Pokémon Battle Revolution
| Pokémon Battle Revolution ポケモンバトルレボリューション | |
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 Boxart of Pokémon Battle Revolution | |
Basic info
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| Platform: | Wii |
| Category: | Battle Simulation |
| Players: | Single and multiplayer |
| Connectivity: | Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection |
| Developer: | Genius Sonority |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Part of: | Generation IV side series |
Ratings
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| CERO: | A |
| ESRB: | E |
| ACB: | G |
| OFLC: | PG |
| PEGI: | 7 |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | December 14, 2006[1] |
| North America: | June 25, 2007[2][3] |
| Australia: | November 22, 2007[4] |
| Europe: | December 7, 2007[5] |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | July 12, 2008 |
Websites
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| Japanese: | Pokémon.co.jp Nintendo.co.jp Official Japanese minisite |
| English: | Pokémon.com (US) Pokémon.com (UK) Nintendo.com Official European minisite Nintendo.co.uk |
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Japanese boxart
 Pokémon Battle Revolution Japanese boxart | |
Pokémon Battle Revolution (Japanese: ポケモンバトルレボリューション Pokémon Battle Revolution) is the first Pokémon game for the Wii. It supports connectivity with the Nintendo DS, allowing Trainers to battle using their Pokémon from the Generation IV main series games while using their Nintendo DS as a controller. It was released in Japan on December 14, 2006, two weeks after the Wii launch, and in the United States on June 25, 2007.
Gameplay
Pokémon Battle Revolution features eleven different colosseums in a new area called Pokétopia. Other features include stadiums that have their own special effects, such as randomizing the order of one's Pokémon.
Players can fully customize their Trainer to use on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players can customize their characters with hats, shirts, glasses, and other things. Additionally, for the U.S. release, Nintendo had added the option to customize a Trainer's skin pigmentation. A key difference from this game compared to the Stadium titles is that minigames are absent from this game. A Trainer can choose 6 Pokémon and get a Rental Pass; however, if Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver is connected, a player can upload their trained Pokémon and get a Custom Pass.
Key differences from other Pokémon console games shown are that the Pokémon can now actually strike at the opponent physically while both Pokémon are rendered on the screen, instead of seeing one Pokémon attacking and then cutting away to the second getting hit by the attack as in previous titles. Moves that do not contact, however, follow the same style as the older games to keep the pace of gameplay up. When an attack that strikes more than one Pokémon is performed, the screen will split to show two of them being hit simultaneously, instead of showing it as the attack striking one Pokémon first then the second Pokémon next. The game also features a 100-Trainer battle when it is completed for the first time.
Like the two Stadium games, Pokémon Battle Revolution features an announcer that provides play-by-play commentary.
Blurb
BRING YOUR BATTLE TO THE BIG SCREEN!
Grab a Battle Pass, customise your Trainer and battle your way to the rank of Pokétopia Master! Or, battle against up to three friends with Pokémon Diamond or Pokémon Pearl using your Nintendo DS system as a controller!
First Pokémon
In Pokémon Battle Revolution, the player's first Pokémon can be chosen between two sets. They are all at level 50.
The male trainer starts out with these Pokémon:
 Grotle |
 Monferno |
 Prinplup |
 Luxio |
 Gabite |
 Staravia |
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The female trainer starts out with these Pokémon:
 Ivysaur |
 Charmeleon |
 Wartortle |
 Dragonair |
 Rhyhorn |
 Pidgeot |
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Colosseums
- Main article: Colosseum (Pokétopia)
The game features eleven different colosseums, one exclusive to multiplayer battles and the other ten each with special changes to normal play or prerequisites and either a Colosseum Leader or Colosseum Master. The six Colosseum Leaders wear Pokémon costumes; for example, Marina of the Waterfall Colosseum wears a Kyogre costume. Also, the Crystal Colosseum can hold up to 16 players, the battles are done in a 16-person tournament mode. After beating the Pokétopia Championship, the player is given a Pikachu with Volt Tackle, Surf, and a Light Ball (Pikachu cannot learn Surf naturally). Each level rule (Level 30 Open and Level 50 All) for a Colosseum has a specific ranking, which goes up as the player wins. As the rank increases, the Trainers become stronger and the Poké Coupon rewards become greater. Around Rank 7, the Leaders and Trainers will begin to use Legendary Pokémon.
| Colosseums | Battle format (Initial / after beating the Pokétopia Championship) |
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| Gateway Colosseum | Rental Battle / Trade Battle | Colosseum Master Joe |
| Main Street Colosseum | Knockout Battle | Colosseum Leader Taylor |
| Waterfall Colosseum | Team Battle | Colosseum Leader Marina |
| Neon Colosseum | Fortune Battle | Colosseum Leader Rosie |
| Crystal Colosseum | Tournament Battle | Colosseum Leader Voldon |
| Sunny Park Colosseum | Knockout Battle / Little Battle | Colosseum Master Sashay |
| Magma Colosseum | League Battle | Colosseum Leader Terrell |
| Sunset Colosseum | Select Battle | Colosseum Leader Dusty |
| Courtyard Colosseum | Knockout Battle / Survival Battle | Colosseum Master Kruger |
| Stargazer Colosseum | Pokétopia Championship / Masters Battle | Pokétopia Master Mysterial |
| Lagoon Colosseum | DS Multiplayer and Wi-Fi Battles only | — |
Shop
Using the Poké Coupons earned in Battle mode, the player can shop for Gear and Mystery Gifts.
Gear
Gear consists of hats, pants, shirts, bags, badges, glasses, hair colors, eye colors, face paint, shoes, and gloves which can be used to alter the outfit and appearance of the Trainer on the player's Custom Pass.
Mystery Gift
Poké Coupons can also be used to purchase items which can be sent to the Generation IV DS games via Mystery Gift. Some items are not available until certain conditions have been met. These items can be sent every time you purchase them, but the same save file can only receive each of them once.
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Special
These gifts can be sent for free an unlimited number of times, but the same save file on a DS game cannot receive more than one of each.
| Item | Purchase condition |
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| Secret Gift | Beat Stargazer Colosseum |
| Shocking Secret Gift | Enter the region-appropriate code in the “Self-Introduction” field |
| Heated Secret Gift | Enter the region-appropriate code in the “Self-Introduction” field |
Bonus Pokémon
Pikachu (Secret Gift)
When the player beats Pokétopia Master Mysterial for the first time, a Pikachu will become available for download to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon Platinum, and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver in the Shop. It is free and can be downloaded by multiple games, but no two Pikachu can be downloaded by a single card.
| Region | OT | ID no. |
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| Japan | ポケトピア | 12146 |
| America | PKTOPIA | 06257 |
| Europe | 12077 | |
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♀ | Dex No. | 0025 | Hardy nature. | Electric | Volt Tackle | None | ||||||||
| Lv. 10 | Type | Water | Surf | ||||||||||||
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Electric | Lovely place | Normal | Tail Whip | |||||||||||
| OT | PKTOPIA | Apparently had a | Electric | Thunder Wave | |||||||||||
| ID No. | 06257 | fateful encounter at | There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions. | ||||||||||||
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 Light Ball
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Electivire (Shocking Secret Gift)
Electivire and the Gold Pass can be unlocked with the following codes by entering a specific code at the “Self-Introduction” option in the Profile menu. The code is case-sensitive, and is only checked on exiting the Profile menu; if the code matches the changed introduction is not saved and the previously entered value will remain (other fields in the profile are changed normally). This does not happen if the code has already been used; the introduction is changed to it directly in that case.
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♂ | Dex No. | 0466 | Adamant nature. | Electric | ThunderPunch | None | ||||||||
| Lv. 50 | Type | Ice | Ice Punch | ||||||||||||
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Electric | Lovely place | Fighting | Cross Chop | |||||||||||
| OT | PKTOPIA | Apparently had a | Ground | Earthquake | |||||||||||
| ID No. | 06257 | fateful encounter at | There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in America and Europe. | ||||||||||||
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 Magnet
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Wonder Cards
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| Dono Segreto Dono Elettrizzante | |
| Questo è un Dono Sorpresa. Puoi ricevere un Pokémon di tipo Elettro molto forte! Mettilo alla prova nella lotta! | |
Magmortar (Heated Secret Gift)
Magmortar and the Silver Pass can be unlocked with the following codes by entering a specific code at the “Self-Introduction” option in the Profile menu. The code is case-sensitive, and is only checked on exiting the Profile menu; if the code matches the changed introduction is not saved and the previously entered value will remain (other fields in the profile are changed normally). This does not happen if the code has already been used; the introduction is changed to it directly in that case.
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♀ | Dex No. | 0467 | Modest nature. | Fire | Flamethrower | None | ||||||||
| Lv. 50 | Type | Psychic | Psychic | ||||||||||||
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Fire | Lovely place | Normal | Hyper Beam | |||||||||||
| OT | PKTOPIA | Apparently had a | Grass | SolarBeam | |||||||||||
| ID No. | 06257 | fateful encounter at | There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in America and Europe. | ||||||||||||
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 Charcoal
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| Dono Segreto Dono Rovente | |
| Questo è un Dono Sorpresa. Puoi ricevere un Pokémon di tipo Fuoco molto forte! Mettilo alla prova nella lotta! | |
Rules
The rules for battle could be modified in various ways:
- Level: The levels of the Pokémon allowed could be set to Anything Goes (No restriction), Level 50 All (levels were set to 50) or a custom range and level total (the maximum combined level allowed of the 6 Pokémon)
- Entry Pokémon: How many Pokémon were used. Could be set from 1-6, or have no restriction, in which case players could enter as many or as few Pokémon as they wanted.
- Time limit for one battle: No limit, or a range of 1-99 Minutes. Time continued counting down even during attack animations. When time ran out, the Trainer with the most Pokémon remaining was the winner.
- Time limit for move selection: No limit, or a range of 20-99 Seconds. If a player ran out of time for move selection, the computer selected their moves for them.
The following options were either yes/allow or no/disallow selections.
- Allow same Pokémon on a team?
- Allow Pokémon with identical hold items?
- Allow two or more Pokémon to be put to sleep on the same team?
- Allow two or more Pokémon to be frozen on the same team?
- If all Pokémon faint due to Explosion or Selfdestruct, user loses? (If turned off, such a situation resulted in a draw rather than a victory for either side)
- Should Perish Song and Destiny Bond fail if used by a team's final Pokémon?
- Fixed-damage moves like Dragon Rage and SonicBoom always fail?
Legendary Pokémon banning controversy
Due to the lack of clauses in online random multiplayer, Trainers with Legendary Pokémon ran rampant on the system, attracting controversy as to why Pokémon Battle Revolution was not using official Pokémon video game tournament rules—which bans Game mascot Legendary Pokémon (except Suicune) and Mewtwo. However, on July 3, 2007, Legendary Pokémon (referred to as "exotic" Pokémon by the game) became banned from the system. Although it was originally speculated to be a glitch, a similar incident occurred on the same date in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The banning of these Pokémon resulted in significant backlash from the community. A Nintendo representative later stated that the ban was a technical difficulty. The similar GTS problem was not addressed.
The ban was lifted sometime later, as Legendary Pokémon were then able to be used until the discontinuation of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Something similar happened to the American Alamos Darkrai given out at Toys "R" Us events. While the Japanese Movie Darkrai, the Darkrai obtained from Newmoon Island by hacking, and the Darkrai from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia worked fine, Alamos Darkrai was not allowed in online random multiplayer. This was fixed later on, and Alamos Darkrai were freely usable until the discontinuation of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Development and history
The game was first announced by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata at a Nintendo marketing event in Japan on June 7, 2006. At the event, Iwata described Wii-to-DS connectivity using the game as an example, stating that gamers with either Pokémon Diamond or Pearl can play battles using their Diamond or Pearl Pokémon to Pokémon Battle Revolution using their DS as a controller.
The first shown video of Pokémon Battle Revolution showcased a battle between Red and Leaf on what would become the Neon Colosseum. Interestingly, in said movie, a Groudon uses Hyper Beam on a Deoxys, not only defeating it, but leaving a large gash in the floor of the Colosseum, and a hole in the wall. It is unknown if these environment damages would have remained over the course of the battle, but no such thing is possible in the final game. The camera also appeared to be more dynamic than it is in the final game: when selecting its moves, the camera first focuses on the first Pokémon, then quickly pans over to the second Pokémon to select its moves, then pans over to the Trainer who is shown making an attack command, and the attacks begin. The camera simply cuts between these shots in the final game. The last difference is the HP meter that is shown on screen when damage is done. In the video, the numerical value of the HP is shown on the HP meter, however that does not happen in any game mode in the final version.
The DS linkup feature was demoed at 2006 Nintendo World Tour for the first time. As well as allowing Pokémon from a Pokémon Diamond or Pearl cartridge to be used in-game, it replaces the on-screen battle menu normally used in conjunction with the Wii Remote. The battle menu is displayed on the DS touchscreen instead, and is navigated with the stylus. Up to eight players can play in a 1-on-1 tournament, much like the Battle Frontier's Battle Dome in Pokémon Emerald.
Connectivity
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Pokémon Battle Revolution could battle with other copies of Pokémon Battle Revolution via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Online functionality for Pokémon Battle Revolution was shut down on May 20, 2014 with the discontinuation of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.
When battling online, players can either battle in random matchups or with friends.
When battling in random matchups, only the level 50 all rule set is available, as either Double or Single Battles (Double being the default). After selecting the preferred Colosseum and Trainer Card, the game matches the player with another random player. During the battle, all Pokémon nicknames are removed and all Trainer quotes are set to their defaults. After the battle, the players can exchange Friend Passes, but only if both players agreed to.
Pokémon Battle Revolution also allows players to battle directly with their friends. Friends are registered within the game by using a 12-digit Friend Code, separate from the Wii's friend system. In a friend battle, players can either use the Colosseum ruleset, or any custom set of rules they have already created within the game. From the friend lobby, players can see the current status of anyone on their friend list and join a battle if that friend is hosting one.
Copy Pokémon
Pokémon Battle Revolution can copy Pokémon from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver. Once Pokémon are copied from a DS Pokémon game to Pokémon Battle Revolution, only that same DS Pokémon game can connect to Pokémon Battle Revolution again in the future.
Due to the game being released before Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, alternate forms that were introduced in Pokémon Platinum or Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are not present in the game. If Origin Forme Giratina, Sky Forme Shaymin or any of Rotom's alternate forms (all of which were introduced in Pokémon Platinum) would be copied to Pokémon Battle Revolution, they are copied in their base form instead; in the case of Rotom, it will forget its alternate form's special move, and if it is its only remaining move, it will be replaced by ThunderShock. If Origin Forme Giratina would be copied, it will no longer hold its Griseous Orb. If Spiky-eared Pichu would be copied, it is copied as a regular Pichu instead. Outside of those changes, these Pokémon can then be used like any other Pokémon in the game.
Reception
Pokémon Battle Revolution received mostly negative to lukewarm reviews, which eventually lead to the end of the game's production. IGN has given this game a 5.0 out of 10 for many reasons. First, the website claimed, the game lacks many features demonstrated in previous games such as Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Colosseum, notably the RPG mode. The multiplayer and online battles were also criticized for lacking features such as tournament play. GameSpot gave the game a 5.5 out of 10, their reasons being the repetitive gameplay and the barebones online play. It also added that if the player didn't have Pokémon Diamond or Pearl for the DS, there wasn't as much to do. Nintendo Power gave this game a 6.5 out of 10.
Currently the game has an average of 53% on both Game Rankings and Metacritic.[6][7]
As of October 27th 2008, the game has sold 1.32 million copies worldwide.[8]
In recent years, retrospectives have claimed that Pokémon Battle Revolution was underrated at release, and praised the game for its high animation quality with expressive Pokémon .[9][10]
Staff
- Main article: Staff of Pokémon Battle Revolution
Trivia
- Rhyhorn is the only first Pokémon in this game to be unevolved, and the only one that can evolve twice.
- Pidgeot is the only first Pokémon in this game to be fully evolved.
- An unused music track titled "System04" exists in the game's data.
- If the game is modified in any way, it will become impossible to transfer Pokémon from the DS games to the Wii without deleting Pokémon Battle Revolution's save file data.[11]
- While not released to the general public, an updated version of the game featuring the Platinum designs of Lucas and Dawn was used during the 2009 World Championships.[12]
- While all Sinnoh Pokémon received new models and animations, Kanto, Johto and Hoenn Pokémon recycle their models and animations from the Pokémon Stadium games, Pokémon Colosseum, and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
- When a Pokémon is hit by a move, the animation of the HP bar decreasing changes based on the type of the move that hit them.
In other languages
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External links
- Official PDF-file manual for Pokémon Battle Revolution (English)
References
- ↑ Pokémon.co.jp
- ↑ Pokémon.com (US)
- ↑ Vooks - Nintendo outlines Q2 Release Dates for US
- ↑ Nintendo of Australia (archive)
- ↑ Pokémon Battle Revolution official European minisite
- ↑ http://www.gamerankings.com/wii/934033-pokemon-battle-revolution/index.html
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/pokemonbattlerevolution
- ↑ http://www.vgchartz.com/games/index.php?name=Pokemon+Battle+Revolution
- ↑ https://kotaku.com/pokemon-battle-revolution-animations-wii-scarlet-violet-1850362666
- ↑ https://www.thegamer.com/best-nintendo-video-games-sold-poorly/
- ↑ TCRF
- ↑ (HD画質、'09日本一) Pokemon WCS Japan Final (Sr.) | YouTube
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