Resource event

Resource events are an unofficial class of special stages in Pokémon Shuffle that allow the player to reliably obtain certain items or resources (Heart Shuffle.png hearts, Coin Shuffle.png coins, or experience). These events fall broadly into two types: weekly and monthly. Both versions can be played without spending a Heart, but after the first play, these stages become locked and can only be played further by spending Jewel Shuffle.png Jewels to unlock them. After a certain number of plays, these stages disappear.

For the game's end-of-service period, resource events began running consistently during each week or month. Weekly events, which previously cost Heart Shuffle.png Heart ×1 to play, would no longer cost Hearts, and the amount of plays unlockable with Jewel Shuffle.png Jewels would be increased from 9 to 14 for the Eevee and Victini stages. Magearna and Alolan Meowth would be retired from the format, and become available through escalation battle and Pokémon Safari events, respectively, instead.

Each day begins at 6:00 AM UTC, and each week begins on Tuesday at 6:00 AM UTC.

Weekly events

Currently, it is Friday, Nov 1, 11:22:29 PM UTC

Skill Booster M Stage!

The resource event featuring Eevee.

Skill Booster M Stage! (Japanese: スキルパワーMゲットステージ Skill Power M GET Stage) (previously "Skill Booster S Stage!" until December 18, 2016) is a special stage featuring Eevee which, if cleared, will allow the player to obtain one or more Skill Booster Enhancements.

This stage is available from Tuesday to Thursday of every week.

It is guaranteed to drop at least one Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M, and has a chance to drop up to two more per play:

  • 100% chance to drop Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1
  • 25% chance to drop Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1
  • 12.5% chance to drop Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1

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

See also: Drop (Shuffle)
Default rates
Drop rates Average
drops/run
Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1 Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1 Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1
100% 25% 12.5% 1.375 Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M
Drop Rate Increase.png DRI rates
Drop rates Average
drops/run
Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1 Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1 Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M ×1
100% 43.75% 23.44% 1.672 Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster M

After the first attempt, which does not require any Heart Shuffle.png Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel Shuffle.png Jewel ×1 can be spent to unlock 1 additional play, up to 14 times for the week. The stage will disappear after the 15th attempt.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Eevee Eevee Normal 1,806 7 100% 1% 100 - Items cannot be used.


A Chance for Coins

The resource event featuring Meowth.

A Chance for Coins, also known as Meowth's Coin Mania (Japanese: ニャースコインゲット Nyarth's Coin GET) is a special stage that allows the player to obtain a large number of Coin Shuffle.png Coins in a single stage. This Meowth has an unlimited amount of HP, and thus cannot be "defeated" or caught, nor does it grant any experience.

This stage is available from Friday to Sunday of every week.

Coins appear in this stage as a 5th Support Icon, meaning that Coins will appear pseudo-randomly among the other Support Pokémon on the initial board and in the skyfall. If the player gets a combo of 3 or more, Meowth will disrupt and replace three or (less frequently) five non-Coin icons currently on the board within two adjacent columns with Coins. Since this disruption does not rely on a countdown, if the disruption causes another combo of 3 or more, Meowth will disrupt repeatedly.

After the first attempt, which does not require any Heart Shuffle.png Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel Shuffle.png Jewel ×1 may be spent to unlock 3 more plays for the stage for the week, and the stage will disappear after the 4th attempt.

Pokémon Type Moves EXP Cost Notes
Meowth Meowth Normal 10 0 - Moves Plus 5.png Moves +5 and Mega Start.png Mega Start are the only items that may be used.
Coin Shuffle.png Coins appear on board intially and as disruptions.
Continues cannot be bought.


Tons of Exp. Points

The resource event featuring Victini.

Tons of Exp. Points (Japanese: ビクティニで経験値ゲット Victini's Experience Points GET) is a special stage that allows a player to obtain a large amount of experience points in a single stage, as well as a chance to catch the Mythical Pokémon Victini.

This stage is available from Friday to Monday of every week.

After the first attempt, which does not require any Heart Shuffle.png Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel Shuffle.png Jewel ×1 can be spent to unlock 1 additional play, up to 14 times for the week. The stage will disappear after the 15th attempt.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Cost Notes
Base Bonus
Victini Victini Psychic 2,016 7 2% 2% 1,000 - Moves Plus 5.png Moves +5 and Exp. Points x1.5.png Exp. Points ×1.5 are the only items that may be used.


Monthly events

Start-of-Month Challenge

The start-of-month resource event.

Start-of-Month Challenge (Japanese: 月初めチャレンジ Start-of-Month Challenge) is a type of special stage that runs from the 1st to 3rd of each month. In it, one of five Pokémon will appear randomly with an equal encounter rate. Each of them is guaranteed to drop Enhancements, Coin Shuffle.png Coins, or extra Heart Shuffle.png Hearts as long as the stage is successfully cleared, with the kind and amount dropped differing for each one. Since all of these Pokémon are scripted to be caught during the tutorial, the player is guaranteed to be eligible for the item drops.

After the first attempt, which does not require any Heart Shuffle.png Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel Shuffle.png Jewel ×1 may be spent up to 4 times to unlock it for one additional attempt each, and the stage will disappear after the 5th attempt. Each Pokémon can be encountered once per run of this event.

Pokémon Type Encounter rate HP Moves EXP Rewards Notes
Espurr Espurr Psychic 20% 600 5 5 Heart Shuffle.png Hearts ×10 N/A
Bulbasaur Bulbasaur Grass 20% 700 5 5 Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster L ×1 N/A
Charmander Charmander Fire 20% 700 5 5 Mega Speedup.png Mega Speedups ×2 N/A
Squirtle Squirtle Water 20% 1,000 5 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×5,000 N/A
Audino Audino Normal 20% 700 5 5 Mega Speedup.png Mega Speedups ×3 N/A


Mid-Month Challenge

The mid-month resource event.

Mid-month Challenge (Japanese: 月中チャレンジ Mid-month Challenge) is a type of special stage that runs from the 15th to 17th of each month. In it, one of five Pokémon will appear randomly with an equal encounter rate. Each of them is guaranteed to drop Enhancements as long as the stage is successfully cleared, with the kind and amount dropped differing for each one. Since all of these Pokémon are scripted to be caught during the tutorial, the player is guaranteed to be eligible for the item drops.

After the first attempt, which does not require any Heart Shuffle.png Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel Shuffle.png Jewels ×2 may be spent up to 4 times to unlock it for one additional attempt each, and the stage will disappear after the 5th attempt. Each Pokémon can be encountered once per run of this event.

Pokémon Type Encounter rate HP Moves EXP Rewards Notes
Espurr Espurr Psychic 20% 1,000 5 5 Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels ×2 N/A
Bulbasaur Bulbasaur Grass 20% 800 5 5 Skill Swapper.png Skill Swapper ×1 N/A
Charmander Charmander Fire 20% 700 5 5 Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster Ls ×2 N/A
Squirtle Squirtle Water 20% 1,000 5 5 Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels ×3 N/A
Audino Audino Normal 20% 1,000 5 5 Level Up.png Level Ups ×3 N/A


Live-service stages

Main article: Resource event/Live service period

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Meowth's Coin Mania コインゲットステージ登場 Mauzis Mūnzenhatz Le monete di Meowth Las monedas de Meowth
Mid-month Challenge 月中チャレンジ Sfida di metà mese
Skill Booster S/M Stage! スキルパワーS/Mゲットステージ Livello Abilità ↑ M ¡Fase Cargacapacidad S/M!
Start-of-Mo. Challenge 月初めチャレンジ Sfida di inizio mese Reto tempranero
Tons of Exp. Points 経験値ゲットステージ登場 Livello Punti Esperienza ¡Experiencia a raudales!


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Expert Stages Expert Stages
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