In which I talk even more about Pokemon Shuffle

If you’ve been watching my twitter, I’ve already been giving random updates on the game, but if not, I wanted to make an entry with some more thoughts as I’ve gotten further into it and also talk about some of the special events going on. But first, look at this lovely high quality Mega Audino from the official Pokemon Shuffle site:
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So cute T~T

But yes, moving on! I’m currently up to level 90 which is honestly a complete nightmare and from looking around, I’m not the only one having issues with it. I also have been having a lot of issues with the Expert Stages unfortunately as it seems those Pokemon are the best to use for that level :(

It just really makes me wish the game was an actual game you could buy. I’d prefer being able to play for hours if I feel like it versus only getting to try a few times every few hours. StreetPasses help, but it’s still not perfect. And one of the best ways to get better at something is to keep trying and this is literally a game where you need to keep pausing which actually just makes it even harder.

I’d have preferred the ability to keep trying and would easily take a game I had to buy over the freebie with micro transactions. Despite my frustrations, I’m still enjoying it and having a lot of fun catching Pokemon. Even if sometimes I cry as another Pokemon escapes after the 20th time I’ve attempted a level…

One thing I’ve noticed though is a lot of people writing the game off because it’s “just like Pokemon Trozei” and it reeeeally isn’t. I’m not great at explaining the differences, but as someone who actually does not enjoy Trozei at all, it gets tiring to hear that so often (kind of like everytime Mega Audino is compared to something from Madoka Magica -_-).

But yes! For those who are playing the game or maybe downloaded then stopped, here’s some things currently happening if you Check in:
-To celebrate the game launching, a special stage with Mew is available until March 9th, 2015.
-Daily challenges also have started up recently! Until March 16th, the following events will be happening:
–Every weekend (Saturday and Sunday), Meowth will be available to battle once a day to earn quite a bit of coins. You can not catch him–the stage is literally just to earn coins and it is actually quite helpful.
–Every Monday, you can try and catch Frost Rotom as many times as you want.
–Every Tuesday, you can try and catch Heat Rotom as many times as you want.
–Every Wednesday, you can try and catch Wash Rotom as many times as you want.
–Every Thursday, you can try and catch Mow Rotom as many times as you want.
–Every Friday, you can try and catch Fan Rotom as many times as you want.
Despite their limited times, they do all require a heart for each attempt/play so be sure to have some on hand before they go away!

And now, back to trying to catch Charizard…