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The player, a new rookie typist, travels through various routes and areas discovering Pokémon, who can be caught by correctly typing their names as they appear. The game is played with an attaching keyboard. Its purpose is to teach children to type, but the developers have said older people can enjoy it as well as the levels can get very difficult. A beginner's level is present to teach players how to type, while advanced courses are meant for experienced players. Quiz Courses test the player's Pokémon knowledge. The player is a member of the Elite Typists' Club being helped by Professor Quentin Werty (木内エイジ Kiuchi Eiji | The player, a new rookie typist, travels through various routes and areas discovering Pokémon, who can be caught by correctly typing their names as they appear. The game is played with an attaching keyboard. Its purpose is to teach children to type, but the developers have said older people can enjoy it as well as the levels can get very difficult. A beginner's level is present to teach players how to type, while advanced courses are meant for experienced players. Quiz Courses test the player's Pokémon knowledge. The player is a member of the Elite Typists' Club being helped by Professor Quentin Werty (木内エイジ ''Kiuchi Eiji'') and fellow member Paige Down (青葉キイ ''Aoba Key''), they must collect the Pokémon, which some of them are bosses which appear at the end of some levels. | ||
[[Wild Pokémon]] will appear, and the player must correctly type their name to catch them. Multipliers are available if Pokémon names are typed fast enough. At the end of several stages, a boss Pokémon may appear; the bosses are {{p|Reshiram}}, {{p|Zekrom}}, {{p|Cobalion}}, {{p|Serperior}}, {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Terrakion}}, {{p|Virizion}}, {{p|Zoroark}}, {{p|Kyogre}}, {{p|Celebi}}, and {{p|Groudon}}. There are also some lesser bosses which are obtained by typing letters that appear on coins throughout the course. These include {{p|Lapras}}, {{p|Beheeyem}} and {{p|Emboar}}. There are 63 courses, one for each key on the keyboard (excluding Enter). There are 403 Pokémon available in the game. Each course has its own features and targets required to complete them, as well as three different requirements for bronze, sliver and gold medals such as achieving certain point scores, capturing certain Pokémon, getting combos and not making any typographical errors. | [[Wild Pokémon]] will appear, and the player must correctly type their name to catch them. Multipliers are available if Pokémon names are typed fast enough. At the end of several stages, a boss Pokémon may appear; the bosses are {{p|Reshiram}}, {{p|Zekrom}}, {{p|Cobalion}}, {{p|Serperior}}, {{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Terrakion}}, {{p|Virizion}}, {{p|Zoroark}}, {{p|Kyogre}}, {{p|Celebi}}, and {{p|Groudon}}. There are also some lesser bosses which are obtained by typing letters that appear on coins throughout the course. These include {{p|Lapras}}, {{p|Beheeyem}} and {{p|Emboar}}. There are 63 courses, one for each key on the keyboard (excluding Enter). There are 403 Pokémon available in the game. Each course has its own features and targets required to complete them, as well as three different requirements for bronze, sliver and gold medals such as achieving certain point scores, capturing certain Pokémon, getting combos and not making any typographical errors. | ||
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| Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure バトル&ゲット！ポケモンタイピングＤＳ | |
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 Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure boxart (game only) | |
Basic info
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| Platform: | Nintendo DS |
| Category: | Typing |
| Players: | 1-5 players simultaneous |
| Connectivity: | None |
| Developer: | Genius Sonority |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Part of: | Generation V miscellaneous |
Ratings
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| CERO: | A |
| ESRB: | N/A |
| ACB: | G |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | 3 |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | April 21, 2011* November 12, 2011* |
| North America: | N/A |
| Australia: | January 10, 2013[1] |
| Europe: | September 21, 2012[2] |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites
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| Japanese: | Official website |
| English: | Official website |
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Japanese boxart
 Japanese boxart of Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure (game only) | |
Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure (Japanese: バトル&ゲット！ポケモンタイピングＤＳ Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS) is an educational typing spin-off of Pokémon developed by Genius Sonority.
The game comes with the Nintendo Wireless Keyboard, a Bluetooth-enabled keyboard that communicates with the game card, though players may also use a keyboard on the touch screen. The Japanese version is sold with two keyboard color choices—black or white. The Japanese and English versions come with a QWERTY layout, the German version comes with a QWERTZ layout, and the French version comes with an AZERTY layout.
Gameplay
The player, a new rookie typist, travels through various routes and areas discovering Pokémon, who can be caught by correctly typing their names as they appear. The game is played with an attaching keyboard. Its purpose is to teach children to type, but the developers have said older people can enjoy it as well as the levels can get very difficult. A beginner's level is present to teach players how to type, while advanced courses are meant for experienced players. Quiz Courses test the player's Pokémon knowledge. The player is a member of the Elite Typists' Club being helped by Professor Quentin Werty (木内エイジ Kiuchi Eiji) and fellow member Paige Down (青葉キイ Aoba Key), they must collect the Pokémon, which some of them are bosses which appear at the end of some levels.
Wild Pokémon will appear, and the player must correctly type their name to catch them. Multipliers are available if Pokémon names are typed fast enough. At the end of several stages, a boss Pokémon may appear; the bosses are Reshiram, Zekrom, Cobalion, Serperior, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Terrakion, Virizion, Zoroark, Kyogre, Celebi, and Groudon. There are also some lesser bosses which are obtained by typing letters that appear on coins throughout the course. These include Lapras, Beheeyem and Emboar. There are 63 courses, one for each key on the keyboard (excluding Enter). There are 403 Pokémon available in the game. Each course has its own features and targets required to complete them, as well as three different requirements for bronze, sliver and gold medals such as achieving certain point scores, capturing certain Pokémon, getting combos and not making any typographical errors.
In the Japanese version, the player types Pokémon's names in rōmaji; the game uses Nihon-shiki romanizations, not the trademarked ones, because of the way Japanese keyboards work; for example, 'Tirati-no' is used instead of Chillaccino.
Story
A new rookie typist, controlled by the player, meets Paige Down of the Elite Typists' Club, and takes on the role of the newest member of the Elite Typists' Club, which investigates where Pokémon inhabit by typing their names on a keyboard to capture them in a Typing Ball, a special type of Poké Ball. With the player's help, the Elite Typists' Club manages to reach new areas they have never been before, and together with Key and her friend Professor Quentin Werty, they investigate 403 different kinds of Pokémon, including, eventually, Reshiram and Zekrom, to test their typing skills and gather medals to become Master Typists.
Blurb
Master the keyboard and catch Pokémon in this thrilling typing adventure!
Type quickly! Type correctly! Use the Nintendo Wireless Keyboard to research over 400 Pokémon in locations such as the desert, forest, mountains, beaches and many more...
Development
Pokémon: Typing Adventure was revealed at Nintendo Conference 2010, with a planned release in Japan the following year. It was revealed by Satoru Iwata to investors in January 2011, along with the keyboard. He declared, "This is not software that's targeted at just kids, as finishing it is challenging even for adults who are learning to touch type." It was confirmed to have a June 2012 release date in Europe, with confirmed support for other languages including English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. The Japanese version is in the QWERTY format, while German was in QWERTZ, and French was in AZERTY. The keyboard came in a white color, but was released with a black model exclusively in Japan on January 2011.
Reception
In Japan, Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS, what Pokémon: Typing Adventure was called in Japan, topped the charts, selling around 60,000 copies. The game sold well for months, still on the charts until June 19th. It ended up selling over 200,000 copies by the end of 2011, making it the 56th most sold title that year. Japanese Weekly Famitsu magazine gave it a 32 out of 40 total score based on 4 reviews of 8, earning it the publication's Gold Award.
It got average reception in the west, getting a 69% score by GameRankings. Official Nintendo Magazine found the gameplay to be "repetitive" with graphics that were only "functional at best", the reviewer said the lessons were effective, declaring that "Learn With Pokemon: Typing Adventures may not be a big hitter like the RPGs, but it comfortably sits alongside Pokemon Conquest in our Top 5 Pokémon Spin-Offs, a list we can now confidently type out in 12 seconds flat." However, the keyboard accessory was criticized by Games™, who remarked that "As peripherals go, the DS keyboard is right up there with the PS3 in-car adapter and the N64 dance mat in terms of actual usefulness." The magazine also felt that being familiar with individual Pokémon was required to gain speed bonuses based on identifying them by silhouette or cry, in addition to being able to correctly spell some of their names.
Unlockables
| Keyboard Skins | Method |
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| Fire-type Starter Pokémon | Earn 15 medals |
| Water-type Starter Pokémon | Earn 30 medals |
| Grass-type Starter Pokémon | Earn 40 medals |
| Pikachu & Pichu | Earn 80 medals |
| Chic Design | Earn 125 medals |
| Mirage Design | Earn 180 medals |
| Reshiram & Zekrom | Complete the game |
| Rotom Design | Capture all six forms of Rotom |
| Secret Sword Design | Capture level 100 Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion |
| Heart Design | Capture all 403 Pokémon |
| Sounds | Method |
| Music Box Sounds | Earn 60 medals |
| Phone Sound | Earn 100 medals |
| Pipe Sound | Earn 150 medals |
Gallery
European boxart (with keyboard)
Japanese boxart (with keyboard)
The keyboard-styled map
- BGpre1.jpg
Battling Zorua
- BGpre3.jpg
Battling Scyther
- Typing DS keyboard.png
Nintendo Wireless Keyboard
Trivia
- Heatmor was removed from the European versions of the game.
- This is one of the few Pokémon games available in English not to be released in North America.
- This game is the first Generation V spin-off Pokémon game.
In other languages
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References
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This article is part of Project Sidegames, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames. |
