Talk:Game Updates/@comment-5191796-20151007185616/@comment-5151467-20151007185956

You cannot skip any stages of the Shrines. Some users tested to see if this was possible and they were unable to skip any stages.

For example, if you had a Silver Plant Shrine and then got a Plant Dragon elder, you would not get a Platinum shrine. You would still have to fulfill the requirements to get it to the Gold stage. Once golden, and since you already have an elder Plant Dragon, only then will the shrine turn platinum.