Pokémon Tetris
| Pokémon Tetris ポケモンショックテトリス | |
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Basic info
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| Platform: | Pokémon mini |
| Category: | Puzzle |
| Players: | 1-2 players |
| Connectivity: | Infrared |
| Developer: | Nintendo |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Part of: | Pokémon mini series |
Ratings
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| CERO: | N/A |
| ESRB: | E |
| ACB: | N/A |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | N/A |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | March 21, 2002 |
| North America: | N/A |
| Australia: | N/A |
| Europe: | 2002 |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites
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| Japanese: | N/A |
| English: | Official website |
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Japanese boxart
 Japanese boxart | |
Pokémon Tetris (Japanese: ポケモンショックテトリス Pokémon Shock Tetris) is a puzzle game released for the Pokémon mini. It has only been released in Japan and Europe, being the last Pokémon mini game released in the latter region. It was classified by the ESRB as E for Everyone under the title Pokémon Mini Shock Tetris[1], implying that the game was planned to be released in the United States but was scrapped for unknown reasons.
Gameplay
The game consists of several variations of Tetris with varying levels of difficulty. The player's main task is to use blocks consisting of four pieces (known as Tetriminos) to create lines in order to remove them from the game field. If the Tetriminos reach the top row of the field, the game is over. In addition to being able to rotate pieces by 90 degrees using the A and B buttons, this game also allows most blocks to be flipped 180 degrees by shaking the Pokémon mini. During gameplay, a silhouette of a Pokémon will be shown on the right hand side of the screen; if the player can make a match of 4 or more lines, the Pokémon will be captured and added to the in-game Pokédex. The player has a limited time to capture the Pokémon before it is replaced by another one chosen at random.
Modes
1-Player Modes
Standard
The player keeps playing until the screen fills up. There are three difficulty levels:
- Rookie: Only reguar Tetriminos appear.
- Normal: Five-piece blocks (called Pentiminos) begin to appear as the player's level increases.
- Hyper: Pentiminos appear from the beginning.
20 Lines
This is a time attack mode, tasking the player to clear 20 lines of blocks as fast as they can. Only Tetriminos appear in this mode.
Pyramid
The player is timed to see how quickly they can clear one of every time of line combination: Singles (one line), Doubles (two lines), Triples (three lines), and Tetrises (four lines). Like in 20 Lines, only regular Tetriminos appear.
Pokédex
249 Pokémon can be captured in this game. In this mode, the player can see which Pokémon they have caught. The Pokédex also shows both the Pokémon's number and the quantity captured. Up to three kinds of picture of each Pokémon can be viewed. Rarer Pokémon appear at higher difficulties, while some only appear in certain game modes.
VS. Mode
This is a two-player mode, requiring both players to have a copy of the game each. Two players compete against each other, attempting to outlast their opponent. As lines are cleared, incomplete lines will be added to the bottom of the opponent's field.
Trivia
- This is the last game in which Jynx appears in its original dark-skinned design.
- In Hidenori Kusaka's commentary from Pokémon Adventures volume 13, he states that he has been playing Pokémon Tetris, praising the game.
In other languages
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