Resource event/Live service period

This page details the resource event stages from 2015 to February of 2018, when the game transitioned to its end of service content. The content below is no longer available.

Past content

Monthly and yearly events

Mid-Month Challenge

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Stage HP/Moves, Japanese names for Early/Late Holiday and Start-of-Year Challenges

Mid-month Challenge (Japanese: 月中チャレンジ Mid-month Challenge) is a type of special stage that is run for a three-day period during the middle of a month. In it, one of 5 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. After the first attempt, which does not require any Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel ×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. It was introduced for the first time in October 2017.

The Mid-month Challenge was available from October 10 to 13, 2017 for both versions.

Pokémon		Type	Encounter rate	HP	Moves	Catchability		EXP	Rewards	Notes
						Base	Bonus
	Espurr	Psychic	20%	1,000	5	100%	0%	5	Raise Max Level ×2	N/A
	Bulbasaur	Grass	20%	800	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Swapper ×1	N/A
	Charmander	Fire	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Booster L ×2	N/A
	Squirtle	Water	20%	1,000	5	100%	0%	5	Raise Max Level ×3	N/A
	Audino	Normal	20%	1,000	5	100%	0%	5	Level Up ×3	N/A

Start-of-Month Challenge

Start-of-Month Challenge (Japanese: 月初めチャレンジ Start-of-Month Challenge) is a type of special stage that is run for a three-day period at the start 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, Coins, or extra Hearts as long as the stage is successfully cleared, with the kind and amount dropped differing for each one. After the first attempt, which does not require any Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; 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. It was introduced for the first time in July 2017.

The Start-of-Month Challenge was available from August 1 to 3, 2017 for both versions. It returned every first day of the following months.

Pokémon		Type	Encounter rate	HP	Moves	Catchability		EXP	Rewards	Notes
						Base	Bonus
	Espurr	Psychic	20%	600	5	100%	0%	5	Hearts ×10	N/A
	Bulbasaur	Grass	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Booster L ×1	N/A
	Charmander	Fire	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Mega Speedup ×2	N/A
	Squirtle	Water	20%	1,000	5	100%	0%	5	Coins ×5,000	N/A
	Audino	Normal	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Mega Speedup ×3	N/A

Early Holiday Challenge

Early Holiday Challenge is a type of special stage that is run for a three-day period during the middle of December. 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. After the first attempt, which does not require any Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel ×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.

The Early Holiday Challenge was available from December 19 to 22, 2017 for both versions.

Pokémon		Type	Encounter rate	HP	Moves	Catchability		EXP	Rewards	Notes
						Base	Bonus
	Espurr	Psychic	20%	600	5	100%	0%	5	Mega Speedup ×3	N/A
	Bulbasaur	Grass	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Level Up ×2	N/A
	Charmander	Fire	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Raise Max Level ×3	N/A
	Squirtle	Water	20%	1,000	5	100%	0%	5	Raise Max Level ×2	N/A
	Audino	Normal	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Level Up ×3	N/A

Late Holiday Challenge

Late Holiday Challenge is a type of special stage that is run for a three-day period during the end of December. 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. After the first attempt, which does not require any Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel ×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.

The Late Holiday Challenge was available from December 24 to 27, 2017 for both versions.

Pokémon		Type	Encounter rate	HP	Moves	Catchability		EXP	Rewards	Notes
						Base	Bonus
	Espurr	Psychic	20%	600	5	100%	0%	5	Mega Speedup ×3	N/A
	Bulbasaur	Grass	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Swapper ×1	N/A
	Charmander	Fire	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Booster L ×1	N/A
	Squirtle	Water	20%	1,000	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Booster M ×3	N/A
	Audino	Normal	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Booster L ×2	N/A

Start-of-Year Challenge

Start-of-Year Challenge is a type of special stage that is run for a four-day period during the beginning of January. 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. After the first attempt, which does not require any Hearts to play, the stage will become locked; Jewel ×2 may be spent up to 14 times to unlock it for one additional attempt each, and the stage will disappear after the 15th attempt.

The Start-of-Year Challenge was available from January 1 to 5, 2018 for both versions.

Pokémon		Type	Encounter rate	HP	Moves	Catchability		EXP	Rewards	Notes
						Base	Bonus
	Espurr	Psychic	20%	600	5	100%	0%	5	Mega Speedup ×3	N/A
	Bulbasaur	Grass	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Level Up ×3	N/A
	Charmander	Fire	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Raise Max Level ×3	N/A
	Squirtle	Water	20%	1,000	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Booster M ×3	N/A
	Audino	Normal	20%	700	5	100%	0%	5	Skill Booster L ×3	N/A

Weekly events

Meowth's Coin Mania

Meowth's Coin Mania (Japanese: ニャースでコインゲット Nyarth's Coin GET) is a special stage that allows the player to obtain a large number of Coins in a single stage. The stage is only available during the 24-hour period in which it becomes available, and it may only be played a limited number times per period. This Meowth has an unlimited amount of HP, and thus cannot be "defeated" or caught.

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 completion of the stage, if there are no more attempts available, it will disappear until the next day it is available. On certain versions of the game, the stage will become locked after the first time it is played per period, with additional attempts becoming unlocked if the player spends a Jewel.

In the 3DS version, the initial period of availability was from February 21 to March 15, 2015, available on both Saturday and Sunday each week. On March 21, 2015, its availability was extended indefinitely. Starting in version 1.2.1, the stage is only available once each Sunday, with Tons of Exp. Points available on Saturdays instead. Starting on April 3, 2016, Jewel ×1 can be spent to unlock this stage for 3 more attempts per period.

In Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, the stage is available on both Saturdays and Sundays but if Victini comes on a Saturday this stage appears on the Sunday only. The stage can be played once per day. Two additional attempts can be made per day in exchange for Jewel ×1 for each attempt. Starting on January 31, 2016, a Jewel can be spent to unlock this stage for 3 more attempts instead of 2. As of Mobile version 1.6.3, this stage is only available on Sundays.

In version 1.3.36 (3DS)/1.9.7 (Mobile), on February 18, 2017, the event period was temporarily changed to Saturday until Monday to celebrate the game's 2nd anniversary and this change also applied to the following week on February 25, 2017. However, in version 1.3.38 (3DS)/1.9.10 (Mobile), the period was changed again to Fridays until Mondays, effective from March 3, 2017. This was also the new regular event period.

In version 1.4.10 (3DS)/1.10.5 (Mobile), on April 28, 2017, Meowth (Alola Form) replaced Meowth.

In version 1.4.17 (3DS)/1.10.12 (Mobile), on July 14, 2017, Meowth resumed appearing and replaced Meowth (Alola Form).

In version 1.4.19 (3DS)/1.10.15 (Mobile), on August 11, 2017, Meowth (Alola Form) reappeared. From here, Meowth or Meowth (Alola Form) would take turn appearing in the stage but the weeks they would actually be appearing were not specified in advance.

Pokémon		Type	Moves	EXP	Cost	Availability	Notes
	Meowth	Normal	10	0	Heart ×1	Currently Friday 6:00 AM to Monday 6:00 AM UTC ( Jewel ×1 for 3 more attempts per period) In the previous versions, every Sunday 6:00 AM to Monday 6:00 AM UTC Discontinued on April 25, 2017 Resumed on July 11, 2017 and appears alternatively with Meowth (Alola Form)	N/A
	Meowth Alola Form	Dark	10	0	Heart ×1	Currently Friday 6:00 AM to Monday 6:00 AM UTC ( Jewel ×1 for 3 more attempts per period) Discontinued on July 11, 2017 Resumed on August 8, 2017 and appears alternatively with Meowth	N/A

Skill Booster M Stage!

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. During the stage, Eevee may drop up to three Skill Boosters - one Skill Booster S is guaranteed, but one additional Skill Booster S and one Skill Booster M each also have a chance to be dropped.

Similar to Meowth's Coin Mania and Tons of Exp. Points, the stage is only available during a 24-hour period. After each attempt of the stage, it will become locked; Jewel ×1 may be spent up to five times to unlock the stage for one additional attempt each, with the stage disappearing after the 6th attempt. This stage first became available on June 9, 2016 and returned every Sunday.

Prior to Version 1.3.24 (3DS)/1.8.7 (Mobile), it was held on Thursdays and the maximum number of Jewels that could be used to unlock the stage was 3. During this period, the stage was initially only occasionally available on Thursdays, at some point changing to be available every Thursday.

From version 1.3.31 (3DS)/1.9.2 (Mobile), a Skill Booster M is guaranteed to be dropped instead. Moreover, the event periods were extended for competitive stage weeks and nine Jewels can be spent to unlock the stage for 9 more attempts during this period.

In version 1.3.36 (3DS)/1.9.7 (Mobile), on February 12 and 19, 2017, the event periods were temporarily changed to Sundays until Wednesdays to celebrate the game's 2nd anniversary. It returned to the previous schedule on February 26, 2017. However, in version 1.3.38 (3DS)/1.9.10 (Mobile), the period was changed again to Saturdays until Wednesdays, regardless of whether there was a competitive stage on the week, effective from March 4, 2017. This was also the new regular event period. (However, for April 22, 2017, it ended on Tuesday, April 25, instead of Wednesday for a single time.)

Pokémon		Type	HP	Moves	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Availability
					Base	Bonus
	Eevee	Normal	1,806	7	100%	1%	100	Heart ×1	Currently every Saturday 6:00 AM to Wednesday 6:00 AM UTC (9 Jewels for 9 more attempts per period) In the previous versions, non-competitive stage week: every Sunday 6:00 AM to Monday 6:00 AM UTC (5 Jewels for 5 more attempts per period) Competitive stage week: every Sunday 6:00 AM to Tuesday 6:00 AM UTC (9 Jewels for 9 more attempts per period)

Tons of Exp. Points

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 number of experience points with a single Heart, as well as a chance to catch the Mythical Pokémon Victini. The stage operates similarly to Meowth's Coin Mania and Skill Booster S Stage! in that the stage appears in 24-hour periods and can only be played a limited number of times in each period, after which it disappears. In certain versions of the game, the stage can only be played once per period; in others it can be played multiple times per period, but the stage will be locked after each attempt, requiring Jewel ×1 to unlock.

In the 3DS version, the event "Exp. Points from Victini!" was made available on May 30, 2015 for the first time. From May 30, 2015 to March 26, the stage was only able to be played once per 24-hour period. From April 2, 2016 to July 16, 2016, the stage became locked after each attempt, and players could spend a Jewel to unlock it for one additional attempt per Jewel. During this period, the maximum number of Jewels that could be spent was three per 24-hour period. The stage is available every Saturday for 24 hours (Saturday 6:00 AM to Sunday 6:00 AM UTC time).

In the Mobile version, Victini first became available in version 1.2.4. While the stage data was the same, players could spend up to 2 Jewels for one additional attempt per Jewel in each 24-hour period. From January 30, 2016 to July 16, 2016, the total number of Jewels that could be spent was increased to 3.

From July 19, 2016 onwards, the total number of Jewels that could be spent to unlock additional attempts was increased to 5 in both versions.

Prior to Mobile version 1.6.3, Victini appeared every other Saturday; thereafter it became a regular weekly event like in the 3DS version. Starting on May 31, 2016, Victini also began to appear occasionally on Tuesday in both versions. Thus far, its Tuesday appearances have coincided with competitive stages.

From August 2, 2016 onwards (ver. 1.3.16 (3DS)/1.7.4 (Mobile)), the total experience gained from the stage was increased by 25%.

From November 22, 2016 onwards (ver. 1.3.28 (3DS)/1.8.12 (Mobile)), it became a regular event for competitive stage week, too and Victini appeared on both Tuesdays (for 24 hours and five jewels can be used to unlock additional attempts) and Saturdays (to Tuesdays and nine jewels can be used.)

From December 20, 2016 onwards (ver. 1.3.31 (3DS)/1.9.2 (Mobile)), the total experience gained from the stage was doubled.

In version 1.3.36 (3DS)/1.9.7 (Mobile), on February 11 and 18, 2017, the event period were temporarily changed to Saturdays until Wednesdays to celebrate the game's 2nd anniversary. It returned to the previous schedule on February 25, 2017. However, in version 1.3.38 (3DS)/1.9.10 (Mobile), the period was changed again to Sundays until Wednesdays, regardless of whether there was a competitive stage on the week, effective from March 5, 2017. (However, for April 23, 2017, it ended on Tuesday, April 25 for a single time.)

In version 1.4.10 (3DS)/1.10.5 (Mobile), on April 30, 2017, Magearna replaced Victini.

In version 1.4.17 (3DS)/1.10.12 (Mobile), on July 16, 2017, Victini resumed appearing and replaced Magearna.

In version 1.4.19 (3DS)/1.10.15 (Mobile), on August 13, 2017, Magearna reappeared. From here, Victini or Magearna would take turns appearing in the stage but the weeks they would actually be appearing were not specified in advance.

Pokémon		Type	HP	Moves	Catchability		EXP	Cost	Availability
					Base	Bonus
	Victini	Psychic	2,016	7	2%	3%	1,000	Heart ×1	Currently Sunday 6:00 AM to Wednesday 6:00 AM UTC (9 Jewels for 9 more attempts per period) In the previous versions, non-competitive stage week: every Saturday 6:00 AM to Sunday 6:00 AM UTC (5 Jewels for 5 more attempts per period) Competitive stage week: every Tuesday 6:00 AM to Wednesday 6:00 AM UTC (5 Jewels for 5 more attempts per period) and Saturday 6:00 AM to Tuesday 6:00 AM UTC (9 Jewels for 9 more attempts per period) Discontinued on April 25, 2017 Resumed on July 11, 2017 and appears alternatively with Magearna
	Magearna	Fairy	2,016	7	2%	3%	1,000	Heart ×1	Currently Sunday 6:00 AM to Wednesday 6:00 AM UTC (9 Jewels for 9 more attempts per period) Discontinued on July 18, 2017 Resumed on August 8, 2017 and appears alternatively with Victini

In other languages

English	Japanese	French	German	Italian	Spanish	Korean
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!

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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