Special Stages

Special Stages (Japanese: イベントステージ Event Stages) are stages in Pokémon Shuffle that are made available periodically for a limited time, usually giving access to Pokémon that cannot otherwise be found in the s or Expert Stages. There are many different kinds of Special Stages, some of which have formats that are significantly different from standard stages.

Special Stages are downloaded when the player uses the function, which appears after clearing the first 11 stages of the game, and chooses to update to the latest version. Each stage can only be played during its limited event period, after which it will disappear from the Special Stage screen. Each period begins at 6:00 on the first day of the event and ends at 6:00 UTC on the last day (excluding s, which end at 5:00 UTC). All Special Stages use "SP" as their stage number. Most have a first clear payout of 200 Coins. Additionally, some stages will grant the player prizes if certain conditions are met.

was released on August 25, 2015. Early in its life-cycle, it ran events on a different schedule from Pokémon Shuffle. Unless explicitly noted, events released after this date can be assumed to be run on both platforms. Events preceding this date were only available on the 3DS version.

Commemorative Event
Commemorative Event (Japanese: 記念イベント Commemorative Event) is a type of Special Stage that covers events that celebrate various events and milestones.

"Diancie Is Set to Dazzle!" was the first event to be released under this listing, celebrating 5 million downloads of the 3DS version. A bonus reward of 1 Jewel was given upon the first successful completion of the stage.

the "Mew Manifests!" event was repeated under this listing in the 3DS version from September 18 to 28, 2015 to celebrate the launch of Pokémon Shuffle Mobile. The same event was repeated under the new title "Mew Appears" from February 15 to March 8, 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of, and from August 9 to 23, 2016 in the 3DS version to celebrate 6 million downloads of the game in August 2016.

The "Celebi Enters!" event was released in both versions from October 26 to November 9, 2015 to celebrate Pokémon Shuffle Mobile reaching 4 million downloads. A bonus reward of 1,000 Coins was given upon the first successful completion of the stage. This was later repeated in the Mobile version (renamed to "Celebi Appears!") to celebrate 8 million downloads in July 2016.

The "A Legendary Opportunity" and "Shaymin Appears" events, which featured and  (Land Forme), respectively were released to celebrate Pokémon Shuffle Mobile reaching 5 million downloads. The goal behind Mewtwo's stage was to allow every player to be able to catch Mewtwo for free. As such, all were free. Shaymin was repeated from February 7 to 21, 2017 in both versions to celebrate the second anniversary of the 3DS version of the game. Shaymin was repeated yet again from August 22 to 29, 2017 in both versions to commemorate 6.5 million downloads of the 3DS version and the second anniversary of the Mobile version of the game respectively.

The "Commemorative Event" event, featuring, was released on the Mobile version in April 2016 to celebrate Pokémon Shuffle Mobile reaching 7 million downloads. This was later repeated in the Mobile version (renamed to "Manaphy Appears") to celebrate 12 million downloads in November 2016.

The "Pikachu Appears" and "Shaymin (Sky Forme) Appears" events, featuring Happy version of and  (Sky Forme), were released on the Mobile version in September 2016 to celebrate Pokémon Shuffle Mobile reaching 10 million downloads.

The "Pikachu Appears" event, featuring the Smiling version of, was released for both versions to celebrate the second anniversary of the game.

The "Pikachu Appears" event, featuring the Alola Cap version of, was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pokémon anime. A bonus reward of 1,000 Coins was given upon the first successful completion of the stage.

Launch Special: Meet Mew
Launch Special: Meet Mew (Japanese: 発売記念イベント　ミュウ Launch Event: Mew) was one of the first Special Stages released in Pokémon Shuffle (alongside ), meant to commemorate the launch of the game. In the 3DS version, the event initially ran from February 18 to March 9, 2015 and gave a bonus of 1,000 Coins upon defeat, once per day. After that period ended, the event was extended to March 23, 2015 as "Mew Strikes Again" and limited the 1,000 Coin bonus to the first completion only.

In, this stage (called Launch Special Stage (Japanese: 配信記念ステージ Distribution Commemorative Stage)) was initially made available from August 24 to September 28, 2015 to commemorate the game's mobile release. This time, the initial bonus reward for clearing the stage was one Jewel. After its period ended, it was also extended to October 12, 2015 under the name "Mew Strikes Again", similar to the 3DS version. The bonus reward for the first clear of this repeat was also one Jewel.

Mew's stage was later repeated for both versions under both the and the  listings.

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 type made to celebrate 3.5 million downloads of the 3DS version of the game. "Celebi Enters!" was the only event released under this listing. A bonus reward of 1,000 Coins was given upon the first successful completion of that stage.

Celebi's stage was later repeated under both the and the  listings.

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 type made to celebrate 4 million downloads of the 3DS version of the game. "Shaymin Enters!" was the only event released under this listing. A bonus reward of 1,000 Coins was given upon the first successful completion of that stage. Due to a bug, the bonus reward could be obtained once per day. This was fixed in v1.2.1.

Shaymin's stage was later repeated later under the listing.

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 type made to celebrate 4.5 million downloads of the 3DS version of the game. "Manaphy Manifests!" was the only event released under this listing. A bonus reward of 1,000 Coins was given upon the first successful completion of that stage.

Manaphy's stage was later repeated later under the and the  listings.

Daily Pokémon
The Daily Pokémon (Japanese: 日替わりポケモン Daily Pokémon) is a type of Special Stage that takes place on weekdays only. The cost per play is 1 Heart. Each event offers a set of five Pokémon that can be caught, with each one only appearing on a specific day of the week.

Thus far, there have been six different regular Daily Pokémon events. In October 2016, the first "Special Daily Pokémon" event was released, allowing players to catch special versions of Pokémon. These versions are usually winking at the player, with the exception of a sleeping Pikachu in the second version of the event. There have so far been three such "special" events.

The Daily Pokémon (#1)
The Daily Pokémon (#1) was one of the first Special Stage events (alongside "Launch Event: Meet Mew"). This release features all of the appliance forms of. The series has been released so far on eight separate occasions, with the initial releases taking place only on the 3DS version as Mobile still did not exist during that period; this event released as part of the Mobile launch on August 24, 2015.

The release periods are as follows:
 * February 18 to March 21, 2015 (3DS only)
 * May 4 to 16, 2015 (3DS only)
 * August 17 to 29, 2015 (3DS only)
 * August 24 to September 12, 2015 (Mobile only)
 * March 15 to 22, 2016
 * June 28 to July 12, 2016
 * November 22 to December 6, 2016
 * February 21 to March 7, 2017
 * July 18 to August 1, 2017
 * October 17 to 24, 2017
 * January 30 to February 6, 2018

The Daily Pokémon (#2)
The Daily Pokémon (#2) features, , , , and. This event has seen nine separate releases, again being one of the first events run before the Mobile version was released.

The release periods are as follows:
 * March 23 to April 17, 2015 (3DS only)
 * June 8 to 20, 2015 (3DS only)
 * September 14 to 26, 2015 (Mobile only)
 * March 29 to April 12, 2016
 * July 19 to August 2, 2016
 * September 27 to October 11, 2016
 * December 6 to 20, 2016
 * February 28 to March 14, 2017
 * March 28 to April 11, 2017
 * August 1 to 8, 2017
 * October 24 to 31, 2017
 * February 6 to 13, 2018

The Daily Pokémon (#3)
The Daily Pokémon (#3) features, , , , and.

The release periods are as follows:
 * May 18 to June 6, 2015 (3DS only)
 * July 20 to August 1, 2015 (3DS only)
 * November 2 to 14, 2015 (Mobile only)
 * April 12 to 26, 2016
 * August 2 to 16, 2016
 * October 18 to November 1, 2016
 * December 20 to January 3, 2017
 * March 7 to 21, 2017
 * August 8 to 15, 2017
 * October 31 to November 7, 2017
 * January 23 to 30, 2018

The Daily Pokémon (#4)
The Daily Pokémon (#4) features, , , , and.

The event periods are as follows:
 * July 6 to 18, 2015 (3DS only)
 * January 12 to 26, 2016 (Mobile only)
 * May 17 to 31, 2016
 * August 16 to 30, 2016
 * January 3 to 17, 2017
 * March 14 to 28, 2017
 * April 4 to 18, 2017
 * August 15 to 22, 2017
 * January 16 to 23, 2018

The Daily Pokémon (#5)
The Daily Pokémon (#5) features, , , , and.

This set of Pokémon includes a quirk: with the exception of Dunsparce, the Pokémon opponent will spawn Coins as disruptions if the player achieves a combo of at least four matches while the number of moves remaining is equal to or greater than the default number of moves given. Additionally, in these stages, the Pokémon from the previous day's stage appears as part of the stage's initial layout. If the previous day's Pokémon is brought as a Support Pokémon, it will trigger the requisite combo, allowing the player to potentially obtain a small Coin bonus with each play.

The release periods for this event are as follows:
 * November 2 to 14, 2015 (3DS only)
 * March 1 to 15, 2016 (Mobile only)
 * June 7 to 21, 2016
 * August 30 to September 13, 2016
 * January 17 to 31, 2017
 * March 21 to April 4, 2017
 * April 11 to 25, 2017
 * September 12 to 19, 2017
 * January 9 to 16, 2018

The Daily Pokémon (#6)
The Daily Pokémon (#6) features, , , , and. Unlike the other Daily Pokémon events, it has run on both versions simultaneously each time it has been made available. This is also the first Daily Pokémon event to only be available starting on Tuesdays since its launch, placing the Monday Pokémon (Lunatone) at the end of the event period during every release. This applies to every Daily Pokémon event to debut since at least January 2016.

The release periods for this event are as follows:
 * April 26 to May 10, 2016
 * September 13 to 27, 2016
 * November 8 to 22, 2016
 * January 31 to February 14, 2017
 * September 19 to 26, 2017
 * November 14 to 21, 2017

The Daily Pokémon (#7)
The Daily Pokémon (#7) features, , , , and (Pom-Pom Style). This is the first Daily Pokémon event to include Pokémon from the Alola region.

The release periods for this event are as follows:
 * April 25 to May 9, 2017
 * June 6 to 20, 2017
 * November 21 to 28, 2017

The Daily Pokémon (#8)
The Daily Pokémon (#8) features, , and in its Pa'u Style. Additionally, and  can be found in their Alola Forms.

The release periods for this event are as follows:
 * May 9 to 23, 2017
 * June 20 to July 4, 2017
 * November 28 to December 5, 2017

The Daily Pokémon (#9)
The Daily Pokémon (#9) features, , and two styles of.

The release periods for this event are as follows:
 * May 23 to June 6, 2017
 * July 4 to 18, 2017
 * December 5 to 12, 2017

The Daily Pokémon (#10)
The Daily Pokémon (#10) features Holiday versions of, , , , and.

The release periods for this event are as follows: So far, this Daily Pokémon release has only been available once, from December 12 to 26, 2017

Special Daily Pokémon
The Special Daily Pokémon (Japanese: スペシャル日替わりポケモン Special Daily Pokémon) is a release featuring a unique set of Pokémon. These Pokémon are Pokémon that have been previously available in the game, but in these stages are often seen winking or in some form of costume. They can be separately caught and used as unique Pokémon supports.

Special Daily Pokémon (First release)
The first Special Daily Pokémon features Winking versions of, , , , and.

The release periods for this series are as follows:
 * October 11 to 18, 2016
 * December 27, 2016 to January 3, 2017
 * February 14 to 21, 2017
 * April 18 to 25, 2017
 * August 22 to 29, 2017
 * September 26 to October 3, 2017
 * January 2 to 9, 2018

Special Daily Pokémon (Second release)
The second Special Daily Pokémon features Winking or Sleeping versions of, , , , and.

The release periods for this event are as follows:
 * November 1 to 8, 2016
 * January 31 to February 7, 2017
 * August 29 to September 5, 2017
 * October 3 to 10, 2017
 * December 26, 2017 to January 2, 2018

Special Daily Pokémon (Third release)
The third Special Daily Pokémon features Winking versions of, , , , and.

The release periods for this event are as follows:
 * February 7 to 21, 2017
 * September 5 to 12, 2017
 * October 10 to 17, 2017
 * November 7 to 14, 2017

Great Daily
The Great Daily (Japanese: スーパー日替わりポケモン Super Daily Pokémon) is a release featuring Pokémon which had appeared in Great Challenge and other types of Special Stages previously. Unlike the other Daily Pokémon stages, a set of seven Pokémon, instead of five, can be encountered. It costs 2 Hearts per play.

Great Daily (First release)
The first Great Daily features Hoopa (Hoopa Confined), Wigglytuff (Winking), Togekiss (Winking), Wailord, Keldeo (Ordinary Form), Greninja, and Omastar.

So far, this Daily Pokémon release has only been available once, from August 1 to 8, 2017.

Great Daily (Second release)
The second Great Daily features Kabutops, Pikachu (Happy), Cradily, Armaldo, Groudon, Kyogre and Carracosta.

So far, this Daily Pokémon release has only been available once, from August 8 to 15, 2017.

Great Daily (Third release)
The third Great Daily features Archeops, Drifblim, Dusknoir, Thundurus (Therian Forme), Tornadus (Therian Forme), Landorus (Therian Forme) and Tepig.

So far, this Daily Pokémon release has only been available once, from August 15 to 22, 2017.

Great Daily (Fourth release)
The fourth Great Daily features Pignite, Emboar, Rhyperior, Mew, Jirachi, Manaphy, and Magmortar.

So far, this Daily Pokémon release has only been available once, from August 22 to 29, 2017.

Great Daily (Fifth release)
The fifth Great Daily features Electivire, Pikachu (Hoenn Cap), Pikachu (Sinnoh Cap), Pikachu (Unova Cap), Pikachu (Kalos Cap), Pikachu (Alola Cap), and Golem.

So far, this Daily Pokémon release has only been available once, from August 29 to September 5, 2017.

Great Daily (Sixth release)
The sixth Great Daily features Accelgor, Escavalier, Amoonguss, Cresselia, Dialga, Palkia, and Infernape.

So far, this Daily Pokémon release has only been available once, from September 5 to 12, 2017.

An Evolving Challenge!
An Evolving Challenge! (Japanese: 進化チャレンジ Evolving Challenge) is a type of Special Stage that, so far, has been limited to the evolution family. The event stages themselves have all been move-limited, though is unique in that, similar to  s, its base catch rate slightly increases every time its stage is cleared.

Great Challenge
Great Challenge (Japanese: スーパーチャレンジ Super Challenge) is a type of Special Stage that includes many event stages that feature a wide variety of powerful Pokémon, including many and Mythical Pokémon. Each of these stages are move-limited, and require either Hearts or Coins to play. Provided that the player has enough of those resources, the stages may be played as often as the player likes during the event period. Each stage's cost to play is listed in the Notes section of the table below (if nothing is listed, the stage costs one Heart to play). Early in the game's life, many of these stages gave a bonus reward after completing the stage for the first time.

In the 3DS version, every Great Challenge stage cost one Heart per play prior to Version 1.3.10. Afterwards, most Great Challenge stages cost Coins to play instead.

In the Mobile version, many of these stages required multiple Hearts or Coins and one Heart to be played in early versions. The first stage in the Mobile version to require only Coins to play was the November repeat of the "Keldeo Rears its Head" event.

Starting on August 1, 2017, some stages have appeared as part of the "Great Daily" event, much like the Daily Pokémon events. While numbers are not used in the titles, they are used below for the purposes of simplicity to show which release each challenge reappeared as a part of. The stages play exactly like the most recent release at the time, meaning the stage is just as hard or just as easy as it was back at the time the stage was originally available for play. This series of stages ended on September 12, 2017 and has not reappeared since then.

High-Speed Challenge
High-Speed Challenge (Japanese: ハイスピードチャレンジ High-Speed Challenge) is a type of Special Stage that can be considered to be a variant of Great Challenge. Like Great Challenges, these event stages require either Hearts or Coins to play and feature powerful Pokémon. However, every High-Speed Challenge is a time-limited stage instead of a move-limited one.

Special Challenge
Special Challenge (Japanese: スペシャルチャレンジ Special Challenge) is a type of Special Stage that can be considered to be a variant of Great Challenge. These stages feature Pokémon that were already available in the Expert Stages or Main Stages, though the stages are move-limited instead of time-limited and have different stage data. The Pokémon in these stages can occasionally drop a Personalized Skill Booster, or rarely a, if it has already been caught and the player plays the stage again.

Ultra Challenge
Ultra Challenge (Japanese: ハイパーチャレンジ Hyper Challenge) is a type of Special Stage that can be considered to be a variant of Great Challenge. Like Great Challenges, these event stages are all move-limited, require either Hearts or Coins to play, and feature powerful Pokémon. However, the Pokémon that are featured in Ultra Challenge stages usually have higher than those featured in Great Challenge stages.

In the 3DS version, the first run of the Arceus stage gave 1,000 Coins as a bonus reward after completing the stage for the first time.

UB Challenge
UB Challenge (Japanese: ウルトラチャレンジ Ultra Challenge) is a type of Special Stage that can be considered another variant of Great Challenge. Ultra Beasts are encountered here. Unlike other stages, UB Challenge is locked by default until players successfully complete Main Stage 300 and have 20,000 Coins available to unlock the stage for a limited amount of attempts. No items are allowed in the stage and 1 Heart is still required for each attempt. An item will be awarded the first time the Ultra Beast is defeated.

One Chance a Day!
One Chance a Day! (Japanese: 1日ワンチャン！ One day, one chance!) is a type of Special Stage that can only be played once per 24-hour period, and usually only lasts for a period of four days. Otherwise, the stages are similar to s.

The event debuted on May 7, 2015 under the event name "Seize Hold of " in the 1.1.11 update. On July 6, 2015, "Jump on a Chance for " became the second such stage. Pinsir returned on September 29, 2015 ("Seize Hold of Pinsir"), February 17, 2016 and May 11, 2016 ("Pinsir Appears"). Jirachi appeared for the first time in Mobile and returned to 3DS ("Jirachi Appears!") from July 6 to 9, 2016 and August 6 to 9, 2016.

A Great Chance a Day!
The "A Great Chance a Day!" (previously "One Great Chance a Day!" in 2015) stages are a variant of the "One chance a day!" format. The main difference is that the base catch rate for the featured Pokémon usually increases slightly with each passing day. Some Pokémon would drop different or  each day if they had already been caught.

Unlike other event types, stages that have been featured under this event type have been both move-limited and time-limited stages. From June 21, 2016 onwards, the Pokémon featured in these stages have been able to rarely drop a during the stage if they had already been caught. Additionally, they are guaranteed to drop at least one Personalized Skill Booster.

Mid-Month Challenge
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 five Pokémon will appear randomly with an equal encounter rate. Each of them is guaranteed to drop 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; two Jewels may be spent up to four times to unlock it for one additional attempt each, and the stage will disappear after the fifth attempt. It was introduced for the first time in October 2017.

First release
The first version of the Mid-month Challenge was available from October 10 to 13, 2017 for both versions.

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, 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; one Jewel may be spent up to four times to unlock it for one additional attempt each, and the stage will disappear after the fifth attempt. It was introduced for the first time in July 2017.

First release
The first version of 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.

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 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; two Jewels may be spent up to four times to unlock it for one additional attempt each, and the stage will disappear after the fifth attempt. It was introduced for the first time in December 2017.

First release
The first version of the Early Holiday Challenge was available from December 19 to 22, 2017 for both versions.

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 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; two Jewels may be spent up to four times to unlock it for one additional attempt each, and the stage will disappear after the fifth attempt. It was introduced for the first time in December 2017.

First release
The first version of the Late Holiday Challenge was available from December 24 to 27, 2017 for both versions.

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 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; two Jewels may be spent up to 14 times to unlock it for one additional attempt each, and the stage will disappear after the 15th attempt. It was introduced for the first time in January 2018.

First release
The first version of the Start-of-Year Challenge was available from January 1 to 5, 2018 for both versions.

Meowth's Coin Mania
Meowth's Coin Mania (Japanese: ニャースコインゲット 's Coin GET) is a Special Stage that allows the player to obtain a large number of 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 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 available on Saturdays instead. Starting on April 3, 2016, a Jewel can be spent to unlock this stage for three more attempts per period.

In Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, the stage is available on both Saturdays and Sundays but if 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 a Jewel for each attempt. Starting on January 31, 2016, a Jewel can be spent to unlock this stage for three more attempts instead of two. 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.

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 which, if cleared, will allow the player to obtain one or more Skill Booster. 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 and, the stage is only available during a 24-hour period. After each attempt of the stage, it will become locked; up to five Jewels may be spent to unlock the stage for additional attempts, with the stage disappearing after the sixth attempt. This stage first became available on June 9, 2016 and currently returns 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 three. 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 nine 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.)

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, as well as a chance to catch the Mythical Pokémon. The stage operates similarly to and  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 a Jewel 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  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 two 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 three.

From July 19, 2016 onwards, the total number of Jewels that could be spent to unlock additional attempts was increased to five 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 turn appearing in the stage but the weeks they would actually be appearing were not specified in advance.

Pokémon Safari
Pokémon Safari (Japanese: ポケモンサファリ Pokémon Safari) is a type of Special Stage in which a number of Pokémon are available through a single stage on the overworld, denoted by a question mark. The cost per play is 1 Heart. Whenever a Safari stage is accessed, the player will battle one of the opponents that can appear in it, chosen at random. Different Pokémon have different rates of appearance, and there is no way to know which Pokémon will appear before playing. Due to the nature of these stages, the button is unavailable.

There have been 18 different Pokémon Safari events thus far, though new Pokémon have been added to old Safaris on repeat runs. All but one Safari have been exclusively 3-Pokémon stages.

In October 2016, the event title changed. The initial three releases were under the name "Pokémon Safari Appears!" and later changed to "A New Pokémon Safari" for the October 12 release. The fourth Pokémon Safari was the first to use the new title and the first to appear in Pokémon Shuffle Mobile. The title "Head Back Into The Safari!" has also appeared on re-releases of various versions of the event.

First release
The first Pokémon Safari debuted in the 3DS version from April 20 to May 2, 2015. This Safari returned from August 31 to September 14, 2015. During the re-release, the, which could allow players to earn a Sharpedonite, became available, running from September 7 to 14, 2015. This version was released again from January 19 to February 2, 2016, under the event name "Head Back into the Safari!" on 3DS and "A New Pokémon Safari Appears!" in the mobile version, running for the first time in the Mobile version.

This Safari also returned from November 1 to 15, 2016, but with the addition of and. During this run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally, or  if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

Second release
The second Pokémon Safari first became available in the 3DS version from June 22 to July 7, 2015. It was later repeated under the title "Head Back into the Safari!" from November 9 to 24, 2015 on both versions.

During the initial run for 3DS, the Manectite became available through a simultaneous competitive stage that ran from June 29 to July 6, 2015. A similar event was done for Mobile.

This Safari also returned from July 12 to 26, 2016, but with the addition of Winking forms of and. During this run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop Coins or an Exp. Booster M if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

This Safari returned from November 7 to 14, 2017.

Third release
The third Pokémon Safari was first available in the 3DS version 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. It was repeated in the 3DS version and made available for the first time in the mobile version from December 8 to 22, 2015.

The Safari also returned from August 9 to 23, 2016. During this run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S or an Exp. Booster M if the player had already caught that Pokémon. It returned again on March 7 to 21, 2017, but with the addition of Winking form of and Exp. Booster L.

Fourth release
The fourth Pokémon Safari was the first to use a different event title, and was available from October 12 to 26, 2015. This version of the Pokémon Safari was also the first to be released in Pokémon Shuffle Mobile. This was repeated under the event name "Head Back into the Safari!" from April 26 to May 10, 2016 for both versions.

Though and  were part of this Safari,  was not; it was instead released as a  stage at the same time as the Safari.

Since this Safari's debut, all Pokémon in it have reappeared in some way. All members of the family later appeared in the 12th release of the Pokémon Safari; this may be because Duskull, Dusclops,, and  all appear in Graucus Hall.

Fifth release
The fifth Pokémon Safari was first available from December 28, 2015 to January 11, 2016 for both versions.

Though and  were part of this Safari,  was not; it was instead released as a  stage at the same time as the Safari.

This Safari was repeated from November 15 to 29, 2016. During this run and future runs, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

Another repeat happened from October 4 to 10, 2017. Female versions of and  were added, but  was removed.

During the first few runs of this Safari, it was the only Safari that did not use 3-Pokémon Stages. During the October 2017 repeat, however, the Safari was changed to use 3-Pokémon Stages.

Sixth release
The sixth Pokémon Safari was first available from February 16 to March 1, 2016 for both versions.

This Safari was repeated from September 6 to 20, 2016. During this run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S or an Exp. Booster M if the player had already caught that Pokémon. It was repeated again from September 5 to 19, 2017. During this run and future runs, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

Seventh release
The seventh Pokémon Safari was available from March 15 to 29, 2016 for both versions. Although was a part of this Safari,  was not; it was instead released as a  stage at the same time as the Safari.

This Safari was repeated from January 10 to 24, 2017, but with the addition of and. During this run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught that Pokémon. It was repeated from April 4 to 18, 2017.

Eighth release
The eighth Pokémon Safari was available from March 29 to April 12, 2016 for both versions. This Safari was repeated from April 18 to 25, 2017, but with the addition of (Poké Ball Pattern). During this run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

Ninth release
The ninth Pokémon Safari was available from May 17 to 31, 2016 for both versions. It was repeated from July 26 to August 9, 2016 in both versions. In the repeat run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S or an Exp. Booster M if the player had already caught the Pokémon.

In this Safari, each stage is set up such that if the Pokémon featured in it is brought as a Support Pokémon, a match will always be made at the start of the stage, triggering the opponent Pokémon to disrupt with multiple Coins. If not, the Pokémon will instead disrupt with a single Coin after the first move has been made.

Tenth release
The tenth Pokémon Safari was available from June 21 to July 5, 2016 for both versions.

This Safari was repeated from January 24 to February 7, 2017 but with the addition of Winking forms of and. During this run and future runs, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

From June 20 to July 4, 2017, yet another version of this Safari was released. This one added two costumed Pikachu, in Magikarp and Gyarados costumes. This Safari came out at the same time that a Pikachu wearing a Shiny Gyarados costome became available as a Great Challenge. the winking forms of Snorunt and Glalie were not available for this release. On this run, the appearance odds don't add up to 100%, suggesting that some appearance rates have been rounded down in the available data.

11th release
The 11th Pokémon Safari was available from September 20 to October 4, 2016 for both versions.

12th release
The 12th Pokémon Safari was available from October 18 to November 1, 2016 for both versions. Though it was titled as A New Pokémon Safari, it included three Pokémon from the fourth Pokémon Safari, as well as alternate forms of two more Pokémon from that same Safari. The Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M, or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught the Pokémon.

It was repeated from October 17 to 24, 2017.

13th release
The 13th Pokémon Safari was available from December 13 to 26, 2016 for both versions.

14th release
The 14th Pokémon Safari was available from February 14 to 28, 2017 for both versions.

This Safari was repeated from July 4 to 18, 2017 but with the addition of Shiny Rayquaza costumed Pikachu. During this run and future runs, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

15th release
The 15th Pokémon Safari was available from March 21 to April 4, 2017 for both versions.

16th release
The 16th version of the Pokémon Safari was available from April 25 to May 9, 2017 for both versions. It was also the first to contain Pokémon found in Alola, with its release timed alongside several other events with Alola Pokémon.

17th release
The 17th version of the Pokémon Safari was available from May 9 to 23, 2017 for both versions. As with the prior Safari, it contains Pokémon found in Alola, with four being Alola Forms of previously found Pokémon. The original release was part of a three week celebration welcoming Alola Pokémon to Pokémon Shuffle.

This Safari was repeated from November 17 to 28, 2017. It was repeated again from January 19 to 30, 2018. During this run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

18th release
The 18th version of the Pokémon Safari was available from May 23 to June 6, 2017 for both versions. As with the prior Safari, it contains Pokémon found in Alola, with the and  families being represented.

19th release
The 19th version of the Pokémon Safari was available from June 6 to 20, 2017 for both versions. As with the prior Safari, it contains Pokémon found in Alola, with the family represented. and also appear in their Alola Forms.

20th release
The 20th version of the Pokémon Safari was available from July 18 to August 1, 2017 for both versions.

21st release
The 21st version of the Pokémon Safari was available from August 8 to 15, 2017 for both versions.

22nd release
The 22nd version of the Pokémon Safari was available from August 15 to 29, 2017 for both versions.

23rd release
The 23rd version of the Pokémon Safari was available from September 19 to 26, 2017 for both versions. From this first run, the Pokémon opponents could occasionally drop an Exp. Booster S, Exp. Booster M or Exp. Booster L if the player had already caught that Pokémon.

24th release
The 24th version of the Pokémon Safari was available from December 5 to 12, 2017 for both versions.

25th release
The 25th version of the Pokémon Safari was available from January 4 to 16, 2018 for both versions.

26th release
The 26th version of the Pokémon Safari was available from February 6 to 13, 2018 for both versions.

Score Challenge
Score Challenge (Japanese: スコアチャレンジ Score Challenge) is a type of Special Stage that challenges players to score as high as possible against an uncatchable opponent with infinite HP. Each stage has a number of target score thresholds, with rewards associated with each corresponding reward rank. Once the event period ends, the player is awarded all of the rewards for the thresholds that their high score exceeded. The stages cost 1 Heart per play, with no limit to the maximum number of attempts within the event period. It was introduced for the first time in July 2017 for Mobile version only.


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 * Miltank


 * Mimikyu


 * Kyurem

Try 'Em Items Stage
Try 'Em Items Stage (Japanese: アイテムフリーステージ Free Items Stage) is a type of Special Stage event that provides a special opportunity for players to use items for free in attempts to capture a Pokémon.

During the initial four weeks of Wobbuffet's availability on the 3DS version, the variety of items available for purchase before starting the stage 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. Wobbuffet gave a clear reward of only one Coin per attempt during its initial runs. In its initial Pokémon Shuffle Mobile and all repeat runs on both versions, the stage was made available with all four items on weekdays from August 31 to September 5, 2015 and again from February 16 to March 8, 2016. Thereafter, all items remained available on future runs.

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 became available on September 4, 2015. Up to this point, Wobbuffet was not available at all on weekends.

Starting with Wobbuffet's February 2016 appearance, both it and Carnivine became fully available every day of their periods, including on weekends. Starting with the July/August 2016 repeats of these stages, the stages required no Hearts to play.

From November 22, 2016 onwards (ver. 1.3.28 (3DS)/1.8.12 (Mobile)), Wobbuffet and Carnivine began appearing on alternating weeks from Tuesday to the next Tuesday.

On March 28, 2017, the female version of Wobbuffet appeared as a separately catchable Pokémon instead of the male version, appearing from March 28 to April 4, 2017, and again from April 11 to 18, 2017.

Starting April 25, 2017, Oranguru and Passimian appeared every other week instead of Wobbuffet and Carnivine, which had been discontinued. Oranguru is the move-limited stage while Passimian is the timed stage.

In July 2017, Wobbuffet and Carnivine resumed appearing and replaced Oranguru and Passimian respectively.

From August 2017 onwards, Wobbuffet and Carnivine or Oranguru and Passimian would take turns appearing in the stage but the weeks they would actually be appearing were not specified in advance.

On February 13, 2018, this stage was officially discontinued when the final major update was released, and the stage no longer appears. Instead, all four Pokémon involved have been converted into regular Great Challenge events with both the male and female Wobbuffet having separate stages.

Wobbuffet
The schedule for pre-stage item availability in the 3DS version of the stage during its initial release was as follows:

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