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Format Nintendo Wii • Price £34.99
Publisher Nintendo • Game type Fighting
Release 7 December 2007 • Info Pokémon’s debut on the Wii!
“Thank you for flying today with Pokémon Pia Jet. We will shortly be arriving at Poketopia.” And so, with that announcement and a vision of blue, blue sky, Pokémon Battle Revolution on the Wii begins.
“Welcome to Poketopia!” exclaims Anna, the blonde tour guide with Pikachu at her side. This is a coastal Las Vegas, only with even more lights (and a few more Pokémon, naturally).
“Poketopia is the theme park where Pokémon trainers from all over the world meet for Pokémon battles.” There’s chintzy hotel music playing. This is the base from which we can put our Pokémon together in battle.
However, this Wii Pokémon game is not quite as immediate as we expected it to be. First, there are formalities to be upheld. Pokémon Battle Passes are required for entry to battles in Revolution’s Colosseum Mode.
These passes are cards that store your play data – what you have been doing as a trainer and which Pokémon you currently possess, along with all their individual stats. Each trainer is equipped with six different Pokémon, your choice will be based entirely on personal preference, I’m sure you all know which ones you would like. Alternatively, if you have Pokémon Diamond or Pearl and your DS to hand, your Pokémon from those titles can be copied to Battle Revolution via its Storage Menu, and if you do that you’ll also be rewarded with an Original Pass.
Of course, all respect and kudos within the Pokémon universe is acquired in battle and to that end, Pokémon Battle Revolution’s Battle Menu provides all sorts of options to keep the level-uppers happy. To begin with, there’s Free Battle mode, which enables a quick two-player battle on the same system (while online battles are dealt with in a separate Wi-Fi Mode). Then there’s Colosseum Battle mode, which is a kind of progressive arcade mode wherein you battle against a succession of trainers possessing gradually increasing skill levels. If you keep on winning consecutive battles in either of these modes, Perfect Points are awarded and these can be cashed in for Pokécoupons.
Yes, coupons. Pokémon Battle Revolution has a Shop Mode, you see, which is where you can use those Pokécoupons to buy Co-ordinate Parts for subsequent battles on the Wii. There are also Mysterious Presents available for purchase, and these can be sent back to your DS copy of Pokémon Pearl or Diamond. Beyond those features, there are also new Colosseums to unlock.
Revolution features ten battle arenas in all, although only half that number are available initially (and again, just to rub non-Pearl/Diamond players’ noses in it, there’s only one Colosseum open to Rental Pass borrowers). Some Colosseums affect the way battles are played out. The Casino Theatre Colosseum, for instance, plays its own game of Roulette, which can affect the order of attacks between players; the Water Colosseum plays with trainers’ chosen Pokémon orders; and Crystal Colosseum is big enough to hold 16-player tournaments.
A record of all your battles is kept in Revolution’s Profile Mode, just so you don’t forget, and this can be accessed at any time. It’s useful for showing off to friends, yes, but it also provides a handy display of your progress beyond Pearl/Diamond and through to Revolution. It also enables you to write a brief introduction to explain who you are and where you’re at – this is displayed online for everyone to see.
In our first online battle we came up against someone called Tora-san from somewhere in Japan. He/she (let’s keep this politically correct, now) had a Level 200 Lugia and a similarly powered Freezer Pokémon. We had a Level 50 Pidgeotto and a Gabite. Little surprise that we were thoroughly beaten by them. Oh dear. Once an online battle ends, there’s an opportunity for Pokémon to be exchanged. Needless to say, Tora-san declined our generous offer. We’ll get you next time, Tora-san… next time, just wait and see! Not that we’re vindictive or anything.
To prevent online players from spending too much time in their decision-making process, Revolution initiates a 60-second countdown whenever players fail to make a move for a few minutes. And when your time is up, your time really is up. If you’re counted out, victory is (quite fairly) awarded to the other player.
Before you even begin a battle, you’re asked to choose the order in which you’d like your Pokémon to appear. Depending on the rules of a battle, you’re able to choose a certain number of Pokémon from your Battle Pass, which contains six monsters. You get a view of your opponent’s deck before the battle begins, but during the selection process you’re blinded as to what choices the rival trainer has made. Once orders have been decided and any pre-battle superstitious customs you may have are completed, the game cuts to a Colosseum introduction sequence, leading to a split-screen display of both of the two contenders as they introduce their first Pokémon to the battle.
The Colosseums here look much more impressive than they did in Pokémon Colosseum on the GameCube, but there’s still plenty of room for improvement. There are some pretty effects when Pokémon attack – such as Pottaishi’s storm attack, which releases a deluge on the whole arena and splashes against the inside of your TV screen – but the overall level of visual impact is softened by the simplicity of the arenas. Anyway, Pokémon is not renowned for its visuals; as always, gameplay is king.
In battle, you’re presented with three options: attack, introduce another Pokémon, or retire (clue: it’s best not to retire before you begin a battle). Each Pokémon has four types of attack at its disposal. You select your desired move by pointing the Wii Remote at the menu. It doesn’t really make any difference that you’re using the Wii Remote in Revolution – the Classic Controller would have worked.
The difference between Revolution and previous home console Pokémon games comes when you connect a DS to the Wii via Wi-Fi. With the DS acting as controller, the Pokémon from your copy of Pearl or Diamond can also be copied across to Revolution’s storage facility. This, in turn, unlocks a DS Battle Mode that caters for as many as four Pearl/Diamond players in any one location. Only two players can battle at once, but it still transforms Revolution into the basis of your first living room Pokémon festival. To get things set up, Revolution asks you to select ‘Connect with Wii’ from Pearl/Diamond’s main menu screen (this option appears on the DS only when there’s a Wii in the room). The procedure then automates, taking about two minutes in total to copy across any Pokémon from the DS to the Wii.
Turn the DS off at this point and you’re ready to go to Storage Mode for some hi-res viewings of your old lo-res Pokémon. Here, you can also read info about your Pokémon, including useful data such as the date and location where you acquired them. Pokémon Battle Revolution can be used to compile an inventory of your entire Pokémon career – and the inventory is even viewed against a psychedelic backdrop!
Impressively, attack animations in Battle Revolution carry through all the way to impact. So unlike the olden days, when Pokémon was in black and white and attacks were registered without a view of the actual attacking process, Pokémon Battle Revolution shows us its hits. It’s all the better for it, too – the attack routines add some punch to what otherwise would be fairly boring battle scenes.
There’s even an announcer who commentates during Battle Revolution encounters, although he can be switched off to save your sanity from his witterings!
best pokemon wii game and the best
I,ve got It and Its got good graphics good batle scenes and I love It.
I love this game, it really involves you – as the player and I love the way you can add your pearl/diamond pokemon on to the game to put the battles onto a whole new level! I love battling with my brother – (Peter) who also likes to comment this website – but he usually wins!!
i have the game!!!! and i am 9 years old. i love the game i have had it for 20 weeks!!!! its one of the best games in the world!!!!!!
I bought dis game,so cool,da grafix is Ausumn
im on the 4 set on the stargasa colasyam his palka trashis me
love it,love it, great ghrapics but me and my cus both agree the way the pokemon travel isnt the best way but still love the game
so realistic and AWESOME!!
Why does have sooooooooooooo expensive?Can’t it be cheaper like 20.67.
Loved it! Me + Empoleon totally rocked the house. We won more than 200 battles and only lost like 10
Its a good game with gr8 graphics, but it isnt really an adventure like pokemon colleseum.
I love this game and think It’s great. My friend is adikted to it!!!
However apart from battles theres nothing else to it.
I wish there was a proper Wii pokemon RPG.
Pokemon world PLEASE request to Nintendo to make one PLEASE!!!
I’ve completed the game
nearly
lol
i dont think pokemon battle revolution is that good because it doesnt let you go around and catch pokemon and do gym battles
if i get this game i’ll be tranfering lv 100 darkria,moltres,arceus,lugia,ho ho,celibie and dito on to this to win every battle there is
^Hacker^ Celebi & Arceus have to be hacked if ur not in Japan
where can u buy this game?
The best game I’ve ever played in my life.I wish I was the pokemon master so I could beat my friends.
I havent got it but it looks good!
this game rocks even thogh it is easy
i completete the game with my x-DEOXYS.
my mates say it’s a cool game.
but i don’t know to get the game?
should i get it
i was looking at a website called amazon selling that game at an ok price im already writting out christmas list to father christmas i asked for a gamecube with pokemon gale of darkness
http://www.amazon.co.uk
my cousin has that
The games great every pokefan should get it!!
I got Arcues on it,he ROCKSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
When i try to go on wifi on pokemon battle revolotion it says that my pokemon cannot enter. Help!
Gonna get it for Christmas
How do u gt a picture liesl?
i wanna get dialga,palkia and giratina and all legendary pokemons in pokemon deluge but i can’t,i wish i have it… but read this…
LEGENDARY POKEMONS
Dialga
Darkrai
Palkia
Giratina
Giratina (Orgin)
Celibi
Torrtera
Emplon (French [i don’t know so French)
Uxie
Aself
Mespirit
Infernape
QUESTION
what pokemon the hides/lives on the pond?
please tell me it. thank you for reading.i hope…
well i got this game ages ago and i still play it its so addicting the good thing is that you can download your Pokemon off your ds i got rayqaza level 100 and dialga palkia groundon and cogre all level 100 on my side
I got diala and jiraji and groudon There soooo cool
It is hard on the sunset colosom
Iv just completed the game !!!!!!!!!
This game is really cool, but it would have been even cooler with a plot.
I am absoloutly BEGGING for this game (not literally) and I would love to have it but sadly i am saving up for an ipod touch and i cant buy anything (waa!) also, I dont know if you capture pokemon and if you do… how?!
I am itching to know the answer 2 1 question: where can I get this game?!