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My Pokémon Ranch
みんなのポケモン牧場
MPR-EN logo.png
Logo of My Pokémon Ranch
Basic info
Platform: Wii
Category: Virtual life
Players: 1
Connectivity: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Developer: Ambrella
Publisher: Nintendo
Part of: Generation IV side series
Ratings
CERO: A
ESRB: E
ACB: G
OFLC: G8+
PEGI: 3
GRAC: N/A
GSRR: N/A
Release dates
Japan: March 25, 2008[1]
North America: June 9, 2008[2]
Australia: July 4, 2008
Europe: July 4, 2008[3]
South Korea: N/A
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Websites
Japanese: Pokémon.co.jp
Nintendo.co.jp
Official site
English: Pokémon.com
Nintendo.com
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My Pokémon Ranch (Japanese: みんなのポケモン牧場 Everyone's Pokémon Ranch) is a WiiWare title that was announced at Nintendo's fall 2007 conference. It is not considered a game, but rather an accessory for owners of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. It was developed by Ambrella and can be purchased for 1,000 Wii Points. Pokémon can be transferred from Diamond and Pearl and stored on a farm. The player can use up to 8 Diamond and Pearl games to send their Pokémon, which then can be organized in the ranch by factors like height and weight. Hayley will give the player information on the Pokémon, which will be different from the info in the games. She will also bring a Pokémon each day to the ranch for which the player can trade. She will ask what type of Pokémon she will bring to the ranch next.

The farm is owned by Hayley, a friend of Bebe's. Players can sort, take pictures, and interact with up to 1,000 of their Pokémon.

It is essentially a Generation IV version of Pokémon Box. However, it is notable that Pokémon Ranch is similar to Pokémon Battle Revolution in that it will only interact with specific save files. This means that if a Pokémon is placed on the ranch, only the game from which it was placed onto the ranch may take the Pokémon back off it. This prevents people storing Pokémon and starting a new game - something for which previous storage titles were quite useful.

On November 5, 2008, My Pokémon Ranch was issued an update with the ability to communicate to Pokémon Platinum in Japan. According to an article in the now deleted Pokémon.com mailbag, there are no current plans to release this update outside of Japan. My Pokémon Ranch will not work with Platinum without this update. It is completely incompatible with HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Blurb

The Pokémon phenomenon debuts on WiiWare with My Pokémon Ranch, a game that lets you watch as Pokémon and Miis interact with each other for the first time. Enjoy the relaxing Ranch life by viewing your Ranch and its Pokémon, taking pictures, and sending those pictures to your friends via the Wii Message Board. The more Pokémon and Miis that you bring to your Ranch, the more fun it becomes!

My Pokémon Ranch can be linked with the Nintendo DS Pokémon Diamond version and Pokémon Pearl version Game Cards to deposit the Pokémon you've caught in these games to your Ranch! You can deposit a maximum of 1,000 Pokémon from up to eight different Game Cards! Make your Ranch more lively by playing with your friends and family!

Features

Initial features

Hayley with a player's Pokémon
  • My Pokémon Ranch is able to connect, store and withdraw Pokémon from 8 different Diamond or Pearl game cards using the Nintendo DS's connectivity. It is able to store up to 1,000 Pokémon at a time; however, the number rises to 1,500 after the Platinum update is applied.
  • Pokémon and Miis can interact in full 3D on the Wii. A Pokémon's behavior in the ranch can be determined by the Pokémon's Nature, moves, etc.
  • The player is able to take pictures at any time when on the ranch and save them to the message board or a SD card. Taking pictures of objects can be made easier by applying a Focus Lock or spinning the screen around using the Nunchuk.
  • Using WiiConnect24, the player can send pictures he or she has taken on the ranch to other friends.
  • On occasions, the player and Hayley can trade Pokémon on the ranch. Her traded Pokémon can be withdrawn onto the player's Diamond or Pearl or game card.
  • A Pokémon's Shiny coloring, alternate forms, and gender differences are visible in the game.
  • If a Pokémon came from a special place or is level 100, they will sparkle in a green or blue sparkles, respectively. If both are applicable to the said Pokémon, then there will be sparkles of both colors.

Platinum update

A screenshot taken after installing the Platinum update. Note the Giratina Origin Forme

On November 5, 2008, My Pokémon Ranch was issued an update with the ability to communicate to Pokémon Platinum. This update has not been released outside of Japan. My Pokémon Ranch will not work with Platinum without this update, meaning the title is incompatible with Pokémon Platinum in regions other than Japan.

In this update, the following features were added:

  • The ranch can now rise to level 26, which, allowing storage of an extra 500 Pokémon brings the total to 1500.
  • Giratina Origin Forme will appear if it is holding a Griseous Orb when deposited.
  • Shaymin Sky Forme can be added by touching the toy Gracidea, which, like all toys, can appear every once in a while.
  • New Rotom forms can be added by depositing them when they are in that appliance.
  • New toys and Club Look See members. Eleven new toys were added and the club members changed from 37 to 40.
  • Revisit Club Look See ranches.
  • A menu is added that allows changing of the song.
  • Twelve new animations can be played. Some new animations consist of battles between rivals, such as Zangoose and Seviper, Dialga and Palkia, and Darkrai and Cresselia.
  • Photos can be added to or from the SD card in bulk, instead of one at a time. Album size is increased from 20 to 30.

Pokémon

Wanted Pokémon

Details on how to catch a Wanted Pokémon

Once a player has stored Pokémon for the first time, Hayley will take the player's Pokédex data and from it, request "Wanted Pokémon", Pokémon that are typically not yet in the player's Pokédex. Once the player's Pokédex is filled, not counting event-only Pokémon, she'll compliment the player on their Pokédex and start requesting ones that the player has already caught. The game will provide the player with all the information on acquiring the listed Pokémon, including information on a Pokémon's pre-evolved form, and if an item is needed to evolve it, where that item can be found. This can be used to both assist and motivate said player into completing their Pokédex. The player is given 10 days to acquire this Pokémon until the post is removed and a new one is made. "Wanted Pokémon" requests are not tied to specific game cards. If one player deposits a Pokémon that Hayley requested from another player, it will be taken off the Wanted list and she will ask the player to show the other player how to find Pokémon. If all of the Wanted posts expire, Hayley will ask the player to connect their DS so new ones can be made.

Hayley's trades

Main article: Hayley's trades

Whenever the player brings in one of the "Wanted Pokémon", Hayley will offer to trade one of her Pokémon for it, and the Pokémon received will be one of the following twenty and will know a TM, Egg move, or have something else that makes them unique. The Pokémon available for trade are limited to ones that Hayley has already brought to the ranch. She will occasionally bring a tradeable when the player chooses "No" for both answers when Hayley asks what kind of Pokémon she should bring to the ranch the next day.

All of these Pokémon will have the OT Hayley (English) or ユカリ (Japanese) and the Trainer ID number 01000. Note that all of the Pokémon with specific Natures cannot have a different Nature, gender, and Ability and they cannot be Shiny.

Special Pokémon

These two Pokémon are only available once some requirements are filled. Once 250 Pokémon are present on the ranch, the ranch will expand and jump to a new level. When this level is obtained, Hayley will add a new Pokémon to the "Wanted" board, Leafeon. When Leafeon is brought to the ranch, she will offer to trade it for her Phione. When 999 Pokémon are present, the ranch will expand and jump to level 25, the maximum level. Once this level is obtained, a new wanted Pokémon will be added. Hayley is now asking for any Pokémon Egg. When the egg is brought, she will offer to trade it for her Mew.

Phione

Pokémon Info Trainer Memo Battle Moves Ribbons
Cherish Ball summary IV.png PHIONE Dex No. 0489 Random nature. Grass Grass Knot None
Lv. 50 Type Jun. 9, 2008 Water Rain Dance
Spr 4d 489.png Water Unknown Lovely place Psychic Rest
OT Hayley Met at Lv. 50. Water Surf
ID No. 01000   There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability.
It may be obtained on any date, beginning from
when it was released.
It was available in all regions.
Item Ability  
None None Hydration  
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Mew

Pokémon Info Trainer Memo Battle Moves Ribbons
Cherish Ball summary IV.png MEW Dex No. 0151 Random nature. Grass Synthesis None
Lv. 50 Type Jun. 9, 2008 Normal Return
Spr 4d 151.png Psychic Unknown Lovely place Psychic Hypnosis
OT Hayley Met at Lv. 50. Psychic Teleport
ID No. 01000   There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability.
It may be obtained on any date, beginning from
when it was released.
It was available in all regions.
Item Ability  
None None Synchronize  
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Events

A typical totem pole

Regular events happen around the ranch at all times; Miis may interact with Pokémon by dancing with them, running away from them, mend fences, or sit down and observe Pokémon. Pokémon occasionally use attacks on each other (though causing no adverse effect), greet each other, or run away from another if it's type is weak against the other one. Attacks are not specialized, but are general type attacks; for example, for example, there is no Fire Blast or Thunder Fang, only generic, type-specific attacks such as Electric Pokémon electrocuting others or Fire-type Pokémon breathing fire.

Every 15 minutes, a random event in the ranch will occur. These events don't have any real significance, only intended for a good picture opportunity. Some events only occur after the player has a certain amount of Pokémon or certain kind of Pokémon in the ranch.

Initial events

  1. Attention - Deposit at least 1 Pokémon
  2. ZigZag Parade - Deposit at least 25 Zigzagoon
  3. Dash - Deposit Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Meowth, Teddiursa, Munchlax and Torchic
  4. Sky Parade - Deposit at least 11 Pokémon that levitate about the ranch
  5. Totem Pole - Deposit at least 5 Pokémon
  6. Hop-Hop - Deposit at least 20 Cleffa
  7. Pikachu Party - Deposit at least 20 Pikachu
  8. Circle Dance - Deposit at least 20 Pokémon of the same species
  9. Ring Dance - Deposit at least 20 Pokémon of the same type
  10. ZigZag Dance - Deposit at least 20 Zigzagoon
  11. Slow Waltz - Deposit at least 10 of each: Illumise and Volbeat
  12. Do the Wave - Deposit 8 Minun and 8 Plusle
  13. Chorus - Deposit several Igglybuff, Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff
  14. Carousel - Deposit at least 40: Ponyta, Rapidash, Stantler and Girafarig
  15. Clock - Happens every hour
  16. Keyboard - Deposit all the Unown

New Platinum events

  1. Wrestling Tournament - Hariyama and Makuhita
  2. Surf - Water Pokémon use Surf to cover the ranch in water. They then swim and jump through the water.
  3. Dialga vs Palkia
  4. Zangoose vs Seviper
  5. Darkrai vs Cresselia
  6. Rotom forms

Toys

Toys with which Pokémon and Miis may play are delivered to the ranch every day. The type of toys delivered randomly changes every day and the amount of toys depends on the size of the ranch. Each toy comes in a present box which must be picked up and dropped to open.

Initial toys

The following is a list of toys available in My Pokémon Ranch:

Toy name Picture of toy Description Type-specific / special interactions In-game captions
Attractor Pokémon Ranch Attractor Toy.png A magnetic device that Miis can use to draw Pokémon to them. A question mark appears above the Pokémon as it is pulled towards the Mii. None (Mii) might want to attract attention...
Bonfire A fire that Pokémon and Miis can watch. Pokémon and Miis that get too close to it can be burned, where they will run around blindly with smoke rising from their head; though the flame can be dodged by jumping aside. Pokémon weak to the Fire type are naturally scared of the Bonfire, while Water type attacks will temporarily douse the flames. Pokémon that are resistant to the Fire type will run away when burned by the flames, but smoke will not continue to rise from their heads.
Bounce back ball An incredibly bouncy ball that is sent flying if a Pokémon touches it, and knocks away any Pokémon and Miis it hits while moving. The faster the ball's speed, the further Pokémon who it hits will be sent flying. None
Burst ball Pokémon Ranch Burst Ball Toy.png A large round explosive that explodes whenever Pokémon touch it, sending them flying. None KA-BOOM!
Challenger Pokémon Ranch Challenger Toy.png A dummy which punches Pokémon that tackle it; if the Pokémon successfully dodge the punches by jumping aside, the Challenger awards them by spitting out confetti onto the ground in front of the Pokémon, which the Pokémon then lowers its head and observes. The Pokémon activates it by touching it, then jumps back and charges as the Challenger delivers punches. None (Pokémon) challenged the challenger.
The challenge was a success! / The challenge was a failure!
Fountain Pokémon Ranch Fountain Toy.png A water fountain that, when Pokémon or Miis jump on, increases in power to give them a brief lift. If a Fire type Pokémon approaches, the fountain will spew out water, scaring the Pokémon away. (Pokémon) is having a good time.
Leader Flag Pokémon Ranch Leader Flag Toy.png A flag that Miis can use to lead a parade of Pokémon in a large group. None (Mii) picked up the Leader Flag.
Parade Drum Pokémon Ranch Parade Drum Toy.png A drum that Miis can use to lead a parade of Pokémon in a long line. None (Mii) is marching.
Pitfall Pokémon Ranch Pitfall Toy.png A hole that Pokémon and Miis can jump into. They return falling from the sky. Large Pokémon (e.g. Lapras or Wailord) who try to jump in will not fit, and a question mark will appear above the Pokémon. (Pokémon) dived into the Pitfall.
Poké balloons Pokémon Ranch Poké Balloon Toy.png Balloons that a Pokémon or Mii can attach to their head in order to fly around. None Is (Pokémon) taking a stroll in the sky?
Poké bell Pokémon Ranch Poké Bell Toy.png A Mii can use this to attract Pokémon with a ringing noise. None None
Poké cushion Pokémon Ranch Poké Cushion Toy.png This can be placed on a Mii's head so that Pokémon can jump and rest on it. If a heavy Pokémon jumps on their head, the Mii will be stunned. Heavy Pokémon: Oh!?
Light Pokémon: (Mii) put (Pokémon) up high.
Poké microphone A Microphone that Pokémon can cry into. Their cries into the microphone will be heard through the Wii Remote's speaker. None
Poké pendulum Pokémon Ranch Poké Pendulum Toy.png A pendulum that attracts Pokémon with a hypnotic effect and can put them to sleep with hypnotic beams if they watch it too long. It may occasionally confuse a Pokémon instead of hypnotizing it. None (Pokémon) is staring at the Poké Pendulum.
Poké rocket Pokémon Ranch Poké Rocket Toy.png Pokémon can jump inside. Then, after the rocket aims, it launches the Pokémon. None Is (Pokémon) trying to blast off to somewhere?
Pokémon pallet A pallet that when used by a Pokémon, summons all of the Pokémon in a ranch to get together to form an image of the user's in-game sprite. Unlocked when the user has deposited 500 Pokémon into the Ranch. None
Round rock Pokémon Ranch Round Rock Toy.png Pokémon can tackle the rock so that it moves. The Pokémon then try to dodge it. If they lose, they become run over and flattened. None If dodged: (Pokémon) dodged well.
If squashed: (Pokémon) enjoyed the Round Rock challenge.
Slippery peel A banana peel that trips Pokémon and Miis that step on it. None
Snowman Pokémon Ranch Snowman Toy.png A Snowman that freezes Pokémon and Miis that get too close to it, although the snowflakes can be dodged by jumping aside. Pokémon resistant to the Ice type enjoy a sprinkle of snowflakes. Temporarily shrinks if an attack which the Ice-type is weak to is used against it. Pokémon that are weak to the Ice-type tend to become afraid and run away from it. Is (Pokémon) interested in Snowman?
Spin ride Pokémon Ranch Spin Ride Toy.png It is shaped like a tree trunk. Pokémon and miis can jump on it and get a quick spin around. Miis will become alarmed when spinning, and when spun off, become temporarily confused. (Pokémon/Mii) is spinning around.
Spring stand Pokémon Ranch Spring Stand Toy.png Pokémon can jump onto the stand and then will be sprung into the sky, landing not far away. None (Pokémon) jumped really high.
Stinky ball Miis can pick this up. Then a stench is released that repels Pokémon and Miis and causes the Mii carrying it to become worried. Once the Mii gets annoyed with it, he/she tosses it. None
Training bag Pokémon Ranch Training Bag Toy.png A bag with a target on it for Pokémon to use their attacks on. None (Pokémon) is practicing a move.


New Platinum toys

When My Pokémon Ranch is updated, 11 new toys are added to the Ranch to use. The following toys are also available with the Platinum update:

  • Gracidea Flower - This flower will open up and allows Shaymin to turn into its Sky Forme.
  • Birthday Cake - Confetti falls from the sky around the cake to celebrate a birthday.
  • Magnet - Allows the user to pick up more than one Pokémon at a time.
  • Tree
  • Apple Box - A small box with apple images on the side that Miis can carry Pokémon around in.

Club Look-See

Main article: Club Look-See
Penny, a member of Club Look-See, that has an egg theme

Club Look-See is a group of people that will come to the Ranch and invite the player to see their ranch. Each member is assigned a number (#1, #2, #3, and so on) and they will appear in order of their number. Each member's ranch has a certain theme, this means that each of their ranches is filled with a certain Pokémon. Each member's Mii also typically bears some resemblance to the Pokémon they have. These are special occurrences that will happen periodically. After all 37 (40 in Platinum) have been met for the first time, they will appear in the future, but not in order.

Reception

My Pokémon Ranch received generally negative reviews. The largest criticisms of the game was the lack of interaction with the game,[4] and the fact that the player has to own a copy of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for the majority of the game's features to be accessible.[5] In addition, some reviewers criticized the game's Mii-like graphics, with IGN calling it "the ugliest Pokémon game to hit any video game system".[6] The game received an average score of 47% on Metacritic.

Trivia

  • Some Pokémon have certain characteristics exclusive to the species: for example, Mankey is often angry, and Weezing will occasionally emit a yellow, stinky gas that scares away other Pokémon (similar to the toy Stinky ball).

References


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