Shuffle General: Alola When Edition

What to use for the Sharpedo competition if I'm not a supremefag with lv. 20 Scyther and Azumarill?

Also, everyone expected MMX to be great, but top ranks is all M-Medicham here.

I hope they don't add new stages after next week

I'm still stuck at Shiftry and I heard the last 10 Pokemon are a painful drag in the ass especially M-Metagross

Just need 20 more PSBs to finish maxing Machamp's skill. Been averaging 10 a day, so I should be done before the weekend (started late). Meloetta's around for another week and only 200 stages, I can do the escalation next week. Feels good man, Machamp's gonna be my first skill level 5 mon.

>>29804653
>wasting hearts on skill levels and not on actual levels

Level 4 is enough and I have a level 18 Machamp

Machamp will get a repeat main stage that is also farmable

>>29804441
but anon... GS just added new stages a few weeks ago. New mission cards should be next before new main stages.

Also I really like how GS doesnt allow you to use a DD against M-Metagross :^)

>>29804690
>actually believing this
holy moly!
I cant hear you over my regular 1800 damage on a 3match

>>29805527
>regular 1800 damage

also regular 200~ damage

>>29805552
not on lv5 lad as this also increased the min damage roll

also why would you spend your hearts on grinding the level (which you can do anytime) instead of grinding the skill (which is only available a few more days)...

>>29805606
Because he is a retard.
I recently got my SL5 Machamp and it feels so good, now blasting tho cutie's wild ride after a lucky catch on Mantike in my first attempt

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>>29805658

>>29805606
I have a SL4 Machamp, I'm still going to do way more damage in the end than a generic SL5 one

Only autists and retards dump hearts for 70 PSBs

>>29805842
pls explain how lv4 risk taker will deal more damage than risk taker lv5....

>>29805883
When the lvl4 Risk Taker Machamp has a higher level than the lvl5 one

Even a level 15 one will do slightly more damage than a level 10 SL5 one

SL5 when there is so much going on is a waste of time and not an efficient use of hearts

Events come back and some get added to main stages, I can wait for 4-6 months to Machamp to pop out again and I can grind SL5 at that point

>>29805957
so your argument is that its not efficient to grind the skill when there are so many things going on... yet you use your hearts to grind the level (which takes waaayy more time...)

I'm approaching 150, but so far this escalation has been pretty cheap(just a M+5 and a MS). As soon as I finish it I should make a full items run on the competition. What's the best team for that?

>>29806640
I used M-Medicham/Gallade/Lucario/Machamp to get around 89k.
The most popular team seems to be M-Ttar/Genesect or Xerneas/Machamp/Medicham though.

>>29806640
So for 100 I only need +5 and MS?
I'm getting near

My Medicham is only level 1. Should I wait for Victini or do a few Snorlax runs to get it to like 3 or so? Or do you think I should just roll in with M-Lucario?

>>29806952
You might not even need that for 100--you might only need a MS.

>>29805957
If you're the autist with the Lv. 18 Machamp, you've dumped way more hearts into bringing it to Lv. 18 than it would take for SL5 and maybe bringing it to 16. Uh, six more points of base damage instead of a 25% better multiplier.

Totally worth it.

>>29807042
If you're aiming for 2 MSU or more your Medicham has to be around lv5-6 and your Machamp should at least be lv10 SL4.

I don't think M-Lucario works well at all, but if you just want the stone it should suffice.

>>29807168
Honestly, I am content with one MSU. I've done a few itemless runs to get comfortable with it, and I'm only at 18k. I assume I'll fall out of an MSU slot when the weekend hits, so I might as well do an item run for it.

>>29807042
What team for cutie?
Also, I'm on stage 234, what's Medicham's ability? Is it worth going for?

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>tfw SL5 Machamp
>take him along with the other fighters to level up
>1000+ in every match

>>29807781
Medicham's ability is Mega Boost. Catch Medicham on the Special stage bc it's got lower HP than the main stage. Use MMY and bring a paralyzer or mind zapper or block smasher.

I did 100 with M-Absol, Darkrai, Scyther (14), and Zoroark. If you could get her to sleep, you pretty much just need to mega evolve Absol and keep some combos going. Absol is pretty good with combos, and I tried to trigger Sinister Power to speed along her demise.

>>29806640
it really is... had to use so far:
>75: 1x +5 (1000)
>100: 2x +5 (2000... I failed once)
>125: 2x +5 (2000... once again failed one time)
150 will be next...

>>29807042
>My Medicham is only level 1
bring it a few times to snorlax and it will be on level 6 fast enough. literally... takes only like a dozen hearts.
Dont use M-Luke for the comp

>>29807298
itemless runs and item runs differ alot in the recent competitions. Generally you are able to more than double your score.

>>29807781
Choose what you have: Gengar, Absol, Weavile, Hoopa, Hoopa-U, Yvetal, Leavanny, Bisharp, Darkrai. Wont need anything else.... well maybe M-fug for boss stages.

>Mcham ability
Mega Boost. I got mine to lv2 (+10% on 3match for 5psb). Everything after that is not worth it, except for wanting to get a RML (but which you shouldnt in the first plaze)

>>29808119
also maybe Sharpedo to get some exp and speed up the ol' Absol

anyone still spending a little time on Manaphy? at SL 2.5 rn, using 4 hearts on Meloetta, then if she isn't angry, I usually put it in Manaphy.

>>29808082
>>29808119
I have Medicham, SL2 even, I meant its mega.

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>>29808302
removes pic related

>>29808302
eh, I'd say don't worry about it since you probably won't get top tier. bring lucario or gardevoir and use items, get an MSU and rejoice.

My, Meloetta sure is calm
>>29808751
Nah I can do better than that. I'll just get Mega Medicham and use it, since I don't see Heracross nor Lucario being used

Aaaand 150 done

Items: MS (since my M-tar is at 0/15), +5 (for safety)
Team: M-tar (10, 0/15), Darkrai (8, lv3), Hoopa-U (10, lv4), Yvetal (13, lv2)

+5 was not needed. Finished with 9 moves. You could do it itemless if you got a fully candied m-tar but pray to rng.
Strategy was to remove initial disruption with first m-tar match and from there delay disruptions. Thx to Darkrai and M-tar this was easily doable. Hoopa-U for damage and Yvetal incase blocks fuck you up

>>29808798
Heracross rules when he hits though. And if you're using a MS, Heracross can be a real beast.

saving

I hate exp grinding anywhere but eevee, meowth, and victini. snorlax sux

What skill level is your Darkrai? Mine is 2 right now, but I've got a few cookies and they're burning a hole in my pocket. Any cookie recommendations?

>>29804690
>Level 4 is enough
I'm not disagreeing since even at Lvl 2 Risk-Taker already fucks shit up, but Lvl 4 to 5 gets the biggest increase in damage so it's definitely worth it

>>29810443
I'm on stage 300 now. Do you think it's worth giving Zoroark a few cookies to get it to SL2 for now?

>>29810443
Pummel, Burn or Sky Blast, most worth it stuff comes from events so they're grindable
Or maybe some of the mons with Risk-Taker since PSB drops for them suck cock
Also do not bother with Darkrai, it is only SE against two types and one of them is immune to Sleep Charm

>>29810552
Zoroark gets a PSB stage later on, do not bother

>>29810443
just gave it 2m cookies to get it to lv3. Going any further would waste too much, so I'll stop there....
at least when uxie will be repeated it will pay off... r-right?

>>29810614
>PSB drops for them suck cock
Zoroark has an even worse one. Not even half of what Machamp has... rip hearts

>>29810752
But Zoroark stays forever, that's the pro vs Special Stages, and just Lvl 2 (5 PSBs) already gives like +20%
Also now that you mention Uxie that fucker needs to come back, I still need to get that last 5% from Lvl 5, Uxie's droppings were Goddly

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>not even one Sleep Charm activation in three matches of 5
Fuck you Darkrai

Wow, I'm finally reading some of these new/unreleased abilities on the pastebin, Wonder who will get them...

>Final Effort (60%, 80%, 100%, damage, x3, x3.6, x4.2, x6, x10.2): Attacks do more damage when there are no more moves left.

>91. Dragon Sweep (60%, 80%, 100%, other, x2, x2.2, x2.5, x3): May remove two non-Support Pokémon.

>Prospector (3%, 10%, 30%, other, +2%, +5%, +10%, +15%): Changes one rock into a Coin.

>Alchemist (3%, 10%, 30%, other, +2%, +5%, +10%, +15%): Changes one block into a Coin.

>Flashover (25%, 50%, 80%, damage, x2, x2.2, x2.6, x3, x4): Attacks sometimes deal greater damage than usual.

>>29812121
also hoping Ditto is at least BP 70

Nov 21: What will be the first Alola pokemon on shuffle? Magearna?

>>29812556
It will be 70 at Level 10 at most

>>29813480
Since she was the first 7 gen mon revealed it would make sense.

>>29815066
She's also Mythical, so we won't be getting Magearna until the game reaches 1.5 million downloads or whatever

>>29815066
>>29815159
You're both faggots.

For Meloetta 175
M-Gengar, SS Yveltal, Leavanny, Darkrai/Hoopa-C
or
MS Absol, SS Yveltal, Darkrai, Zoroark?

I don't have M-Ttar yet

>>29815159
>>29813480
Surfing Pikachu (BP 50, Flash Mob) and Alolan Raichu (BP 60, Psychic, Nosedive)

>>29815631
Who's your strongest SE Pokemon? I don't have MGodzilla either, so I'd replace Zoroark with my level 14 Scyther. Zoroark is SL1 so I'm not gonna waste time trying to get his weak ass to trigger something.

>>29813480
Next batch of main stages will feature Rowlet, Dartrix, Litten, Torracat, Popplio, and Brionne. Expert stages will feature Decidueye, Incineroar, and Primarina

>>29815739
>Strongest SE
My Yveltal is level 13.

I used a cookie on Zoroark to get it to skill level 2, and it is level 10

>>29815824
You're bringing items too, right?

>>29815385
"You're"'s not a gender nigger

>>29815932
Of course. AP+ and M+5 at minimum. MS if I bring the Absol team or DD if I bring the Gengar team. Just not sure which would be better.

>>29816185
I'd say Absol because it'll get rid of blocks that Yveltal doesn't, plus it will reap boosts from Sinister Power.

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>>29816136
Did you just assume what's a gender and what isn't, you cis scum

>>29815739
>having a 14 Scyther but no M-Tar
wrong priorities lad :^)

>>29815768
they only add one expert stage per update nowadays

On a sidenote:
of course my lv3 darkrai refuses to activate sleep charm on a 5match (95%) while I'm on a 169+5 skip. And both Hoopa and Bisharp refuse to proc on 3matches (depsite lv2 having 60%) for the whole game. Lost of course. Bullshit game

On the plus side: I almost got 175 itemless on my first try. Went to see what to deal with and had friendliest combos ever. Got to 47k hp when turns hit 0. Used a jewel to finish it (inb4 memes... I would have to use the following items which are worth 9500 coins on mobile)

For everyone else doing 175... AP+, MS and +5 should be good. If you are afraid also DD

>>29816853
>no M-Tar
not that far in the main stages yet, i want it but not gonna rush through mains when i gotta get my specials in.

once i finish the escalation, i can get back to the mainies.

Machamp already SL 4, and currently grinding Manaphy to SL 4, still missing about 30 PSBs
Will I be able to get Machamp to SL 5 once I finish with Manaphy? Would use some Skill Boosters on that 4 armed fuck but I wanna get Lucario's Pummel to Lvl 4 as well, why the fuck did they have to choose motherfucking Medicham for the Special Stage?

>>29812556
I think Ditto started with 50 base, then was nerfed to 30 with Opportunist until they completely revamped its ability.

Now it should be complete garbage with an M-Blaziken-like ability that can only trigger on the first match.

>>29819843
Maybe you should stop wasting your time grinding a shitmon and focus on Machamp.

I got from SL4 to SL5 in about 1½ days.

Quick question, did anyone else get 6 jewels for free like 2 days ago at the update?

Or was it just me?

I kinda hope it was just me...

How the fuck do I beat Onix?
I have a level 8 M-Mawile, Lv 7 Klefki, Lv 7 Donphan, and Lv 6 Lilligant.

Moves +5 won't do any good if I can't get him past half, Disruption Delay and Mega Start doesn't seem like it will help, and I don't have enough for Complexity -1.

>>29821345
You obviously bought Jewels, one of last week's notices said if you bought like 10 or something they would give you 6 for free, I don't know if it is still there

>>29822650
You have to use M-lucario. No other way

>>29822697
Ah thought that was the case.

Oh well free jewels are free jewels, even if I had to pay for some.

153 and counting. I've almost vanquished cutie.

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Just lost a 169+5 by less than 500 point...

resting at 47k in the compy. Hoping I stay in the second bracket--not holding my breath.

>>29819843
why the fuck would you waste your time on manaphy if you dont have machamp at lv5. It is better your fav lad....

>>29822650
M-Luke

>>29823083
good boy

>>29816816
Top fucking kek

anon to the save

how is cutie going for you shuffle?

Currently at 193.
E Z P Z

175 done with MS and AP. Now I'll start the last stretch, but I'm gonna finish this escalation tomorrow

>>29827622
m-fug, cutie, hoopa, SE will let you finish with 5-10 moves each time.
This part is even easier than the 3mon one.
Hardes was imo 151-174 (the one with the nasty blocks)

>>29827699
>151-174
Fuck that shit. I candied my beedrill before ttar so I had to use fug.
I busted out the +5 moves a few times out of pure frustration.

>>29812121
>Special Meowth
>Alchemist+++

>>29827777
checkem

>>29827792
shitposting aside... alchemist coin grinding will be great on lukes ex stage....
you obviously need someone to make rocks/blocks and one to make them to coins. Being a special stage you can move icons as you please and since luke has 2 FUCKING minutes time and very low health you should be able to get 1 5match at least. And maybe 2 if you are good. And if you grind the skill maybe even more. Also Cheer users will finally be good, as cheers effect is stackable

M-Tyranitar has been the MVP in this escalation, I'm glad I gave him 15 candies.
I will use my MSUs on Beedrill next, since it's probably gonna be as useful as Tyranitar from now on

HP sure is getting high here in the mid 160s. Bringing along Hoopa-C's relatively weak ass isn't helping.

I wish I had Bisharp (like 29 S ranks away)

>>29830862
this is prolly the hardest section... it will get pretty easy after 175 if you got m-fug and meloetta

>>29831778
I have Meloetta but not that dragon stone yet. Could I still keep things going with M-Absol and Meloetta? I have a fully candied Beedrill--do you think there's any value in bringing it?

>>29831993
M-absol might work. However M-Gengar should be way better. You will still do it, but it wont be as easy as with m-fug (winning with around 8-10 turns left each time)

>>29830862
replaced Hoopa-C with Giratina-A for a little bit more bulk and Po4+ is pushing me in the right direction. LUCKILY just hit a 167+5. Gotta go M+5 for it. I hope my combos stay friendly.

>>29832390
you can do it bro

>>29832390
fucking FAILED with some very unfriendly combos , a very late mega evolution, and a crucial Po4+ not triggering. why me, lord? why?

>>29832623
cause this shit is rigged... same happened to me:
my lv3 darkrai wouldnt trigger sleep charm on a 5match (95%) and Hoopa and Yvetal of course also refused to activate (despite 60%) for the whole skip. But jokes on you GS as I still wont fall for your memes

Loosing a skip is not as bad as with lets say Darkrai 191+ or Giratina 291+, so we've got that at least.

>>29832831
Yeah. And at least I had a bunch of combos not hitting, but I was still relatively close. It'd feel a lot more dire if I hadn't made a dent in the HP.

>these people are almost at 200
What's the big rush? We have got 2 weeks and a comp is going down now..

>>29832993
The sooner I finish this, the sooner I can get back to main stages, or grind coins, or do whatever else. I already got my item runs in at the competition, I'm satisfied.

>>29832993
You only need at most two or three runs to see what works for a competition and one more for your full items run, unless you're one of those autists that does 8 different full items runs just to get into the top bracket.

>>29833093
>>29833037
But don't you guys do the full items run on the last day?

>>29833127
I do probably half a dozen itemless runs to get comfortable, then an item run or two, depending on how the RNG treats me. I don't aim for the top tier bc I generally don't max my team anyway, so I'm just trying to ensure a MSU or two, really.

>>29833127
ehh it depends... sometimes I fell like I need to waste time so I do the run at the very beginning to see every 5 minutes how I drop :^)
but normally I do it before or after sunday meowth depending on how many coins I have.

>>29832993
>just finished 200
>grinded machamp to lv5
>grinded manaphy to lv3 (eject++)
>grinded medicham to lv2 (for the keks)
>safari complete, same as every other event mon we have
>gold card (= stage 500 done)
>65k coins (which will be 85k thx to sunday meowth)
>395 S-ranks (5 more and I'll have Hydreigon)
>finished every mission except the Yvetal one (like I said not falling for GS memes)
>Finally got my 20/20 fug
>6 spare candies (+2 or maybe 3 after comp
>21 RML (kek)
>Currently grinding Snorlax for all my fighters

Feels Good Man

>>29833127
I do mine on Saturdays after Victini. It's kind of pointless to be wasting time leveling stuff up until Monday night when I have other priorities, especially since this is a repeat comp. Plus there always seems to be a retard who misses out on a full items run if they wait until just before Monday ends.

save

>>29834782
the

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>match 5 Machamp
>2000+ damage

200 done with M+5,MS,AP and C-1, 6 moves left. Team was Tyranitar, Hoopa-U, Darkrai and Yveltal

>>29835371
style

gonna merk 175 and then spam safari hearts until I catch Carvanha. then coin grinding until I'm ready to keep going

How viable is a maxed M-Banette on the 176-199 levels if I don't have Rayquaza?

OH MY GOD THE THREAD ALMOST DIES

>>29838987
juste use M-Gengar, Cutie and two SE (ideally Hoopa)

>>29827792
>activation rate: 1%, 2%, 3% :^)

>>29840926
0%, 0%, 20%, 50%

Should I farm coins or finish more main stages?
On Aromatisse right now in main, 39k coins.

>>29843722
How far are you on Meloetta?

If you haven't finished, getting to 200 should be your priority.
If you have, I'd grind coins for maybe a day or two and go for main stages afterwards. Mega Fug is just around the corner and that's probably the next biggest priority

>>29843926
Can't make it to 200, I can only use my 3DS on specific days of the week and have nowhere near enough hearts. This is more of a "what to do after?" thing.