In addition to getting payments going back to your application date, you can get up to 12 months of retroactive payments for the year prior to your application date (or your protective filing date, discussed below) -- if you were disabled that long ago.
Characters will receive one specialization point at level 7 and another at level 14. Specialization points can be saved for later levels or used mid-level (the Level Up button on the stats sheet will be active if there are unspent specialization points).
EX Stages. Earn S-Ranks on the standard stages and as you do, you'll gain access to special EX stages (see below for a list of the stages you will unlock at each milestone). In the EX stages, you can follow special rules to potentially earn the special Pokemon listed.1  Stage EX-01 (Absol) - 5 S-Ranks. Unlockables. Submitted by: ign_cheats. Earn S-Ranks on the standard stages and as you do, you'll gain access to special EX stages (see below for a list of the stages you will unlock at each milestone).