Pokémon Conquest

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Pokémon Conquest ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望
File:Pokémon Conquest box art.jpg Pokémon Conquest's box art
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo DS
Category:	Turn-based strategy RPG
Players:	1-2
Connectivity:	DS Wireless, Wi-Fi
Developer:	Tecmo Koei
Publisher:	Nintendo The Pokémon Company
Part of:	Generation V miscellaneous
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	N/A
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	March 19, 2012
North America:	June 18, 2012
Australia:	June 21, 2012
Europe:	July 27, 2012
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Nintendo.co.jp Official site
English:	Pokémon.com Nintendo.com Official site
Japanese boxart File:Pokémon Conquest JP boxart.png Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition boxart

Pokémon Conquest (Japanese: ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望 Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition) is a spin-off crossover between the Pokémon and Nobunaga's Ambition series of games, a first for the franchise. It was released in Japan on March 17, 2012 and in North America on June 18, 2012.

Following a series of news regarding surprising announcements from both Jump Festa 2011 and the first issue of CoroCoro magazine in 2012, the game was revealed on December 17, 2011, at the Jump Festa event itself, with the official site launching soon after.

The game takes place in the Ransei region. Various Pokémon from all five generations appear in this game. The game is Nintendo DSi enhanced.

Gameplay

Pokémon Conquest features a turn-based strategy battle system. Up to six Pokémon on each side are positioned on the battlefield, one for each participating Warrior, and both sides take turns moving and attacking with their Pokémon. A battle is won or lost when one side achieves the victory conditions for the match; some victory conditions include defeating all the opponent's Pokémon, and capturing all the flags on the field. When a battle is won, all participating Pokémon gain points to their Link with their respective Warrior. The player can recruit more Warriors, and thus more potential Pokémon to choose from for battle, throughout the game, often through defeating them in battle. Players may also be joined by Warlords. There is also a multiplayer wireless mode in which two players may battle each other.

Pokémon in the game can grow in strength by increasing their Link with their Warrior. Depending on how well matched a pair is, the maximum level of the Link between the two varies, with most Warriors only able to achieve a 100% or Perfect Link with a single species of Pokémon. Aside from growing more powerful, Pokémon may evolve when their Link reaches a high enough percentage, though there are also Pokémon which evolve through other conditions such as the use of specific items. Warriors can also establish links with Pokémon other than the one they started with, though only one can be used by each Warrior in a given battle at a time.

The game makes use of the seventeen Pokémon types and their respective weaknesses, resistances, and immunities. Pokémon also have various Abilities, many the same as in the main series games, as well as some unique new additions. Warriors also have Warrior Skills that can be used once per battle, which have various effects such as powering up or healing Pokémon. Warrior can also equip items, which can provide additional effects such as stat boosts or can be used during battle.

When a battle is won against an enemy kingdom's castle, the player conquers that map. Players also can choose to delegate by picking one of three options: Train (increase Link), Search (recruit more allies), or Develop (increase gold and spend on leveling locations up). Various facilities are also available per kingdom, such as shops, in which the player can buy items to use on Pokémon. There are also Ponigiri shops. Feeding a Pokémon these will increase its energy, which affects its performance in battle.

Plot

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Legend has it that the one who will be able to conquer all seventeen kingdoms of Ransei will bring the return of the region's creator. Players begin in the story known as The Legend of Ransei.

The player starts off in the Nation of Aurora with their partner Eevee, having just become the most recent Warlord. They then meet up with Mitsunari, Kiyomasa, and Masanori, who taunt the player, stating that they aren't ready to be a Warlord. At this point, two warriors from the neighboring nation of Ignis quickly challenge the player to battle. Oichi joins in the battle to support the player.

After defeating the duo, Oichi relays the details of the legend of Ransei, and sets the player off on a quest to unite the 17 nations. The player first challenges Hideyoshi's nation of Ignis, then moves on to battle Motonari in Greenleaf and Motochika in Fontaine. Along the way, the player learns how to recruit other Warlords and link with wild Pokémon.

From there, the player is able to conquer Violight, led by Ginchiyo; Chrysalia, led by Yoshimoto; and Pugilis, led by Yoshihiro. At this point, the nations of Terrera and Illusio, led by Kenshin and Shingen respectively, become available for conquering. However, when the player goes to challenge one of them, they will not accept the challenge, stating that the player is not yet ready to face them, and turn the player's forces back. At this point, whichever nation the player went to will send forces back to the nation in which the player resides (either Pugilis or Chrysalia), and the player must defend their nation from the attack.

Upon a successful defense, the player will undergo a warrior transformation, allowing them to successfully challenge the nation. After defeating either Kenshin or Shingen's forces, both will join the player on their quest to unite the nations. At this point, Nobunaga himself appears before the player, stating his own aims to conquer Ransei (and in doing so, debates with his sister, who is revealed to be Oichi, about his goals).

Following this, the player can then conquer the nations of Cragspur, led by Ujiyasu; Avia, led by Masamune; Viperia, led by Nene; and Yaksha, led by Kotarō. Upon defeating one of these nations, Keiji will appear and give the player three evolutionary stones—the Fire Stone, Water Stone and Thunderstone—which will allow the player to evolve their Eevee into Vaporeon, Jolteon or Flareon if they so choose.

After defeating the rest of the area's warlords, the three nations of Nobunaga's highest aides will appear: Spectra, led by Nō; Valora, led by Ieyasu; and Nixtorm, led by Mitsuhide. Upon defeat of these three, the final nation, Dragnor, appears, and the player is able to battle Nobunaga himself.

Upon conquering the final nation, a cutscene will play in which several pillars of light shoot out from across the nation and converge on a tower in Dragnor. When the player enters the tower, they find the legendary Pokémon Arceus awaiting them. Arceus tells the player to Link with it, and the battle begins. When the player successfully links with Arceus, Nobunaga appears and reveals that he planned all along for this to happen. He secretly wanted to get Arceus appear so that he could strike it down and prove to the region that the legend was unimportant. Nobunaga, along with Nō, Ieyasu, Mitsuhide, Hideyoshi, and Ranmaru, then challenge the player's party to the final battle. Upon defeating Nobunaga, the player brings peace to the land of Ransei, allowing each Warlord leader to rule their respective nations once again. Arceus goes off, telling the player it will appear again when the time is right.

Stories

Main article: List of Pokémon Conquest stories

After the first story, The Legend of Ransei, eight other stories open up, allowing the player to play through several different stories as different characters. Each episode has a specific goal that must be complete in order to clear it, ranging from uniting the region to defeating a certain number of warlords to collecting a certain number of Pokémon. Notably, the player won't be allowed to replay The Legend of Ransei despite being able to replay all other stories. Instead, players can only unlock a final story after clearing any 33 stories. This story is a slightly altered version of the first story.

Downloadable stories and events

In addition to the above stories, several more may be unlocked via Wi-Fi. Much like missions from Ranger Net, the stories require unlocking. Events are also available through Wi-Fi, and these events can only happen during certain stories.

Category	Title	Region	Duration	Requirements
Story	The Free Spirit's Path	Japan	March 24 to April 13, 2012	Clear The Legend of Ransei
		North America	July 12 to December 31, 2012
	A Date With Destiny	Japan	April 14 to May 11, 2012	Clear The Legend of Ransei
		North America	Unknown
	A Fate Born of Beauty	Japan	May 12 to June 8, 2012	Clear The Legend of Ransei
		North America	July 2 to December 31, 2012
Event	Motochika and Motonari	Japan	March 17, 2012 onwards	The Legend of Ransei as the current story Claim victory in Greenleaf and Fountaine
		North America	June 18 to December 31, 2012
	Hideyoshi and Reshiram	Japan	March 31, 2012 onwards	Control of Ignis Hideyoshi in the army At least in April, Year 1
		North America	July 30 to December 31, 2012

Passwords

Certain Pokémon will appear in one kingdom the month after their password is typed in the Password section. After a password is used, it may not be used again. However, some Pokémon, such as Pikachu, have multiple passwords, which allow for more than one appearance. This is due to passwords occupying one of 64 slots. When a slot is taken up, a password that would use that slot cannot be used.

Pokémon		Password
		Japanese	North American
	Eevee	0エレフレ8カ0	2rz3XFCKmR
	Gyarados	レルル6カミルフ	mq2xRVNgRL
	Pikachu	メキト７ア8オト	FZP8GqRZRR urALRZwvRg
	Lilligant	8メセヤモビナフ	??????????
	Whimsicott	ヲイベカ0カビへ	??????????
	Riolu	セ9タフロヂロイ	SHw8mxRAJR
	Dratini	キエメヒメカ0ド	Sr5Z5GqAgR
	Larvitar	カボエ7ロオボヒ	Lpu3ggCYk8
	Beldum	カマ8メカセヂキ	CMqkZRRSRX
	Gible	ゾボエ1ナナボコ	LTb3n3RYJ8
	Croagunk	28セメフフロヒ	LKpk8FRQR8
	Deino	リヂビ4サ8ボメ	??????????
	Cinccino	??????????	vVALFrGTXX
	Oshawott	2ゾ2ケグヘロヒ	frCLRpXG88
	Chimchar	ママフ1ヲ0ゾチ	??????????
	Snivy	8トセギモビセヒ	??????????
	Pansage	レロロカ8ロヂガ	6xSG8UCAZR
	Pansear	ネ8フニミゼテラ	niE33w9rwM
	Panpour	テヘビトカ1リミ	CNZF3wpq3x
	Darmanitan	28セメハクハ1	pK5RgzqLG8
	Axew	ドルリヘ8トナヤ	BqWxXEK3xg
	Larvesta	ホヂ84カチトミ	??????????
	Emolga	ズヂメ7メボオ6	Jnm3kqgN8X
	Sneasel	コレキ1カキテゾ	Rc338MpqLx
	Misdreavus	ヨヂボマ0ノネハ	??????????
	Audino	セ6ゼチ86ヤヒ	??????????
	Scyther	トロ06カロラデ	8GV3LMGrnM
	Lapras	エ8カクゾ9トオ	GfV33RVN3F

Characters

Main article: List of Pokémon Conquest characters

Special Warriors

Warriors	Specialty	Rank	Warrior Skill	Power	Wisdom	Charisma	Capacity	Perfect Link	Transformation Requirements
Hero/Heroine	Normal	I	Top Speed	65	60	65	4	Eevee	Base Rank
		II	Courage	75	70	80	6	Eevee, Eeveelutions	Automatic transformation during The Legend of Ransei*
		III	Motivate	80	85	100	8	Eevee, Eeveelutions, Arceus	80% link with Eevee or any Eeveelutions*
Nobunaga	Dragon  Electric	I	Desire	89	94	92	5	Hydreigon	Base Rank
		II	Ambition	96	100	100	8	Hydreigon, Zekrom, Rayquaza	Base Rank*, 80% link with Hydreigon*
Oichi	Normal  Dragon	I	Sweet Song	48	73	90	4	Jigglypuff	Base Rank
		II	Soft Light	54	83	98	5	Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff	55% link with Jigglypuff or Wigglytuff
Hideyoshi	Fire  Fighting	I	Quick Strike	66	65	78	6	Monferno	Base Rank
		II	Grand Dream	76	88	88	7	Monferno, Infernape	60% link with Monferno or Infernape
		III*						Monferno, Infernape, Reshiram	70% link with Reshiram*
Motochika	Water	I	Rally	82	81	81	6	Dewott	Base Rank
		II	Rebellion	90	92	91	7	Dewott, Samurott	65% link with Dewott or Samurott
Ginchiyo	Electric	I	Bustle	74	68	72	5	Luxio	Base Rank
		II	Thunderclap	84	78	82	6	Luxio, Luxray	60% link with Luxio or Luxray*
Motonari	Grass	I	Brotherhood	69	90	86	7	Servine	Base Rank
		II	Strategist	79	100	96	8	Servine, Serperior	60% link with Servine or Serperior*
Mitsuhide	Ice  Flying	I	Crack Shot	77	82	82	5	Lapras	Base Rank
		II	Cold Eyes	88	92	92	6	Lapras, Articuno*	70% link with Lapras or Articuno*
Yoshihiro	Fighting	I	Mighty Blow	90	63	62	6	Gurdurr	Base Rank
		II	Chesto!	98	73	72	7	Gurdurr, Conkeldurr	60% link with Gurdurr or Conkeldurr
Nene	Poison  Flying	I	Rally	65	78	75	5	Golbat	Base Rank
		II	Nene Ninpō	75	84	85	6	GolbatCrobat	60% link with Golbat or Crobat *
Shingen	Ground  Rock	I	Rally	82	96	86	7	Rhyperior	Base Rank
		II	Fūrin Kazan	92	100	96	8	Rhyperior, Groudon*	75% link with Rhyperior*
Masamune	Flying	I	Bustle	86	82	80	7	Rufflet	Base Rank
		II	One-Eyed	96	92	90	8	Rufflet, Braviary	60% link with Rufflet or Braviary*
Kenshin	Psychic  Fighting	I	Bustle	90	66	81	7	Gallade	Base Rank
		II	Inspiration	99	76	91	8	Gallade, Mewtwo*	70% link with Gallade*
Yoshimoto	Bug  Steel	I	Deep Breath	64	72	79	5	Pineco	Base Rank
		II	Grace	75	82	88	6	Pineco, Forretress	55% link with Pineco or Forretress
Ujiyasu	Rock	I	Brotherhood	80	78	84	7	Boldore	Base Rank
		II	Father Figure	90	94	94	8	Boldore, Gigalith	60% link with Boldore or Gigalith
Nō	Ghost  Dragon	I	Added Bonus	48	74	90	5	Misdreavus	Base Rank
		II	Viper's Bite	54	84	97	6	Misdreavus, Mismagius	60% link with Misdreavus or Mismagius*
Kotarō	Dark	I	Quick Strike	82	78	52	5	Zorua	Base Rank
		II	Mayhem	92	89	62	6	Zorua, Zoroark	60% link with Zorua or Zoroark
Ieyasu	Steel  Rock	I	Brotherhood	80	84	87	8	Aggron	Base Rank
		II	Resolution	88	94	97	8	Aggron, Registeel	70% link with Aggron*
Hanbei	Electric  Fire	I	Added Bonus	36	90	70	5	Pikachu	Base Rank
		II	Lazybones	42	99	80	6	Pikachu, Raichu	60% link with Pikachu or Raichu*
Kanbei	Ghost  Fire	I	Impact	60	90	62	5	Lampent	Base Rank
		II	Extinguish	70	98	70	6	Lampent, Chandelure	60% link with Lampent or Chandelure*

Reception

Pokémon Conquest's score of 34/40

Gaming magazine Famitsu has given Pokémon Conquest a score of 34/40. The reviewers praised how it was easy for children to understand along with its high replay value.

In addition, Nintendo Power magazine gave the game a rating of 9/10. The magazine cited its engaging and elaborate gameplay, but noted that it was simple enough to pick up for newcomers to the tactical RPG genre.

References

Other spin-off Pokémon games Nintendo DS: Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure Pokémon Conquest • PokéPark: Fishing Rally DS Nintendo 3DS: Pokédex 3D (Pro) • HarmoKnight • Pokémon Art Academy The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon • Pokémon Shuffle Nintendo Badge Arcade Wii U: Pokkén Tournament Nintendo Switch: Pokkén Tournament DX • Pokémon Quest • Pokémon Café ReMix • Pokémon UNITE • Pokémon TV PC: Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue • PokéROMs • Pokémon the Movie 2000 Adventure Pokémon Masters Arena • Pokémon PC Master • Pokémon Team Turbo Pokémon Team Rocket Blast Off • Pokémon Poké Ball Launcher • Pokémon Seek & Find Pokémon Garden • Pokémon Medallion Battle • Pokémon Tower Battle Pokémon Scoop Disc (2004 Winter, 2004 Summer, 2006 Spring) Mobile: Pokémate • Pokémon Say Tap? • Pokédex for iOS • Pokémon TV • Camp Pokémon • Pokémon Jukebox Learn Real English Through Pokémon: XY Translation Scope • Pokémon Shuffle Mobile Dancing? Pokémon Band • Pokémon Photo Booth • Pokémon GO • Pokémon Duel Pokémon: Magikarp Jump • Pokémon Playhouse • Pokémon Quest • Pokémon Pass • Pokémon Masters EX Pokémon Wave Hello • Pokémon Smile • Pokémon Café ReMix • Pokémon UNITE • Pokémon Sleep Smart speakers: Pikachu Talk Arcade: Print Club Pokémon B • Dance! Pikachu • Pikachu's Great Surfing Adventure • Pokémon: Crayon Kids Pokémon: Wobbuffet Fell Down! • Pokémon Get Round and Round Pokémon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal! • Pokémon Medal World Pokémon Card Game Gacha • Pokémon: Battle Nine • Pokkén Tournament • Pokémon Corogarena Sega Pico: Pokémon: Catch the Numbers! Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana! Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle! CoCoPad: Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation: Pokémon Super Drill Let's Learn Numbers from 1 to 20!! Advanced Pico Beena: Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pokémon Number Battle! Intellectual Training Drill Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Letter and Number Intelligence Game Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Search for Pokémon! Adventure in the Maze! Pokémon Best Wishes: Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet! Tech demos: Pikachu: DS Tech Demo Self-contained: Pokémon Pikachu • Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS • Pokémon Poké Ball • Cyber Poké Ball Cyber Pokédex • Cyclone 2 • Digital Poké Ball D & P • Electronic Hand-Held Yahtzee Eevee × Tamagotchi Pokémon game templates Core series • Side series • Spin-off series • Pokémon mini • Individual spin-offs • Betas • Demos

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