Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Rumble cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy Color
Pokémon Pinball
Pokémon Pinball is a pinball-based Pokémon spin-off video game for the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on April 14, 1999, and in North America on June 29, 1999.
PinballArcade
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 12.8 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Pokémon Pinball is a pinball-based Pokémon spin-off video game for the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on April 14, 1999, and in North America on June 29, 1999. In it, the ball is a Poké Ball, and most of the objects on the table are Pokémon-related.
Like any pinball game, the main objective is to get points, using the different modes of advances to score them at a higher rate. Pokémon Pinball has a secondary objective, which is to collect all 151 Pokémon to fill your Pokédex. The Pokédex is saved between individual games, so it can be built up over time.
Official trailer
Gameplay video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Game Boy Color Longplay [064] Pokemon Pinball, World-of-Longplays. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Pinball, Arcade
- Developer
- Jupiter Corporation
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Pokémon
- Platforms
- Game Boy Color
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Color | Japan | 1999-04-14 |
| Game Boy Color | North America | 1999-06-28 |
| Game Boy Color | Australia | 1999-07-13 |
| Game Boy Color | Europe / PAL | 2000-10-06 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy Color games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance; the rumble needs a AAA battery in the cartridge.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy Color cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | No Never sold digitally in North America. |
| In the store to buy today | No Never sold digitally in North America. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Does not exist Never sold digitally in North America. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Critics
Outlet Score Scale GameSpot 8.7 10 Famitsu 32 40
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developers Jupiter, HAL Laboratory Publisher Nintendo Producer Tsunekazu Ishihara Designers Masaru Kuribayashi, Hiroyuki Goto, Norichika Meguro Composer Go Ichinose
Notes for collectors
- Two tables, Red and Blue, and a side goal of catching all 151 Pokémon to fill the Pokédex.
- The Pokédex is saved between games, so it fills up over time.
- The cartridge rumbles, powered by a AAA battery.
- Sold 262,000 copies in its first 20 days, then the fastest-selling Game Boy game.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Jupiter Corporation
- Released
- 1999-06-28
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 12.8 hours
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