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'''Special Stages''' (Japanese: '''イベントステージ''' ''Event Stages'') are stages in [[Pokémon Shuffle]] that are released periodically, giving access to Pokémon who cannot normally be found in the course of the game. There are a variety of Special Stages including Competitive Stages, where players can compete to win special items, in addition to many other types of stages making new Pokémon available for capture.
'''Special Stages''' (Japanese: '''イベントステージ''' ''Event Stages'') are stages in [[Pokémon Shuffle]] that are released periodically, giving access to Pokémon who cannot normally be found in the course of the game. There are a variety of Special Stages including Competitive Stages, where players can compete to win special items, in addition to many other types of stages making new Pokémon available for capture.

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Special Stages (Japanese: イベントステージ Event Stages) are stages in Pokémon Shuffle that are released periodically, giving access to Pokémon who cannot normally be found in the course of the game. There are a variety of Special Stages including Competitive Stages, where players can compete to win special items, in addition to many other types of stages making new Pokémon available for capture.

Special Stages are available for those who complete the first 11 stages of the game, and are downloaded during the check in process, and can only be played during the event period. All Special Stages use "SP" as their stage number. They have a first clear payout of 200 coins, in addition to any bonuses given out for clearing the stage. Stages are available to be played from 06:00 UTC of the first day of the event period until 06:00 UTC of the last day of the event period.

Pokémon Shuffle and Pokémon Shuffle Mobile run events on different schedules. Unless explicitly noted below, all events are only for the 3DS version.

Commemorative Events

Launch Special: Meet Mew

Launch Special: Meet Mew (Japanese: 発売記念イベント ミュウ Launch Event: Mew) was the first Special Stage, extending the list of Pokémon from 158 to 159 entries. Mew's stage format on the second release would later be followed for the "Great Challenge" series as well as for the various releases celebrating game download milestones.

Mew's original event ran from February 18 to March 8, 2015 and gave 1,000 Coins upon defeat, once per day. The event was extended as "Mew Strikes Again" and limited the 1,000 Coin bonus to the first completion only. The second release retained the original stage name. To this point, Mew's original event and Shaymin's stage are the only ones outside of weekly events to offer multiple first-time rewards for stage completion; since both stages were either patched to change this or run again later without it, this was presumably a bug.

To celebrate 5 million downloads, Mew was once again made available alongside Diancie; the event was called "Mew Manifests". There were no differences in the stage itself with the launch wording still used, but the stage name was changed to "Commemorative Event".

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Mew Mew Psychic 4,896 20 10% 4% 5 February 18 to March 22, 2015
September 18 to 28, 2015

Launch Special Stage

Launch Special Stage (Japanese: 配信記念ステージ Distribution Commemorative Stage) was a Special Stage initially playable from August 24 to September 28, 2015 to commemorate the release of Pokémon Shuffle Mobile. In it, Mew was made available to Shuffle Mobile players with an initial reward of one Jewel. Similar to Pokémon Shuffle, it was extended under the name "Mew Strikes Again" and allowed players who completed the original Mew event to receive an additional Jewel.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Mew Mew Psychic 4,896 20 3% 3% 5 August 24 to October 12, 2015

3.5 Million Celebration

3.5 Million Celebration (Japanese: 350万DL記念イベント 3.5 Million DL Commemorative Event) was a Special Stage released to celebrate 3.5 million downloads. Celebi was made available from April 27 to May 18, 2015 with an event called "Celebi Enters!". Players received 1,000 Coins upon their first successful completion of the stage; there were no bonus rewards for further completion.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Celebi Celebi Psychic 9,616 20 10% 3% 5 April 27 to May 18, 2015

4 Million Celebration

4 Million Celebration (Japanese: 400万DL記念イベント 4 Million DL Commemorative Event) was a Special Stage released to celebrate 4 million downloads. Shaymin was made available from May 25 to June 15, 2015 with an event called "Shaymin Enters!" Players received 1,000 Coins upon their first successful completion of the stage.

While there were no bonus rewards for further completion on the same day, prior to v1.2.1, beating it the first time on subsequent days rewarded the player with another 1000 coins. The wording of the notice attached to the stage and the fact that it was changed in v1.2.1 suggests that this was a bug.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Shaymin Shaymin Grass 12,237 22 20% 3% 5 May 25 to June 15, 2015
Appeared in Land Forme

4.5 Million Celebration

4.5 Million Celebration (Japanese: 450万DL記念イベント 4.5 Million DL Commemorative Event) was a Special Stage released to celebrate 4.5 million downloads. Manaphy was made available from June 22 to July 6, 2015 with an event called "Manaphy Manifests!" Players received 1,000 Coins upon their first successful completion of the stage.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Manaphy Manaphy Water 6,345 12 12% 4% 5 June 22 to July 6, 2015

Commemorative Event

Commemorative Event (Japanese: 記念イベント Commemorative Event) was a Special Stage first released to celebrate 5 million downloads. While the milestone was reached on the 3DS version, the stage was also available on the Mobile version. Diancie was made available from September 14 to 28, 2015 with an event called "Diancie Is Set to Dazzle!" Players received 1 Jewel upon their first successful completion of this stage.

Mew's launch stage was also released alongside Diancie's stage under the "Commemorative Event" name. The stage data matches that from the launch special stage in February, 2015.

Event Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Diancie Is Set to Dazzle! Diancie Diancie Fairy 9,680 20 3% 4% 5 September 14 to 28, 2015

Great Challenge

Great Challenge (Japanese: スーパーチャレンジ Super Challenge) is the stage name of numerous Legendary and Mythical Pokémon event stages. In all such stages, there are different rewards given for the initial stage completion regardless of capture, with varying catch rates and move limits. In all cases, the stage can be played as often as the player wishes provided the player has Hearts available in play. There is no additional bonus granted upon successive completions of the same stage.

Event Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Initial reward Availability
Base Bonus
Kyogre Makes a Splash Kyogre Kyogre Water 9,214 30 5% 3% 5 1 Jewel March 9 to 22, 2015
Keldeo Rears Its Head Keldeo Keldeo Water 13,051 20 15% 4% 5 5,000 Coins March 23 to April 5, 2015
Appeared in Ordinary Form
Rayquaza's Ascension Rayquaza Rayquaza Dragon 11,847 30 7% 2% 5 1 Jewel March 30 to April 19, 2015
Groudon Lands at Last Groudon Groudon Ground 7,011 20 10% 4% 5 3,000 Coins April 13 to 26, 2015
Regirock Rocks the Scene Regirock Regirock Rock 22,572 30 3% 2% 5 1,000 Coins May 11 to 25, 2015
Dialga Descends Dialga Dialga Steel 17,820 25 8% 2% 5 1,000 Coins June 15 to 29, 2015
Regirock Rolls in! Regirock Regirock Rock 19,800 30 3% 2% 5 N/A September 14 to 18, 2015
Registeel Steals the Show! Registeel Registeel Steel 19,125 25 1% 3% 10 N/A September 18 to 23, 2015
Regice Freezes All Foes! Regice Regice Ice 24,648 30 10% 2% 10 N/A September 23 to 28, 2015
Keldeo Rears Its Head Keldeo Keldeo Water 15,190 20 15% 4% 5 N/A September 28 to October 5, 2015
Appeared in Ordinary Form

In Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, all Great Challenge stages so far require 2 Hearts to be played. The following Great Challenge stages have been made available to Shuffle Mobile players:

Event Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Kyogre Makes a Splash Kyogre Kyogre Water 8,468 18 10% 3% 5 September 4 to 18, 2015
Groudon Lands at Last Groudon Groudon Ground 11,352 20 5% 4% 5 September 11 to 25, 2015
Rayquaza's Ascension Rayquaza Rayquaza Dragon 10,627 20 9% 3% 5 September 18 to October 2, 2015
Keldeo Rears Its Head Keldeo Keldeo Water 13,051 20 12% 3% 5 September 28 to October 12, 2015

Other events released follow the format of "Great Challenge", but they do not use that stage name. These generally are released as celebration milestones or otherwise have unique stage names themselves.

Ultra Challenge

Ultra Challenge (Japanese: ハイパーチャレンジ Hyper Challenge) was a Special Stage where Arceus was made available from July 10 to 24, 2015 with an event called "Arceus Arrives!" Players received 1,000 Coins upon their first successful completion of the stage.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Arceus Arceus Normal 24,360 28 3% 2% 5 July 10 to July 24, 2015

High-Speed Challenge

High-Speed Challenge (Japanese: ハイスピードチャレンジ High-Speed Challenge) was a Special Stage where Lugia was made available from August 31 to September 24, 2015 with an event called "Lugia Swoops In!". Unlike most previous Special Stages involving a single stage with the capture of a Legendary Pokémon, this stage is timed.

Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Lugia Lugia Psychic 10,887 00:30 8% 5% 10 August 31 to September 24, 2015

Hoenn Legends Stages

The Hoenn Legends Stages (Japanese: 映画公開記念ステージ Movie Public Commemorative Stage) were a series of stages where the Pokémon of the weather trio were made available again from July 24 to September 3, 2015 for the Japanese release of Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, with the available Pokémon rotating weekly. Rankings from each stage's first week are not carried over to the second week, and all first clear bonuses can be obtained once in both the first and second weeks of each stage.

Event Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Initial reward Availability
Base Bonus
Hoenn Legends Stage ①
Kyogre Makes a Splash
Kyogre Kyogre Water 8,468 18 10% 3% 5 500 Coins July 24 to 30, 2015
August 14 to 20, 2015
Hoenn Legends Stage ②
Groudon Lands at Last
Groudon Groudon Ground 11,352 20 5% 4% 5 500 Coins July 31 to August 6, 2015
August 21 to 27, 2015
Hoenn Legends Stage ③
Rayquaza's Ascension
Rayquaza Rayquaza Dragon 10,627 20 9% 3% 5 500 Coins August 7 to 13, 2015
August 28 to September 3, 2015

The Daily Pokémon

The Daily Pokémon (Japanese: 日替わりポケモン Daily Pokémon) is a special event that sometimes takes place during the week, beginning on Monday and ending on Friday. Each promotion offers a different set of Pokémon that can be caught every day during the length of the promotion. The stages are not available on Saturday and Sunday, which is usually used for other events that only occur on weekends. Clearing each stage for the first time in a release period rewards 200 Coins, with subsequent clears obtaining 30 Coins each.

Thus far, there have been four Daily Pokémon events for a total of 20 unique Pokémon (including all five Rotom variants). All events have run in a range from two to four weeks, with two having been re-released for additional runs.

The Daily Pokémon (#1)

The Daily Pokémon (#1) was initially available for download from February 18 to March 20, 2015. This promotion featured all of the variants of Rotom, each with its own daily stage. All Rotom in this event had the same initial catch rate and move bonus, and all stages gave a limit of 15 moves.

The event returned for additional runs from May 4 to 16, 2015 and from August 17 to 29, 2015. As stage clear data resets with new event releases, players could obtain the first time reward again on each stage. With the re-releases, the first clear of each stage rewarded 200 Coins instead of the usual 30 Coins.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Rotom Rotom Ice 2,063 15 5% 6% 5 Monday only
Frost Rotom
Rotom Rotom Fire 2,321 15 5% 6% 5 Tuesday only
Heat Rotom
Rotom Rotom Water 2,599 15 5% 6% 5 Wednesday only
Wash Rotom
Rotom Rotom Grass 2,599 15 5% 6% 5 Thursday only
Mow Rotom
Rotom Rotom Flying 2,156 15 5% 6% 5 Friday only
Fan Rotom

The following set of Pokémon was made available for Pokémon Shuffle Mobile from August 24 to September 11, 2015.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Rotom Rotom Ice 2,063 15 3% 4% 5 Monday only
Frost Rotom
Rotom Rotom Fire 2,321 15 3% 4% 5 Tuesday only
Heat Rotom
Rotom Rotom Water 2,599 15 3% 4% 5 Wednesday only
Wash Rotom
Rotom Rotom Grass 2,599 15 3% 4% 5 Thursday only
Mow Rotom
Rotom Rotom Flying 2,156 15 3% 4% 5 Friday only
Fan Rotom

The Daily Pokémon (#2)

The Daily Pokémon (#2) was available for download from March 23 to April 17, 2015. Unlike the first event, this time five unique Pokémon were made available daily with the catch rate and stage move limit also varying with each Pokémon available; this continued with future events. The Tropius stage also included Coins in the layout of the stage; if matched, the player could acquire a Coin bonus.

This release was available for a second run from June 8 to 20, 2015.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Pachirisu Pachirisu Electric 1,339 7 15% 12% 5 Monday only
Sigilyph Sigilyph Psychic 1,654 15 8% 4% 5 Tuesday only
Tropius Tropius Grass 2,363 20 7% 6% 5 Wednesday only
Farfetch'd Farfetch'd Flying 3,930 10 3% 9% 5 Thursday only
Druddigon Druddigon Dragon 3,723 20 9% 4% 5 Friday only

The Daily Pokémon (#3)

The Daily Pokémon (#3) was available for download from May 18 to June 6, 2015.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Girafarig Girafarig Psychic 2,654 7 8% 4% 5 Monday only
Kecleon Kecleon Normal 3,675 20 7% 2% 5 Tuesday only
Shuckle Shuckle Bug 5,899 5 10% 3% 5 Wednesday only
3-Pokémon stage
Relicanth Relicanth Rock 4,752 15 8% 3% 5 Thursday only
Spiritomb Spiritomb Ghost 3,100 17 5% 3% 5 Friday only

The Daily Pokémon (#4)

The Daily Pokémon (#4) was available for download from July 6 to 18, 2015.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Wynaut Wynaut Psychic 3,000 13 40% 5% 5 Monday only
3-Pokémon stage
Torkoal Torkoal Fire 5,565 20 20% 3% 5 Tuesday only
Zangoose Zangoose Normal 4,158 18 8% 5% 5 Wednesday only
Luvdisc Luvdisc Water 2,760 12 20% 5% 5 Thursday only
3-Pokémon stage
Seviper Seviper Poison 4,739 18 15% 4% 5 Friday only

Meowth's Coin Mania

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 a player to obtain a large number of coins in a single playing. The stage is only available once per 24 hour period for which it becomes available. This Meowth cannot be caught.

Large numbers of coins coins appear in the stage at the beginning, with more dropping into the stage during gameplay. If the player gets a combo of 3 or more, Meowth will use its "disruption" to replace tiles currently in the stage with Coins; this in turn can trigger an immediate Coin match and possibly another combo, meaning multiple "disruptions" can occur without the player using any moves due to a chain reaction.

The stage disappears upon completion until it can be played again. Pokémon brought into the stage capable of removing distractions will also remove coins from play. Meowth can also still be paralyzed or put to sleep.

While a ranking for the stage is displayed upon completion, it is not displayed again afterwards.

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 from version 1.2.1, the stage is only available once each Sunday, with "Tons of Exp. Points" available on Saturdays.

Pokémon Type Moves EXP Availability
Meowth Meowth Normal 10 0 Currently every Sunday 6 AM to Monday 6 AM UTC (once per period)

In Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, the stage is available on both Saturdays and Sundays. The stage can be played once per day. Two additional attempts can be made per day in exchange for a Jewel for each attempt.

Pokémon Type Moves EXP Availability
Meowth Meowth Normal 10 0 Every Saturday 6 AM to Sunday 6 AM UTC, every Sunday 6 AM to Monday 6 AM UTC (once per period)

Competitive Stage

Competitive Stage (Japanese: ランキングステージ Ranking Stage) is the stage name of a series of stages involving Mega-Evolved Pokémon. The player battles a Trainer who uses a Mega-Evolved Pokémon and must obtain as high a score as possible. By doing this, players can win a Mega Stone. There are two types of competitive stages: timed stages and fixed-move stages.

Players choosing to play a competitive stage select the stage like any other stage, and must agree to connect to the Internet before playing. Once a connection is confirmed, the player may select Pokémon and items as usual. During the stage, the Pokémon has no HP bar and therefore cannot faint. At the stage's conclusion, the player's is given a "CLEAR" indication and an "S" letter ranking, like in other stages; this happens even if the player makes no moves for a score of 0 in a timed stage. At this point, the score is uploaded to a leaderboard; on successive attempts, this is only done if the player scores a higher score than previous attempts. No experience is rewarded upon stage completion. The S ranking is not displayed again afterwards on the stage select screen.

On the stage select screen, after selecting the competitive stage, players may choose to view the Ranking screen, which is unique to this type of stage. Here, players can view the information of the five players currently on top of the leaderboard in their region, as well as the personal high score, placement, and Pokémon used to acquire that score.

When the challenge ends, prizes are given out to the top-ranking players in each region, with a fixed number of Mega Stone prizes given out for each region. All players who participate but who do not win the Mega Stone instead receive a Jewel, or a Disruption Delay instead in the case of Venusaur's re-release. Starting with Manectric's event, other prizes are given out.

Timed events

There have so far been nine unique timed competitive stages. Timed stages appear for first-time releases and mark the first opportunity for a player to win the associated Mega Stone. No competitive stage has been re-released with a timer. The player has a set time in which to achieve the highest score possible. Timed stages usually have the Complexity -1 and Disruption Delay items as the only ones available, with the Attack Power ↑ item also being available for Manectric's and Garchomp's stages.

In the update to v1.2.0, updates were made to detect cheating in contest stage submissions in light of scores submitted during the Mega Banette competition.

Pokémon Type Prize Time Winning threshold Availability
North America PAL region Japan
Lucario Mega Lucario Fighting Lucarionite 1:00 20,000 20,000 50,000 March 15 to 22, 2015
Blastoise Mega Blastoise Water Blastoisinite 1:00 20,000 10,000 50,000 April 6 to 12, 2015
Banette Mega Banette Ghost Banettite 1:00 20,000 10,000 50,000 April 30 to May 6, 2015
Venusaur Mega Venusaur Grass Venusaurite 1:00 20,000 10,000 50,000 May 29 to June 8, 2015
Manectric Mega Manectric Electric Manectite 1:00 40,000 20,000 100,000 June 29 to July 6, 2015
Bonus prizes per table below
Blaziken Mega Blaziken Fire Blazikenite 1:00 20,000 12,000 50,000 July 20 to 27, 2015
Bonus prizes per table below
Garchomp Mega Garchomp Ground Garchompite 1:20 18,000 12,000 50,000 August 7 to 17, 2015
Bonus prizes per table below
Sharpedo Mega Sharpedo Dark Sharpedonite 1:00 18,000 11,000 50,000 September 7 to 14, 2015
Bonus prizes per table below
Charizard Mega Charizard Y Fire Charizardite Y 1:00 18,000 11,000 50,000 September 18 to 28, 2015
Bonus prizes per table below

Every timed event starting with Manectric's has also given additional prizes, attempting to give an incentive for players to try to get a higher score instead of taking a high first score and automatically getting the prize. Scoring within a certain threshold granted an item in addition to the main prize. The rewards were as follows:

Manectric
Region Prizes
Manectite +
Mega Speedup
Manectite +
Mega Start
Manectite
North America 1 - 6,000 6,001 - 20,000 20,001 - 40,000
PAL region 1 - 3,000 3,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 20,000
Japan 1 - 15,000 15,001 - 50,000 50,001 - 100,000
Blaziken
Region Prizes
Blazikenite +
Mega Speedup
Blazikenite Complexity -1
North America 1 - 6,000 6,001 - 20,000 20,001 - 25,000
PAL region 1 - 4,000 4,001 - 12,000 12,001 - 16,000
Japan 1 - 15,000 15,001 - 50,000 50,001 - 65,000
Garchomp
Region Prizes
Garchompite +
Mega Speedup
Garchompite 2 Attack Power ↑'s
North America 1 - 5,000 5,001 - 18,000 18,001 - 26,000
PAL region 1 - 3,000 3,001 - 12,000 12,001 - 16,000
Japan 1 - 15,000 15,001 - 50,000 50,001 - 70,000
Sharpedo
Region Prizes
Sharpedonite +
Mega Speedup
Sharpedonite 2 Attack Power ↑'s
North America 1 - 3,500 3,501 - 18,000 18,001 - 25,000
PAL region 1 - 2,500 2,501 - 11,000 11,001 - 16,000
Japan 1 - 15,000 15,001 - 50,000 50,001 - 70,000
Charizard Y
Region Prizes
Charizardite Y +
Mega Speedup
Charizardite Y 2 Attack Power ↑'s
North America 1 - 3,500 3,501 - 18,000 18,001 - 25,000
PAL region 1 - 2,500 2,501 - 11,000 11,001 - 16,000
Japan 1 - 10,000 10,001 - 50,000 50,001 - 70,000


In Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, the first Competitive Stage was Mega Charizard Y, which ran at the same time as the 3DS version. Rankings were determined separately from the 3DS version, but were not divided by region.

Pokémon Type Prize Time Winning threshold Availability
Charizard Mega Charizard Y Fire Charizardite Y 1:00 250,000 September 18 to 28, 2015
Bonus prizes per table below

In the Mobile version, a consolation prize was offered in addition to the Jewel received for players who were close enough to the initial ranking.

Charizard Y
Prizes
Charizardite Y Attack Power ↑ + 1 Jewel
1 - 250,000 250,001 - 500,000

Move-limited events

So far, only three Mega Stones have received repeat contests for participants who may not have acquired them before. These repeat contests did not use a time limit, instead using a move-limited setup. Therefore, players could take their time and plan their strategy without being rushed, which in turn could provide for higher scoring with a good strategy. The ranking range also is generally increased for these runs, allowing more players the opportunity to place and obtain the prize. Ranking would obtain the player the Mega Stone, with past winners in the ranking acquiring two Jewels. A one Jewel participation prize is still given to non-placing players. It should be noted that, during the Venusaur re-release, players only received the Jewel if they placed and already had the stone, and a Disruption Delay if you didn't place at all.

The first Mega Stone event to be redistributed was the Lucarionite, on May 18, 2015. The Mega Start item became available for this event in addition to the Complexity-1 and Disruption Delay. The competition received a third run on July 13, 2015, but with a different stage setup to begin; the only items available this time were the Disruption Delay and the Attack Power ↑ items.

The second Mega Stone to be redistributed was the Blastoisinite, starting on June 15, 2015. The Complexity-1 item was not available for this stage; however, the Mega Start, Disruption Delay and Attack Power ↑ items were available.

The third Mega Stone to be redistributed was the Vensauriste, with the stage available August 24, 2015. The Mega Start, Distruption Delay, and Attack Power ↑ were the only items available.

Pokémon Type Prizes Moves Winning threshold Availability
North America PAL region Japan
Lucario Mega Lucario Fighting Lucarionite 20 moves 30,000 15,000 65,000 May 18 to 25, 2015
Blastoise Mega Blastoise Water Blastoisinite 17 moves 30,000 15,000 65,000 June 15 to 22, 2015
Lucario Mega Lucario Fighting Lucarionite 20 moves 30,000 15,000 65,000 July 13 to 20, 2015
Venusaur Mega Venusaur Grass Venusaurite 15 moves 25,000 16,000 65,000 August 24 to 31, 2015
Bonus prizes per table below

Starting with Venusaur's re-release, bonus items have been available like with timed events. The rewards were as follows:

Venusaur
Region Prizes
Venusaurite +
Mega Speedup
Venusaurite Attack Power ↑
North America 1 - 2,000 2,001 - 25,000 25,001 - 30,000
PAL region 1 - 1,200 1,201 - 16,000 16,001 - 20,000
Japan 1 - 5,000 5,001 - 65,000 65,001 - 80,000

Pokémon Safari

Pokémon Safari (Japanese: ポケモンサファリ Pokémon Safari) is a special series of five or seven 3-Pokémon stages that have the player randomly battle one of the different opponents when accessed, not telling the player who will be battled until it appears. There is no way to know which Pokémon will appear, leaving players to pick the best possible team to better their chances against any of the opponents. Due to the nature of the stage, the Optimize button is unavailable; players are required to select a team manually before accessing a stage.

Thus far, there have been three groups of available Pokémon in the Pokémon Safari making for seventeen unique Pokémon found via this method.

Complexity -1 is not available on any of the stages due to being 3-Pokémon stages; all other items (including Attack Power ↑) are available for use.

Pokémon Safari (#1)

The Pokémon Safari debuted from April 20 to May 2, 2015.

Pokémon Type Encounter rate HP Moves Catchability EXP Notes
Base Bonus
Carvanha Carvanha Dark 30% 3,710 4 5% 11% 5
Sharpedo Sharpedo Dark 3.3% 12,928 20 7% 2% 5
Spinda Spinda Normal 30% 5,899 12 3% 3% 5
Cherubi Cherubi Grass 30% 1,675 5 11% 7% 5
Cherrim Cherrim Grass 6.7% 8,549 10 5% 4% 5 Sunshine Form

Pokémon Safari (#2)

This second release of the Pokémon Safari was available from June 22 to July 7, 2015.

During this event, the Manectite became available through a simultaneous competitive stage that ran from June 29 to July 6, 2015.

Pokémon Type Encounter rate HP Moves Catchability EXP Notes
Base Bonus
Electrike Electrike Electric 28.3% 5,512 12 8% 3% 5
Manectric Manectric Electric 5% 7,072 12 5% 3% 5
Stantler Stantler Normal 28.3% 1,972 7 25% 12% 5
Darumaka Darumaka Fire 28.3% 2,859 7 10% 7% 5
Darmanitan Darmanitan Fire 10% 5,960 10 5% 6% 5 Standard Mode

Pokémon Safari (#3)

This third release of the Pokémon Safari was available from August 3 to 17, 2015.

During this event, the Garchompite became available through a simultaneous competitive stage that ran from August 7 to 17, 2015.

Pokémon Type Encounter rate HP Moves Catchability EXP Notes
Base Bonus
Staryu Staryu Water 16% 1,888 8 8% 2% 5 Eight coins are present in this stage's layout.
Starmie Starmie Water 15% 5,704 13 6% 2% 100
Gible Gible Ground 26% 4,388 10 5% 2% 5
Gabite Gabite Ground 10% 2,226 6 10% 5% 5
Garchomp Garchomp Ground 6% 7,725 15 15% 3% 5
Phione Phione Water 1% 3,375 10 40% 3% 5
Furfrou Furfrou Normal 26% 3,120 13 10% 3% 5

One chance a day!

One chance a day! (Japanese: 1日ワンチャン! One day, one chance!) is a stage that is only available once per 24-hour period, usually for a period of four days. Otherwise, the stage functions like any main stage other than the Attack Up item being available like for other Special Stages.

Due to the nature of the stage, if a player were to accidentally reset the 3DS after committing to playing the stage, the stage would not reappear until the next period of availability.

The event debuted on May 7, 2015 under the event "Seize Hold of Pinsir" in the 1.1.11 update. On July 6, 2015, "Jump on a Chance for Jirachi" became the second such stage. When the Pinsir stage returned on September 29, 2015, a Jewel was made available for clearing it.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Pinsir Pinsir Bug 6,788 16 3% 2% 5 May 7 to May 11, 2015
Jirachi Jirachi Steel 4,326 14 7% 3% 5 July 10 to July 24, 2015
Pinsir Pinsir Bug 8,232 16 25% 2% 5 September 29 to October 2, 2015

When the Pinsir event ran for the second time on the 3DS version, the stage was also made available for the Mobile version. The original stage data from May's 3DS release was used in the mobile release.

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Pinsir Pinsir Bug 6,788 16 25% 2% 5 September 29 to October 2, 2015

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 in a single playing. The event "Exp. Points from Victini!" became available on May 30, 2015. The 7-move stage provides an opportunity for the player to catch the Mythical Pokémon, but also operates in the same mechanic as "Meowth's Coin Mania" and "One chance a day!" in that the stage disappears after being played at any time during the 24-hour period of its availability.

The stage is available every Saturday for 24 hours (Saturday 6:00 AM to Sunday 6:00 AM UTC time).

Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Notes
Base Bonus
Victini Victini Psychic 2,016 7 2% 3% 400 Wooden blocks appear in a V shape initially

Escalation Battle

Escalation Battle (Japanese: レベルアップバトル Level-Up Battle) is a stage that has many levels and special rewards to it. It always stars a single Pokémon. As a player continues through the stage levels, the Pokémon becomes easier to catch over time while the stage gets progressively harder.

There is no capture bonus for any remaining moves in these stages. All items are available with the exception of the very first levels in each group, where Disruption Delay cannot typically be used as there are no disruptions.

Three Pokémon have been released under the Escalation Battle stage. Giratina was available from June 8 to 22, 2015, and Cresselia was available from July 20 to August 3, 2015. Darkrai became available from August 17 to 31, 2015.

At some stage levels, a unique musical track named "BGM_STAGE_BOSS2" is played instead of the regular "BGM_STAGE_LEGEND" theme. This new track is unique to boss mode. During coin level stages, "BGM_STAGE_FUN" is often played instead.

Pokémon Type Moves EXP Availability Notes
Giratina Giratina Ghost 18 5 June 8 to 22, 2015
Cresselia Cresselia Psychic 18 5 July 20 to August 3, 2015 Levels 35, 55, 75, 95, 120, 140, 160 and 180 feature a coin stage variant with a 10 move limit.
Darkrai Darkrai Dark 18 5 August 17 to 31, 2015 Levels 30 and 55 feature a coin stage variant with an 8 move limit.
Latias Latias Dragon 18 5 September 28 to October 12, 2015

Giratina

There were seven types of stages confirmed in the Giratina event.

Stage
type
Stage
levels
Hit points Additional hit points
per level up
Stage differences
1 1-4 2,165 180 No disruptions.
2 5-9 2,886 180 Breakable-rocks. Four per 3 turns.
3 10-29 5,692 60 Breakable-rocks. Four per 2 turns.
4 30-39 6,950 145 4 barriers at start, after 3 turns.
Every turn starting after 6 turns.
5 40-49 9,198 80 Barriers on four outside columns, fixed layout.
Unbreakable blocks drop in left columns.
Single matches trigger 2 barriers; later, column of barriers per 2 turns
6 50-99 10,425 70 Shaymin, Spinda, Munchlax, Kecleon, or Smeargle appears as a disruption.
3 barriers or a block column (random, randomly disrupts multiple times in a turn) per 3 turns.
Uses different music to previous stage levels.
7 100 26,065 50 Barriers (two times), then breakable-rocks every two turns.

The rewards available for defeating certain landmark stage levels was as follows:

Stage
level
Reward
5 1,000 Coins
10 Disruption Delay
30 Mega Start
50 Mega Speedup
100 Mega Speedup

Cresselia

There were thirteen types of stages confirmed in the Cresselia event.

Stage
type
Stage
levels
Hit points Additional hit points
per level up
Stage differences
1 1-4 2,410 210 No disruptions.
2 5-9 3,213 210
3 10-29 6,250 60
4 30-34
36-39
8,435 60
5 40-49 10,143 90
6 50 11,190 -
7 51-54
56-74
76-94
96-99
11,851 60
8 100 21,499 - Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus, Espurr, or Meowstic appears as a disruption.
9 101-119
121-139
141-159
14,969 40
10 161-179
181-199
17,369 40 Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus, Espurr, or Meowstic appears as a disruption.
11 200 26,867 - Solosis, Duosion, Reuniclus, Espurr, or Meowstic appears as a disruption.
12 201 onwards 26,867 30
13 35, 55, 75
95, 120, 140
160 and 180
2,574 - Coins stage

The reward list for Cresselia provided one additional reward level at stage level 200. The available rewards were:

Stage
level
Reward
5 Moves +5
10 Disruption Delay
30 Mega Start
50 Mega Speedup
100 Mega Speedup
200 Mega Speedup

Darkrai

There were thirteen types of stages for Darkrai.

The rewards for the Darkrai event were expanded significantly, with stage level 30's reward moved to stage level 25 and more rewards generally every 25 stage levels. The reward schedule was as follows:

Stage
level
Reward
5 Exp. Points x 1.5
10 Disruption Delay
25 Mega Start
50 Mega Speedup
75 5 bonus Hearts
100 Mega Speedup
125 5 bonus Hearts
150 Mega Speedup
200 Mega Speedup

Latias

The stage schedule again provided different stages over 200 stage levels, with one-time stages at stage levels 50, 70, 100, 150, and 200 being out of the numerical stage order. The data for each stage and the associated disruptions themselves, like with past events, varied by level. What makes this interesting is the HP at the varying levels; Latias has less HP at Stage Level 161 (10,752), for instance, than she does at Stage Level 61 (12,936).

The stage data is as follows:

Stage
ID
Stage
level(s)
Initial
HP
HP per
level-up
Disruptions
134 1-10 4,368 121 Fill 3 random blocks with breakable rocks every 3 moves.
135 11-20 5,014 186 Fill 2 blocks in row 4 or 5 with ice every 3 moves.
136 21-35 8,640 154 Fill a random 2x2 block with breakable rocks every 3 moves.
137 36-49 7,613 156 Fill 3 random blocks with ice every 3 moves.
138 51-60 9,856 342 Create a square of breakable rocks in one of the four corners of the grid every 3 moves.
139 61-70 12,936 578 Disruption 1: Fill 1-5 random blocks with breakable rocks.
Dirruption 2: Same setup, but with ice instead.
Disruption 2 begins with damage at 6,000 or less remaining (or damage at least 8,784).
Disruptions only trigger if no 4+ combo with any move.
140 71-80 14,784 411 Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #139.
141 81-90 9,240 274 Starting from this stage level, stages have a pre-defined layout.
Fill 3 random squares with breakable rocks every 2 moves.
This begins with 12 moves remaining.
142 91-99 9,856 308 Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #141.
143 101-110 10,080 448 Fill 3-5 random squares with breakable rocks every 3 moves.
144 111-125 10,752 384 Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #143.
145 126-135 10,752 373 Fill 3 random blocks with ice every 3 moves.
146 136-149 11,424 465 Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #145.
147 151-160 10,080 373 Stages no longer have a pre-defined layout beginning at this stage level.
Disruption 1: Fill 3 random squares with breakable rocks.
Disruption 2: Fill 2 random squares with ice.
Disruptions alternate every 2 moves.
148 161-175 10,752 480 Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #147.
149 176-185 18,816 653 Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #139.
150 186-199 19,992 995 Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #139.
151 50 17,400 N/A This stage has a pre-defined layout.
Places breakable rocks in columns 1 and 2 every 3 moves.
At the same time, may repeat with columns 5 and 6 or fill 5 random blocks with ice, or both.
152 70 20,752 N/A This stage has a pre-defined layout.
Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #151.
153 100 44,044 N/A This stage has a pre-defined layout.
Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #151.
154 150 49,896 N/A This stage has a pre-defined layout.
Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #151.
155 200+ 51,744 N/A From here on, the stage stays exactly like this.
This stage has a pre-defined layout.
Disruption schedule is the same as Stage ID #151.

The rewards for the Latias event expanded further, and even included Latiasite.

Stage
level
Reward
5 Exp. Points x 1.5
10 Disruption Delay
25 Mega Start
35 1,000 Coins
50 Latiasite
60 1,000 Coins
70 Mega Speedup
80 2,000 Coins
90 2,000 Coins
100 Mega Speedup
110 2,000 Coins
125 2,000 Coins
135 2,000 Coins
150 Mega Speedup
200 Mega Speedup

An Evolving Challenge!

An Evolving Challenge! (Japanese: 進化チャレンジ Evolving Challenge), so far, appears to be an event focused on the starting Pokémon from the Unova region. The event debuted with Tepig on July 6, 2015; this was accompanied by an announcement that Pignite would be available sometime in August 2015. With the release of this event, all nine Unova starters (through evolutions) have been added to the in-game Pokémon list, though the Tepig family is the only one catchable at this time.

Event Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Initial reward Availability
Base Bonus
Tepig Trots onto Stage! Tepig Tepig Fire 3,982 18 5% 3% 5 500 Coins July 6 to 20, 2015
Pignite Blazes onto Stage! Pignite Pignite Fire 5,880 20 3% 3% 5 500 Coins August 3 to 17, 2015
Emboar Roars onto Stage! Emboar Emboar Fire 7,593 22 Equal to the number of
victories against Emboar
3% 5 500 Coins September 4 to 18, 2015

Try 'em Items Stage

Try 'em Items Stage (Japanese: アイテムフリーステージ Free Items Stage) is an event that provides a special opportunity for players to use items for free in attempts to capture a Pokémon. The stage was not available on weekends.

Wobbuffet

Event Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Wobbuffet Wobbles In! Wobbuffet Wobbuffet Psychic 8,888 10 1% 1% 3 July 20 to 25, 2015
Wobbuffet Wobbles In! Wobbuffet Wobbuffet Psychic 8,888 10 1% 2% 3 July 27 to August 1, 2015
Wobbuffet Wobbles In! Wobbuffet Wobbuffet Psychic 15,555 10 1% 2% 3 August 3 to 8, 2015
Wobbuffet Wobbles In! Wobbuffet Wobbuffet Psychic 42,222 8 1% 2% 3 August 10 to 15, 2015

During the four weeks of Wobbuffet's availability, the variety of items available increased every Monday; for instance, at initial release, the only item available was a Mega Start. Wobbuffet's HP and difficulty increased with the addition of new items. The schedule for item availability in the stage was as follows:

Start date
(2015)
Items
Mega Start Disruption Delay Attack Power ↑ Complexity-1
July 20
July 27
August 3
August 10

In Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, the stage was made available with all four items on weekdays from August 31 to September 26, 2015.

Event Pokémon Type HP Moves Catchability EXP Availability
Base Bonus
Wobbuffet Wobbles In! Wobbuffet Wobbuffet Psychic 7,000 16 1% 3% 3 August 31 to September 5, 2015

Carnivine

Event Pokémon Type HP Time Catchability EXP Avaliabilty
Base Bonus
Carnivine Crops Up! Carnivine Carnivine Grass 6,468 01:00 5% 3% 3 August 31 to September 12, 2015

All four items above were immediately available for both weeks of Carnivine's event with no stage differences. The coin reward was 100 Coins for the first completion of this stage with no reward at all on later attempts. It was possible to earn the 100 Coins a second time after the 1.2.15 update was applied from September 4.


Main stages Puerto BlancoSandy BazaarNight FestivalIsla AsulRainbow Park
Galerie RougeSweet StrasseSilbern MuseumMt. VinterCastle Noapte
Jungle VerdeWacky WorkshopPedra ValleyAlbens TownRoseus Center
Desert UmbraVioleta PalaceBlau SalonGraucus HallNacht Carnival
Prasino WoodsZaffiro CoastMarron Trail
Expert Stages Expert Stages
Special stages Daily (Daily PokémonOne Chance a Day!)
Challenge (Great ChallengeUltra ChallengeUB ChallengeHigh-Speed ChallengeSpecial Challenge)
Resource event (Meowth's Coin ManiaSkill Booster M Stage!Tons of Exp. Points)
Competitive StageEscalation battlePokémon Safari
Retired special stages An Evolving Challenge!Commemorative EventScore ChallengeTry 'Em Items Stage
Survival Mode Survival Mode
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