Pokémon Puzzle League

Pokémon Puzzle League
Box art.
Developer(s)	NST Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Release	September 25, 2000 (US) March 16, 2001 (EU)
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single player Two player

Pokémon Puzzle League is a puzzle game for to Nintendo 64 console. It is based on the popular puzzle game Panel de Pon, but with Pokémon likeness, and the addition of a 3-D mode, where the playfield is cylindrical in shape, adding more challenge. This game was only available in North America starting in 2000, making it the only Pokémon game produced for North America first. Background music for this game is based on the Pokémon 2BA Master CD, and the song "Catch Me if You Can" from Pokémon: The First Movie's short feature Pikachu's Vacation (as well as the score for the movie itself). Some music also comes from the animé.

Although the game was not available in Japan, the Japanese did receive the game's Game Boy Color counterpart, Pokémon Puzzle Challenge.

This game was also known for being one of the few N64 games to have FMVs, and the only one to have crisp, clear, full screen, VHS-quality FMVs (other games featuring FMVs, such as Resident Evil 2 and Wheel of Fortune, had the videos shown either in tiny boxes in the corner of the screen or in widescreen format, and the quality was usually very grainy).

One could also note that the game had an option to switch the block design to "Tetris Attack" style panels, instead of the default Pokémon oriented blocks. This was to give those with experience in "Panel de Pon" style games a better chance to see the chains and combos more clearly. Veterans of "Tetris Attack" could also enjoy the simulated lag, added for the fact that most experienced players used this to their advantage in previous games of the same style.

Playable Game Modes

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Mode select screen.

• 1P Stadium
• 2P Stadium
• Marathon (Never-ending)
• Mimic Manor (Beginner's Area)
• Pokémon Center (Options Menu)
• Proffessor Oak's Lab (Tutorial)
• Puzzle University (A Puzzle Mode)
• Spa Service (A Line Clear Mode)
• Time Zone (Get the best score in a time limit)

Playable Characters (and their Pokémon)

• Ash Ketchum
  • Pikachu
  • Squirtle
  • Bulbasaur
• Gary Oak
  • Krabby / Kingler
  • Growlithe / Arcanine
  • Nidoran♀ / Nidoqueen
• Brock
  • Vulpix
  • Geodude
  • Zubat
• Misty
  • Horsea
  • Psyduck
  • Staryu
• Lt. Surge
  • Jolteon
  • Raichu
  • Magneton
• Erika
  • Tangela
  • Weepinbell
  • Gloom
• Koga
  • Venomoth
  • Voltorb
  • Golbat
• Sabrina
  • Abra
  • Hypno
  • Alakazam
• Blaine
  • Arcanine
  • Charmeleon
  • Magmar
• Tracey Sketchit
  • Marill
  • Venonat
  • Scyther
• Team Rocket (Jessie, James and Meowth)
  • Weezing
  • Arbok
  • Golbat
• Giovanni
  • Sandslash
  • Persian
  • Nidoking
• Richie (In this game his name is incorrectly spelled, Ritchie.)
  • Sparky the Pikachu
  • Zippo the Charmander
  • Happy the Butterfree
• Lorelei
  • Cloyster
  • Dewgong
  • Poliwhirl
• Bruno
  • Onix
  • Hitmonchan
  • Primeape
• Mewtwo
  • Clone 1 the Pikachu
  • Clone 2 the Squirtle
  • Clone 3 the Bulbasaur

Voice actors and their characters

• Veronica Taylor - Ash Ketchum
• Rachael Lillis - Misty, Jessie of Team Rocket, Jigglypuff
• Eric Stuart - Brock, James of Team Rocket
• Addie Blaustein - Meowth of Team Rocket
• Ikue Ootani - Pikachu
• Ted Lewis - Tracey Sketchit, Giovanni, Blaine
• Stan Hart - Professor Samuel Oak
• Matt Mitler - Gary Oak
• Megan Hollingshead - Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny

See also

• Pokémon Puzzle Challenge