PAD Academy 2023 with Gear Step (WIP)
New semester time! This year, Gear Step is joining the Academy to heat it up!
Special note
The Assist evolution material needed for the ID card evolutions, [7131] PAD Academy ID Card, can be obtained from these places during the event:
- Monster Point store:
3,000 Monster Points each
- Monster Exchange: PAD Academy Emblem – Rainbow x 1 per exchange
Magic Stone + Gacha Roll Bundles
Available: 4/3 (Mon) 10am – 4/17 (Mon) 9:59am JST
- 5 bundles are available in Shop tab!
- One purchase only for each bundle.
- Bundle #1 resets on second week with the following period:
- Period 1: 4/4 (Mon) 10am – 4/11 (Mon) 9:59am JST
- Period 2: 4/11 (Mon) 10am – 4/18 (Mon) 9:59am JST
| #1 | #2 [New] | #3 | #4 |
#5 | #6 [New] | |
| Bundle |
1 Magic Stone + Gacha Set 魔法石1個＋新学期ガチャ |
10 Magic Stones + Gacha Set 魔法石20個＋確定 GEAR STEPガチャ |
20 Magic Stones + Gacha Set 魔法石20個＋確定新学期アポロンガチャ |
20 Magic Stones + Gacha Set 魔法石20個＋確定新学期ファミエルガチャ |
20 Magic Stones + Gacha Set 魔法石20個＋確定新学期徳川家康ガチャ |
30 Magic Stones + Gacha Set 魔法石30個＋確定 GEAR STEPプレーナ＆シェアトガチャ |
| Price | 160 yen ($1 USD) | 1,200 yen ($10 USD) | 2,400 yen ($20 USD) | 2,400 yen ($20 USD) | 2,400 yen ($20 USD) | 3,600 yen ($30 USD) |
| Magic Stones |  x 1 |
x 10 |
x 20 |
x 20 |
x 20 |
x 30 |
| Gacha lineup | All (★9, ★8, ★7, ★6 and ★5) | Gear Step cards only (not including GS BGM card) | [6112] Apollo only, comes with Orb Skin #2. | [7129] Famiel only, comes with Orb Skin #3. | [8650] Ieyasu only, comes with Orb Skin #4. | [9902] Planar & Scheat only, comes with BGM set and 5x Black Event Medal. |
Orb skins
Unlocked by obtaining select cards for the first time:
- Orb Skin #1: [5217] Amaterasu Ohkami, featuring Japanese 1 series.
- Orb Skin #2: [6112] Apollo, featuring Greco-Roman 2 series.
- Orb Skin #3: Famiel, featuring Angel 2 series.
- Orb Skin #4: Tokugawa Ieyasu, featuring Sengoku 3 series.
BGM Set
Unlocked by obtaining [9902] Gear Step, Planar & Scheat for the first time:
Monster Exchange
Available: 4/3 (Mon) 10am – 4/17 (Mon) 9:59am JST
★9 & ★8 Gacha rolls
Source: Skyozora
To be added
Limited-time special exchanges
Collect Bronze, Silver, Gold tokens from the special dungeon, exchange them for higher tier tokens, and use them as currency for these exchanges!
| Desired Card | Exchange Requirements |
 [7131] PAD Academy ID Card パズドラ学園の身分証 |
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 [6114] PAD Academy Report Card パズドラ学園通知表 |
* One Exchange Only |
 [5222] PAD Academy Student’s Handbook パズドラ学園生徒手帳 |
* One Exchange Only |
 [3318] Latent TAMADRA (God Killer) |
 * One Exchange Only |
 [3319] Latent TAMADRA (Dragon Killer) |
* One Exchange Only |
 [3320] Latent TAMADRA (Devil Killer) |
* One Exchange Only |
 [3321] Latent TAMADRA (Machine Killer) |
* One Exchange Only |
[5221] PAD Academy Emblem – Rainbow |
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[5220] PAD Academy Emblem – Gold |
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[5219] PAD Academy Emblem – Silver |
 [5218] PAD Academy Emblem – Bronze |
    Various Lil’ Snow Globe Dragons |
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 TAMADRA |
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Monster Point store
Available: 4/3 (Mon) 10am – 4/17 (Mon) 9:59am JST
300,000 Monster Points
3,000 Monster Pointsパズドラ学園の身分証
Event Special Dungeons!
Available: 4/3 (Mon) 10am – 4/17 (Mon) 9:59am JST
Special dungeon
Dungeon drops the PAD Academy Emblems needed for Monster Exchange.
- Dungeon renewal! 3 difficulties total.
- Dungeon name: 私立パズドラ学園
- Dungeon link & Skill up list on Skyozora
- PAD Academy cards have boosted stats in this dungeon!
- Clear Expert difficulty for the first time to receive 1x PAD Academy REM roll
| Dungeon drops |      |
| Rare invade |
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Skill-up dungeon available!
Dungeon name: Skill Level Up / スキルレベルアップ
- Bring in a team of the PAD Academy cards you rolled, and get 100% skillups!
- Solo-only, ensure you have Monster Levelling option on!
Gear Step Live Stage
The event colosseum!
- 2 difficulties: Legend and Annihilation
- PAD Academy cards have boosted stats in this dungeon!
- Dungeon drops includes 3x DMG Cap Latent
- First clear reward:
- Legend Difficulty: 1x Event Medal – Rainbow
- Annihilation Difficulty: 1x Event Medal – Black
- Using PAD Academy cards as lead to boost drop rate to 100%! Guarantee drops include 2x Latent Unlock TAMADra
- 3P also available
- When in multiplayer, all players must lead with PAD Academy cards to receive the 100% drop rate bonus
“Gear Step” Title Challenge
- Title challenge!
- Has time limit
- Single player only
- Clear dungeon to receive the “Gear Step” Title
Story Dungeon – PAD Academy Gear Step Chapter
- Story dungeon during the event period
- Clear the story to receive Story Evo material and 1x PAD Academy Gear Step Guaranteed REM roll
New Cards
★9 Rarity cards
/ Great Witch of the Elementary School, RemuDevil / Physical
Active Skill: Create 1 non-heart roulette that last for 5 turns; For 1 turn, 1.5x ATK for all team members (5 max CD)
Leader Skill: [13 sec move time] 24x ATK and deals 10,000,000 fix dmg when matching 6+ connected fire orbs; 4.2x HP for Fire att.
Remu’s School Bag (Assist evo)Devil
Active Skill: Unlock all orbs; Change all orbs to fire and heart orbs; Delay enemies’ next move by 3 turns; Enhance all orbs (12 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
Great Witch of the Elementary School, Remu’s ID (Assist evo)Devil
Active Skill: Create 1 non-heart roulette that last for 5 turns; For 1 turn, 1.5x ATK for all team members (5 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
★8 Rarity card
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Gear Step, Planar & ScheatPhysical / Attacker / Machine
Active Skill: Charge allies’ active by 2 turns; Enhance all orbs; Transform to [9903] for the rest of the dungeon (24 max CD)
Leader Skill: 6x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 25% and +3 combo when 5 colors attack; 3x all stats for Machine type
// Dance Club, Gear Step (Transform)Physical / Attacker / Machine
Active Skill: Create 1 roulette that last for 5 turns; For 1 turn, 5x ATK for all team members; Enhance all orbs (5 max CD)
Leader Skill: 12x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 25%, +3 combo and deals 1 fix dmg when 5 colors attack; 3.7x all stats for Machine type
Dance Club, Gear Step’s CD (Assist evo)Physical
Active Skill: For 2 turns, 3x ATK for all team members; For 2 turns, increase combo by 5; Charge allies’ active by 2 turns (12 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
★7 Rarity card
Ocean Engineering Major, NautilusPhysical / Machine
Active Skill: For 2 turns, reduce dmg taken by 75%; For 2 turns, 3x RCV; Enhance all orbs; Transform to [9910] for the rest of the dungeon (24 max CD)
Leader Skill: 20x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 70% and +2 combo when matching 6+ connected wood orbs; 3x RCV for Wood att.
// Gear Step, Nautilus (Transform)Physical / Machine
Active Skill: Create 1 non-fire orb roulette that for 5 turns; For 5 turns, change self dmg cap value to 4,000,000,000 (5 max CD)
Leader Skill: 24x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 75% and +5 combo when matching 6+ connected wood orbs; 4x RCV for Wood att.
Gear Step DJ, Nautilus’ ID (Assist evo)Physical
Active Skill: For 2 turns, bypass att. absorb and dmg absorb shield; For 2 turns, 2x RCV and orb move time (13 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
★6 Rarity cards
Machine Engineering Major, PlanarGod / Attacker / Machine
Active Skill: Charge allies’ active by 1 turn; For 3 turns, increase combo by 4; Transform to [9906] for the rest of the dungeon (22 max CD)
Leader Skill: 20x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 50% and +3 combo when 5 colors attack
/ Gear Step Vocalist, Planar (Transform)God / Attacker / Machine
Active Skill: Unlock all orbs; Change all orbs to all att. and heart orbs (2 max CD)
Leader Skill: 28x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 75% and +4 combo when 5 colors attack; 4x RCV for Machine type
Gear Step Vocalist, Planar’s ID (Assist evo)God
Active Skill: For 2 turns, increase combo by 3; For 2 turns, bypass att. absorb and dmg absorb shield; Unlock all orbs; Change all orbs to all att. and heart orbs (14 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
Planar’s Gear Step Hoodie (Story Assist evo)God
Active Skill: For 2 turns, 2x max HP; For 2 turns, 2x ATK for all team members; For 2 turns, recovers 50% max HP (11 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
Marine Engineering Major, ScheatGod / Attacker / Machine
Active Skill: Fully recovers unmatchable, bind and awoken bind status; Charge allies’ active by 1 turn; Transform to [9908] for the rest of the dungeon (22 max CD)
Leader Skill: 5x ATK and +1 combo when matching 4+ connected orbs; 3x all stats for Machine type
/ Gear Step Vocalist, Scheat (Transform)God / Attacker / Machine
Active Skill: For 1 turn, 1.5x RCV; For 1 turn, 1.5x ATK for Water att.; Fully recovers unmatchable, bind and awoken bind status (4 max CD)
Leader Skill: 5x ATK, +2 combo and deals 1 fix dmg when matching 4+ connected orbs; 4.2x all stats for Machine type
Gear Step Vocalist, Scheat’s ID (Assist evo)God
Active Skill: For 1 turn, 3x RCV; For 1 turn, 3x ATK for Water att.; Fully recovers unmatchable, bind and awoken bind status (7 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
Aero Engineering Major, DaytonaAttacker / Machine
Active Skill: Charge allies’ active by 1 turn; Fully recovers HP; Transform to [9912] for the rest of the dungeon (22 max CD)
Leader Skill: 15x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 35% and +2 combo when matching 4+ connected light orbs; 2x HP and RCV for Light att.
/ Gear Step Dancer, Daytona (Transform)Attacker / Machine
Active Skill: For 1 turn, bypass att. absorb and dmg absorb shield; For 1 turn, 2x orb move time; For 1 turn, 2x ATK for Light att. (4 max CD)
Leader Skill: 22x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 50% and +4 combo when matching 4+ connected light orbs; 2.1x HP and RCV for Light att.
Gear Step Dancer, Daytona’s ID (Assist evo)Attacker
Active Skill: Charge allies’ active by 1 turn; For 3 turns, change board size to 7×6 (10 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
Ocean Engineering, Sea WolfAttacker / Physical / Machine
Active Skill: Charge allies’ active by 1 turn; For 1 turn, 10x ATK for self; Transform to [9914] for the rest of the dungeon (22 max CD)
Leader Skill: 2.2x HP for Fire att.; 16x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 35% and +1 combo when matching 6+ connected fire orbs
/ Gear Step Dancer, Sea Wolf (Transform)Attacker / Physical / Machine
Active Skill: For 5 turns, recovers 40% max HP; For 1 turn, change self dmg cap value to 8,000,000,000 (5 max CD)
Leader Skill: 2.2x HP for Fire att.; 22x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 50% and +4 combo when matching 6+ connected fire orbs
Gear Step Dancer, Sea Wolf’s ID (Assist evo)Attacker
Active Skill: For 2 turns, reduce dmg taken by 100%; For 5 turns, 15x ATK for Fire att. (35 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
New Evolutions
/ Nervous Dark Dracoblader, Ina (Uvo)Healer / Physical / Dragon
Active Skill: For 1 turn, 2x orb move time; Create 4 water, dark and heart orbs; Enhance water, dark and heart orbs (3 max CD)
Leader Skill: 24x ATK, reduce dmg taken by 50% and +3 combo when matching 2+ heart combo; 2.2x HP for Healer type
Nervous Dark Dracoblader, Ina’s (Assist evo)Healer
Active Skill: For 1 turn, 2x orb move time; Create 4 water, dark and heart orbs; Enhance water, dark and heart orbs (3 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
Chitchatting Master Dragon Caller, Valeria’s ID (Assist evo)Dragon
Active Skill: Create 1 roulette that last for 1 turn; For 1 turn, 2x RCV; For 1 turn, 2x ATK for Helper; Replace all orbs (6 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
After-school Striker, Kio’s ID (Assist evo)Dragon
Active Skill: Unlock all orbs; Create 3 fire, water and heart orbs; For 1 turn, bypass dmg void shield; For 1 turn, 1.5x ATK for self (4 max CD)
Leader Skill: None
Buffs
Work in progress
Do they use an AI to make these BGM remixes? They all sound so awful. Mion and Marius sound alright because its just simple piano notes but sheesh everything else is so bad
itll be at least 3 months before the version update for this comes to NA then.
Ina seems weak. Seiren and Lilith has a much higher HP multiplier and and its still considered too weak because healers have no HP to start with.
I’m praying they dont give my girl Isis rainbow awakenings. She’s such a versatile superblind cleric for water teams and I can see YamaP thinking trading 7c for rainbow would be a good thing when it really just makes her a less vers sub. Kio could becomes good too I guess but he can be exchanged for and GH hates buffing ild stuff lately even when theres so many forms for Kio making rolling and exchanging for many dupes desirable
From looking at the original JP source a bit in advance, PAD Academy Isis’ reincarnated form did indeed get her 7c replaced with 3 Att. Enhanced Attack (Her base ATK was also quadrupled to offset the difference). However, her base and ultimate forms ended up getting 2x TPA+ and 2x 10c, so it is now a viable side-grade if you prefer that playstyle, compared to before where they were largely inferior to her reincarnated form.
Weighted stat diff + 8 latent frames isnt really a sidegrade as much is it is straight up better. They also did this change that makes her ‘buffs’ null on a team that isnt activating 3+ att.
Shes as good as she was last year bicolor and mono teams… but I still feel like something was taken away from me :/
Revos also have a high resource cost to undo that includes the MP to undo it, the xp and globes to Super Limit Break, and the latents removed if you had 8 on previously.
what if instead of 6 7c they just buffed the 7c awakening and condensed? I don’t miss the skill lock resist since awoken bind then skill lock is common and I can easily get the 5 I need from 3 assists. They could buff SLR to have the secondary effect of counting as one Skill Delay Resist but Yamamoto knows what he’s doing and Yamamoto knows best
So Lucifer and others are just removed availability now? Most of the buffs are really weak so its not like the president missed out on anything but he had good artwork and it would have been cool if he got buffed to be useful for once in his life. GH Collab is the jewiest cash grab in the game and this change just makes the Japs seem more Jewy.
They really made a waifu out of my main leader Nautilus
After a lot of negative responses and personal attacks, YamaP said that they were not anthros but are pilots in training to pilot their respective mechs. DJ Naut has become an irreplaceable sub on my Naut team now. There’s just no damage without DJ Naut. I even tried Exia as a sub and it doesn’t help enough. Unfortunately Naut doesn’t work as a row lead any more. All the great wood subs are pierce blob focused so if you actually make rows you won’t do any damage. I miss wood rows and I hate the damage cap and Naut has a really bad 2 turn skill.
Makes sense, I imagine it being a similar case to Julie and Barbara being the pilots of Balboa and Baldin. Admittedly, the pilots and the mechs of Transforming Robot series sharing the same name does raise some questions, but I figure it might just be their callsign that applies to both of them in a general sense. That being said, PAD features multiple alternate universes, including one where there are dragons counterparts to many of the characters. The Transforming Robots somehow having humanoid counterparts wouldn’t even be the weirdest thing PAD Academy has thrown at us compared to something like oh… PAD Academy Yog-Sothoth.
Its really lame that the pilots look so weak art-wise. Maybe Alternate pilots will come out. I personally feel aversion from wanting to play Daytona, Seawolf, and Naut now that I know twinks and a girl with a silly facial expression are behind them. An AB test so I can imagine the pilot I like more piloting my team would make me want to play them. The robots are all sorta weak now though. Who was using sealab team anyways? He was never a real red lead and takoyaki awakenings are better suited on assists.
As a fun detail, the GEAR STEP versions of Nautilus, Daytona and Sea Wolf are all wearing watches that bear some degree of resemblence to their original namesake, although admittedly more colorful and futuristic. Nautilus’ watch in particular looks the closest to its real-life counterpart the Patek Philippe Nautilus line of watches that are recognizable by their distinct “porthole” shaped frame and singular crown dial.
I’m looking forward to Black Veil June Bride to have a stealth fighter jet in the skyline carrying a sky banner celebrating the wedding.
So the only event rn is Gear Step? If they don’t have a collab scheduled this week (plz fujimi rerun with highschool dxd additions) they could at least do a mini event like they’ve done with sin dragons and mystics and spectres in the past. DBDC and Sacred relic havent been available in a long time. they dont even have to give buffs they can just make the gacha and dungeons available so people have options of what to play.