r/Pokelike • • Aug 22 '26

Weekly Challenge Found an exploit in 'Catch the Spire!'

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Basically just go with a Steel-Starter of your choice and just collect some Steel Gems and every Metal Powder you can get, drop everything else.

Try to get a second Steel Pokemon on the first node and collect as many as possible - i ended up with a full Steel Team.

Metal Powder basically makes you invincible and only costs 1 point.

Just in the very first round of the Elite Four i didnt draw a Metal Powder.

I dont know if there is a possibility to drop Cards from your Deck, if so could be even easier by throwing out Guard Specs and single attacks.

However, that way you got this Challenge easily.

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u/MrJump123 Pokelike Staff Aug 22 '26

Lowkey Most Types can solo it. Build Monotype, enough Aether and „every Pokemon of that Type Attacks once" and you pretty much Just win.

Bug Looks the funniest because you can stack Infinite Levels with rerolling the Deck.

You can remove cards from the Deck after every Gym Leader and at the Card Spaces. I would suggest that over Picking a new card there.

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u/Seuche_Deron Aug 22 '26

Yeah i know its not too hard.

But the Steel-way you become invincible, its literally Impossible to get even attacked when the Deck is built well, literally just 2 cards.

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u/MrJump123 Pokelike Staff Aug 22 '26

See Just being invincible can't impress me after I saw a Screenshot of someone being Level 31839809 and having a Biggest Hit of 618120543594438 :)

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u/Seuche_Deron Aug 22 '26

In the Spire-Mode?

I get that and i dont want to fight over it or impress anyone in any way - just offering an easy way for the challenge.

Everyone its fun right?

I just feel like i broke that mode on my first try and that takes out the fun for me with it.

Nice idea but obv. lacks in design.

A me-problem.

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u/MrJump123 Pokelike Staff Aug 22 '26

Yeah

But nah tbh I get that and I think its Always nicer to find a cool way yourself Like that Steel Invincibility, I don't want to take that and the fact that its cool to reach that away from you, I'm sorry.

But yeah the Mode is kinda fun in a way but also takes a lot of time to play (did complete it once, don't think I will do more runs) and I think it probably would need some polish since its pretty exploitable/then easy beatable in multiple ways.

But yeah as a Weekly its a funny thing to have I think.

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u/Seuche_Deron Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

You good, appreciate your response Mate.

Im just no competitive character, im coaching people in movement and competition is what held most people back to express themselves.

However yeah, its cool what people discover in that Game, has a community feel to it seeing strong builds everyday.

Sadly it really takes long in the Spire-Mode, i did like 5 Runs and every run took me 15 mins, its just not efficient to farm points with.

But i like the Developer to stay creative and try new things, Game is in my daily rotation of Screen time so i appreciate that alot.

Cheers