Jeff
9th January 2009, 10:05 PM
Note: This guide is based off of in-game text and my personal experience playing the slots. If you have done this too and know anything else that can be added feel free to mention it!
We've all been to the Game Corner for the prizes they offer, but most of us just decide to just buy enough coins for a prize instead of taking on the one-armed bandits. Turns out, there's an easy way to get coins in the 4th Generation games, and it's through the slot machines. Even if Lady Luck isn't with you, you can still get the machines to pay out, and big.
The trick is to activate a bonus game. Every so often, you'll see a ball roll up on the bottom screen (Pokéball, Great Ball, etc.). When that happens, you'll find that it's easier to get the reels to line up right. Occasionally, when you stop the reels while a ball is out, a Clefairy will pop out of the ball. When the Clefairy pops up, things will line up easy as long as it's out. If you manage to line up 7s or Team Galactic symbols, you'll start the bonus game. (Note: From personal experience, they're also pretty easy to line up at this point.)
The bonus game will start off lasting for 15 spins. During the game, you'll notice Clefairy pointing to a reel. Just stop whichever reel the Clefairy is pointing at, and when the three reels are stopped, you'll get a replay, which in the bonus game is worth 15 coins, simple as that. Since, in the bonus game, it only costs 1 coin per spin instead of the usual 3, this will get you a net 14 coins per spin. After the 15 spins are done, you might end up going into another round (15 more spins), then after that you could get another round and so on. So if you keep going, you can easily rack up hundreds, even thousands of coins. A thing to take note of however, is that according to in-game text, Clefairy gets "tired" if you get a replay when the moon turns red. I'm not sure what this means, but it sounds like it decreases your chance of getting another round, not sure though.
One last thing: If you manage to get 10 rounds or more in a single bonus game, talk to the receptionist for an Explosion TM. It's not that hard actually, just keep playing and it'll happen. My personal record is 31.
We've all been to the Game Corner for the prizes they offer, but most of us just decide to just buy enough coins for a prize instead of taking on the one-armed bandits. Turns out, there's an easy way to get coins in the 4th Generation games, and it's through the slot machines. Even if Lady Luck isn't with you, you can still get the machines to pay out, and big.
The trick is to activate a bonus game. Every so often, you'll see a ball roll up on the bottom screen (Pokéball, Great Ball, etc.). When that happens, you'll find that it's easier to get the reels to line up right. Occasionally, when you stop the reels while a ball is out, a Clefairy will pop out of the ball. When the Clefairy pops up, things will line up easy as long as it's out. If you manage to line up 7s or Team Galactic symbols, you'll start the bonus game. (Note: From personal experience, they're also pretty easy to line up at this point.)
The bonus game will start off lasting for 15 spins. During the game, you'll notice Clefairy pointing to a reel. Just stop whichever reel the Clefairy is pointing at, and when the three reels are stopped, you'll get a replay, which in the bonus game is worth 15 coins, simple as that. Since, in the bonus game, it only costs 1 coin per spin instead of the usual 3, this will get you a net 14 coins per spin. After the 15 spins are done, you might end up going into another round (15 more spins), then after that you could get another round and so on. So if you keep going, you can easily rack up hundreds, even thousands of coins. A thing to take note of however, is that according to in-game text, Clefairy gets "tired" if you get a replay when the moon turns red. I'm not sure what this means, but it sounds like it decreases your chance of getting another round, not sure though.
One last thing: If you manage to get 10 rounds or more in a single bonus game, talk to the receptionist for an Explosion TM. It's not that hard actually, just keep playing and it'll happen. My personal record is 31.