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[[File:Pokémon Puzzle League Village.png|thumb|200px|Ash heading to Puzzle Village]]

'''Pokémon Puzzle League Village''' or '''Puzzle Village''' is the setting of [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]. When {{Ash}} receives a phone call from [[Professor Oak]], telling him that he has been selected as a challenger of the Puzzle League Tournament, he and {{AP|Pikachu}} race to the village. It has nine locations: Puzzle University, Pokémon Center, Marathon, 2P Stadium, 1P Stadium, Prof. Oak's Labs, Spa Service, Time Zone, and Mimic Mansion.

The Puzzle University (subtitle: "Puzzle games") contains a series of challenge puzzles for the player to complete. The player is given a set of blocks and a specific number of moves. Using the number of moves displayed or less, the player's objective is to clear all of the blocks from the screen. The puzzles progressively get harder, branching out into 3-D puzzles and action puzzles, where the player is required to make moves while the blocks are still in the air.

The Pokémon Center (subtitle: "Options") is the "options" menu, which is run by Nurse Joy. Here, the player can view records, character profiles, and change game and sound settings; for example, the player can change the set of blocks used and turn the sound effects on or off.

The marathon (subtitle: "Endless game") is an endless puzzle game. The player can choose between 2D and 3D, select the speed of the blocks (from 1-99), and select the level of difficulty (easy, normal, hard). The speed of the blocks will gradually increase throughout the game, thereby making it progressively more difficult. The blocks stop moving whenever a combo or chain is made; when the blocks touch the top of the playing field, the game ends and the total number of combos and chains is tallied. Selecting "hard" mode initially will add a dark blue block that was not present before.

The 2P Stadium (subtitle: "2-player games") is for two players. There are three options: 2P VS, Time Zone, and Spa Service. 2P VS is a standard best three out of five match. The first player whose blocks try to push on the ceiling loses. At the beginning of this and both other match styles, the players choose between 2D and 3D playing fields and choose their game level, ranked from 1-10. The speed of the blocks increases with each level. If the player is level 9 or 10, a dark blue block will be added to the other six as an extra challenge.

The 1P Stadium (subtitle: "1-player game") is designed for one player to battle a series of computers. There are five levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard, and Super Hard. In Easy mode, the player, playing as Ash Ketchum, battles [[Gary Oak]], [[Brock]], [[Misty]], [[Lt. Surge]], [[Erika]], [[Koga]], [[Sabrina]], [[Blaine]], [[Team Rocket]], [[Tracey Sketchit]], and [[Giovanni]]. In Normal mode, the Puzzle Elite is added: [[Ritchie]], [[Lorelei]], and [[Bruno]]. In Hard mode, the player battles all of these and Gary again at the end. In both Very Hard and Super Hard modes, upon defeating Gary, the player must battle {{p|Mewtwo}} and his clones. If the player loses to Mewtwo, they must re-battle Gary until they can beat him and Mewtwo consecutively.

In the [[Professor Oak's Laboratory|Prof. Oak's Labs]] (subtitle: "How to play"), [[Professor Oak]] teaches the player how to play the game. He has six tutorials: ''Controls'', ''Basic 1'', ''Basic 2'', ''VS Rules 1'', ''VS Rules 2'', and ''3D Rules''. In each tutorial, he explains various aspects of playing the game.

The Spa Service (subtitle "Line clear game") is a series of battles where the player must get all blocks below a clear line. The opponents are {{TRT}}, which are posing as a spa service and steal the player's {{p|Squirtle}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. The player then chases them through six stages. In order to advance to the next stage, the player must defeat them five times on the current stage, just as in Spa Service for two players. However, if any blocks touch the top of the field, the player must start over that particular match.

In Time Zone (subtitle: "Timed challenge"), the player is given two minutes to rack up as many points as they can by exploiting combos and chains. The player can choose between 2D and 3D and set the block speed (from 1-50). There are also Easy, Normal, and Hard modes similar to those in the Marathon.

The Mimic Mansion (subtitle: "Practice"), run by [[Tracey Sketchit]], outlines some of the finer points of playing. He offers demos, and a "mimic mode" in which the player repeats everything he does. There is also a "Super Easy" mode for practice.