Pikachu's Beach
Pikachu's Beach is a minigame exclusive to Pokémon Yellow. If the player brings a Surfing Pikachu to the man in the only house on Route 19, Pikachu's Beach can be played. In all other Pokémon games, this house does not exist. A common way to obtain a Surfing Pikachu is to transfer one from Pokémon Stadium, though other methods exist.
The goal of the minigame is to score as many points as possible. The player controls Pikachu using the Control Pad. As Pikachu is launched over a wave, the left and right buttons can be pressed to cause Pikachu to flip. One flip grants Pikachu 50 points, measured in "Radness", and two or more flips 150 points. The HP counter in the lower right corner acts as a timer and is continually decreasing. HP is also lost if Pikachu lands incorrectly. Opposite this is a progress bar that shows how far Pikachu is from shore.
When the game is over, Pikachu is scored based on the remaining HP and Radness. The high score is saved and can be recalled anytime by talking to the machine in the man's house on Route 19. The Game Boy Printer can be used to print out the high score as well.
Trivia
- This game was referenced in the anime episode The Pi-Kahuna.
- Pikachu's cheeks appear blue due to the limited color palette on the Super Game Boy.
- In Pokémon Snap a Pikachu on the Beach level can be seen on a surfboard.
- In Pokémon Battle Revolution, it is possible to obtain a Pikachu that knows Surf. When used in the game, Pikachu will utilize a surfboard.
- The music in Pikachu's Beach is stored in a soundbank which doesn't exist in Pokémon Red and Blue, along with the Jessie and James encounter theme, Printer Error music and an unused track.
- There is a seemingly unused 750 point Radness bonus. It isn't obtainable regardless of how many times the player flips or whether the player flipped in the opposite direction or not.
- The gameplay of this minigame is similar to the popular NES game, Excite Bike.
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