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'''Pokémon Picross''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンピクロス''' ''Pokémon Picross'') is a {{wp|freemium}} [[Nintendo 3DS]] game that was released in Japan on December 2, 2015, in North America and Europe on December 3, 2015, and in Australia on December 4, 2015. A ''picross'', from ''picture'' and ''crossword'', is a genre of puzzle games, also known as a {{wp|nonogram}}. It was developed by [[Jupiter Corporation]].

The game features at least 300 puzzles featuring many species of Pokémon available at the time of release, including all [[Legendary Pokémon]], [[Mythical Pokémon]], and [[Mega Evolution|Mega-Evolved]] Pokémon as of {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}.

Picrites are rare stones with magical power that can be obtained in-game or purchased in the Nintendo eShop. Picrites allow players to access new areas and can speed up the recovery of any tired non-Legendary and non-Mythical Pokémon's skill. Up to 5,000 Picrites can be purchased (equivalent to ¥3,750). Eventually, infinite Picrites are unlocked; after this, the player only needs to wait for their Pokémon skills to recharge and other than that they won't have to wait for anything in the game. This method of using in-game currency is similar to the format used by [[Pokémon Rumble World]] in that Diamonds are used in that game to access new areas, and that game is also programmed with a Diamonds purchasing cap.

! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" colspan=5 | Cost

| 200 || $0.99 || €0.99 || £0.89 || $1.24 || ||One-time use

| 800 || $3.99 || €3.99 || £3.59 || $4.99 || ||One-time use

| 200 || $1.49 || €1.49 || £1.39 || $1.86 || ¥150 || N/A

| 1,000 || $6.99 || €6.99 || £6.29 || $8.79 || ¥700 || N/A

| 2,000 || $12.99 || €12.99 || £11.69 || $16.29 || ¥1300 || N/A

| 4,000 || $24.99 || €24.99 || £22.49 || $31.24 || ¥2500 || N/A

Each species of Pokémon has one of 12 skills, depending on its [[type]].

! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Effect

| [[File:WaterIC.png|Water|link=Water (type)]] [[File:IceIC.png|Ice|link=Ice (type)]]

| [[File:NormalIC.png|Normal|link=Normal (type)]]

| [[File:GroundIC.png|Ground|link=Ground (type)]] [[File:RockIC.png|Rock|link=Rock (type)]]

| [[File:FireIC.png|Fire|link=Fire (type)]]

| [[File:DragonIC.png|Dragon|link=Dragon (type)]]

| [[File:FairyIC.png|Fairy|link=Fairy (type)]]

| [[File:DarkIC.png|Dark|link=Dark (type)]] [[File:PoisonIC.png|Poison|link=Poison (type)]]

| [[File:SteelIC.png|Steel|link=Steel (type)]]

| [[File:GrassIC.png|Grass|link=Grass (type)]]

| [[File:FlyingIC.png|Flying|link=Flying (type)]] [[File:FightingIC.png|Fighting|link=Fighting (type)]] [[File:BugIC.png|Bug|link=Bug (type)]]

| [[File:ElectricIC.png|Electric|link=Electric (type)]]

| [[File:PsychicIC.png|Psychic|link=Psychic (type)]] [[File:GhostIC.png|Ghost|link=Ghost (type)]]

! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | S03-06<br>[[Ash's Greninja|Ash-Greninja]]

! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | S04-07<br>{{p|Mew}}

! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | S05-07<br>{{p|Zygarde}}<br><small>(10% Forme)</small>

! style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | S05-08<br>{{p|Zygarde}}<br><small>(Complete Forme)</small>

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There are 48 puzzles for all Pokémon capable of [[Mega Evolution]]. These puzzles require the Mega Pencil. Upon tapping any of these puzzles, [[Professor Tetra]] points out her ability to manufacture one at the cost of 500 Picrites. The player can opt to decline or accept this proposition and whether to play the puzzles at that time or not. Once the player has a Mega Pencil, it is not necessary to obtain another one to do additional puzzles involving Mega Evolution. Once the Mega Pencil is obtained, clicking a Mega Evolution puzzle results in Tetra appearing to prompt the player, saying, "Pokémon can Mega Evolve! Let's have it undergo Mega Evolution." Players can also tap and drag on a puzzle location and drag (with or without the Mega Pencil) to bypass Tetra's comments.

[[Mythical Pokémon]] have a special mechanic at play in Pokémon Picross. With the exception of {{me|Diancie}} (which is available after catching Diancie itself), {{p|Mew}} (which is locked by a password as noted above), and {{p|Phione}} (which does not appear at all), all Mythical Pokémon will appear after a countdown timer has expired. Players do not get to see this countdown timer, and this timer continues to count while the game is not running.

 

When the timer expires, the player will be greeted by Professor Tetra informing of "big news". At this point, a Mythical Pokémon becomes available in one of the various areas of the game. These Pokémon stages have a red exclamation mark icon over them and a timer counting underneath; this timer represents the amount of time before the Pokémon is gone. These Pokémon must have their stages accessed within a set time period or they will disappear. If the Pokémon does vanish, the player will see another notification from Tetra and the countdown will begin again for the next random appearance; if the player is on that map, the map will then reload with the stage removed. If a Pokémon is allowed to vanish, it does not necessarily reappear immediately and another may appear first. In the event a player is not in the game, the notification may not be given immediately, but after a brief time the appearance will be triggered.  If the 3DS is closed when the appearance countdown timer expires, the Pokémon will not appear nor will its availability countdown begin until the player has the game active again, with the notification appearing immediately upon opening the 3DS with the game running. The player will therefore always have the full time available to access the stage, though returning the game to an inactive state will not stop the timer at this point.

Once a Mythical Pokémon's stage is accessed, players can finish the puzzle regardless of the appearance timer and catch as normal; this means a player can pause and close the 3DS right after entering the stage (such as if low on energy) and come back with a full energy meter three hours later to finish the stage, if need be. If the player quits and the appearance timer still has time on it, the player can try again (this may be done to equip Pokémon with certain skills). If the player quits the puzzle after the appearance timer expires, the player will lose the chance to catch that Pokémon and have to try again a day or two later, based on the appearance rate. Once a Mythical Pokémon's stage is completed, it stays permanently and can be visited at any time to complete challenges.

 

Most Mythical Pokémon are available in their areas for an hour, though {{p|Genesect}}, {{p|Diancie}}, {{p|Hoopa}} Unbound, and {{p|Arceus}}, all from the last five areas of the game, stay for shorter varying lengths of time if their stages are not accessed.  All Mythical Pokémon stages are the largest size available in the game, 20x15.

 

As soon as {{p|Arceus}} is caught, the timers for all remaining Mythical Pokémon are cut in half.

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After completing Stage 05-03, [[Professor Tetra]] will appear to tell the player about Mega Picross puzzles. These puzzles involve clue numbers that cover two rows or columns and apply to squares in both rows and columns. The player is then invited back to the lab and given three new puzzles to complete in turn; these puzzles do not give any Picrites as a reward and have no missions tied to them, but do use the player's energy. Upon completing these three puzzles, players can unlock access to Alt-World for 300 Picrites. After unlocking Alt-World, the player can freely travel between the two worlds. In the Alt-World, the player can solve Mega Picross puzzles and complete another set of missions for each stage; however, missions in the Alt-World offer no rewards.

 

Stage availability works differently in Alt-World than in the main world. While the player can catch Pokémon not yet caught in the main world, new areas cannot be unlocked in the Alt-World directly; they can only be unlocked from within the main world. Each area in the Alt-World initially has those stages available that are nearest to a neighboring area that is already unlocked in the main world: For instance, Area 12 will start with A12-01 (linked from Area 11), and might also have one or both of A12-03 (linked from Area 13) and A12-04 (linked from Area 14) available. Within one area, the Pokémon themselves appear in a different order than in the main world, though the stage access paths are the same. Once unlocked in the main world, Mythical Pokémon stages and password stages are available in the Alt-World as well. It is possible to catch Mythical Pokémon in the Alt-World before completing the stage in the main world.

As players advance through the areas of the game, the base training prize increases. After starting at 4 Picrites, reaching Area 05 allows Tetra to finish "research", and the base reward increases to 5 Picrites. As the level reward increases, players get an additional number of bonus Picrites. An example is completing Daily Training while in Area 05 and with a Lv.2 bonus, which rewards 6 Picrites. There are 10 levels to this bonus; being at Lv.10 gives the biggest bonus on top of the challenge clear reward; combined with stage clear rewards, this makes it possible to earn enough Picrites to unlock the next area in a matter of days. The boost in the daily training reward occurs with every four areas unlocked, meaning a player with 25 areas unlocked has reached the highest possible daily training reward (10 Picrites), while a Lv.10 bonus (3 Picrites) and a prize for meeting the target time (2 Picrites) yields a possible daily 15 Picrites for Daily Training.

There are 128 Mural Tiles scattered throughout the game. These puzzles can be completed whenever a player chooses without using up any energy. As with Daily Training, Pokémon cannot be brought to these puzzles to aid in solving. Visiting every area in the game is required to complete the murals; however, no Mega Pokémon puzzles offer these tiles as rewards. Upon completing all the mural tiles in one mural the entire mural can be resetted and played again.

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