Feel free to discuss the game, complain about the paywalls, or ask for hints.
This site has the completed puzzles for most of the levels up to world 10. Use it if you want to cheat/easily beat the 1-minute challenges.
http://apps.keeky.net/pokemon/picross/
Passwords: http://pastebin.com/H1aRTXiu
(EU is 3rd set)
Last Thread: >>24792115
First for never ever getting any updates
going to repost my post from the last thread since people apparently dont know about this
okay im going to teach you a trick. memorize this for later.
here's how you identify lines that can be solved from a blank slate. all it takes is some very easy math. lets start with that 1 1 1 5 1 1 2 row near the middle.
the first thing you do is add everything up.
1+1+1+5+1+1+2=12
now the next thing you want to do is count how many spaces are between the numbers and add those up too. we can do this by looking at how many addition symbols there are.
1+1+1+5+1+1+2
There are 6. another way of looking at it is to count how many numbers there are and subtract 1.
now you add this number to our other number
12+6=18.
18 is the number we need. this number tells us what the minimum length of the line is. we take this number and subtract it from the length of the row. the row is 20 tiles long.
20-18=2
2 is the number we need. what do we do with it? well, any number in the hint that is greater than this number can be placed using the overlap method youre probably very familiar with by now. the 5 is the only number here that fits this category. how do we use it?
you star by counting out the line. 1, then x, then 1, then x, then 1, then x. now youre at the 5. you count out 2 spaces, aka the 20-18 we got above. then, the next 3 spaces will be true. that's where the 5 goes. pic related is what itll look like.
i know this seems stupidly complicated, but trust me when i say as a picross veteran that once you learn this formula you can easily check lines in 2 seconds in your head using this method, and its WAY faster than manually counting out each tile on the screen. learn it.
Picirite hax never.
>Groudon's Slash Reveal
>Togekiss' Diamond Reveal
>Yveltal's Scatter Reveal
>Dragonite's Square Reveal
>Heatran's Cross Reveal
>>24846497
where is yvvetal?
>>24846547
>>24846567
Haha...
I forgot to solve him...
huehue...
>>24846567
One of the scatter reveals is over 100 squares, so you can literally solve a 10x10 puzzle without doing anything.
>tfw 2 weeks worth of dailies before next area
>>24846647
dailies are around 9 per day easily.
where the hell are you?
Anyone know what happens when you don't get to the mystery Pokemon levels in time? I had one show up in area 20 which I hadn't unlocked. I didn't have enough energy (or time) to get through area 19.
Does the same Pokemon come back the next day? Or am I gonna get one from area 25 or some shit?
>use Darkrai, then Glalie
>every single row except pesky 2 1 lights up in blue
wew lad, funny
>>24846726
those are random as fug
unlock all stages, then spray'n'pray
>118 picrites
>will get 9 from my daily tonight
>putting me at just 3 short of next area
>already got all available skill master medals
Fug
Do you know if the medals like "Filled-Square Leader" can be achieved using abilities? Or does it have to be energy you're expending yourself?
>use latios
>hits in corner
>16 x's
well
fuck
>>24846726
IIRC I skipped Celebi once and got the chance to capture it again the next day.
>>24846497
>not using zygarde reveals
>not using xerneas diamond reveal.
Otherwise you got it pretty good
>>24847118
>24h cooldowns
>>24847268
>I can't push these insta-win buttons as often as I want
Just look up the solutions if you really don't want to play that badly
>>24846837
why do people think getting nothing but Xs is somehow bad? you solved 16 tiles. it doesnt matter what their solution was. this is a game about information.
>>24847299
Nigger, please no trigger.
>>24847362
I am just whining about getting one-in-gorillions chance
that's not something awful, just annoying
>>24847461
having a good 3/4ths of your ability whiff is pretty shitty, ill give you that. you just weren't the first one to complain about getting X's in this thread, was all.
>>24847268
Sorry didn't think about the people that have no life.
Yeah then they work out pretty fine.
So I've been looking at the descriptions of medals that require you to use particular Pokemon, and while most of them are obvious, does anyone know what exactly is the Chimchar/Poochyena one referencing?
>>24848142
get it and tell us
or i will do it
>>24848151
btw one for Lati@s is Ceaseless Bond
anyone knows, or is it just nod to them being siblings?
>>24848158
probably, yeah
there are some really fun ones like the one that tells you to use Talonflame, Landorus, Garchomp and Mega Kangaskhan in the same challenge, or the one that acknowledges the japanese Marshtomp meme
i have no idea what the Chimchar/Poochyena is about though
>>24847299
>>24848113
>Mission on 20x15 says use cross reveal
>Another 20x15 has the same mission soon after
>Have to wait over a day to use Heatran again
It is kind of annoying, guys
How exactly am I supposed to use Blue Force? Is it even worth using?
>mfw paywall
Fuck, I'd totally pay like ten or fifteen bucks to just have this full game.
>>24851726
blue force marks lines in which you can fill square with 100% certainty, ACCORDING to current layout of board.
it tells you where you should allocate your mental resources to solve the puzzle, but if you fuck up, it ain't telling you that
>>24851746
So far I've been using a pokemon that reveals whatever I can get (evee) and then something that catches mistakes. (oddish)
Is that the best method?
>>24851761
no
best way is learning how to git gud
sum up all tiles to put in line, if it's greater than rounded up half of space to fill them in, you can fill something
if you deduct from whole space the sum of tiles and amount of them reduced by one, you get threshold
any tip greater threshold can be filled in.
to fill them you can use one of the methods. my favorite is to fill them beginning from top and leaving one space between each, and then
erasing as much tiles from top of the block as big threshold is.
>>24851842
I know how to play, I use the revealers to get going. The oddish thing is just to catch any fuckups, I don't go through even half it's charges.
>>24851862
sorry, so many people ask stupid shit here...
i prefer to go raw
minimal requirements for missions, and then do it like Rambo
>meowth
>take wobuffet
pffffthhhhh i died
somebody go find my sides
>>24852804
Here, have a few of mine.
About the achievements, there are two I'm not sure how I'm supposed to get.
1. How do you take a screenshot?
2. How do you get a reveal skill to fail? Not even sure what that means.
>>24852861
1 l+r when game says you cleared puzzle, but before you get to missions screen
2. reveal skill fails when it reveals nothing
get skill actionable anytime, fill all but one square and then launch. and pray it won't hit that one field
would love a full picross game with mario maker feature where you can share your puzzle / draw an artwork for the background with it. WHEN??? NEVER, cause eshop is selling $6 300x 15x15 sprites :(((( feelsbad.jpg
>>24851726
it's really useful because you know where to look to solves lines, instead of having of checking lines one by one by yourself and waste time.
a pokemon has infinite blue force, this makes puzzles so easy.
>>24852804
I don't get it, is this an anime reference?
>>24852938
Also the reveal skill must be a random one. I tried with a 'specified' one (so I could guarantee it missing) and I didn't get the badge.
>>24853389
Adding to this, Floette's Diamond Reveal can be used at any time. Try using it when there's only one square left to fill.
i was really tired and slow today and did training in 1:53. one of these days im going to fuck up and go over 2 minutes, i just know it.
Is anyone else having trouble with 17-07?
There's almost all small numbers and I just can't figure out what to do past a certain point
>>24853419
Just did this on Munna's stage, worked great. How am I going to take a screenshot with a broken R button though?
>>24854001
post screenshot and we'll help
>>24854042
This is as far as I got
>>24854137
Also just realized there should be an x at the top of column 7, but I'm not sure that alone helps me much
>>24854137
9th column
try to fill it from bottom, observe, then pull conclusions
>>24854137
>>24854177
The 2-1-4-1 in column 7 has an overlap when you count from the 2nd square, that should help you in a few rows.
How does Mega Evolution work in this game?
>>24854326
Spend 500 jewites on Mega Pencil, then catch the mega pokemon and use as normal.
You can only have one of each species on a team so you can't use both Banette and its mega at the same time.
>>24854189
>>24854191
Thanks guys, got it. Of course it's fucking Garchomp, the piece of shit.
>get like 1 picrite from finishing a puzzle
>you need 30 picrites to access the next area :^)
they know damn well i'm not going to go back and resolve old puzzles because why the fuck would i
also what does it mean to finish all the puzzles at the same time?
>>24854557
>also what does it mean to finish all the puzzles at the same time?
you mean missions. it means meeting the requirements of every mission in a given puzzle all at the same time
i unlocked zone 7, and i have enough for zone 6, or should i start to unlock zone 8 first?
how far are the f2p players? i had to reset after a few days, because of bad decisions (unlocking slots!).
>>24855708
Zone 6 is shit, just ice and water types
>>24855708
>zones
they dont matter, dont listen to shitters. unlock the cheapest zone and move on
>>24855708
I skipped 6, currently sitting at the end of zone 8 with 71 picrites.
When do I get mons that are useful for 15x and 20x puzzles
>>24856168
From puzzles that size.
>>24856198
So... I have to cheat for my first few ones?
>>24856204
No, you have to git gud.
>>24856219
I suck at large ones without help anon. I am weak.
>>24856226___________________________________Git gud
>>24856226Read the OP, man
>>24856240
I know, hence why I said I just have to cheat.
What is the trick in doing large puzzles anyway? I've yet to see one with hints.
>>24856243
>What is the trick in doing large puzzles anyway?
they use the EXACT same logic as any other puzzle. there is no difference.
>>24856253
Yeah but how often do you see those large ones have over 11, or have a number sequence that allows leeway?
>>24856261
im not sure i understand what youre asking.
difficulty has nothing to do with puzzle size. the only thing that can make puzzle size difficult is the mental math required to keep up with bigger and bigger numbers. otherwise the logic and methods used to solve a puzzle do not vary at all based on size.
>>24856279
that's what I mean
10x10 puzzles is easier to deal with, bigger ones are harder due to generally lack of hints
if there was an undo feature I'd probably get it done
>>24856285
>due to generally lack of hints
thats really not how it works, anon. i dont know how else to explain this to you.
>>24856294
eh then leave me be to wallow
>>24856285
yes, in bigger puzzles there are less hints that can be used at start, but if you git gud, you can start to snowball pretty early
remember the rule
size of puzzle - (sum of hints + amount of hints -1) = threshold
any hint bigger than threshold can get at least one tile set
>>24856888
>yes, in bigger puzzles there are less hints that can be used at start
no, not always, though that tends to be the case when the devs want to introduce harder puzzles. but this is not always fact.
likewise smaller puzzles can have just as few initial fillable hints on a blank puzzle
NOTE: Don't enter any passwords until you can unlock medals.
About when should upgrades like the mega pencil and unlimited energy be taken into consideration? Obviously not when the new areas are still costing in the early 100s, but I figure there's going to be a point where you'll get fewer picrites from the upcoming areas than from going back and doing the mega stages, right?
>>24855708
I'm at zone 8 with all the previous ones unlocked. I'm sitting at 50something picrites and I could've more if I did my daily challenge better.
TIP: The areas marked with green are ones where you can complete all the missions.
>>24858547
you might have forgotten something, mate
>Powerhouse medal requires Talonfalme, Garchomp, Landorus, and Mega Kangaskhan
>>24858875
>Sudowoodo and Luvdisc>False Love
>Altaria, Meloetta, JigglypuffGlee Club
>Pansage, Infernape, Aipom>Going Bananas
>Blitzle, Pancham, Reshiram, Zekrom, Unown>Monochrome Pokemon
>Delphox, Fennekin, Vulpix, Zorua, Zoroark>Foxy Faction
>Everything up to area 8 cleared except Megas
>Still can't use Slash Reveal
When the fuck do you get a Ground or Rock type?
>>24859461
Area 12, Sandile
>>24859492
Area 12... jesus...
>>24858627
Yeah, I noticed as soon as I reached Area 5.I'm dumb.
Once I get the 5 Energy Gauge bar upgrades I never run out of energy, right?
Is there any reason not to focus on boosting that so I can enjoy the game without the time wait?
>>24860061
You have to pay for areas, and if you spend all your picrites on energy then you won't have enough for more areas.
>>24860061
energy is irrelevant because youll run out of puzzles to do very quickly
Should I go for the Mega Pencil first or the 5 Energy Gauge?
>>24860997
pencil
>25-12
>"Set Latias"
>Latias is nowhere to be found
>Do the puzzle anyway
>Latios getto
>Stage directly after Latios
>It's Latias
Hate that shit. Same thing happened with Plusle and Minun in Area 20.
>>24859461
>Stage 14
>"Set Hoothoot"
>Hoothoot is in Area 25
Ayyy
>>24860997
Energy Gauge if you have lots of Picrites.
they still announce rare pkm spawns, even after you already catched them, what the point? is there a need to recapture them, or is that a "bug"?
>>24862648
Never had that happen. Are you sure?
>>24862671
yes, i had the warning on my screen, checked the zone with the "!", and i already captured it :O
>>24862920
Never happened to me either.
>>24862976
Happened to me, I got Jirachi two days in a row.
Does anyone else have problems selecting the correct squares with the larger puzzles? I've tried recalibrating the touch screen a dozen times and it's always slightly off.
I swear it's a conspiracy to make me use up more energy and pay more money.
>>24863582
I don't, because I use button control.
>>24863838
Button control is so slow.
>>24845747
Thank you. I was aware of how the overlap method worked, and the basics behind it, being able to tell if a line was valid or not just by looking, but I knew there had to be some underlying math that could be exploited. This helped a lot.
>>24863932
I prefer it to tell the truth.
> Alakazam
> Freeze Time 2 x 30 secs
> Mega Alakazam
> Freeze Time 5 x 10 secs
Did someone mess up when programming this?
>>24865495
Alakazam must be holding life orb
>87 picrites
>need 90 to unlock a new area
>only medal I can get for free is the "fill 5000 squares one"
Can you get this one from shitting around on the tutorial or do you HAVE to spend energy?
>>24865636
No clue. There's also the "Use X skill 50 times" ones, or did you get all the ones you can already?
>>24865693
Of course I did.
>>24865695
Then I got nothing.
can i get "use only x" missions if i dont use any ability at all?
>>24866155
I have not tried it, but probably not.
>>24866155
No, you have to use it at least once.
>finally unlock a new area today
>do all the puzzles in a matter of hours
>none of the pokemon let me complete previous missions i couldnt do
>none of them let me complete a medal achievement.
and now im back to waiting for 10 days worth of training to do the next area. good game.
>>24867201
this
i'm stuck in area 5 or whatever the ice one is
i have every picrite i can possibly have at this point and i'm still 70 short
>>24867269
im in area 8. it doesnt get better.
>>24867201
This is why I refuse to give the jews any money.
>>24867269
>>24867292
honeslty it would be 1000000000% better if there werent puzzle size restrictions on pokemon, its so fucking stupid. theres so MUCH gating in one game its ridiculous.
picrites.
energy
pokemon slots
pokemon cooldowns
pokemon type.
pokemon ability type
pokemon puzzle size
specific pokemon requirement
passwords
daily mythical
they really went all out
I think a lot of the picrite problem might be, not solved perhaps, but made better if puzzles rewarded you with, say, 5 picrites for completing them. Then you get the extra picrites for completing the extra things on top of that. It wouldn't make the paywall irrelevant, but it would make it a bit more feasible to play for free without just doing the dailies and nothing else for 2 weeks to open a new area.
>>24867201
>>24867292
It's a paid game you retards.
>>24867333
You don't need most of that stuff, only Picrites to unlock areas and energy to fill it in.
>>24868715
Maybe they aren't necessary for progression, but I doubt that the number of missions requiring a minimum of 3 pokémon will be decreasing much in future areas.
>>24868709
no shit. you really solved the mystery there, genius.
>>24868715
that depends on your definition of need. every single thing i listed gates additional picrites in some way, mainly in needing the things i listed to complete missions for additional picrites. even if all you care about is solving the puzzles and moving on, those missions are a big source of picrites. unless of course youve paid for the game at which point none of the paywalls are relevant to you anyway.
>>24870647
>no shit
Yet you refuse to give them money because you're not getting everything for free. Do you realise how backwards and idiotic you sound?
>>24870977
im not the anon who said that and i have no idea why you think i am. i refuse to give them money simply because i would rather play through the game over the course of a year to unlock everything than i would give them $30.
For all of you who paid...post tfw you're a good goy
So I came across something weird. Slowbro has a mural tile icon next to him, but a tile isn't offered as a reward. I hope this isn't an error or something they forgot to put in, I'd hate to end up missing one mural piece at the end of it.
>>24872503
That's not a mural icon, it's a greyed-out Mega icon.
>>24872503
That's not a mural tile icon, that means it can mega evolve
>one of Meowth's missions requires that you set Wobbuffet
>>24872538
>>24872542
I'm pretty dumb. Thanks guys.
>>24872556
I don't get it. Care to explain?
>>24872659
Team Rocket
>It's a 20x15 level
>Only bonus I have that works for it is Blue Reveal
>>24873392
That is fine. It is time to learn how to git good.
Would you guys say it's worth it to "buy out" this game? I'm getting a tiny bit annoyed with having to wait an hour just to progress two more stages.
>>24873876
only if youve played all the other picross games and are desperate for more. otherwise your money is better off spent on the better games
>People actually use the Pokemon powers
lol.
>>24874074
>what are missions
heres your (You)
>>24874074
I mostly use Slow Time so I can complete the puzzles in the required time for missions. Besides that I always use the minimum skills required (eg smallest diamond size) so I don't get handed the solution.
>>24873876
No. The amount of money you have to spend is extremely disproportionate to the amount of puzzles. Spend your money on other Picross games instead.
>finally get 90 picrites to unlock area 6
>5 useless shitmons with Blue Force, as if I didn't have enough that could use that
>only 11 picrites possible to get from missions due to the extreme amount of "use Pokemon you don't have yet" missions
>Need to make at least another 109 to unlock another area
>from daily training and it's 8 picrites a day awards
Th-thanks, game
bump
What's the difference between Auto Fix and Auto Fix X?
>>24877725
x will correct both squares and xes, regular auto fix only corrects squares
>Still no way to change the picrites you have because data can't be brain dumpted
WHEN
>>24878074
literallyNEVER EVER
I'm at World 18, and I've almost got enough picrites to move on, but I still haven't gotten the Mega Pencil. Should I save up for it or just go as far as I can?
>>24878791
if youre at world 18 i can only imagine you paid for the game which means your spending choices are completely irrelevant, do what you want
>>24874797
You need to spend money to progress on this desu senpai. I've spent a fiver on all the other picross games, don't mind spending 10 on this for quite a bit of fun content
>>24878791
See I'm not sure about this, the way the bitch worded it makes it seem like you need a mega pencil for each mega, in which case hella not worth. If it's one for all I may get one to satiate the completionist within me
>>24880664
It sounded to me like you only need to buy one mega pencil to take on the mega stages in general. And this game's been awful with the paywalls, but I'll be gobsmacked if you have to cough up fucking 24000 total picrites for anything.
>>24880664
>>24880728
You only need to cough up for the mega pencil once, after which you can do all of the mega evolution puzzles.
>>24880744
Is that ever actually worth the asking price?
>>24883346
The missions award 6 picrites each (some require 4 Pokemon slots at least). So for it to make back the investment there would have to be at least 84 mega evolutions.
>>24883381
The megas come in very handy for many of the regular missions though.
>Mythical pokemon sighting
>10 more days before I can unlock that area
>>24883562
True, and a lot of the regular missions require Mega pokemon too.
>tfw tomorrow is new area day
>>24883695
>mythical pokemon sighting
>ran 1 hour before I could get that area (achievement spam)
Literally nothing wrong with my Celebi, just give it to me.
What do you do when it's fucked like this? Exit and wait another hour for the bits to recharge?
>>24885323
option 1. Wipe out every faulty line and try that one anew.
option 2. Correct the most obvious mistakes and hope rest will sort itself out.
>>24885323
normally in a non-energy game like this, id take a few minutes to wipe some lines and see if i cant fix the problem. but in a game like this where doing that will cost you energy, you might want to just cut your losses and start over.
>>24845706
I've just added all the password levels in one go, did I fuck up?
>>24885323
You mean aside from the 3321 having a 4 line?
>>24885323
Can't you just check the solutions?
>>24886382
That is fine. The stages unlock in a specific area each, so you will see them when you get there.
I just got a $10 eShop card. Dubs decides whether I use it for more games or more Picrites.
>>24886879
PICRITE TIME
>>24886879
Use them to buy Picross-e 6
>>24886879
Picrites dawg
>>24886487
I was mostly talking about the fact they weren't officially revealed. It's not a Gamefreak game so I guess it's stupid to worry about that, right?
>>24888276
Did you enter them before you unlocked the ability to unlock medals?
Landorus puzzle makes me feel like I must be retarded
I have like 450 or so Picrites remaining so far. Should I use them to unlock the Alt World or just keep progressing?
>>24889786
you should just buy alt world whenever its cheaper than unlocking the next area. progression really doesnt matter much as long as youre spending is focused on unlocking more puzzles.
>>24887519
I did this, this is a good option. Methadone.
>Can't even solve 2-1
I don't think I'm cut out for this.
>>24891306
you are but you should try a different picross game instead.
I love these threads, I get to discuss puzzles and they live for so long.
"Finished" Picross today. Luckily, I had enough picrates to buy alt-world access so I'm not done with the game.
I didn't expect to like Picross so much, easily my favourite "free" gen VI Pokemon game.
>you need an impossible combination of pokemon to get all the stars
>you need a pokemon that hasn't shown up yet to get all the stars
>you need to do training every day to get 7 picits per day for ~11 days to unlock the next area and do an actual new puzzle!
this is just pure shit
>>24894490
it gets to be more than just 7 a day but yeah pretty much
>post tfw you 00:00 a mission
>>24894502
That describes it perfectly. Even moreso when it's 00:00:00
>>24894502
>tfw one picrite away from unlocking the next area
At least tomorrow I'll be able to get area 25 and mega lopunny so I can finally finish those rising reveal missions
Guys?
Do rare pokemon repeat?
>>24896072
You may have to wait a day or so, but yes.
>>24896105
No, i meant
If I have a dickhead already caught, should it be reported as "newly appeared" again
>>24896142
I think legendaries are tied to areas and won't ever go away once you catch them.
>>24896142
That has not happened in my experience, but I remember someone else saying it happened to them.
>>24896154
damn, so finishing this fukken Kyogre mural is going to take much longer
>>24896154
It's happened to me, but only once, and there are so few reports of it happening it seems more like a rare bug than anything. Don't worry, anon.
>bump.
guys, is there a picrolite hax?
>>24901213
No, but with the ARM11 kernal exploit coming out really soon for all firmwares, you won't need one.
>>24901248
What is that?
>8 more days until the next stage
Haven't been able to download this until today because kickass homebrew kept me away from a firmware version with eShop access.
What should I spend/not spend my picrites on if I want to get the most out of the game without paying?
>>24902136
Never spend picrites on anything other than opening new areas unless spending them will result in opening the opportunity to win back more than you paid.
>>24902154
Alright, but should I bother upgrading my energy meter at all?
>>24902254
Can you read?
NEVER EVER
>>24902254
yes, you'll need a fuckload of energy for some stages
>missed doing my daily training yesterday because i forgot
it begins
>>24902528
thanks for reminding me
>>24902254
No, other than the upgrade in the tutorial you should never upgrade your energy. That one upgrade will give you enough energy to do the larger stages. You're better off just waiting for your energy to refill. You'll run out of stages soon enough and end up having to wait a few days while you grind daily training for more picrites anyway. There's no reason to rush even quicker toward that paywall.
bunp
>88 picrites
>only achievement i could conceivably still get at this point is placing 50000 squares
Goddammit, guess it's gonna be three more days.
>>24907563
I have the same problem except I have 30 more Picrites. Not that it means muh, the next area I gotta progress to costs at least twice as many as I have right now.
Picross hax when
>>24907748
Never
for those in need of help with the murals:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/3ds/183130-pokemon-picross/faqs/72736
groudon's mural
http://www.gamefaqs.com/3ds/183130-pokemon-picross/faqs/72737
kyogre's mural
>>24908545
I can't imagine anyone who would. Not trying to be a dick but they're 10x10 and have no time limits or penalties whatsoever.
>tfw no picrites
well... im fucked
>>24909253
It's okay, in13 daysyou'll be able to get to the next stage
>>24905060
>>24906187
Stop bumping for no reason, just let the general die. There's only 2 things that ever get discussed (puzzle help and what to spend picrites on).
