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It was originally released in Japan on September 21, 2000, in North America on December 4, 2000, in Europe on June 8, 2001, and in Australia on June 15, 2001. It was later released on [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console in North America, Europe, and Australia in 2014. | '''Pokémon Puzzle Challenge''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンでパネポン''' ''Pokémon de {{wp|Panel de Pon|Panepon}}'') is a spin-off puzzle game for the [[Game Boy Color]]. It is based on {{smw|Tetris Attack}}, and thus plays like {{g|Puzzle League}} for the [[Nintendo 64]]. | ||
It was originally released in Japan on September 21, 2000, in North America on December 4, 2000, in Europe on June 8, 2001, and in Australia on June 15, 2001. It was later released on [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console in North America, Europe, and Australia in 2014. (However, due to the closure of the Nintendo 3DS eShop, the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console version is no longer available for purchase.) | |||
In Challenge Mode, the starting Pokémon are {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Cyndaquil}}, and {{p|Totodile}}. Players battle the Johto Gyms by beating them at puzzle games, and can obtain other Pokémon, such as {{p|Marill}} and {{p|Pichu}}. Sometimes, Eggs can be hatched, allowing players to use more Pokémon. Players may also fight friends using the multiplayer modes. Additionally, the game includes a "Puzzle" mode in which players attempt to use combos to clear all the blocks onscreen within a certain number of moves. | In Challenge Mode, the starting Pokémon are {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Cyndaquil}}, and {{p|Totodile}}. Players battle the Johto Gyms by beating them at puzzle games, and can obtain other Pokémon, such as {{p|Marill}} and {{p|Pichu}}. Sometimes, Eggs can be hatched, allowing players to use more Pokémon. Players may also fight friends using the multiplayer modes. Additionally, the game includes a "Puzzle" mode in which players attempt to use combos to clear all the blocks onscreen within a certain number of moves. | ||
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===Puzzles=== | ===Puzzles=== | ||
{{main|Puzzle}} | {{main|Puzzle (Challenge)}} | ||
Divided in rounds and stages, the goal is to clear the block setup in a limited amount of moves (usually 1 to 5). | Divided in rounds and stages, the goal is to clear the block setup in a limited amount of moves (usually 1 to 5). | ||
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==Playable Pokémon== | ==Playable Pokémon== | ||
[[File:Pokémon Puzzle Challenge Title Screen.png|thumb|l160px|Title screen]] | |||
* {{p|Chikorita}} | * {{p|Chikorita}} | ||
* {{p|Cyndaquil}} | * {{p|Cyndaquil}} | ||
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* [[Karen]] ({{p|Murkrow}}) | * [[Karen]] ({{p|Murkrow}}) | ||
* [[Lance]] ({{TP|Lance|Dragonite}}) | * [[Lance]] ({{TP|Lance|Dragonite}}) | ||
==Panel de Pon== | |||
The game includes a nearly-finished {{wp|Panel de Pon}} game for Game Boy.<ref>[http://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Puzzle_Challenge Pokémon Puzzle Challenge - The Cutting Room Floor]</ref> It can be accessed by inputting a special button combination. Panel de Pon for Game Boy was originally in development, but scrapped in favor of a Pokémon variant (Pokémon Puzzle Challenge). | |||
The game can be accessed on a Game Boy from the Game Boy Color-only screen by pressing ''A twenty-four times and then B twenty-four times''. The player will hear a sound to indicate they put in the correct combination be taken to the menu screen for Panel de Pon. This mode can also be accessed on the Game Boy Color but only after enabling Game Boy mode from the Pokémon Puzzle Challenge's title screen by pressing '' Up two times, Right four times, Down one time, Left ten times, Up four times, Right one time, Down six times, and finally B.'' This will take the player to the Game Boy Color-only screen, from here the player can enter the previously mentioned button combination to access Panel de Pon. | |||
There are a number of Panel de Pon sprites used only in this mode, as well as additional sprites of characters from the Panel de Pon series that are unused even in this game mode. | |||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Pokémon Puzzle Challenge had the tentative title '''Pokémon Attack'''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000303142420/http://nintendo.com/gb/gamelist.html Nintendo: Game Boy Color (archive)]</ref><ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/14/the-next-pokamon-game The Next Pokémon Game - IGN]</ref> This title was probably based on the title of {{smw|Tetris Attack}}. | * Pokémon Puzzle Challenge had the tentative title '''Pokémon Attack'''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000303142420/http://nintendo.com/gb/gamelist.html Nintendo: Game Boy Color (archive)]</ref><ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/14/the-next-pokamon-game The Next Pokémon Game - IGN]</ref> This title was probably based on the title of {{smw|Tetris Attack}}. | ||
* Getting a chain of 30 or higher will make the game show a question mark instead of a number.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAcZFvix3c</ref> | * Getting a chain of 30 or higher will make the game show a question mark instead of a number.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAcZFvix3c</ref> | ||
* There are three unused songs in the game's data.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Puzzle_Challenge#Unused_Music Three Unused Songs - The Cutting Room Floor]</ref> | * There are three unused songs in the game's data.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Pok%C3%A9mon_Puzzle_Challenge#Unused_Music Three Unused Songs - The Cutting Room Floor]</ref> | ||
* In the [[Virtual Console]] release, multiplayer options are disabled due to the emulator being unable to emulate the Game Link Cable function. | * In the [[Virtual Console]] release, multiplayer options are disabled due to the emulator being unable to emulate the Game Link Cable function. | ||
** Due to region locking on the [[Nintendo 3DS]], U region 3DSes can only access the English version of the game (despite being able to access multiple languages of the [[Generation I]] and {{Gen|II}} core series games). E region 3DSes can access a version that supports five languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian),<ref>https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/orange-islands-sqsa-thread.3603112/page-74#post-9562084</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVHL2_GehHI</ref> although both the E region 3DS eShop and the Nintendo of Europe official site incorrectly state that only the English version is available.<ref>https://archive.ph/PfJZW</ref> | |||
* This game was released in North America on the 35th birthday of [[Veronica Taylor]], the voice actress of [[Ash Ketchum]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* | * [[Appendix:Pokémon Puzzle Challenge walkthrough]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Virtual Console games]] | [[Category:Virtual Console games]] | ||
[[Category:Nintendo 3DS games]] | [[Category:Nintendo 3DS games]] | ||
[[Category:Pokémon Puzzle]] | [[Category:Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]] | ||
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[[ja:ポケモンでパネポン]] | [[ja:ポケモンでパネポン]] | ||
[[zh:宝可梦拼图挑战]] | |||