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Revision as of 23:58, 1 November 2013
Pokémon Poké Ball Launcher | |
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Title screen | |
Basic info
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Platform: | PC |
Category: | Minigame |
Players: | 1 player |
Connectivity: | None |
Developer: | Left Brain Games, Inc. |
Publisher: | Garr Group |
Part of: | Generation III miscellaneous |
Ratings
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CERO: | N/A |
ESRB: | N/A |
ACB: | N/A |
OFLC: | N/A |
PEGI: | N/A |
GRAC: | N/A |
GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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Japan: | N/A |
North America: | 2006 |
Australia: | ??? |
Europe: | ??? |
South Korea: | ??? |
Hong Kong: | N/A |
Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites
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Japanese: | N/A |
English: | Play the game on the developer's website |
Pokémon Poké Ball Launcher is one of three promotional PC games developed by Left Brain Games and originally distributed by Perdue Chicken in 2006.
Gameplay
The player controls either Ash or May as a trainer trying to catch Pokémon. To catch a Pokémon, the player simply has to hit the Pokémon with a thrown Poké Ball. The player has a limited amount of time and Poké Balls with which to catch enough Pokémon to win.
Before the player can throw a Poké Ball, they must first release them from a dispenser at the right of the screen and pick one up. When the player is holding a Poké Ball, they throw it by simply moving the cursor where they wish to aim and clicking the left mouse button. The player may release Poké Balls from the dispenser by either pressing the spacebar (hold to release multiple balls) or by clicking on the dispenser. Released balls will roll along the ground to the left. Whenever the player is not holding a Poké Ball, they can pick one up by simply moving their character's avatar - which also follows the mouse cursor - over a Poké Ball. Poké Balls that previously rolled past the player can even be picked up.
The Pokémon appear on-screen for short periods of time before disappearing again. Different Pokémon are constantly appearing, disappearing, and reappearing. There is always at least one Pokémon on screen, and generally never more than three.
If the player catches a Pokémon while it is moving as it appears or disappears, then the player gains a 10-second bonus to their time limit and they do not lose that Poké Ball - it bounces off of the Pokémon towards the dispenser, and from there it rolls along the ground again as if it was just released.
The last two levels also introduce a rule where the player may only capture a certain number of any Pokémon. If the player attempts to capture more of a Pokémon they have already captured the maximum amount of, the player's time limit receives a 10-second penalty. This encourages the player to remember which Pokémon they have already captured.
Levels
There are three possible levels of gameplay. In all levels, the player must catch a certain number of Pokémon within the time available to them and using the Poké Balls available to them. In Level 1, after the player catches a given Pokémon, that Pokémon will not appear again. In the later levels, caught Pokémon will reappear, but the player must be careful not to attempt to capture too many or they will lose 10 seconds from their time.
Level 3, allowing only one of any Pokémon to be caught, forces the player to remember which Pokémon they have already caught. The strictly limited number of Poké Balls also forces the player to either not miss any throws or to time some to hit a Pokémon while it is moving, to get the Poké Ball back (as well as a time bonus). In addition, the amount of time Pokémon linger on screen is shortened in this level, which, especially combined with the lower initial time, makes for a quicker pace overall.
Level | Pkmn needed | Initial time | Poké Balls | Catch limit |
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Level 1 | 10 | 2 minutes | Infinite* | 1* |
Level 2 | 20 | 2 minutes | 50 | 2 |
Level 3 | 15 | 1 minute | 15 | 1 |
Beating Level 3 will unlock a special reward. This reward is the same one as from the game Pokémon Team Rocket Blast Off.
Pokémon
All Pokémon appear in all levels of play.
# | Pokémon | Type | |||
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0012 | Butterfree |
Bug | Flying | ||
0013 | Weedle |
Bug | Poison | ||
0046 | Paras |
Bug | Grass | ||
0048 | Venonat |
Bug | Poison | ||
0050 | Diglett |
Ground | |||
0056 | Mankey |
Fighting | |||
0061 | Poliwhirl |
Water | |||
0074 | Geodude |
Rock | Ground | ||
0093 | Haunter |
Ghost | Poison | ||
0111 | Rhyhorn |
Ground | Rock | ||
0116 | Horsea |
Water | |||
0120 | Staryu |
Water | |||
0127 | Pinsir |
Bug | |||
0147 | Dratini |
Dragon | |||
0172 | Pichu |
Electric | |||
0263 | Zigzagoon |
Normal | |||
0269 | Dustox |
Bug | Poison | ||
0294 | Loudred |
Normal | |||
0323 | Camerupt |
Fire | Ground | ||
0326 | Grumpig |
Psychic | |||
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