PPQ:Starting the Game
This gameplay article is now up-to-date with the Super PuyoQuest Project major update!
This article explains the process that brand-new players begin playing Puyo Puyo!! Quest with a new account.
Opening the App (general)
Every time you open the Puyo Puyo!! Quest app, you will be shown the SEGA logo with a chant by Arle, Atari, Roquier and Seo, and then a notice regarding in-app purchase and parental permission:
After reading and understanding the content, tap the screen to continue to the actual title screen. | ||
You will then be shown the title screen, featuring scenery of Intral City as the background. (Note that the background image may temporarily change during certain events and collaboration campaigns.)
The version number of the app and Player ID of the account being used is shown on the top left, letting you confirm whether you are playing on the latest version of the game and whether the account to be used is yours. With the exception of a fresh install, you can also find on the title screen:
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Whenever the app needs to communicate with the servers through the internet, the following icon would appear. You would not be able to interact with the app momentarily, until the communication is completed and the loading icon vanishes. | ||
If the app needs to download any asset data, you will be shown the "Notice" (おしらせ) dialogue box, reminding you to ensure a stable internet connection and showing the filesize of the incoming assets. Tap "OK" to begin the download when you are ready. | ||
The progress of the data download will be shown with a gauge at the bottom, counting the number of bundles. Note that each bundle of asset data may have different sizes, so the progress may not be even.
While you wait for the data download to finish, you can read short introductions about select main-series Puyo Puyo characters. You can also tap the "News" (ニュース) button on the top-left to view recent announcements. |
Opening the App (fresh install)
If the app is freshly installed on your device, you will be shown the "Before You Start" (はじめる前に) dialogue box after tapping to continue from the title screen. It notifies that you must agree to the game's Terms of Use in order to play Puyo Puyo!! Quest.
Tap "Read Terms of Use" (利用契約確認) to show the terms on the Puyo Puyo!! Quest website (or alternatively here), and if you agree to them tap "Agree" (同意する) to close the dialogue box and continue. The game cannot let you play if you do not agree to the terms; if you tap "Disagree" (同意しない), the dialogue box will simply close without proceeding. Tap the screen to show the dialogue box again. | |
After confirming your agreement to the Terms of Use, you will be shown the "Welcome!!" (ようこそ!!) dialogue box, where you can choose either "Start From Beginning" (はじめから) to create a new account, or retrieve an existing account with "Transfer with ID and Password" (IDとパスワードでお引越し) or "Transfer through SNS Linkage" (SNS連携でお引越し).
The remainder of this article will explain as if you have chosen "Start From Beginning" to create a new account. Further information on the other two options can be found at PPQ:Account Management instead of this article. After the selection, a data download will need to happen with about 1.8 MB (as of 2021/10/27) of assets for the tutorial. |
Tutorial
The following text will focus on explaining parts that require attention or player input; interim dialogue boxes will be glossed over.
Before the main tutorial begins, you are asked to give a name to be used to identify yourself to other players in upcoming gameplay. You can also choose not to enter a name and use the default name of "Apprentice Sorcerer" (みならい魔導師) instead by directly tapping OK.
Player names are limited to 8 characters in length (including hiragana, katakana, kanji, alphanumeric and symbols). Player names are allowed to be duplicated between multiple players. The name can also be changed at any time after the tutorial through your player profile. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next, you are given the option to purchase the Super Welcome Pack (スーパーウェルカムパック) for the price of 480 yen. Upon purchase, your new account will come with:
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Purchasing the pack is completely optional; you can choose not to purchase the pack by tapping Continue without Buying (購入せずすすむ) → Continue (すすむ). However, you will not be able to purchase the pack again after this point. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next, you are asked to turn the device to landscape view for the opening movie. If you want to skip the opening movie, you can tap on the screen to reveal the Skip (スキップ) button. You can turn back to portrait view after the opening movie is done.
After the tutorial, you can replay the opening movie in-game from the Others menu. It is also available on YouTube on the Sega Apps official channel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of the Super PuyoQuest Project renewal update (2021/10/27), the main tutorial features a scripted quest battle with story elements before and after the quest. Before the tutorial begins, you have three options here to choose regarding which part(s) to experience and which part(s) to skip:
The story for the tutorial begins with Atari coming to the Intral City Spacetime Detective Agency (イントラルシティ) for the first day of her internship, only to find no one else in the office. At the same time, a shower of jelly-like creatures (puyos) suddenly fall from the skies and fill the office. In the midst of her panic, a host of Puyo Puyo Characters (Arle, Carbuncle, Amitie, Ringo, Schezo and Legamünt) appear to assist Atari to engage in Puyo battle and clear the Puyos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The scripted quest battle serves as the main platform for hands-on experience for the new player. During the quest, you are given this deck to use: (aside from [★5] Atari, the characters are not for the player to keep at this point)
The basics of puzzle element and quest procession are briefed in tutorial slides (which can be reviewed in-game afterwards at your own leisure). The actual steps requiring player input include:
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The story continues after the tutorial quest, with Atari thanking Arle and co. for their assistance, assuming they are her seniors at the Spacetime Detective Agency. As Arle and co. shows confusion at the assumption, an alarm clock sounds at the distance, hinting to Atari that this has all been a dream. The story will continue in Main Story Volume 1, where Atari wakes up and actually heads to her internship.
As a final preparation before you are let into the main game, you will need to download the remainder of the asset data. You are given the choice to whether or not to download character voice assets at the same time, which affects the filesize of the download and the time needed:
Your selection here will also affect whether voice assets will be automatically included in future asset data downloads. You can change the preferences in-game later. |
Newcomer Benefits
Puyo Puyo!! Quest provides a number of benefits and campaigns to help newcomers get started on the game, either available once per account or within a specific time frame after account creation.
N.B.: These features are also available for one time to accounts created before the updates that added them: Tutorial Completion Rewards, Start Dash Voucher, Start Dash Gacha, Welcome Mission Bingo
Tutorial Completion Rewards
After completing the tutorial, you will be immediately given the following rewards:
Start Dash Login Bonus
The Start Dash Login Bonus (スタートダッシュログインボーナス) is available on each of the first 14 days (day change at 04:00 (UTC+9)) you play on with the new account. You will be given one copy of the [★5] Arle card and materials you would need to transform to [★7] Arle by Day 5, as well as many other useful resources.
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Start Dash Voucher
The Start Dash Voucher (スタートダッシュ引換券) granted as part of the Tutorial Completion Reward can be used to redeem one of the following 10 character cards:
Welcome Mission Bingo
Welcome Mission Bingo (ウェルカムミッションビンゴ)
Bingo Sheet 1/3
Cell | Mission | Rewards | |
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↖ | Spend 24 Stamina やるきを24消費しよう |
×3 sets
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[★6] Crown Puyo (all colors) |
↑ | Pop 24 Puyos ぷよを24個消してみよう |
Silver Ticket | |
↗ | Perform Power-up Fusion 1 Time パワーアップ合成を1回しよう |
×2 sets
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[★6] Comet Puyo (all colors) |
← | Perform Power-up Fusion 2 Times パワーアップ合成を2回しよう |
Gold Ticket | |
• | Login 1 Time ログインを1回しよう |
Magic Stone | |
→ | Pop 2+ Colors of Puyos at the Same Time 2色以上のぷよを同時に消そう |
Magic Point Potion (30) | |
↙ | Achieve 2+ Chain 2れんさ以上達成しよう |
Stamina Herb (100) | |
↓ | Clear A Lesson on Puyo Battles: Medium (Story Volume 1 Chapter 1 Stage 2) ぷよ勝負のお勉強·中辛をクリアしよう |
×3 sets
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[★6] Crown Puyo (all colors) |
↘ | Clear A Lesson on Puyo Battles: Mild (Story Volume 1 Chapter 1 Stage 1) ぷよ勝負のお勉強·甘口をクリアしよう |
★1 PuyoVeggies |
Bingo | Rewards (stackable) | |
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1/8 | ×240 sets
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[★1] Small Puyo (all colors) |
2/8 | ×240 sets
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[★2] Large Puyo (all colors) |
3/8 | ×240 sets
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[★3] Rock Puyo (all colors) |
4/8 | ×240 sets
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[★4] Star Puyo (all colors) |
5/8 | ×5 sets
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[★3] Puyo Ice (all colors) |
6/8 | ×5 sets
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[★3] Puyo Jelly (all colors) |
7/8 | ×5 sets
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[★3] Puyo Candy (all colors) |
8/8 | ×5 sets
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[★3] Puyo Choco (all colors) |
Complete | Coin |
Bingo Sheet 2/3
Cell | Mission | Rewards | |
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↖ | Clear [Medium] Searching for Flame Crowns 1 Time (Crown Quest Red) [中辛]炎の王冠さがしを1回クリアしよう |
Stamina Herb (100) | |
↑ | Clear [Medium] Searching for Ocean Crowns 1 Time (Crown Quest Blue) [中辛]海の王冠さがしを1回クリアしよう |
Premium Ticket | |
↗ | Clear [Medium] Searching for Forest Crowns 1 Time (Crown Quest Green) [中辛]森の王冠さがしを1回クリアしよう |
Magic Point Potion (30) | |
← | Perform Power-up Fusion 3 Times パワーアップ合成を1回しよう |
Thief's Banana | |
• | Login 1 Time ログインを1回しよう |
Magic Stone | |
→ | Clear [Medium] Searching for Light Crowns 1 Time (Crown Quest Yellow) [中辛]光の王冠さがしを1回クリアしよう |
Gold Ticket | |
↙ | Clear [Medium] Searching for Darkness Crowns 1 Time (Crown Quest Purple) [中辛]闇の王冠さがしを1回クリアしよう |
★1 PuyoVeggies | |
↓ | Clear Quests 3 Times クエストを3回クリアしよう |
×2 sets
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[★6] Comet Puyo (all colors) |
↘ | Clear Quests 5 Times クエストを5回クリアしよう |
×1 sets
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[★6] Saturn Puyo (all colors) |
Bingo | Rewards (stackable) | |
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1/8 | Summons Point | |
2/8 | Summons Point | |
3/8 | Summons Point | |
4/8 | Summons Point | |
5/8 | ×4 sets
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[★4] Puyo Ice (all colors) |
6/8 | ×4 sets
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[★4] Puyo Jelly (all colors) |
7/8 | ×4 sets
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[★4] Puyo Candy (all colors) |
8/8 | ×4 sets
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[★4] Puyo Choco (all colors) |
Complete | Premium Ticket |
Bingo Sheet 3/3
Cell | Mission | Rewards | |
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↖ | Pop 100 Puyos ぷよを100個消してみよう |
×2 sets
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[★6] Comet Puyo (all colors) |
↑ | Clear Quests 3 Times クエストを3回クリアしよう |
×1 sets
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[★6] Saturn Puyo (all colors) |
↗ | Clear [Hot] Ringo Intrudes! 1 Time [辛口]りんご襲来!を1回クリアしよう |
Farm Rental Ticket (7-day) | |
← | Play League Battle or COM Battle 1 Time リーグ戦・COMバトルを1回しよう |
Magic Point Potion (30) | |
• | Login 1 Time ログインを1回しよう |
Magic Stone | |
→ | Clear [Hot] Maguro Intrudes! 1 Time [辛口]まぐろ襲来!を1回クリアしよう |
Thief's Banana | |
↙ | Clear [Hot] Lemres Intrudes! 1 Time [辛口]レムレス襲来!を1回クリアしよう |
Stamina Herb (100) | |
↓ | Clear [Hot] Risukuma Intrudes! 1 Time [辛口]りすくま襲来!を1回クリアしよう |
★1 PuyoVeggies | |
↘ | Clear [Hot] Feli Intrudes! 1 Time [辛口]フェーリ襲来!を1回クリアしよう |
Premium Ticket |
Bingo | Rewards (stackable) | |
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1/8 | ×3 sets
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[★5] Puyo Ice (all colors) |
2/8 | ×3 sets
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[★5] Puyo Jelly (all colors) |
3/8 | ×3 sets
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[★5] Puyo Candy (all colors) |
4/8 | ×3 sets
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[★5] Puyo Choco (all colors) |
5/8 | ×2 sets
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[★6] Puyo Ice (all colors) |
6/8 | ×2 sets
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[★6] Puyo Jelly (all colors) |
7/8 | ×2 sets
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[★6] Puyo Candy (all colors) |
8/8 | ×2 sets
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[★6] Puyo Choco (all colors) |
Complete | ×1 |
Colorful Sir Wilde (40) |
Start Dash Gacha
Beginner Exclusive Gacha
Beginner Exclusive Gacha (初心者限定ガチャ) is a special gacha banner that is exclusive to beginners within 30 days of account creation. This banner spots several differences than normal Magic Stone Gacha banners:
Despite the above-advertised benefits, the card lineup has not been updated on 2021/04/24 as with other Magic Stone Gacha, meaning some of the newly-commonized cards are not available. This banner also features less Puyo Fest characters than other limited Magic Stone Gacha banners (including the monthly Bargain 10-in-a-row Gacha).
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