<s>
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Genius	O
Sonority	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Battle	I-Device
Trozei	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Battle	I-Device
Trozei	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
fight	O
against	O
various	O
Pokémon	B-Application
by	O
matching	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Kanto	O
,	O
Johto	O
,	O
Hoenn	O
,	O
Sinnoh	O
,	O
Unova	O
,	O
Kalos	O
and	O
Alola	O
regions	O
on	O
their	O
bottom	O
of	O
their	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
accomplish	O
this	O
by	O
swapping	O
around	O
Pokémon	B-Application
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
their	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
take	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
support	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
them	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
deal	O
additional	O
damage	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
type	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
matching	O
water-type	O
Pokémon	B-Application
causes	O
extra	O
damage	O
to	O
fire-based	O
opponents	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
progress	O
through	O
each	O
stage	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
opposing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
within	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
moves	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
in-game	O
coins	O
and	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
gain	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
clearing	O
a	O
stage	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
catch	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
;	O
the	O
quicker	O
the	O
player	O
defeats	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
higher	O
probability	O
they	O
have	O
of	O
catching	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
Pokémon	B-Application
trainers	O
earns	O
Mega	O
Stones	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
certain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
successfully	O
caught	O
)	O
to	O
undergo	O
Mega	O
Evolution	O
once	O
a	O
player	O
has	O
matched	O
enough	O
of	O
them	O
during	O
a	O
stage	O
,	O
granting	O
bonus	O
effects	O
when	O
matched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
unlock	O
Expert	O
levels	O
,	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
using	O
unlimited	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
hearts	O
and	O
coins	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
with	O
jewels	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
either	O
earned	O
by	O
defeating	O
trainers	O
or	O
purchased	O
using	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
funds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
internet	O
connectivity	O
which	O
offers	O
bonus	O
items	O
and	O
special	O
limited-time	O
stages	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
check	O
in	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
StreetPass	B-Device
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
via	O
download	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
supported	O
with	O
updates	O
adding	O
new	O
stages	O
and	O
obtainable	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
Marshadow	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
scoring	O
56/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacob	O
Whritenour	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
a	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
saying	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
fun	O
and	O
challenging	O
enough	O
to	O
keep	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
puzzle	O
fans	O
entertained	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
also	O
criticizing	O
the	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Shuffle	I-Application
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
6.5	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
