.625)
	Carnivine	Grass	7,350	00:50	5%	3%	5	Heart ×1	PSB drop group: Great C (0.438)
	Azelf	Psychic	17,488	01:00	20%	2%	5	Hearts ×2	PSB drop group: Great A (0.875)

Live-service stages

Main article: High-Speed Challenge/Live service period

Trivia

• Several Slowking appear in the initial board of Lugia's stage. This is a reference to The Power of One.

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

Stages in Pokémon Shuffle Main stages Puerto Blanco • Sandy Bazaar • Night Festival • Isla Asul • Rainbow Park Galerie Rouge • Sweet Strasse • Silbern Museum • Mt. Vinter • Castle Noapte Jungle Verde • Wacky Workshop • Pedra Valley • Albens Town • Roseus Center Desert Umbra • Violeta Palace • Blau Salon • Graucus Hall • Nacht Carnival Prasino Woods • Zaffiro Coast • Marron Trail Expert Stages Expert Stages Special stages Daily (Daily Pokémon • One Chance a Day!) Challenge (Great Challenge • Ultra Challenge • UB Challenge • High-Speed Challenge • Special Challenge) Resource event (Meowth's Coin Mania • Skill Booster M Stage! • Tons of Exp. Points) Competitive Stage • Escalation battle • Pokémon Safari Retired special stages An Evolving Challenge! • Commemorative Event • Score Challenge • Try 'Em Items Stage Survival Mode Survival Mode 24-week event cycle 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24

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