Pokémon Shuffle

Pokémon Shuffle, similar to Pokémon Battle Trozei, is a puzzle game in which players fight against various Pokémon by matching three or more of the same Pokémon from the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos and Alola regions on their bottom of their screen. Players accomplish this by swapping around Pokémon on the bottom of their screen. g. matching water-type Pokémon causes extra damage to fire-based opponents).

Players progress through each stage by defeating the opposing pokemon within a set number of moves, after which the player receives in-game coins and their Pokémon gain experience. Upon clearing a stage, players will have a chance to catch the Pokémon; the quicker the player defeats a Pokémon, the higher probability they have of catching it. If the player fails to catch it with their first Pokéball, they can spend coins to use Great Balls with a doubled chance of success, or retry the stage at a later date. Defeating Pokémon trainers earns Mega Stones, which allow certain Pokémon (if they have been successfully caught) to undergo Mega Evolution once a player has matched enough of them during a stage, granting bonus effects when matched.

Pokémon Shuffle received mixed reviews from the media, scoring 56/100 on Metacritic.

5/10. In particular he criticized the Hearts system, which requires 30 minutes for a single heart to regenerate. He also criticized the microtransactions, saying, "Anything truly enjoyable about the game is ruined by the microtransactions." 5 out of 5 and saying "It's fun and challenging enough to keep Pokémon and puzzle fans entertained," while also criticizing the microtransactions.