Pokémon Battrio

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This article is about the arcade game. For the manga, see Pokémon Battrio Mezase! Battrio Master.

Pokémon BATTRIO
Pokémon BATTRIO arcade cabinet marquee
Category
Players	1 or 2 players simultaneous
Publisher	Nintendo
Developer	Tomy
ESRB
Release dates
Japan	September 14, 2007
N. America	N/A
Australia	N/A
Europe	N/A
Korea	N/A
Web sites

ポケモンバトリオ

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Pokémon Battrio

The machine used in BATTRIO

ポケモンバトリオ Pokémon BATTRIO is a cel-shaded arcade game designed by Tomy. It is a fighting game in the vein of Pokémon Stadium or Pokémon Battle Revolution.

The machine uses special pucks that affect which Pokémon can be used. The main gameplay difference is that three Pokémon can be used on each side, a slightly more advanced take on double battles. Pokémon can also be moved around the field by using the pucks, which give different bonuses depending on how the Pokémon are arranged.

The name is derived from the words "Battle" and "Trio".

Available Pokémon

At the time of release, there were 36 available playable Pokémon confirmed. In order of Pokémon BATTRIO website, they are:

Expansion packs have since been released adding additional Pokémon to the list.

Gameplay

There are videos^[1][2] of gameplay on the website. There is a memory card-like device which stores Pokémon; it will be sold for ¥500.

Story Mode

It seems that the game includes a 'Story Mode' of sorts, in which the player chooses a character avatar, exploring an overworld map, battling against NPCs and even Gym Leader-like bosses. ^[3]