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Story Event: Season's Greetings Guide

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Event Period

1/1/2021 - 1/14/2021

General Information

Happy New Year! Like we’ve seen with the Halloween and Christmas events this year, our event for New Years is about collecting various different types of tokens (in this case cards) to trade to the shop for prizes. The event includes the customary Full Force Battle set with advantages for the featured sync pairs for the event, New Years Lance & Gyarados and New Years Lillie & Ribombee, and can net the player a grand total of 1,110 free gems, not including daily login bonuses. Note that completing most of the repeatable stages in this event has a small chance to unlock the event area “Dragon of Good Fortune”, which is a one-time play area that gives a large number of items with no stamina cost and disappears once completed until unlocked again. For this reason, players interested in collecting maximum rewards as quickly as possible should challenge the stages one at a time and not stack multiple skip tickets, as it’s possible to waste a Dragon of Good Fortune stage unlock that way.

New Years Lance & Gyarados and New Years Lillie & Ribombee Are Here!

Full Force Battle And F2P Solutions

Full-Force Battle 1

 

  • Weaknesses: Flying, Bug
  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Super Hard
  • First Time Rewards: Gems 100x, 3* Strike Move Candy 1x, Unlock Full Force Battle Round 2

Full Force Battle 2

  • Weaknesses: Flying, Bug
  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Ultra Hard
  • First Time Rewards: Gems 100x, 4* Strike Move Candy 1x


Center Line

  • Machamp
    • Weak to Flying
    • Has a Physical Shield
    • Lowers entire team’s Speed with Bulldoze
    • Can paralyze with Body Slam
  • Mightyena
    • Weak to Bug
    • Has Wise Entry 2, sharply raising Sp.Attack on entry
  • Golisopod
    • Weak to Flying
    • Has a Physical Shield

Right Side

  • Venomoth
    • Weak to Flying
    • Sets a Critical Shield
  • Alolan Persian
    • Weak to Bug
  • Ariagos
    • Weak to Flying

Left Side

  • Scyther
    • Weak to Flying
  • Liepard
    • Weak to Bug
    • Has X Speed All
  • Victreebel
    • Weak to Flying

Several of these sync pairs use high power/lower accuracy moves such as Mega Kick, which makes evasion support from sync pairs like New Years Lillie & Ribombee or Misty & Starmie particularly useful.

F2P Teamset:

Mew & Prof. Oak + Iris & Haxorus + Misty & Starmie

Mew & Prof. Oak’s ability to potentially drop the opponent’s accuracy with Swift could be invaluable given the opposing team’s tendency to use powerful moves, and can be compounded by Misty & Starmie’s fairly unique ability to raise Evasion. They also make a great tank and appreciate Misty & Starmie’s ability to raise Sp.Def and heal. Iris & Haxorus are the damage dealers, and can quickly snowball. The biggest early-battle threat is arguably Venomoth in the first set due to its ability to set a critical shield, though taking it out before it can do this is not easy.

Rosa & Serperior + Flannery & Torkoal + Silver & Ho-Oh

Rosa & Serperior tank and buff, Silver & Ho-Oh deal solid damage and set the sun, and Flannery & Torcoal use these advantages to unload a surprisingly strong Ember to clean up what the first team misses.

Prize Box Rewards

4* Tech Move Candy 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 1
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card 300x

3* Support Move Candy 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 1
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card 200x

Strike Move Candy Coin 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 1
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card 200x

Support Move Candy Coin 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 1
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card 200x

Skill Sphere 10x

  • Exchange Limit: 10
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card 30x

Flying Tome 10x

  • Exchange Limit: 5
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card 30x

Bug Tome 10x

  • Exchange Limit: 5
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card 30x

Ultra Drink Pack + 50x

  • Exchange Limit: 3
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card 50x

4* Power-Up 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 3
  • Item Cost: Koma Card 30x

4* Power-Up 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 3
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 30x
    • Hagoita Card 70x

3* Power-Up 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 3
  • Item Cost: 
    • Temari Card 30x
    • Hagoita Card 50x

3* Level-Up Menual 10x

  • Exchange Limit: 5
  • Item Cost: 
    • Temari Card 5x
    • Hagoita Card 20x

Co-Op Sync Orb 200x

  • Exchange Limit: 10
  • Item Cost: 
    • Temari Card 20x
    • Hagoita Card 30x

Skip Ticket 10x

  • Exchange Limit: 10
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 20x
    • Hagoita Card 30x

Elite Four Notes 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 10
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 15x
    • Hagoita Card 10x
    •  

Gym Leader Notes 10x

  • Exchange Limit: 5
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 10x
    • Temari Card 10x

5* Scout Ticket 1x

  • Exchange Limit: 6
  • Item Cost: Hagoita Card 70x


Great Drink Pack + 50x

  • Exchange Limit: 5
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 25x
    • Temari Card 50x

Drink Pack + 80x

  • Exchange Limit: 7
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 20x
    • Temari Card 45x

Ultra Drink Pack 100x

  • Exchange Limit: 5
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 15x
    • Temari Card 30x

3* Power-Up 1x

  • Exchange Limit: None
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card x200

3* Level-Up Manuel 3x

  • Exchange Limit: None
  • Item Cost: Daruma Card x10

Elite Four Notes 1x

  • Exchange Limit: None
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 50x
    • Temari Card 50x
    • Hagoita Card 50x


Great Drink Pack 10x

  • Exchange Limit: None
  • Item Cost: 
    • Koma Card 10x
    • Temari Card 10x
    • Hagoita Card 10x

Event Exclusive Stages

Direct your gaze to the Stage names below to get information on the enemies you'll be facing and the drop rates you can expect from them!

Legendary Event: Season's Greetings!

Challenge Pasio’s Trainers

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Flying, Bug
  • Required Stamina: 10
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Normal
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
    • Stage Unlock; Pasio’s New Card Couriers
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Hagoita Card 1x
    • Temari Card 1x
    • Koma Card 1x
    • 160 XP
    • Coins 200x


Pasio’s New Card Couriers

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Hard
  • First Time Rewards:  Gems 10x, Stage Unlock; Card Gathering: Part 1


New Year, Old Rival

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Hard
  • First Time Rewards:  Gems 10x, Stage Unlock; Card Gathering: Part 2


New Year's Resolution

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Hard
  • First Time Rewards:  Gems 10x, Stage Unlock; Card Gathering: Part 3


A Heartfelt Thank-You

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Super Hard
  • First Time Rewards:  Gems 10x
    • Mass Card Collecting: Part 1
    • Mass Card Collecting: Part 2
    • Mass Card Collecting: Part 3
    • Full-Force Battle! Round 1


Card Gathering: Part 1

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Bug
  • Required Stamina: 15
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Hard
  • Skip Ticket Usable: If completed with no team mate KOs
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
    • Stage Unlock; New Year, Old Rival
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Hagoita Card 7x
  • Battle Rewards:
    • 750 XP
    • Coins 450x
    • Hagoita Card 1x (50%)
    • Temari Card 1x (5%)
    • Stage Unlock: Dragon of Good Fortune (5%)


Card Gathering: Part 2

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Flying, Bug
  • Required Stamina: 15
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Hard
  • Skip Ticket Usable: If completed with no team mate KOs
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
    • Stage Unlock; New Year’s Resolution
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Temari Card 7x
  • Battle Rewards:
    • 750 XP
    • Coins 450x
    • Temari Card 1x (50%)
    • Koma Card 1x (5%)
    • Stage Unlock: Dragon of Good Fortune (5%)


Card Gathering: Part 3

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Flying
  • Required Stamina: 15
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Hard
  • Skip Ticket Usable: If completed with no team mate KOs
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
    • Stage Unlock; A Heartfelt Thank-You
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Koma Card 7x
  • Battle Rewards:
    • 750 XP
    • Coins 450x
    • Koma Card 1x (50%)
    • Hagoita Card 1x (5%)
    • Stage Unlock: Dragon of Good Fortune (5%)

Mass Card Collecting: Part 1

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Bug
  • Required Stamina: 20
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Super Hard
  • Skip Ticket Usable: If completed with no team mate KOs
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Hagoita Card x11
  • Battle Rewards:
    • 2500 XP
    • Coins 1500x
    • Hagoita Card 1x-2x (50%)
    • Temari Card 1x (5%)
    • Stage Unlock: Dragon of Good Fortune (5%)


Mass Card Collecting: Part 2

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Bug, Flying
  • Required Stamina: 20
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Super Hard
  • Skip Ticket Usable: If completed with no team mate KOs
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Temari Card x11
    • Daruma Card x3
  • Battle Rewards:
    • 2500 XP
    • Coins 1500x
    • Temari Card 1x-2x (50%)
    • Koma Card 1x (5%)
    • Stage Unlock: Dragon of Good Fortune (5%)


Mass Card Collecting: Part 3

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Bug
  • Required Stamina: 20
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Super Hard
  • Skip Ticket Usable: If completed with no team mate KOs
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Koma Card x11
    • Daruma Card x3
  • Battle Rewards:
    • 2500 XP
    • Coins 1500x
    • Koma Card 1x-2x (50%)
    • Magoita Card 1x (5%)
    • Stage Unlock: Dragon of Good Fortune (5%)


Ultimate Card Collection

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Flying
  • Required Stamina: 20
  • Story Type: Event
  • Story Difficulty: Ultra Hard
  • Skip Ticket Usable: No
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Hagoita Card x18
    • Temari Card x18
    • Koma Card x18
    • Daruma Card x45
  • Battle Rewards:
    • 4000 XP
    • Coins 2000x

Dragon of Good Fortune

Unlocked at random by completing other stages, disappears until unlocked again once completed.

  • Single or co-op: Single
  • Weaknesses: Electric, Water
  • Required Stamina: 0
  • Story Type: Event
  • Skip Ticket Usable: No
  • First Time Rewards:  
    • Gems 30x
  • Completion Rewards:
    • Hagoita Card x12
    • Temari Card x12
    • Koma Card x12
    • Daruma Card x3
  • Battle Rewards:
    • 320 XP
    • Coins 4000x
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