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I got 80k and went to double check the scores and did not realize the top scores were over a million
the stage really is just a slot machine, huh? The disruptions are basically entirely based around unity power so it's just a question of how many goodra match up and how many times it activates
Even move based competitions weren't as bad as they are now since they typically didn't do the current nonsense of use this specific flavor of the week pokemon with its ability swapepd and at SL5 and possibly at level 15 depending on the pokemon.
At SL3, Unity Power has a multiplier of x7.5. At SL5 it has x12. I'm not sure it would be worth to use cookies on it just to get it to SL3. Last-Ditch Effort is also x7.5 at SL3 and x15 at SL5, so LDE really doesn't seem worth investing in if you don't go all the way (or in general outside of potential forced Escalation usage like Dusknoir). Regardless, I've gotten Goodra and Ash Greninja somewhat done via the PSB grinding stages, but we all know some random junkmon will get Unity Power in the future and they'll force us to use it on the next EX Stage in order to get anything sort of reasonable catch rate.
The free trial should be here for one more day. I used mine, along with 20+ banked hearts and every possible regenerating heart on Ash-Greninja and got it to SL4 and about 1/5 (which turns out is probably just under HALF overall to SL5). Guess I'll try Rapidash out sometime and see if SL4 cuts it. If not, I'll have to wait for a repeat of this again. Such a stupid requirement to catch Rapidash, GS.
Perfect A-Greninja and perfect Regirock eventually helped me beat and capture Rapidash without items and only when UP decided to play along. Couldn't have done it with just UP either, LDE was a must for me.
Got a team easy to distinguish from each other? I used Mega T-Tar (15/15), Ho-oh (Lv.15, Pyre), Reshiram (Lv.15) and Emboar (Lv.15, RT SL4) for the final stretch. Emboar could probably be switched to something else, just try not to have anything too similar to the other members in appearance.
Basically, just start Pyre on a 4/5 match and get T-Tar evolved asap (so less icons in the skyfall). Whenever you get a Mega T-Tar match take out disruptions if there are any, make at least a single match (preferably a vertical one) and if there are any left over, put the remaining taps at the top. You want to be able to make matches right away after doing a Mega T-Tar match so don't tap away too much on the board. Tapping at the top gives you more time to match before the combo breaks.
You could also go with other Megas, but T-Tar stands out and is still SE. Aggron blends in with Reshiram before evolving and all of the Fire Megas have some serious downsides in timed that I think T-Tar is the way to go. If T-Tar is too slow for you, Shiny Rayquaza could probably work, but it isn't SE unfortunately.
I scored just 220K on "Wheel of Charizard" even with my Lv. 20 Dragonite. Not gonna lie, I am anxious for this game to end now. I can't take many more of GS's trash stages.
I've hit 275 in the EB. If I can play well enough, I can avoid using the complexity-1 here but there's a good chance I will mess up badly like I did with 250. Not sure if I will then have the time to reach 300. I do have a LOT of RMLs and a full item run would take me down to about 20k coins which is like poverty to me.
Thanks to having Breloom in the 4th slot, my level 13 Dragonite and perfect Goodra got me a score of over 730000 which is top tier for now. Really disappointed with my last turn which gave me such a low combo but the final disruption hurt me. Dancing Dragons worked well but UP missed twice on 6 matches??!!
I scored just 220K on "Wheel of Charizard" even with my Lv. 20 Dragonite. Not gonna lie, I am anxious for this game to end now. I can't take many more of GS's trash stages.
If they just had a consistent amount of pokemon week to week we'd get there fast. Instead they engorge for like a solid month then famine arrives.
We're getting 4 or 5 special pikachus next week though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which leaves us with ~57 "Special" (winknig, pikachus, shinies) pokemon. Hot diggity
Finished off the escalation. Turns out doing it while upright and awake gives better results than doing it while lying in bed on my side.
Fun fact: I got an anger skip to 304 the first time I tried it and got the same stage as 300. Which means that 300 isn't a boss stage, it's just the first stage of a series of super-hard stages, which happens to give a reward.
Got 400k on the wheel of fate, and still in the trashy prizes. What a fng fest. Worst escalation there's ever been imo, as it has zero skill at all...
And immediately Charichu appears first heart I spend and gets captured in a Poke Ball. Base catch rate is 17% with every move left an extra 2%. Caught it at 19%.
The stage is somewhat littered with Charichu and Charizard icons around the middle, and Charichu disrupts with a few barriers and its own icons.
This update gave a massive and much-needed buff to Psychic types.
-Victini can now take RMLs and be SS'ed to LDE
-Mewtwo and a couple of other Psychic types can now be boosted to Lv. 30
-Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit can all take 10 RMLs and be SS'ed to Flash Mob. (It's probably best to keep Mind Zap and Sleep Charm for Uxie and Mesprit, but Azelf should swapped.)
A few non-psychic type but also important buffs are:
-Braviary can take 5 RMLs
-Lucario can be boosted to Lv. 30
-Groudon can be boosted to Lv. 30 and can be SS'ed to Barrier Shot
-Both Shaymin forms can now take 5 RMLs
-Dialga and Palkia can now take 10 RMLs rather than 5
-Chansey can be SS'ed to Super Cheer, which guarantees that the next match's skill be triggered
-Ninetales can now take 5 RMLs and be SS'ed to Burn+
-Regigigas can be boosted to Lv. 30
New Content
New Main Stages (Mega Abomasnow)
New Expert Stages (Dugtrio)
New RML/SS additions.
Pikachu Safari (Angry, Winking, Enamored, Smiling, MCY)
Celebration Pikachu thing
Charichu appeared on the fifth heart in the safari, so now that's done. Gonna do a bit in the EB before going back to the coin grind.
...Groudon can be SS'ed now? TDB, I spent a lot of coins grinding Quake to SL5 and I am not losing all that work. And getting 'mons up to lvl 30... It's bad enough getting them to lvl 20 with the increased EXP needed to get from level to level. They're gonna need to give out Exp booster L's a lot more frequently for that. No thank you
Would like to tell GS exactly where they can shove all their pikachus
