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{{ | {{Infobox game | ||
name = Pokémon Dash | | |name=Pokémon Dash | ||
boxart = | |jname=ポケモンダッシュ | ||
size = 250px | | |boxart=Dash EN boxart.jpg | ||
caption = Pokémon Dash's North American boxart | | |size=250px | ||
colorscheme=yellow | | |caption=Pokémon Dash's North American boxart | ||
bordercolorscheme=red | | |jbox=Dash JP boxart.png | ||
category = Racing | | |jcaption=Japanese boxart of Pokémon Dash | ||
platform = [[Nintendo DS]] | | |colorscheme=yellow | ||
link_method=[[DS Wireless Communications|DS Wireless]] | | |bordercolorscheme=red | ||
gen_series = [[Generation III]] [[Spin-off Pokémon games| | |category=Racing game | ||
players = | |platform=[[Nintendo DS]] | ||
release_date_ja = December 2, 2004 | | |link_method=[[DS Wireless Communications|DS Wireless]] | ||
release_date_au = April 7, 2005 | | |gen_series=[[Generation III]] [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin off]] | ||
release_date_eu = March 11, 2005 | | |players=1-6 | ||
release_date_na = March | |release_date_ja=December 2, 2004 | ||
release_date_kr = March 22, 2007 | | |release_date_au=April 7, 2005 | ||
publisher = [[Nintendo]] | | |release_date_eu=March 11, 2005<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-dash/ Pokémon.com (UK)]</ref> | ||
developer = [[Ambrella]] | | |release_date_na=March 13, 2005<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-dash/ Pokémon.com (US)]</ref> | ||
esrb =E | |release_date_kr=March 22, 2007 | ||
website_en = [http://www. | |release_date_tw=December 2, 2004 | ||
website_ja = [http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/dash/ ホーム ＞ ゲーム ＞ ポケモンダッシュ] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
|developer=[[Ambrella]] | |||
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|website_en=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-dash/ Pokémon.com (US)]<br />[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-dash/ Pokémon.com (UK)] | |||
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/dash/ ホーム ＞ ゲーム ＞ ポケモンダッシュ] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{StrategyWiki}} | {{StrategyWiki}} | ||
'''Pokémon Dash''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンダッシュ''') is a [[Pokémon]] racing game for [[Nintendo DS]]. It was the first Pokémon game released for the Nintendo DS and the first game to feature a [[Generation IV]] Pokémon, {{p|Munchlax}}. The {{player}} plays as {{p|Pikachu}}, sliding the stylus across the touch screen in order to keep Pikachu moving, and competing against other Pokémon in the various game modes and racing Cups. | '''Pokémon Dash''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンダッシュ''' ''Pokémon Dash'') is a [[Pokémon]] racing game for [[Nintendo DS]]. It was the first Pokémon game released for the Nintendo DS and the first game to feature a [[Generation IV]] Pokémon, {{p|Munchlax}}. The {{player}} plays as {{p|Pikachu}}, sliding the stylus across the touch screen in order to keep Pikachu moving, and competing against other Pokémon in the various game modes and racing Cups. | ||
To allow the player to become familiar with the game's controls, the game first offers a practice mode. After the player completes it, the various game modes and Cups become accessible. | To allow the player to become familiar with the game's controls, the game first offers a practice mode. After the player completes it, the various game modes and Cups become accessible. | ||
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The game has 5 Cups: Green Cup, White Cup, Blue Cup, Yellow Cup, and Red Cup, each consisting of 5 courses. The courses differ in the various Grand Prixes and the other game modes. In order to unlock a new Grand Prix, the player needs to complete the previous Prix first by winning all five of its Cups. | The game has 5 Cups: Green Cup, White Cup, Blue Cup, Yellow Cup, and Red Cup, each consisting of 5 courses. The courses differ in the various Grand Prixes and the other game modes. In order to unlock a new Grand Prix, the player needs to complete the previous Prix first by winning all five of its Cups. | ||
There is also a mode which allows the player to create his or her own Cups with courses made of Pokémon sprites from {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire}}, {{3v2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}} versions. This mode is unlocked along with the Hard Grand Prix mode, after the player has completed the Regular Grand Prix. '' | There is also a mode which allows the player to create his or her own Cups with courses made of Pokémon sprites from {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s|Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire}}, {{3v2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}} versions. This mode is unlocked along with the Hard Grand Prix mode, after the player has completed the Regular Grand Prix. | ||
==Blurb== | |||
Become the Pokémon Dash Grand Prix Champion!<br>Make tracks as you put Pikachu through its paces around the course. Race against the clock and other Pokémon rivals passing the checkpoints as you head toward the goal. Fast-Action Fun! | |||
Race your rivals! - You can race as Pikachu in a whole new way using the stylus slide-action to reach the goal in record time. Don't be beaten by your rivals! | |||
Meet {{p|Munchlax}}! - It's a mad dash racing against rival Pokémon. Don't be surprised when you run across an unfamiliar face. Meet Munchlax, the pre-evolved form of {{p|Snorlax}}. | |||
Connect for more courses! - Hook up with Game Boy Advance Pokémon versions: Ruby, Sapphire, Firered, Leafgreen, and Emerald to create new courses in the shape of your GBA Pokémon! | |||
* Up to six players can compete using their own Pokémon Dash Game Card! | |||
==Single player== | ==Single player== | ||
===Regular GP and Hard GP=== | ===Regular GP and Hard GP=== | ||
In these modes, the player races from checkpoint to checkpoint in a specified order. The player competes with about equally-sized Pokémon. | In these modes, the player races from checkpoint to checkpoint in a specified order. Races take place on different maps for each cup. Maps have different landscapes, which affect the speed of player or prevent linear advencement. There is special pads that enable to move faster on rugged terrain, Lapras to cross water obstacles and Diglett with balloons for flying. | ||
Courses in the game are: | |||
* Green Fields, Running Through, Beach Path, Footprint of Mankey, Pikachu Island for Green Cup; | |||
* White Snow Land, Trial Swamp, Lake of Mystery, Cracked Plains, Luvdisc Island for White Cup; | |||
* Zigzag Road, Steering Stream, Mud Plateau, Star Lake, Jirachi Mountain for Blue Cup; | |||
* Smeargle's Mark, Lava Island, Glacier Island, Sand Island, Pallet Island for Yellow Cup; | |||
* Twiddle Meadow, Heat Land, Vortex Lagoon, Freezing Spiral, Pokémon Park Island for Red Cup. | |||
The player competes with about equally-sized Pokémon. | |||
In Regular GP, the opponents are: Torchic, Teddiursa, Bulbasaur, Munchlax, and Meowth. | |||
In Hard GP, the opponents are: Pichu, Mudkip, Wynaut, Torchic, Charmander, and Jigglypuff. | |||
===Expert GP=== | ===Expert GP=== | ||
In the Expert mode, the player starts from the hot-air balloon with a view over the whole course. The players then dives towards the ground and the race begins. All checkpoints must be reached, but in any order. This gives the player the opportunity to choose where to start the race and allows him to play in his own way and with his own strategy. The player will now also compete with larger Pokémon such as {{p|Blaziken}} or {{p|Mightyena}}, making the races more difficult. | In the Expert mode, the player starts from the hot-air balloon with a view over the whole course. The players then dives towards the ground and the race begins. All checkpoints must be reached, but in any order. This gives the player the opportunity to choose where to start the race and allows him to play in his own way and with his own strategy. The player will now also compete with larger Pokémon such as {{p|Blaziken}} or {{p|Mightyena}}, making the races more difficult. | ||
In Expert GP, the opponents are Treecko, Marill, Blaziken, Mightyena, Aipom, and Pikachu. | |||
===Time Attack=== | ===Time Attack=== | ||
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==Special courses== | ==Special courses== | ||
[[File:Pokemon Dash Map.png|thumb|right|Map of courses in | [[File:Pokemon Dash Map.png|thumb|right|Map of courses in Pokémon Dash (Green Cup)]] | ||
Pokémon Dash includes | Pokémon Dash includes 420 special courses. Most of them are obtainable by inserting a [[core series]] game in the Game Boy Advance slot of a Nintendo DS and selecting from the party a Pokémon whose {{game|Emerald}} sprite will become a course map. Besides these 417 different courses (every Pokémon prior to [[Generation III]], including {{p|Unown}}'s and {{p|Deoxys}}'s alternate [[List of Pokémon with form differences|forms]], and an {{pkmn|Egg}}), there are also three special courses that can be downloaded from official events which star a flying {{p|Munchlax}}, a {{DL|Pikachu variants|Flying Pikachu}} and a {{p|Pikachu}} on a {{p|Lapras}}. | ||
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|- align=center | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{red color light}}; background: #{{yellow color light}}; width:64px"| [[File:Flying Munchlax Dash.png]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{red color light}}; background: #{{yellow color light}}; width:64px"| [[File:Flying Pikachu Dash.png]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{red color light}}; background: #{{yellow color light}}; width:64px"| [[File:Pikachu Lapras Dash.png]] | |||
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;" | |||
| Flying Munchlax | |||
| Flying Pikachu | |||
| Pikachu and Lapras | |||
|} | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
The game received a lukewarm reception, mainly due to the fact that the player could only play as {{p|Pikachu}} in single player. Another common complaint was that the game could potentially be finished within hours. | The game received a lukewarm reception, mainly due to the fact that the player could only play as {{p|Pikachu}} in single player. Another common complaint was that the game could potentially be finished within hours. | ||
==Staff== | |||
{{main|Staff of Pokémon Dash}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Although this is a [[Generation III]] game, it features {{p|Munchlax}} fairly prominently (moreso than other games in which Munchlax appeared, such as {{Pokémon XD}}). | * Although this is a [[Generation III]] game, it features {{p|Munchlax}} fairly prominently (moreso than other games in which Munchlax appeared, such as {{Pokémon XD}}). | ||
* If {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Teddiursa}} and {{p|Munchlax}} are all present in [[My Pokémon Ranch]], the Dash event may trigger, where these Pokémon race against each other. | * If {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}}, {{p|Teddiursa}} and {{p|Munchlax}} are all present in [[My Pokémon Ranch]], the Dash event may trigger, where these Pokémon race against each other. | ||
* Pokémon Dash is the first Pokémon game to be released for the [[Nintendo DS]]. | |||
* Some of the music from this game is reused in [[Pokémon Rumble U]]. | |||
* The player can stretch Pikachu's tail, arms and cheeks with the touch screen on the opening screen, and after winning a race. | |||
* In the Japanese version of Pokémon Dash's tutorial, there is only one arrow. This was changed in the international releases to three arrows. | |||
==References== | |||
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