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

A Special Challenge (Japanese: スペシャルチャレンジ Special Challenge) is a type of special stage in Pokémon Shuffle that features Pokémon that were already available in main stages or Expert Stages. These stages are move-limited and have different stage data from their main or expert counterparts. These stages cost Coins or Hearts to play.

If the Pokémon in a Special Challenge has already been caught, it may drop a Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Booster or (rarely) a Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Level.

List of events

Pokémon Type HP Moves/
Time 		Catchability EXP Cost Availability Notes
Base Bonus
Raikou Raikou Electric 5,432 16 12% 4% 0 (2016 only)
5		 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 June 28 to July 5, 2016
July 18 to 25, 2017		 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Entei Entei Fire 4,260 16 12% 4% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 August 2 to 9, 2016
July 25 to August 1, 2017		 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Suicune Suicune Water 5,432 16 12% 4% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 August 16 to 23, 2016
August 1 to 8, 2017		 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Xerneas Xerneas Fairy 8,000 (2016 only)
11,555		 16 16% (2016 only)
13%		 2% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 August 30 to September 6, 2016
April 18 to 25, 2017		 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Yveltal Yveltal Dark 6,620 (2016 only)
8,606		 16 12% (2016 only)
7%		 4% (2016 only)
3%		 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 September 13 to 20, 2016
April 4 to 11, 2017		 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Mewtwo Mewtwo Psychic 8,528 16 7% (Dec 2016 only)
16%		 3% 5 Heart Shuffle.png Heart ×1
Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 (September 2016 to January 2017)		 September 27 to October 4, 2016
December 26, 2016 to January 3, 2017
August 29 to September 12, 2017		 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Articuno Articuno Ice 5,670 01:00 17% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 November 15 to 22, 2016 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Greninja Greninja Water 15,120 17 14% (Nov 2016 only)
13%		 6% (Nov 2016 only)
5%		 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 November 22 to 29, 2016
March 7 to 14, 2017		 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Moltres Moltres Fire 6,600 01:00 17% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 November 29 to December 6, 2016 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Tyrantrum Tyrantrum Rock 13,825 20 16% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 December 6 to 13, 2016 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Salamence Salamence Flying 12,000 18 11% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 January 3 to 10, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Tyranitar Tyranitar Rock 8,060 18 11% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 January 17 to 24, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Virizion Virizion Grass 5,760 00:30 12% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 January 31 to February 7, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Cobalion Cobalion Steel 15,478 01:00 8% 2% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 February 14 to 21, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Terrakion Terrakion Rock 10,800 00:45 8% 2% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 February 21 to 28, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Chesnaught Chesnaught Grass 16,566 01:00 10% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 March 14 to 21, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Hydreigon Hydreigon Dark 10,170 00:50 10% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 March 21 to 28, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Genesect Genesect Bug 7,280 01:00 10% 2% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×400 March 28 to April 4, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Luxray Luxray Electric 5,500 00:40 7% 4% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 June 27 to July 4, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Goodra Goodra Dragon 7,804 00:40 11% 2% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 August 1 to 8, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Skill Booster SML.png Skill Booster S's may drop if caught
Porygon-Z Porygon-Z Normal 9,501 00:40 2% 4% 10 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 September 12 to 19, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Poliwrath Poliwrath Water 7,876 00:50 12% 3% 5 Heart Shuffle.png Heart ×1 October 10 to 17, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Hoopa Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound 		Dark 10,800 20 3% 3% 5 Heart Shuffle.png Hearts ×2 October 24 to 31, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Ditto Ditto Normal 6,652 15 8% 2% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 November 7 to 14, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Dugtrio Dugtrio Ground 9,813 00:40 2% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 December 19 to 26, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Arcanine Arcanine Fire 12,920 00:55 3% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 December 26, 2017 to January 2, 2018 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught
Electrode Electrode Electric 7,148 00:40 3% 3% 5 Coin Shuffle.png Coins ×300 January 16 to 23, 2017 Skill Booster personalized.png Personalized Skill Boosters or Raise Max Level.png Raise Max Levels may drop if caught


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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