Pokémon Rumble Blast

Pokémon Rumble Blast スーパーポケモンスクランブル
File:Pokémon Rumble Blast Boxart US.png Pokémon Rumble Blast's US boxart
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo 3DS
Category:	Action RPG
Players:	1 to 2 players
Connectivity:	StreetPass
Developer:	Ambrella
Publisher:	Nintendo
Part of:	Generation V side series
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E10+
ACB:	N/A
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	N/A
GRAC:	N/A
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	August 11, 2011
North America:	October 24, 2011
Australia:	December 8, 2011
Europe:	December 2, 2011
South Korea:	N/A
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Official website
English:	Official website
Japanese boxart File:Super Pokemon Scramble Boxart JP.png Super Pokémon Scramble Japanese boxart

Pokémon Rumble Blast (Japanese: スーパーポケモンスクランブル Super Pokémon Scramble), known as Super Pokémon Rumble in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, is a sequel to the WiiWare game Pokémon Rumble. It is a Nintendo 3DS game that was released in Japan on August 11, 2011 (previously July 28, 2011), in North America on October 24, 2011 and in Europe on December 2, 2011. Unlike its predecessor, which only featured Pokémon from Generation I and Generation IV, Pokémon Rumble Blast features all five generations of Pokémon, except Keldeo, Meloetta, and Genesect, all of whom have not been officially released by Nintendo yet.

Story

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

The game starts with a showdown between Reshiram and Zekrom on the Battle Royale stage, manifesting as a spirit behind their Toy form. The player starts from Toy Town, where the player's Mii enters to set a Pikachu into motion. On the first stage, called the Beginner's Park, the player fights the Unova starter Pokémon and the elemental monkeys. The game ensures that the player recruits Oshawott, Tepig and Snivy. Victini is also available here. The first boss is Zekrom, which is an unwinnable battle. The stage collapses, and the player's Toy Pokémon fall into another location.

A cut scene will then play showing a Cobalion speaking to a crowd. He then says the Glowdrops have the power to remove Rust from materials and shows it by pouring some Glowdrops on a rusty object and the Rust disappears. He tells the Pokémon to gather as many Glowdrops as possible. The Toy Pokémon then march off and the cut scene ends.

Chapter 1: Battle Royale

The player's Toy Pokémon will land in Toy Town and meet with Lillipup who will explain several things about the town, and will tell the player to go to the meadow. Upon returning, the town discovers that the Glowdrops in the town have been stolen, and they blame Pawniard for stealing them. Upon reaching him he states that the player will never pass the coming Battle Royale and heads off. Upon getting to 1-4, Challenger's Ground, the player's Toy Pokémon must battle him in the semifinals and win the final round. He then admits that he did not steal the Glowdrops and tells the player's Toy Pokémon that it was another group of Pokémon lead by a Krookodile that is headed towards Easterly Town. The citizens of Toy Town then guide the player's Toy Pokémon to Easterly Town.

Chapter 2: Stolen Glowdrops

Before the player makes it to Easterly Town, Cobalion is again speaking to a crowd, demonstrating the effect of Glowdrops on rust. The cut scene ends again.

Upon reaching Easterly Town, the player's Toy Pokémon will encounter Krookodile taking Easterly Town's Glowdrops, attacking the Pokémon that interfered with him, and leaving. The player the gives chase through several forts. The player meets a Gurdurr along the way and states that the great Glowdrop fountain has enough Glowdrops to restore the towns' Glowdrops to normal. Upon reaching the area, the player encounters Cobalion who has come for the Glowdrops. He then challenges the player to a 3 on 1. All the player's Pokémon will faint in 2 hits. Cobalion then takes the Glowdrops while the player is unconscious.

Chapter 3: Tracking Cobalion

The player continues on to Westerly Town and encounters a Zorua who tells the player that Cobalion is on Firebreathing Mountain and the player proceeds to head there. Along the way, Rusty Pokémon attack some of Cobalion's minions and the player defeats them and continues on. At the last fort on the mountain, Zorua then tells the player that he is on Cobalion's side and proceeds to battle the player with a Zoroark. Upon defeating them, the player reaches Cobalion who then bends the player's Wonder Key and knocks the player unconscious and heads north. The player will be in bad shape, but will make it to Northerly Town.

Chapter 4: The World Axle and the Secret of the Wonder Key

When the player arrives at Northerly Town, an Elgyem notices the player's bent Wonder Key and recommends going to the Temple of Keys, which is to the east. Upon defeating the Battle Royale held inside the Temple of Keys, the player will win a Temple Key, which can replace the player's Wonder Key. A Golett will then tell the player that the player can follow Cobalion if they prove themselves at the other Battle Royales—a path will be opened.

After exiting the temple, Golett talks about the Path of Heroes. Winning the Battle Royales will cause parts of the path to appear. However, the player has to get past Cobalion's two forts to challenge the other Battle Royale arenas.

After successfully completing all four Battle Royale arenas, the Path of Heroes will be complete, allowing the player to cross to the other side, at which point they will reach the World Axle. The player arrives at the scene of Cobalion's army using Glowdrops to open the World Axle. However, Cobalion's army starts rusting away, leaving him wondering what is happening. The rusting is revealed to be caused by Dark Rust, an evil Wonder Key that makes Toy Pokémon Rusty in order to control them as part of his Rust Army.

In the aftermath of the battle, the player's team meets up with Cobalion, who explains his intentions. At that point, the group decides to enter the World Axle in order to hunt down and defeat Dark Rust.

Chapter 5: The Last Battle

The player and their team make their way to Axle Town, where a Pikachu greets them and tells them about the current state of the town and the axle. The player must then traverse the axle's areas, including both the overworld areas and areas where Cobalion and the player fight against the Dark Leigon, before finally making their way to Dark Rust's Fort.

Here, the player and two teammates fight the forces of Dark Rust. At first, Dark Rust itself is protected by an impenetrable barrier, but due to Cobalion's powerful attack, the barrier is dispelled and Dark Rust can be defeated.

In the aftermath, the World Axle begins to pump out Glowdrops again, refilling the fountains in all the towns.

Features

Toy Shop

Every day, the player will receive notification via the Shopscope located in any of the towns. The Shopscope will show a Mii leaving the player's Toy Shop after making a purchase and the player will receive Ⓟ, as well as the possibility of unlocking a new Pokémon when a milestone is hit. The customer is either someone the player has StreetPassed, or a Mii they have registered on their 3DS. The player can also get customers by redeeming 10 Play Coins.

Pokémon unlocked via the Toy Shop

The following are the Pokémon unlocked once a certain amount of customers have shopped at the Toy Shop, and the locations where they are encountered. If the player is too slow to defeat them, they may disappear and the player will have to leave the area and come back for the Pokémon to appear again.

Pokémon		Customers	Location
	Uxie	2	Sun-Dappled Bank; Lake
	Mesprit	5	Soothing Shore; Lake
	Azelf	10	Shimmering Lake; Lake
	Phione	20	Rugged Flats; Beach
	Manaphy	20	Rugged Flats; Beach
	Jirachi	40	Firebreathing Mountain; Tower
	Celebi	60	Everspring Valley; Forest
	Mew	80	Sunny Seashore; Factory
	Shaymin	100	World Axle - B2F; Glacier
	Shaymin	120	World Axle - B1F; Forest
	Victini	150	World Axle - B2F; Tower

Legendary Boss Pokémon

After completing the storyline, very rarely the catapult leading to the area boss will be shimmering indicating that the player will be taken to a special battle arena where the player first battled Zekrom at the beginning of the game. Here, the player will encounter a Legendary Pokémon that will differ depending on the area they were previously in. Upon defeat, the legendary Pokémon will always be recruited by the player. Certain legendary Pokémon will only appear once certain circumstances have been met.

Pokémon		Location	Notes	Pokémon		Location	Notes
	Mewtwo	Factories	Complete Battle Royale EX-6		Giratina	Hauntyards
	Lugia	Beaches			Cresselia	Treetops
	Ho-Oh	Autumnwood	Only appears in Volcanic Slope, and Firebreathing Mountain.		Darkrai	Hauntyards
	Latias	Meadows			Arceus	Towers	Complete Team Battle EX-6
	Latios	Meadows			Cobalion	Caves	Defeat Terrakion and Virizion
	Kyogre	Beaches			Terrakion	Canyons
	Groudon	Lavas			Virizion	Forests
	Rayquaza	Towers			Tornadus	Volcanic Slope; Autumnwood	Must be encountered 3 times before challenged to a battle
	Deoxys (All Formes)	Factories			Thundurus	Firebreathing Mountain; Autumnwood	Must be encountered 3 times before challenged to a battle
	Dialga	Caves			Reshiram	Caves
	Palkia	Lakes			Zekrom	Caves
	Heatran	Lavas			Landorus	Autumnwood	Defeat Tornadus and Thundurus*
	Regigigas	Deserts			Kyurem	Glaciers
	Giratina	Hauntyards

Special Traits

Main article: Special Traits

Special Traits are abilities that an individual Pokémon can possess. When a Pokémon with a Special Trait faints and is ready to be befriended, it will sparkle with a different color than usual and have a green gear shape beneath them. A Rusty Pokémon or a Pokémon with a + or ++ trait will have a pink gear beneath them.

Passwords

As in the previous game, rare Pokémon can be unlocked using region-specific passwords.

Japanese

Pokémon		Move(s)		Password
	Pikachu	Volt Tackle		6715-6555
	Articuno	Ice Beam		7322-0927
	Zapdos	Discharge		3060-1785
	Moltres	Flamethrower		6301-6557
	Lugia	Aeroblast		6301-6557
	Groudon	Earthquake		7415-3319
	Garchomp	Dragon Claw		6067-1831
	Gliscor	X-Scissor		7442-3671
	Gallade	Fury Cutter		9616-8485
	Dialga	Iron Tail		9752-8353
	Victini	V-create		7267-3443
	Snivy	Leaf Tornado		8590-9413
	Serperior	Leaf Blade		3791-0580
	Tepig	Flame Charge		1906-5834
	Emboar	Heat Crash		8902-7356
	Oshawott	Razor Shell		1432-2751
	Samurott	Aqua Tail		9418-1517
	Unfezant	Air Slash		3654-9185
	Audino	Secret Power		1975-5256
	Zoroark	Foul Play		0120-8652
	Eelektross	Crunch		1562-5492
	Stunfisk	Mud Shot		4000-2108
	Tornadus	Hurricane		5155-4087
	Thundurus	Thunder		2751-4887

North American

Pokémon		Move(s)		Password
	Pikachu	Volt Tackle		7746-3878
	Articuno*	Ice Beam		2364-4610
	Zapdos*	Discharge		1675-4459
	Moltres*	Flamethrower		8714-7361
	Lugia*	Aeroblast		0442-4822
	Groudon*	Earthquake		0681-1611
	Garchomp*	Dragon Claw		1959-4010
	Gliscor	X-Scissor		9625-7845
	Gallade	Fury Cutter Night Slash		3535-6928
	Dialga*	Iron Tail		3402-6485
	Victini	V-create		6699-8898
	Snivy	Leaf Tornado		0835-7338
	Serperior*	Leaf Blade		7111-4427
	Tepig	Flame Charge		2061-8332
	Emboar*	Heat Crash		5662-7748
	Oshawott	Razor Shell		7403-2240
	Samurott*	Aqua Tail		2452-2129
	Unfezant*	Air Slash		4713-9936
	Audino*	Secret Power		0176-1458
	Zoroark	Foul Play		2153-6742
	Eelektross*	Crunch		2159-4650
	Stunfisk*	Mud Shot		6482-3610
	Tornadus	Hurricane		0250-7321
	Thundurus	Thunder		8819-8699
*- Post-game only

PAL

Pokémon		Move(s)		Password
	Pikachu	Volt Tackle		7580-5216
	Tepig	Flame Charge		5487-0833
	Victini	V-create		9082-7838
	Snivy	Leaf Tornado		4941-6440
	Lugia*	Aeroblast		6482-3610

Releasing

Each town in Pokémon Rumble Blast has a station where the player may release any number of their Pokémon at a time, and in return they will gain Ⓟ. The Ⓟ dropped by a Toy Pokémon without a Special Trait is equal to 3/10 of its power. For a Toy Pokémon with a purple special trait, it is equal to half the power. These formulas are only accurate when dealing with a single Pokémon.

When seven of the same Pokémon are released, the player will receive that Pokémon's next stage of evolution along with Ⓟ. For example, if the player were to release seven Oshawott, they would receive a Dewott. Rusty Pokémon do not count towards the seven Pokémon, and must be cleansed before they are released to obtain an evolution.

Upon finishing an area with over 2500 Pokémon befriended, no more areas may be entered until enough Pokémon are released to reduce the number below 2500.

References

Pokémon Rumble Blast locations

Beginner's Park Towns Toy Town • Easterly Town • Westerly Town • Northerly Town • Axle Town Fields Trailhead Field • Seabreeze Trail • Echo Valley • Challenger's Ground Sun-Dappled Bank • Misty Edgewater • Soothing Shore • Shimmering Lake Rugged Flats • Volcanic Slope • Firebreathing Mountain Frozen Tundra • Everspring Valley • Sunny Seashore • Fallaway Edge World Axle - Underground Entry • World Axle - B1F • World Axle - B2F • World Axle - Shaft • World Axle - Deepest Level • World Axle - Upper Levels

Side series games

Stadium series

Stadium (Japanese) • Stadium • Stadium 2

Storage software

Box RS • My Pokémon Ranch • Bank (Poké Transporter) • HOME

Orre games

Colosseum • XD: Gale of Darkness

Other games

Battle Revolution • Pokéwalker • Dream World • Dream Radar

Pokémon games

Core series • Side series • Spin-off series • Pokémon mini • Individual spin-offs • Betas • Demos

This article is part of Project Sidegames, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames.