Pokémon Rumble Blast

Pokémon Rumble Blast スーパーポケモンスクランブル
Pokémon Rumble Blast's US boxart
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo 3DS
Category:	Action RPG
Players:	1 to 2 players
Connectivity:	StreetPass
Developer:	Ambrella
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation V spin-off
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E10+
ACB:	PG
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	7
GRAC:	ALL
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	August 11, 2011 (3DS) January 30, 2013 (eShop)
North America:	October 24, 2011 (3DS) December 20, 2012 (eShop)
Australia:	December 8, 2011 (3DS) November 29, 2012 (eShop)
Europe:	December 2, 2011 (3DS) November 29, 2012 (eShop)
South Korea:	July 12, 2012
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Official website
English:	Official website
Japanese boxart Super Pokémon Scramble Japanese boxart

Pokémon Rumble Blast (Japanese: スーパーポケモンスクランブル Super Pokémon Scramble), known as Super Pokémon Rumble in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, is the second entry in the Pokémon Rumble series. It is the first Nintendo 3DS Pokémon game and it was released in Japan on August 11, 2011 (previously July 28, 2011), in North America on October 24, 2011, in Europe on December 2, 2011, and in Australia on December 8, 2011. Unlike its predecessor, which only featured Pokémon from Generation I and Generation IV, Pokémon Rumble Blast features all five generations of Pokémon, except Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect, who were not officially revealed at the time of its debut.

Story

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

The game starts with a showdown between Reshiram and Zekrom on the Battle Royale arena, manifesting as a spirit behind their Toy form. The player starts from Toy Town in Toyland, where the player's Mii enters to set a Pikachu into motion. On the first stage, called the Beginner's Park, the player fights the Unova first partner Pokémon and the elemental monkeys. The game ensures that the player recruits Oshawott, Tepig, and Snivy. Victini is also available here. The first boss is Zekrom, which is not meant to be won. The stage collapses, and the player's Toy Pokémon fall into another location.

Chapter 1: Battle Royale

The player's Toy Pokémon will land in Toy Town and meet with Lillipup who will explain several things about the town, and will tell the player to go to the meadow. Upon returning, the town discovers that the Glowdrops in the town have been stolen, and they blame Pawniard for stealing them. Upon reaching him he states that the player will never pass the coming Battle Royale and heads off. Upon getting to 1-4, Challenger's Ground, the player's Toy Pokémon must battle him in the semifinals and win the final round. He then admits that he did not steal the Glowdrops and tells the player's Toy Pokémon that it was another group of Pokémon lead by a Krookodile that is headed towards Easterly Town. The citizens of Toy Town then guide the player's Toy Pokémon to Easterly Town.

Chapter 2: Stolen Glowdrops

Before the player makes it to Easterly Town, a cut scene will play showing a Cobalion speaking to a crowd. He then says the Glowdrops have the power to remove Rust from materials and shows it by pouring some Glowdrops on a rusty object and the Rust disappears. He tells the Pokémon to gather as many Glowdrops as possible. The Toy Pokémon then march off and the cut scene ends.

Upon reaching Easterly Town, the player's Toy Pokémon will encounter Krookodile taking Easterly Town's Glowdrops, attacking the Pokémon that interfered with him, and leaving. The player then gives chase through several forts. The player meets a Gurdurr along the way and states that the great Glowdrop fountain has enough Glowdrops to restore the towns' Glowdrops to normal. Upon reaching the area, the player encounters Cobalion who has come for the Glowdrops. He then challenges the player to a 3 on 1. All the player's Pokémon will faint in 2 hits. Cobalion then takes the Glowdrops while the player is unconscious.

Chapter 3: Tracking Cobalion

The player continues on to Westerly Town and encounters a Zorua who tells the player that Cobalion is on Firebreathing Mountain and the player proceeds to head there. Along the way, Rusty Pokémon attack some of Cobalion's minions and the player defeats them and continues on. At the last fort on the mountain, Zorua then tells the player that he is on Cobalion's side and proceeds to battle the player with a Zoroark. Upon defeating them, the player reaches Cobalion who then bends the player's Wonder Key and knocks the player unconscious and heads north. The player will be in bad shape, but will make it to Northerly Town.

This is the first chapter in which a Rumpus Room can be found.

Chapter 4: The World Axle and the Secret of the Wonder Key

When the player arrives at Northerly Town, an Elgyem notices the player's bent Wonder Key and recommends going to the Temple of Keys, which is to the east. Upon defeating the Battle Royale held inside the Temple of Keys, the player will win a Temple Key, which can replace the player's Wonder Key. A Golett will then tell the player that the player can follow Cobalion if they prove themselves at the other Battle Royales—a path will be opened.

After exiting the temple, Golett talks about the Path of Heroes. Winning the Battle Royales will cause parts of the path to appear. However, the player has to get past Cobalion's two forts to challenge the other Battle Royale arenas.

After successfully completing all four Battle Royale arenas, the Path of Heroes will be complete, allowing the player to cross to the other side, at which point they will reach the World Axle. The player arrives at the scene of Cobalion's army using Glowdrops to open the World Axle. However, Cobalion's army starts rusting away, leaving him wondering what is happening. The rusting is revealed to be caused by Dark Rust, an evil Wonder Key that makes Toy Pokémon Rusty in order to control them as part of its Rust Army.

In the aftermath of the battle, the player's team meets up with Cobalion, who explains his intentions. At that point, the group decides to enter the World Axle in order to hunt down and defeat Dark Rust.

Chapter 5: The Last Battle

The player and their team make their way to Axle Town, where a Pikachu greets them and tells them about the current state of the town and the axle. The player must then traverse the axle's areas, including both the overworld areas and areas where Cobalion and the player fight against the Dark Legion, before finally making their way to Dark Rust's Fort.

Here, the player and two teammates fight the forces of Dark Rust. At first, Dark Rust itself is protected by an impenetrable barrier, but due to Cobalion's powerful attack, the barrier is dispelled and Dark Rust can be defeated.

In the aftermath, the World Axle begins to pump out Glowdrops again, refilling the fountains in all the towns.

Blurb

This rumble is a blast! Discover over 600 Toy Pokémon to build an unbeatable force!

Features

Toy Shop

The Toy Shop is a key location for the player, who is represented by their Mii, as it serves for the main headquarters for all StreetPass related events. Inside a player's Toy Shop is the Toy Pokémon world known as Toyland. The shelves of the store are stocked with various Toy Pokémon and a display of many of the player's strongest Pokémon is featured in the window.

Every day, the player will receive a notification via the Shopscope located in any of the towns. The Shopscope will show a Mii leaving the player's Toy Shop after making a purchase and the player will receive Ⓟ, as well as the possibility of unlocking a new Pokémon when a milestone is hit. The customer is either someone the player has StreetPassed, or a Mii they have registered on their 3DS. The player can also get customers by redeeming 10 Play Coins.

When the player StreetPasses someone, their Mii will be shown exiting the shop and reciting the phrase they have programmed onto their Friend Card. Their name will then be registered on a list of local customers and the player will then be allowed to battle against the person's 25 strongest Pokémon, with their current Pokémon serving as a boss. If the player successfully defeats the boss Pokémon, they will be able to use that Pokémon as a partner temporarily the next time they travel through an area.

Pokémon unlocked via the Toy Shop

The following are the Pokémon unlocked once a certain amount of customers have shopped at the Toy Shop, and the locations where they are encountered. If the player is too slow to defeat them, they may disappear and the player will have to leave the area and come back for the Pokémon to appear again.

Pokémon		Customers	Location
	Uxie	2	Sun-Dappled Bank; Lake
	Mesprit	5	Soothing Shore; Lake
	Azelf	10	Shimmering Lake; Lake
	Phione	20	Rugged Flats; Beach
	Manaphy	20	Rugged Flats; Beach
	Jirachi	40	Firebreathing Mountain; Tower
	Celebi	60	Everspring Valley; Forest
	Mew	80	Sunny Seashore; Factory
	Shaymin	100	World Axle - B2F; Glacier
	Shaymin	120	World Axle - B1F; Forest
	Victini	150	World Axle - B2F; Tower

Legendary Boss Pokémon

There will be roughly a 5% chance that the catapult leading to the area boss will be shimmering, which means that the catapult will instead take the player to a special battle arena where the player first battled Zekrom at the beginning of the game. Here, the player will encounter a Legendary Pokémon that will differ depending on the area they were previously in. Upon defeat, the Legendary Pokémon will always be recruited by the player unless a confused enemy deals the final blow. Certain Legendary Pokémon will only appear once certain circumstances have been met. Most of the Legendary Pokémon will not appear until after the player has beaten the main story. Tornadus and Thundurus are the only two that can be encountered pre-ending.

Pokémon		Location	Notes		Pokémon		Location	Notes
	Mewtwo	Factories	Complete Battle Royale EX-6			Giratina	Hauntyards
	Lugia	Beaches				Cresselia	Treetops
	Ho-Oh	Autumnwood				Darkrai	Hauntyards
	Latias	Meadows				Arceus	Towers	Complete Team Battle EX-6
	Latios	Meadows				Cobalion	Caves	Defeat Terrakion and Virizion
	Kyogre	Beaches				Terrakion	Canyons
	Groudon	Lavas				Virizion	Forests
	Rayquaza	Towers				Tornadus	Volcanic Slope; Autumnwood	Must be encountered 3 times before challenged to a battle
	Deoxys (All Formes)	Factories				Thundurus	Firebreathing Mountain; Autumnwood	Must be encountered 3 times before challenged to a battle
	Dialga	Caves				Reshiram	Caves
	Palkia	Lakes				Zekrom	Caves
	Heatran	Lavas				Landorus	Autumnwood	Defeat Tornadus and Thundurus*
	Regigigas	Deserts				Kyurem	Glaciers
	Giratina	Hauntyards

Special Traits

Main article: Special Traits

Special Traits are abilities that an individual Pokémon can possess. When a Pokémon with a Special Trait faints and is ready to be befriended, it will sparkle with a different color than usual and have a green gear shape beneath them. A Rusty Pokémon or a Pokémon with a + or ++ trait will have a pink gear beneath them.

Passwords

As in the previous game, rare Pokémon can be unlocked using region-specific passwords. This can be done by speaking to Munna in Easterly Town. Once a password has been entered, the Pokémon will appear in the wild on a specific stage, and must be defeated there to be collected.

Pokémon		Move(s)		Special Trait	Location	Password (JP)	Password (NA)	Password (PAL)
	Pikachu	Volt Tackle		Electric Boost	3-1 Rugged Flats	6715-6555	7746-3878	7580-5216
	Articuno*	Ice Beam			4-1 Frozen Tundra	7322-0927	2364-4610	2704-0204
	Zapdos*	Discharge			4-2 Everspring Valley	3060-1785	1675-4459	1566-6140
	Moltres*	Flamethrower			4-3 Sunny Seashore	6301-6557	8714-7361	6284-2344
	Lugia*	Aeroblast			2-4 Shimmering Lake	6301-6557	0442-4822	3467-3843
	Groudon*	Earthquake			3-3 Firebreathing Mountain	7415-3319	0681-1611	7132-9643
	Garchomp*	Dragon Claw		Superstar	3-1 Rugged Flats	6067-1831	1959-4010	1027-9741
	Gliscor	X-Scissor		Effective	4-3 Sunny Seashore	7442-3671	9625-7845	7182-4825
	Gallade	Fury Cutter	Night Slash	Chop-Chop	4-2 Everspring Valley	9616-8485	3535-6928	4291-0125
	Dialga*	Iron Tail			1-4 Challenger's Ground	9752-8353	3402-6485	3681-9208
	Victini	V-create			2-1 Sun-Dappled Bank	7267-3443	6699-8898	9082-7838
	Snivy	Leaf Tornado		Grass Boost	2-3 Soothing Shore	8590-9413	0835-7338	4941-6440
	Serperior*	Leaf Blade		Grass Boost+	1-1 Trailhead Field	3791-0580	7111-4427	8047-7639
	Tepig	Flame Charge		Fire Boost	2-2 Misty Edgewater	1906-5834	2061-8332	5487-0833
	Emboar*	Heat Crash		Fire Boost+	1-3 Echo Valley	8902-7356	5662-7748	6306-9222
	Oshawott	Razor Shell		PokéTC	2-4 Shimmering Lake	1432-2751	7403-2240	8084-8937
	Samurott*	Aqua Tail		Water Boost+	1-2 Seabreeze Trail	9418-1517	2452-2129	3791-9675
	Unfezant*	Air Slash		Speedy	2-2 Misty Edgewater	3654-9185	4713-9936	0632-6305
	Audino*	Secret Power		Rally	2-1 Sun-Dappled Bank	1975-5256	0176-1458	7462-8687
	Zoroark	Foul Play		PokéTC	4-1 Frozen Tundra	0120-8652	2153-6742	6150-1893
	Eelektross*	Crunch		Daring	3-2 Volcanic Slope	1562-5492	2159-4650	6491-6130
	Stunfisk*	Mud Shot		Tangling	2-3 Soothing Shore	4000-2108	6482-3610	4074-7455
	Tornadus	Hurricane			3-2 Volcanic Slope	5155-4087	0250-7321	9816-6460
	Thundurus	Thunder			3-3 Firebreathing Mountain	2751-4887	8819-8699	1189-0516
* - Post-game only

Releasing

Each town in Pokémon Rumble Blast has a station where the player may release any number of their Pokémon at a time, and in return they will gain Ⓟ. The Ⓟ dropped by a Toy Pokémon without a Special Trait is equal to 3/10 of its power. For a Toy Pokémon with a purple special trait, it is equal to half the power. These formulas are only accurate when dealing with a single Pokémon. Releasing 7 Darumaka will also not merit a Zen Mode Darmanitan.

When seven of the same Pokémon are released, the player will receive that Pokémon's next stage of evolution along with Ⓟ. For example, if the player were to release seven Oshawott, they would receive a Dewott. Rusty Pokémon do not count towards the seven Pokémon, and must be cleansed before they are released to obtain an evolution.

Upon finishing an area with over 2500 Pokémon befriended, no more areas may be entered until enough Pokémon are released to reduce the number below 2500.

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokémon Rumble Blast

Reception

Gaming magazine Famitsu gave Pokémon Rumble Blast a score of 32 out of 40. IGN rated the game an "Okay" 6.5/10. It holds a rating of 57.86% on GameRankings, based on 22 reviews.

Sales

In the fiscal year of its release, it sold 1.08 million units. As of March 31, 2013, Pokémon Rumble Blast has sold 1.29 million copies worldwide.

Japanese sales

Pokémon Rumble Blast sold 86,294 units on its first week on the Japanese market, with a sell-through of 44.07%. By December 28, 2014, the end of its 177th week, it had sold 342,990 copies.

Week	Week ending	Ranking	Units sold	Total units sold
1	August 14, 2011	2nd	86,294	86,294
2	August 21, 2011	5th	32,144	118,437
3	August 28, 2011	9th	15,764	134,201
4	September 4, 2011	11th	11,773	145,974
5	September 11, 2011	14th	7,974	153,947
6	September 18, 2011	12th	7,698	161,645
7	September 25, 2011	19th	8,722	170,367
8	October 2, 2011	18th	6,370	176,737
9	October 9, 2011	19th	6,008	182,746
10	October 16, 2011	23rd	-	-
11	October 23, 2011	29th	-	-
12	October 30, 2011	31st	-	-
13	November 6, 2011	32nd	-	-
14	November 13, 2011	37th	-	-
15	November 20, 2011	44th	-	-
18	December 11, 2011	41st	-	-
19	December 18, 2011	49th	-	-
20	December 25, 2011	41st	-	-
21	January 1, 2012	40th	-	254,908
73	December 30, 2012	-	-	325,932
125	December 29, 2013	-	-	341,351
177	December 28, 2014	-	-	342,990

Trivia

• This was the first physically released Pokémon game released for the Nintendo 3DS.
• If Cobalion is defeated in the battle when the player is supposed to lose, Cobalion will knock out the player in one hit.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese スーパーポケモンスクランブル French Super Pokémon Rumble German Super Pokémon Rumble Italian Super Pokémon Rumble Korean 슈퍼 포켓몬 대격돌 Spanish Super Pokémon Rumble

External links

• Official Pokémon Rumble Blast Toy Collection Guide PDF

References

Pokémon Rumble Blast locations

Beginner's Park Towns Toy Town • Easterly Town • Westerly Town • Northerly Town • Axle Town Fields Trailhead Field • Seabreeze Trail • Echo Valley • Challenger's Ground Sun-Dappled Bank • Misty Edgewater • Soothing Shore • Shimmering Lake Rugged Flats • Volcanic Slope • Firebreathing Mountain Frozen Tundra • Everspring Valley • Sunny Seashore • Fallaway Edge World Axle - Underground Entry • World Axle - B1F • World Axle - B2F • World Axle - Shaft • World Axle - Deepest Level • World Axle - Upper Levels

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